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Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

KHC 168 - Greg Poole

Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

Cameron Hanes

Health & Fitness, Sports

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 205 minutes

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Summary

Greg Poole - a prominent figure in the archery and bowhunting community, best known as the founder, owner, and host of BowJunky Media. Greg’s a longtime professional archer who has competed at high levels for many years. Beyond competing, he's an industry insider with deep experience working in (and continuing to engage with) the archery world, covering everything from equipment, competitive shooting formats (like 3D, target, and field archery), to bowhunting ethics, gear optimization, and the business side of the sport. Join Cam and Greg for a deep dive into the world of competitive archery, bowhunting, modern hunting industry in 2026, controversy surrounding “speed bows”, up-and-coming names in the industry and more! Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes  Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/  Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com  Follow Greg: https://www.instagram.com/biggregpoole/  Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Controversy on the Internet About “Speed Bows” 00:07:31 – Everything Matters: Variables in Bowhunting, Speed, and Energy in Bow 00:18:36 – Hinge vs Thumb Button Releases 00:27:19 – Big Bucks, Trail Cameras, and Paying for Opportunity & Time 00:36:56 – Competition & What it Takes to Be the “Best Bowhunter” in 2026 00:46:59 – The Pinnacle of the Hunting Industry: Your Own Television Show 00:55:58 – Winning vs Competing, Social Media, Sponsors, and Marketing Yourself 01:06:09 – Testing & Optimizing Equipment and the Marketing Game 01:23:21 – Community Aspect in Bowhunting (Crossbows & Recreation) 01:30:34 – ATA (Archery Trade Association Show) 01:35:26 – Black Rifle Coffee, Evan Hafer, and Cutoffs 01:38:52 – Up-and-Coming Hunters, “Character Burnout”, and Bad Hunting Marketing 01:52:55 – Controversy with The Bowmar’s Hunting Strategies 02:06:56 – Not all Publicity is Good Publicity: Setting a Good Example   02:22:19 – The Value of Professional Bowhunters & Earning a Name in the Industry 02:49:41 – Competition from Hot Girl Hunters 02:55:24 – Continuing to Evolve to Hold Value and Credibility 03:06:51 – QA: F**k, Marry, Kill: Fast Bow Speed, Light Arrow Weight, Short Brace Weight 03:09:28 – QA: How Important is it for New Archers to Absorb the History of Hunting 03:13:29 – QA: Greg’s Calorie Count in the Backcountry  03:18:27 – Final Thoughts Thank you to our sponsors: Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Use code CAM for 10% off  Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% your first order Wild Alaskan: https://wildalaskancompany.com/cameron use code CAMERON for $35 off your first box Grizzly Coolers: https://www.grizzlycoolers.com/ use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv use code CAM for 10% off

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0:00.0

Every step I take I move my truth.

0:02.0

Every time they tell me stop I use. Every comment hate that makes my feel. Gather up my energy and boom. I had them talking saying the way that I move it's so reckless. That is a part of my mind I've been blessed with. Giving my blood so I am relentless. This is a Keep Hammering Collective with Greg Poole. Dude. What's going on, brother? Hey, this is, okay, I've been looking,

0:23.8

I'm going to say that I look forward to every podcast because we have to say that. But this one,

0:29.3

I really have just like an ode, I just told Rogan this morning, you're the OG archery guy.

0:34.6

I just love, well, okay, here's a few things that like, you've been around forever.

0:40.1

You say whatever the fuck you want. I mean, for the most part, there's probably some shit that

0:44.5

maybe we can't say, but we want to. But in general, you just tell it like it is. And you've

0:50.4

like been in the industry for decades. And i just love basically anytime you're on a

0:57.3

podcast i'm like i'm listening to that because you always have your takes are always spot on i mean

1:03.9

talking about haters or talking about rogan or talking about whatever you're like whatever you say

1:10.6

just makes sense to me well first of all I

1:13.0

appreciate it pound it oh yeah we've we've no I I still remember I appreciate that

1:19.9

comment but I no but I remember the first time we ever met and I've told this story

1:25.2

before I think it was like 2002 at Spothog

1:28.3

when you were in the acid wash denim days. Oh, yeah. The pants, the jacket, the fanny pack.

1:33.4

We actually met upstairs while Cave Johnson was doing, was doing some work on the shooting machine.

1:39.8

Oh, yeah, yeah. So hooter shooter? Yeah. And so, you know, we've met each other way back then.

1:45.6

But no, man, I mean, you know, that's the thing is when you pre not the whole internet, but in

1:51.7

this space, when you predate the internet and you predate social media, a lot of people

1:57.0

can't necessarily compartmentalize that and understand one that that existed.

2:03.2

Yeah. And number two, how things went then versus how they go now. Yeah. Like, I mean, I was just

2:11.2

showing you a piece of technology from 20 plus years ago. Right. That companies right now are all scrambling to

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