The Let Down Podcast

After the targets came down and the scorecards were handed in, the boys sat around the digital campfire for the very first Letdown After Dark episode.

In this one we recap the Royal City Bowmen leg of the Full Draw Caribou Cup 2026 including:

• Misha Koroscil’s first archery win
• target controversy
• giant 23 arrows and “line cutters”
• bow failures and close calls
• the disappearing ice cream truck
• behind-the-scenes tournament setup
• and the reality of balancing archery, work, family, and competition

This episode is less interview… and more parking lot conversation after the shoot.

Real talk.
Bowhunting.
After hours.

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This week on The Letdown, we sit down with Bowtech factory staff shooter Mason Pelletier for one of our most grounded conversations yet.

We talk competition pressure, target panic, switching from Mathews to Bowtech, balancing fatherhood with archery, bowhunting, community, and the reality behind the “factory staff” label.

But more than anything, this episode is about trying to balance real life with the thing you love.

“The Real Life Archer.”

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This week on The Letdown we sit down with Ontario 3D archer Wayne Woodcock — better known in some circles as Captain Squirrel.

Wayne shares how archery helped him through some difficult periods in life, why the sport became more than just competition, and how the people in the archery community helped him find purpose again.

We also get into:
• martial arts and coaching
• pressure in tournament shooting
• Ontario 3D archery culture
• target panic and mental focus
• Royal City Bowmen
• the FDCC
• and a whole lot of squirrel talk

One of our most honest and funniest conversations yet.

No guests. Just us.

This week we run a full trivia night with the Jack brothers (Evan & Johnny), and things get competitive fast. Archery, hunting, gear… and a bunch of questions we probably should’ve known.

Some right answers.
A lot of wrong ones.
And nonstop chirping.

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No guest this week—just the crew.

With FDCC coming through Royal City and provincials around the corner, we talk tournaments, hunting plans, and the reality of trying to balance it all.

From turkey hunting frustrations to bear and duck plans that may or may not happen, this one’s just a real conversation between three guys trying to get out there and get it done.

No guests. Just us.

What drives someone to keep going back into the woods?

In this episode, we sit down with Jenn McDonald — hunter, creator, and host of Why Jenn Hunts — for a conversation that goes way beyond the shot.

This one’s about discomfort.
About choosing hard things.
And about why people who don’t hunt… often don’t understand it.

Jenn shares what the outdoors really gives her, how she handles criticism, and why getting uncomfortable might actually be the whole point.

This isn’t about gear.
It’s not about tactics.

It’s about something deeper.

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Most archers think something is wrong with their setup.

It’s not.

Marcel Bourque (JMZ Archery) sees it every day — in the shop, on the range, and in the field.

This conversation gets into what actually matters… and why most people are chasing the wrong thing.

Being a competitor is one thing.

Trying to stay one while carrying everything else… is something different.

Daniela Webb shares what it feels like when archery stops being just shooting—and starts becoming something more.

Erica Marchand joins The Letdown.

Bowhunter. Trapper. Entrepreneur. But more than that—someone who didn’t “find” the outdoors… she grew up in it.

This conversation goes in a different direction. We talk about what it actually means to live this lifestyle, the realities behind it, and how it shapes who you become.

No script. No pretending. Just a real conversation.

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▶️ Video releases Thursday (YouTube)

The Letdown Crew sits down with George "GRIV" Ryals IV to talk about competition, coaching, and the mental side of archery.

From handling pressure to building better practice habits, George shares what it really takes to improve — and why most archers get stuck.

“You don’t learn how to not be nervous… you learn how to shoot anyway.”

This episode dives into mindset, training, and what it means to trust the process — whether you’re just getting started or pushing for the next level.