KHC 058 - Michael Waddell

Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

Cameron Hanes

Health & Fitness, Sports

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 142 minutes

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Join us for a discussion with Michael Waddell, host of Bone Collector, hunter, guide and family man from the backwoods of Georgia! Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Connect with Michael: https://www.michaelwaddell.com/ Thank you to our sponsors: Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv Ketone IQ: https://hvmn.com/CAM use code CAM for 20% Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/cam use code CAM for $200 off & free shipping on the Pod Cover MUD\WTR: https://mudwtr.com/cam use code Cam for 15% off Black Rifle: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% your first Order MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off and Free Shipping Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro: Who is Michael Waddell 0:02:51 How Michael & Cam Met 0:06:23 Michael’s TV Personality 0:10:20 Forming Brotherhood’s in Hunting 0:15:35 The Growth of Fame & Bone Collector 0:28:36 Losing Friends: The Frustrations of Success 0:27:12 Something Bigger Than “Michael Waddell” 0:34:20 “There’s Enough Cake For Everybody” 0:37:26 The Friends You Meet at the Top 0:41:58 Being a Role Model & Mentor 0:48:27 The Young Up-And-Coming Guys 0:52:35 Is Social Media the Death of Hunting? 01:02:12 Recognizing What People Need 01:06:08 You Never Forget the Negatives 01:08:24 What Kind of Hate Michael Got 01:14:27 Old Pictures & Being A Student of the Hunt 01:19:33 Never Forget Where You Came From 01:25:05 Hard Work & Dedication 01:29:06 Working With Brands 01:30:03 The American Dream 01:40:31 Bet on Yourself 01:46:59 Where Michael’s Competitive Drive Came From 01:53:53 The Pain From Losing A Mother: The Elk Story 02:02:48 Using Heartbreak to Grow & The “Why Me” Mentality 02:06:47 The Biggest Threat to the Future in Hunting 02:11:27 The Score Really Doesn’t Matter 02:18:00 Outro

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0:00.0	Every step I take I move my truth every time they tell me stop by you every comment hate that makes my feel gather up my energy and boom I had them talking saying the way that I move it so reckless that is a part of my mind I've been blessed with giving my blood so I am relentless
0:14.0	We're on the Keep Hammering Collective with Michael Waddell. How you doing?
0:18.7	Doing good buddy. So glad to be here. Oh dude I'm telling you this is I don't know when I think about this whole journey of being a hunter right from where I started and then I'll just I'll just fill the people in here listening.
0:34.0	Because a lot of people, I mean a lot of my followers are hunters,
0:37.0	but a lot of them aren't either.
0:39.0	So Michael Waddell, from my perspective,
0:42.0	and I don't know what you think, but like came on to the scene
0:46.1	in the outdoor industry, the hunting industry specifically, and like your personality was like one of a kind right and so on on camera and I don't know you I'll
0:58.4	I'll mention a few different things but like Michael was like made for entertaining and a great hunter.
1:05.3	So there's a lot of good hunters
1:07.9	that aren't made for TV type thing.
1:09.9	Like don't just don't, it's hard.
1:12.2	It's hard. And you got on camera and everybody was just
1:16.2	like couldn't get enough and so I'll just do get the cliff knows version but like
1:21.9	there's this award show for that outdoor
1:24.4	industry called the Gold Moose Wars. You hosted it I don't know how many times.
1:28.0	I forget it was quite a few which I used to be so nervous. Nobody realized I'm nervous.
1:33.5	No, but so good.
1:35.4	I mean, you were so like made for that.
1:38.3	And I mean, I wouldn't say I was jealous,
1:41.2	but I was just like, God, God dang this guy is so good and you had the show road trips which you know back in the day
1:49.7	hunters we had one shot to be on TV pretty much as outdoor channel.
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