Joe Rogan Experience #2154 - Remi Warren
Narrator, Joe Rogan (host), Remi Warren (guest), Narrator, Narrator, Narrator
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Narrator and Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience #2154 - Remi Warren explores extreme hunting, wild places, and predator politics with Remi Warren Joe Rogan and Remi Warren discuss Remi’s extreme hunting lifestyle, from spending 200 days a year in the wilderness to bowhunting musk ox above the Arctic Circle and sheep in Central Asia. They dig into what life is like in truly remote cultures, including Inuit food traditions, Arctic logistics, and how hunting connects people across the world. A big portion of the conversation explores archery technique, target panic, and why Remi still uses a trigger-style release despite conventional wisdom, along with how injuries and stem-cell treatments affect his shooting. They close by debating predator reintroductions (wolves, grizzlies), invasive species, technological change, and what modern life and happiness look like compared with subsistence and wilderness living.
Extreme hunting, wild places, and predator politics with Remi Warren
Joe Rogan and Remi Warren discuss Remi’s extreme hunting lifestyle, from spending 200 days a year in the wilderness to bowhunting musk ox above the Arctic Circle and sheep in Central Asia. They dig into what life is like in truly remote cultures, including Inuit food traditions, Arctic logistics, and how hunting connects people across the world. A big portion of the conversation explores archery technique, target panic, and why Remi still uses a trigger-style release despite conventional wisdom, along with how injuries and stem-cell treatments affect his shooting. They close by debating predator reintroductions (wolves, grizzlies), invasive species, technological change, and what modern life and happiness look like compared with subsistence and wilderness living.
Key Takeaways
Immersive time in wild places fundamentally changes perception and skills.
Remi spends roughly 200 days a year hunting and guiding, which gives him a non-mundane, hyper-aware existence where no two days are the same—shaping his competence, calm under pressure, and overall happiness compared with conventional urban life.
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Remote subsistence cultures operate on tight margins and simple systems.
In Arctic villages, fuel arrives once yearly and food often comes from hunting and fishing; traditional practices like boiling all meat and eating whale fat (muktuk) evolved to avoid illness when medical care is scarce, showing how environment dictates lifestyle and diet.
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There is no single “right” way to shoot a bow—repeatability wins.
Despite modern coaching dogma about surprise releases and avoiding punching the trigger, Remi and many elite archers successfully use index-finger triggers and intentional shots; what matters most is consistent form, mental control, and a method that fits the individual.
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Over-specialized technique advice can create mental problems like target panic.
Remi describes how being told he was shooting “wrong” actually derailed his performance, illustrating how rigid rules can induce anxiety; structured mental systems (like Joel Turner’s Shot IQ) and self-awareness are critical for preventing panic under pressure.
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Regenerative medicine can sometimes outperform additional surgeries.
After a botched wrist surgery involving broken drill bits and nerve issues, Remi turned to stem-cell and exosome treatments (via Ways2Well) hoping to restore function and reduce pain—mirroring Joe’s own success using similar therapies for long-term knee problems.
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Large predator reintroductions have complex, localized consequences.
They discuss wolves in Colorado and Montana, Mexican wolves in New Mexico, and proposed grizzlies in the Cascades; while emotionally appealing, these moves can heavily impact ranchers, elk and moose populations, and human safety, especially when non-native strains are used.
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Modern tech shapes culture, status, and even physical posture.
From iPhone vs. ...
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Notable Quotes
““Every day is so different, and even doing it over and over and over, nothing’s ever the same.””
— Remi Warren
““You pretty much get to do what you love all the time… You get to do the thing that everybody looks forward to for one week a year.””
— Joe Rogan
““There’s no way to do it wrong. If you can do it and hit what you’re aiming at, you’re doing it right.””
— Joe Rogan (on archery technique)
““I’m not trying to shoot 900 Xs in a row. I’m trying to make one perfect arrow.””
— Remi Warren
““You can’t just go back to the way things were because the world’s so much different now.””
— Remi Warren (on reintroducing large predators)
Questions Answered in This Episode
How should wildlife managers balance ecological restoration goals with the risks and costs of reintroducing apex predators to modern, populated landscapes?
Joe Rogan and Remi Warren discuss Remi’s extreme hunting lifestyle, from spending 200 days a year in the wilderness to bowhunting musk ox above the Arctic Circle and sheep in Central Asia. ...
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What mental training routines or drills does Remi recommend for hunters who struggle with target panic or high-pressure shot situations?
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How can ordinary people incorporate aspects of Remi’s wilderness-focused lifestyle to increase happiness without abandoning their jobs or families?
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Given Remi’s botched surgery experience, when is it wiser to pursue regenerative treatments like stem cells instead of another orthopedic operation?
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What responsibilities do hunters have when traveling to foreign countries with very different gun safety norms, hunting cultures, and local politics?
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Cheers, sir. Good to see you, buddy.
Cheers. Good to see you, man.
We were just saying, you're- you're a professional podcaster now too.
Yeah, I guess. (laughs) A little bit different, you know?
Isn't that wild?
It's wild, man.
I mean, when I met you, nobody was podcasting. (laughs)
No. You were like- you were like-
(laughs) No, that's funny.
"You should podcast. You could do a really good podcast." I'm like, "All right, I'll podcast." (laughs)
(laughs) I wonder how many podcasts I've talked people into doing.
A lot. I think you're responsible for most-
(laughs)
... of my Spotify playlist. (laughs)
It's gotta be over 50.
Dude-
At this time? Like, the amount of people that actually have podcasts, that got podcasts after I told them, "You should probably do a podcast."
Yeah.
People were getting annoyed at me. I- I ran into people that would tell me personally in the street, "Dude, I love your podcast, but please stop telling everybody to do a podcast."
(laughs)
I was like, "Why? What if they're good at it? What if they get good at it?"
Yeah.
Like, what's the pro- what's the harm? You don't like it? Don't download it.
No.
It's super easy to deal with.
It is, yeah. Yeah, that was the thing. You were just like wa- You were like, "Remy, you know what you need to do?" "What?" "Podcast." It was like, I think you told me three times before it got- (laughs)
(laughs)
Fuck.
Well, you're a great podcast guest.
(laughs)
So if you're a great podcast- cast guest, and you were great on that show, uh, Apex Predator.
Yeah, thanks.
Like, you're- it's simple.
Yeah.
You're a good talker.
Yeah, just tell people what I know, I guess.
Yeah. And your perspective is very interesting, 'cause your perspective as a guy that hunts, like, how many days a year do you hunt?
Now, I don't know. It's probably, well-
Down to 200?
Yeah, something like that.
(laughs)
Yeah. No, seriously.
You know what that is? That's- that's most of the year.
Most of the year, most of the year.
You're in the woods.
Yeah, exactly.
Which is crazy. That's like-
It is crazy.
... super unusual for a human being.
It is, yeah.
Like, living in America in 2024, what percentage of the population do you, like, consider your peers?
A very, very small percentage.
'Cause like Cam Hanes, Rinella, you, Dudley, but I don't think th- those guys hunt as much, you know?
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