BONUS: The Shop Joe Rogan, Cam Hanes, And Evan Hafer Bet On (w/ Owner Tyler Vanderkolk)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.9 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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On this bonus episode of Change Agents, Andy heads to Austin to sit down with Archery Country owner Tyler Vanderkolk. Tyler shares his unconventional path from scrappy entrepreneur to building a thriving archery business, plus how the sport has influenced figures like Joe Rogan and Cam Hanes—and why it’s changing more lives than people realize. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (02:10) Acquiring Archery Country & Scaling the Business (04:15) The Goat Trade: How Tyler Ended Up in a Mexican Jail (11:31) The Art of Taxidermy: From Side Hobby to Studio (13:45) Exotic Species & Year-Round Hunting in Texas (18:20) Inside Archery Country: Making the Sport Approachable (21:00) Conservation & The Ethics of Hunting (25:25) The Tuning Room: High-Performance Equipment Setup (30:13) Partnering with Joe Rogan: Building a Safe Space (35:43) Archery as Life Change: Getting Kids Off Screens Sponsors: FIRECRACKER FARM Enter the Firecracker Farms Hot Salts Giveaway from April 20-24, for a chance to win an Ammo Can Hot Salt Kit + handcrafted Walnut Holder: ⁠⁠https://app.viralsweep.com/sweeps/full/2c256c-225272?framed=1⁠ Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ GHOSTBED: Go to https://www.GhostBed.com/IRONCLAD and use code IRONCLAD for an extra 15% off sitewide. Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironclad Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN55V2AGbzHDo34DHI?si=5aefbba9abc844ed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.8	They wanted you for transport.
0:34.1	Yeah, for sure.
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0:39.2	mansion. This was like a super
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0:47.1	and whatever. We were just dumb
0:49.2	enough to do it because we were thinking
0:51.0	we're entrepreneurs.
0:55.9	Today on change agents, I am in Austin, Texas, at Archery Country to sit down with its owner,
1:01.5	Tyler VanderKolt.
1:02.8	The facility, which is also home to Animal Art Taxonomy, is co-owned by Joe Rogan, Cameron
1:08.0	Haynes, and Evan Hafer, who is the founder of Black Rocker Coffee Company.
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