Ep. 444: Behind the Bow - Hoyt Archery w/ Evan Williams & Jeremy Eldredge

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Beau Martonik visits Hoyt's headquarters with Evan Williams and Jeremy Eldredge. Jeremy reflects on his 21-year journey at Hoyt, highlighting the strong culture and employee loyalty that drive their innovative products. The discussion also covers Hoyt's meticulous manufacturing process, the dry fire test, the trick pin for pin gapping, hunting stories, and much more! Topics: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:50 – Jeremy's First Podcast Appearance 00:08:17 – Employee Tenure and Company Culture 00:11:08 – Evan’s Background 00:14:58 – Evan’s Start At Hoyt 00:17:46 – Manufacturing Process Insights 00:24:53 – Mechanical Team, R&D Team, and Product Team 00:31:16 – Bow String Quality 00:35:26 – Dry Fire Test Explained 00:40:51 – Bow Mishaps and Field Stories Resources: Hoyt Links: ⁠https://hoyt.com/ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@eastmeetswesthunt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠East Meets West Outdoors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Hunting Gear and Apparel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: Beau Martonik - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Influencer Page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the first things most people talk about when they talk about Hoyt is the fact that the tenure of employees that work here, which to me is something that comes across right away of like a good company.
0:11.9	Yeah, it's a great place to work.
0:13.3	And I mean, even if it wasn't a bow company, it's still a good company, right?
0:18.1	Like you need to be good at your job.
0:19.5	You can't just love bow hunting.
0:20.9	So our engineers are accomplished engineers.
0:24.3	Our finance team is a very good finance team, right?
0:27.0	Our manufacturing and operations manager, he could run any operation anywhere.
0:32.5	You know, our sales team, our marketing team, we got to be good at what we do, not just love archery.
0:39.0	I was like, well, if I throw a mic on, then I can help others the way that these people, that will help me.
0:44.4	Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania deer camp, with the help of experts, friends, and local legends,
0:52.8	we bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories for your
0:57.6	hunting adventures. Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic. The day is finally here.
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