Wait a second… Morgan Wallen celebrated his 32nd birthday yesterday, May 13, just days before the release of his upcoming 36-track mega-album I’m The Problem. It’s been an eventful trip around the sun for Morgan, but after he wrapped up his One Night At A Time stadium tour last fall he largely stepped away from the spotlight and took some time to himself out of the public eye. Of course Morgan’s also a big outdoors guy, spending a lot of time in deer stands and on the water rippin’ lips, so there’s no doubt he spent plenty of time out in nature once he came off the road. And that’s also a big part of the reason he recently bought the iconic outdoors brand Field & Stream, along with his friend, fellow country artist and avid outdoorsman Eric Church. The powerhouse duo managed to acquire not only the editorial version of Field & Stream, bringing back the print magazine for the first time in years, but they also bought the retail side of the brand too, bringing them both under the same ownership for the first time in decades. Since coming under new ownership, Field & Stream announced a new music festival, which is scheduled to host their inaugural event this fall after being forced to cancel in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. And they also launched a new partnership with Tractor Supply for a new line of Field & Stream products like gun safes, deer stands and hunting blinds. Field & Stream feels like a natural fit for a guy like Morgan, who grew up in the outdoors, hunting and fishing in his hometown in east Tennessee. But it seems like his ownership of the iconic brand may have been more than just a smart business decision: It may have been fate all along. Take a look at this classic cover of Field & Stream from May 1993. The photo features a guy dressed in camo sitting by a tree with his rifle…a guy who bears an uncanny resemblance to Morgan Wallen himself. And even more ironic…May 1993 is the month Morgan was born. Seems like it was fate all along. Of course I have no idea who the guy on the cover actually is, although I know it’s not Morgan. But it’s a crazy coincidence that the guy on the cover of the magazine for the month Morgan was born – the magazine that Morgan now owns – looks pretty much exactly like him. The universe works in mysterious ways. Aside from having a doppelganger on the magazine that he now owns, Morgan has quite a bit going on these days. His new album comes out this Friday, and yesterday he gave fans a chance to get a first listen to the new project at his downtown Nashville bar. And he also made a surprise appearance on Monday night with his friend Ernest at the concert celebrating the launch of Ern’s new record label, Deville Records. The new album will feature a collaboration with his friend and fellow Field & Stream owner Eric Church on a song called “Number 3 and Number 7,” which you’ve gotta think is a tribute to Dale Earnhardt and Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 (which happen to be two of my favorite things). Still, with everything he’s got going on, you gotta think that Morgan would rather be sitting by a tree scoping out bucks – like he apparently was during the month he was born.The post Is It Just Me, Or Does This Guy On The Cover Of Field & Stream From The Month Morgan Wallen Was Born Look Like…Morgan Wallen? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.