RedBeard Outdoors · Johnathan (RedBeard)

450. BowBoy, Humor and Archery | Scot Evans sharing his passion for archery through HUMOR and EDUCATION

June 7, 2025·1 hr 28 min·5 clips

Scott Evans explains how the same comical bow shop conversations become his most relatable TikTok videos.

This episode of RedBeard Outdoors features host Jonathan interviewing Scott "BowBoy" Evans, a part-owner of the Feathers and Antlers Outdoors pro shop in Georgia and a popular archery content creator. Evans shares his journey from waterfowl call-making to building a 64-foot bow counter that now carries five major bow brands. He details the repetitive and often comical customer interactions that fuel his social media content, such as calls asking to match discount store prices for high-end Prime bows. Evans specifically names Sanlida and the Barnett Vortex from Walmart as bow brands his shop declines to service due to safety concerns. He explains that many arrow companies source products from the same overseas plants, simply applying different labels. The conversation highlights the vital role of local pro shops in sustaining the archery industry, contrasting their expert service with big-box retailers. A memorable story involves a customer who extensively tested six bows at Wild Arrow pro shop using notes from MFJJ's videos, only to purchase a bow second-hand and demand free setup. Evans describes a collaborative comedy skit with creator Trent Ellis about a customer obsessed with finding the fastest bow as one of his favorite content pieces. He also mentions testing Prime's new Truth bow, noting its light weight and a lingering vibration, and reveals another manufacturer contacted him to examine it. The tone is casual and humorous, driven by insider anecdotes and shop talk. This episode will appeal to archery enthusiasts, bow shop customers, and anyone interested in the small business side of outdoor sports. Listeners seeking highly technical tuning advice or narrative hunting stories might find less value here.

As heard by us

A shop-rooted archery chat that mixes practical gear talk with plainspoken humor.

Red Beard Outdoors keeps this episode focused on archery talk, with Jonathan hosting Scott Evans, also known as BowBoy. The conversation covers who he is, what it takes to run a bow shop, and how that same plain way of speaking carries over to social media.

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

You want archery advice with some bite, not polished sales talk.

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from RedBeard Outdoors