Joe Rogan Experience #1365 - Cameron Hanes
Joe Rogan (host), Cameron Hanes (guest), Guest (third mic, minor contributor) (guest)
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Cameron Hanes, Joe Rogan Experience #1365 - Cameron Hanes explores joe Rogan and Cameron Hanes Explore Discipline, Bowhunting, and Influence Joe Rogan and Cameron Hanes spend this long-form conversation unpacking bowhunting, physical discipline, and the responsibility that comes with influencing millions of people online.
Joe Rogan and Cameron Hanes Explore Discipline, Bowhunting, and Influence
Joe Rogan and Cameron Hanes spend this long-form conversation unpacking bowhunting, physical discipline, and the responsibility that comes with influencing millions of people online.
They dive deeply into elk hunting stories, the technical and mental aspects of archery, and the ethics of hunting—especially how it relates to meat, conservation, and public perceptions.
The discussion also covers ultra-endurance training, figures like David Goggins and Jocko Willink as discipline archetypes, and how relentless daily effort compounds into life-changing results.
Throughout, they return to themes of imposter syndrome, taking advantage of hard opportunities, and how struggle and practice create those rare, high-pressure moments where execution feels almost automatic.
Key Takeaways
High-pressure performance is earned through obsessive practice and process.
Rogan details his shot sequence (posture, grip, peep, bubble, scapular pull, “be the arrow”) and explains that his perfect 67-yard elk shot felt automatic only because he had rehearsed the exact process thousands of times in practice.
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The first step toward fitness can cascade into a full life transformation.
They describe how one ‘good day’ of movement can lead to consecutive days of training, weight loss, better food choices, reduced drinking, and eventually a radically different lifestyle—often triggered by seeing someone else push hard and enjoy it.
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Hunting, done right, is both ethical and central to conservation.
They argue that regulated hunting funds habitat and population management, that wild game meat is nutritionally superior and far more ethical than factory farming, and that a well-placed arrow is often a quicker, cleaner death than predation or winter starvation.
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Public land is harder; private land is often wilder.
While public land elk are typically more pressured and harder to hunt (offering big bragging rights), Rogan and Hanes note that private/limited-entry areas often hold older, less-pressured animals behaving more ‘naturally,’ creating a purer rut experience even if access costs money.
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Endurance and toughness are as much mental as physical.
Through stories about Cameron’s daily running, 100-mile races, his son’s 90-mile effort, and Goggins’ “they don’t know me, son” mode, they highlight how pushing past fatigue builds decision-making under stress and a capacity to do hard things on command.
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Influence online carries responsibility to be constructive, not petty.
They acknowledge how their platforms inspire people to lose hundreds of pounds or start hunting, and contrast that with getting sucked into comment wars; they frame their content as a duty to show discipline, positivity, and real struggle rather than just flexing access or status.
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Feeling like an imposter is common among high performers.
Both admit they often feel they “don’t deserve” success or certain rooms they’re in, yet keep high standards and return quickly from any win to the work; Rogan labels this imposter syndrome and suggests it can actually fuel relentless improvement if you don’t let it turn into self-hate.
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Notable Quotes
“Practice is so important.”
— Joe Rogan (after his 67-yard elk shot)
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and that one step is one day.”
— Cameron Hanes
“If you just eat elk, you have way less impact on greenhouse gases than you do if you’re a vegetarian.”
— Joe Rogan
“Rest days are for pussies.”
— Cameron Hanes
“You’re never satisfied. Even when things go well, I’m like, ‘Settle down, bitch—get back to work.’”
— Joe Rogan
Questions Answered in This Episode
How can someone new to fitness or hunting build the kind of daily discipline Rogan and Hanes describe without burning out?
Joe Rogan and Cameron Hanes spend this long-form conversation unpacking bowhunting, physical discipline, and the responsibility that comes with influencing millions of people online.
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Where is the ethical line between celebrating a successful hunt and appearing to glorify killing to people who only see the hero shot?
They dive deeply into elk hunting stories, the technical and mental aspects of archery, and the ethics of hunting—especially how it relates to meat, conservation, and public perceptions.
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If public land pressure continues to increase, what new models—access, education, or regulation—could keep elk acting ‘wild’ and hunts meaningful?
The discussion also covers ultra-endurance training, figures like David Goggins and Jocko Willink as discipline archetypes, and how relentless daily effort compounds into life-changing results.
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To what extent should influential figures like Rogan, Hanes, Goggins, and Jocko be held responsible for how followers interpret or push their messages?
Throughout, they return to themes of imposter syndrome, taking advantage of hard opportunities, and how struggle and practice create those rare, high-pressure moments where execution feels almost automatic.
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How can people recognize and use imposter syndrome as a motivator for improvement instead of letting it sabotage their confidence and opportunities?
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Transcript Preview
Three, two, one. Cameron Hanes, ladies and gentlemen.
Hey, what's up?
Nice shirt, buddy. It's a ridiculous shirt.
You like this one?
(laughs)
(laughs)
That's you and me in Utah, and it says, "Must be nice." (laughs)
Yeah.
'Cause-
Yeah, the story... You know, everybody says... They look at somebody and they'll be like, "Man, must be nice to," whatever.
To be able to have that-
Yeah, yeah.
... or to get this-
Yeah.
... or be able to go there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So it's like, (sighs) you know, we obviously have a great elk hunt. I see a couple of comments, and it's like people saying, "Must be nice," which it is. It's amazing-
Yeah.
... but-
Yeah, so just kinda-
I think you read too many comments. That's what I'm saying.
I think you read some comments too.
(laughs)
(laughs)
(laughs)
Why do you think I read them? You've already said that.
I thi- I think you do.
You never catch me reading them though, do you?
(laughs)
You've mentioned comments before to me.
I catch them if, if they're in the top. And I'm, uh, and I look.
You sent me a comment the other day, and it said, "I always wondered-"
Oh, that was because my wife sent it to me. It was hilarious.
Oh. Oh, yeah, yeah.
That was after the video of you and I where we're celebrating. And, uh, you go, "I love this man." I'm like, "I love this man."
Yeah.
And, uh, someone said, "I always wondered what it look- what it would look like if Cameron Hanes and Joe Rogan had a baby," and we almost found out. (laughs)
(laughs)
(laughs)
So (laughs) that was a good one.
(laughs)
(laughs)
Every once in a while you get a gem.
Yeah, dude.
Yeah.
The internet is filled with funny fucking people, man.
Oh my God, it's hilarious.
There's a lot of frustrated comedians out there-
There is.
... that get to express-
Yeah.
... themselves occasionally in comments.
Yeah.
So-
I, I... 'Cause, and, and like I sometimes answer because I feel like I'm let off the hook a little bit 'cause it's not like I'm making a post calling somebody a dipshit-
Right.
... but I can say it in a comment and it kind of sneaks through.
(laughs)
(laughs)
But why do you want to?
Or just be funny. Or, or just-
That's... But you're so busy. That's what-
Yeah, I know.
... I don't understand. How do you have the time?
Um-
With a full-time job, I mean, it's normal that you run a marathon in a day.
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