Joe Rogan’s love for bows and hunting has become a familiar theme for his fans. So when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on his podcast and claimed to be a bowhunter, fans were intrigued. But when pressed for details—what kind of bow he uses, who taught him—he stumbled.

As always, the internet had a field day with the awkward moment. However, on a recent episode of the JRE (Joe Rogan Experience) Fight Companion, Rogan pushed back. How? According to the UFC color commentator, Zuckerberg does in fact bow hunt, but maybe not like a true “fanatic”. Still, that didn’t stop the podcast guests from poking fun at the whole situation!

Joe Rogan breaks his silence on Mark Zuckerberg’s awkward “bow hunting” moment  

The topic of Mark Zuckerberg’s bow hunting discussion came on the JRE Fight Companion for UFC 312. Brendan Schaub, former UFC heavyweight, brought the incident up with a chuckle as he stated, “Joe you know one of my favorite moments, when you guys f—- it up. When you had um, Zuckerberg on and he goes I hunt. I went like this, “Yes.”

UFC welterweight legend, Matt Serra, was also present in the studio and quickly chimed in. Ever the skeptic, Serra inquired, “What does he hunt?”

Before Rogan could answer, Schaub continued his jabs by sharing, “Then he goes I bow hunt, I went thank you god. I saw Joe go, “Do you? What kind of bow do you use?”

That’s when Rogan, the ultimate outdoorsman, set the record straight. According to the host of the show, “I think he did. He just forgot his bow. He forgot the name of his bow. Listen, there’s levels to this s—. I would never forget my bow but, I’m a fanatic. Like I shoot archery every day…”

Yet, Schaub wasn’t letting Zuckerberg off the hook that easily. According to him, it’s the same thing as “…that’s like saying I played laser tag”. But Rogan, ever the mediator, stepped in with, “No he definitely bow hunts pigs. He lives on an island, he has an island in Kauai that’s infested with wild pigs. He does hunt, I’ve seen videos of him doing it.”

According to reports online, Mark Zuckerberg purchased around 700 acres of land on the Hawaiian island in 2014 for a whopping $170 million. As such, Rogan’s next statement painted an intriguing picture as he revealed, “It’s just someone gives him a bow, he doesn’t look at it. He doesn’t care.”

Joe Rogan didn’t call Zuckerberg out outright, but the conversation made one thing clear, there are definitely levels to how deep the bow-hunting rabbit hole goes! But while the Meta CEO’s love for bow hunting may be up for debate, his take on masculinity and corporate culture during the JRE episode has sparked a different type of conversation.

Zuckerberg goes off on “neutered” corporate culture   

During his appearance on the JRE, Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” workplaces, claiming that many companies are trying to strip away masculine energy. According to him, “Masculine energy I think is good, and obviously society has plenty of that, but I think that corporate culture was really trying to get away from it.”

Zuckerberg’s new image—longer hair, gold chain, a public passion for combat sports—feels like a stark departure from the hoodie-wearing tech genius who once epitomized Silicon Valley. Instead, he now portrays himself as a seemingly modern-day warrior CEO who bow-hunts pigs and spars with MMA fighters.

As such, he continued by stating, “It’s like you want feminine energy, you want masculine energy, I think that that’s all good. But I do think the corporate culture sort of had swung toward being this somewhat more neutered thing.”

Still, for someone trying to sell himself as a modern outdoorsman, his bowhunting blunder told another story. Joe Rogan’s audience is full of real people who know the difference between a casual hobbyist and someone truly dedicated to the craft. That hesitation, the inability to name his own bow, was seen as a crack in the crafted armor.

So, is Mark Zuckerberg the next great champion of masculinity in tech, or is this just another carefully curated rebrand? What do you think? Let us know in the comments below!