The Flowstate Collective Podcast

Wade flew from Australia to New Zealand for 24 hours. Joe picked him up from the airport at midnight, one night in Christchurch for a 400-person hunting expo, and back on a plane the next day.

This one picks up where the last two episodes left off, and goes somewhere different.

Joe breaks down the very real threat YouTube poses to every hunting creator on the platform. One strike on one video and your entire channel network is gone, permanently, no appeal. He's building a free off-platform community before that happens, and he doesn't know of a single other creator in New Zealand or Australia doing it.

Then the documentary. It's confirmed. The title is decided. Wade's not saying it yet, but when Joe heard it he said there was nothing left to discuss. A cinema roadshow across New Zealand is on the table - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch. If you own a 438-seat cinema, get in touch.

Plus - why Joe has turned down 50 international hunt offers and keeps coming back to the same mountains, what solo hunting actually gives him that nothing else can, Wade's grandmother who got through war, loss and a rough marriage without ever saying a word to anyone about it, and whether Starlink in the backcountry is the best or worst idea in New Zealand's history.

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James Doumtsis is an Australian bowhunter, veterinarian and co-founder of Twin Elements alongside his brother Ayden. Twin Elements runs a podcast, YouTube channel and website covering bowhunting and the outdoors across Australia and the US. Their Montana elk series "Against All Odds" is on YouTube now.

In this episode James talks about burning eight years of points on a single elk tag and what it takes to physically prepare for 25 days in the mountains. He gets into why he thinks most hunters blame the wind when the real mistake happened ten minutes earlier, why shooting hinds is just as hard as shooting stags and why most people aren't doing it enough, and what it actually means to stay in a stalk when everything is telling you to move. He also walks through the three styles of hunting - calling, spot and stalk and ambush - and why the progression through all three matters. Plus he confronted three poachers during this year's roar, took a rifle off them, and they're now facing potential jail time.

 

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Ewan Kyle grew up inside a national park in South Africa. His parents worked for Nature Conservation. He did his schooling at home and in the time he should have been in a classroom he was out in the field with researchers studying crocodiles, gaboon vipers, birds and the big five across the greater iSimangaliso wetlands.

He eventually found his way to guiding on the northernmost estuary in South Africa, and one phone call from Rob Scott at African Waters later, he was on a boat heading into the Ndogo Lagoon in Gabon for the first time. He didn't sleep for three weeks. That was 2017. He's been at Sette Cama ever since.

In this episode Ewan walks Wade through one of the most extraordinary fishing and wildlife destinations on earth - the second biggest lagoon in Africa, where tarpon up to 90 kilos crash mullet, cubera snapper push 50 kilos, bull sharks patrol the shore break, and forest elephants, lowland gorillas, dwarf crocodiles and surfing hippos are just part of the walk to work. Including Frank - a very large, very angry forest elephant with a blind eye, a torn ear, and a personal vendetta against humans.

Recorded on location at Sette Cama camp, Gabon, Africa.

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Adam Greentree is an Australian bowhunter, photographer and outdoorsman. He has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience multiple times and hosts his own podcast, A Bowhunter's Life. Adam has hunted all over the world, and I have had the privilege of spending time with him on the mountains and I'm grateful to call him a friend.

In this episode, Adam talks about closing a construction business he ran for 30 years, getting his blood work done for the first time and feeling better at 45 than he did in his twenties, going through one of the hardest personal periods of his life and coming out stronger for it, what it was like growing up with an abusive father and spending time on the streets at 13, and why he thinks the fear of dying with regrets is the best motivator he knows. Plus the musk ox hunt 600 miles from the North Pole in minus 75 degree wind chill. 

This episode unpacks alot of Adams personal life while we cover some epic adventures and personal growth factors along the way. one for the books.

Appreciate you all, W.

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JE Wilds joins the podcast to talk about building a life around adventure, storytelling, and documenting the wild.

From picking up his first camera in 2007 to filming remote backcountry hunts and wildlife encounters around New Zealand and beyond, Joe has spent years creating authentic outdoor stories that resonate with people who love nature, travel and the pursuit of meaningful experiences.

In this conversation we dive into the mindset behind filming your own adventures, staying present in the moment while behind the camera, and why the story matters far more than the trophy.

We also talk about solo missions into wild places, the philosophy behind targeting older animals, the realities of creating outdoor content for YouTube, and how the landscape of adventure storytelling has evolved over the years.

This episode is about much more than hunting - it's about creativity, passion, nature, and building a life around the things that make you feel alive.

IN THIS EPISODE

- How JE Wilds started filming outdoor adventures in 2007

- Building a life around passion - Turning said passion into business

- The balance between experiencing the moment vs documenting it

- The art of telling authentic outdoor stories

- Solo backcountry adventures and remote travel

- The philosophy behind hunting older animals

- Filmmaking in the outdoors

- The evolution of YouTube adventure content

- Why storytelling matters more than the trophy

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Early days filming hunting adventures

08:20 – Being present while filming in the moment

15:30 – Wildlife obsession since childhood

22:10 – Snake hunting and exploring Australia

31:45 – The philosophy of targeting old stags

45:20 – Why the story matters more than the trophy

58:10 – How guiding shaped his hunting mindset

1:12:40 – Turning YouTube into a full-time career 1:26:00 – The legendary tree-stand stag hunt

1:45:30 – Hunting with Joe Fluerty

2:06:00 – Behind the scenes of a tahr hunt

2:10:00 – Fishing, filming and future plans

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