It gets more incredible with every watch. This video has almost 150,000 views and I think I’m responsible for at least 6 of those (twice the full way through). I can’t recommend it enough. I’d encourage you to do a full watch from the top if this is your first time dining with us. Trust me, it’s worth it. But otherwise the good stuff starts around 1:20. And also you should stop around 4:00 if you are not a blood person.
Everything about this video entertains me. The fact that Joe Rogan is in it. The fact that there’s a third guy that seemingly is there to do nothing but smile and provide positive energy. The fact that there is at least 700 elk(s) in the vicinity making that bugle sound. The fact that they are wearing 10 grand worth of hunting apparel between the three of them. The fact that Joe gets to take the shot. The fact that I’m expecting the arrow to violently strike that gigantic animal, but instead the arrow enters it’s ribcage at 3.2 mph and it sprints away in full stride. The fact that Cam Hanes needs to go check his undergarments after Joe makes the shot. Has there ever been someone that enjoyed anything on earth as much as Cam enjoyed Joe shooting that deer? I seriously think I can see tears in his eyes at one point. “OH MY GOD DUDE *GASP* OHHHH MYY GOD JOE.”
Top 5 quotes listed from good to great to best:
- “All practice. Practice is so important.” -Joe
- I love how he mutters this under his breath as the celebration begins. He is ready to engage in the fun, but first he wants to remind himself how hard he worked to make this moment happen. Day after day of flinging arrows in his backyard. Almost like something Tom Brady would do in the endzone.
- “It doesn’t even make sense. No one should be able to have this much fun.” -Joe after Cam asked him to describe the hunt.
- Anybody that knows me knows that “It’s so stupid it doesn’t even make any sense” is my favorite quote on the planet. This is almost verbatim. It makes the top 5 by default.
- “Yeah but he looked fucked up.” -Joe when the other guys ponder how far away the deer could have ran.
- There is a lot of intelligent conversation being had between the other two in terms of the direction the deer was traveling in and how deep the arrow penetrated the deer when Joe blurts this out. He basically reminds us that he is a regular human and says stupid shit that you or I would say if we were in that position.
- “Nice shot! Oh my god dude. Oh my god Joe. *Heavy breathing* Oh my god Joe. Oh my god. Oh my god. That was one of the most beautiful shots I’ve ever seen dude. Oh my god. Dude. I love this man right here. How fun was that? Intense!” – Cam
- I wasn’t kidding earlier when I said he should check his undergarments. Take a moment – run to the bathroom and collect yourself buddy. It’s all good to be excited as long as you aren’t literally excited. This weirded me out, but at the same time it intrigued me how genuinely happy he was.
- “Dude you pinwheeled him.” -Random third guy
- Oh my god is that good. I sat up out of my chair and looked around for someone to high five when he said that. I have put a lot of thought into trying to understand how the term ‘pinwheeled’ makes any sense here as far as what happened to the deer and I can’t. But I love it so much. I am 1000% gonna start using “he got pinwheeled” on a regular basis for an assortment of applications.
And if you’re gonna get mad at me for making fun of hunters, don’t bother. I’m down with hunting. Legal hunting I should clarify. I actually tried it myself when I was younger. I’m already on record talking about my hunting experience on the podcast, but basically the short version is I sat still for like 6 hours and never got to shoot anything. I saw a doe, but I didn’t have the right license for that. I’m more of a ‘chasing big racks and crushing six packs’ kinda guy.
So I give major props to anyone with a) the patience to hunt, b) the balls to shoot something especially when that thing could F you up, and c) the ability to accurately shoot said thing. I think some dudes are definitely corny about hunting, but that would never outweigh the positive impacts on my life that can be attributed to the hunting industry. Probably have saved thousands in car insurance simply because hunters keep the population of deer down. Plus my buddy Stew literally changed my life when he gave me a venison burger. Up until that time at 21 years of age I had sworn off hamburgers. He grilled me up a burger from a deer he had shot and as a result I have added hamburgers into my repertoire.
PS – what on gods green earth is up with this Cam Hanes guy? He’s like the worlds greatest hunter but also he runs a literal marathon on a daily basis? Is that even healthy? How much spare time does he have on his hands to block out a 4 hour window every single day for running? How tired is he of that running playlist on Spotify? Hunting and ultramarathons, what a wild combo of interests. Dude is straight pinwheeled in the head. I love it.