Shane Dorian is a legend in surfing. The Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, native has been defying death for around 30 years now, riding giants walls of water all over the world. 

To achieve what Dorian has over his career in surfing it takes a certain amount of determination and singular drive. It takes love and passion for what you do. Dorian has that in spades and it's inescapable when you meet the man. It just so happens that nowadays he's channeling a sizable portion of that energy into bowhunting. 

"You'd think that I'm weird if you knew how much I think about bowhunting," he told me at his home in Kona. 

Luckily for me, I don't think Dorian's weird at all and although I've never paddled toward a wave with him, we've hunted around the world together. Honestly, I've never met a more humble and honest hunter. It was with that in mind that I wanted to share Shane's story, perspective on life and relatively newfound devotion to archery. This podcast was the perfect way to do that. Enjoy.

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