Jake Downs

Earn Your Hunt

Sports EN ↓ 177 episodes

I’m a blue collar family man that hunts 150 + days a year. This podcast is a place for me to answer questions, do hunt recaps, rant about funny things that happen to me as a dad or on the job site, and most importantly try to get the info out there to guys who want to hunt as much as the “insta-fluencers” but don’t think it’s attainable as an average, everyday, normal guy.. I’m here to tell you it’s 100% doable through hard work and some lucky/smart decisions. I’ll share things I’ve learned over the years to build this lifestyle I’m blessed with and hopefully a few laughs at my expense.

Author

Jake Downs

Category

Sports

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Latest episode

Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

SPAIN PARTO DOS 23.12.2025

¡Casi dos horas de este idiota violándonos la oreja con lo de la caza en España...! ¡Feliz Navidad, animales asquerosos!

SPAIN PART UNO 19.12.2025

Hunting new mountains.. pissing off non English speaking guides.. and just all round being a great representative for the trad community WORLD WIDE… 🥸😂

TRICKS OF THE TRADES 21.11.2025

Talkin shit, giving advice on how not to approach hiring a tradesman, and just wishin for rifle season to be over..

TYPE 1 HUNTER 11.11.2025

In this one I philosophize the 2 “types” of hunters out there.. which holds very little weight since I’m a moron.. BUT.. I DID KILL A DOE THIS WEEKEND.. best part of this episode is the short piece where my son tells his first deer story!

LIGHTS, CAMERA, SHIT SHOW! 31.10.2025

This week I was hunting mule deer at home in Nebraska, running 5K’s with my kids and living that “EARN YOUR HUNT” lifestyle all while being filmed for an upcoming film for Argali’s YouTube page. Hunting is a matter of inches there is a small margin between perfect shot and shit show. YOU DON’T LEARN ANYTHING FROM A PERFECT SHOT! drinking game phrase of the week: “it is what it is” try monotone too...

CELEBRITY DOUCHE 24.10.2025

Talking about the upcoming hunt I’m doing for Argali.. givin some thoughts on their new clothes… recapping my wife’s deer hunt.. and as usual talkin some shit in annoying voices..

I HATE WHITETAILS 18.10.2025

Whitetails suck! 😂 little recap of the latest hunt in Oklahoma and Texas with my 2 kids. It was a bit of a struggle, per the usual, but ended AWESOMELY! In the words of the late great Clay Newcomb.. “I really doubt… you’re gonna wanna miss this one…” 😂 he’s not dead.. late great just sounds good.. ENJOY!

NO PLACE LIKE HOME 10.10.2025

I get to “adventure” hunt all over the place.. But honestly nothing beats hunting back home with the family! If your a cynical hunting douche please take a kid hunting (keep your BS to yourself) AND REMEMBER WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!

ALASKA PART 2 06.10.2025

You lucky bastards… I cranked this part 2 out quick.. YOUR WELCOME!!

ALASKA PART 1 01.10.2025

Sometimes it’s not your physical or mental ability that stands in your way on a hunt…. In typical Jake Downs fashion my latest trip to Alaska to hunt Dall sheep was a bit of a shit show.

CALIFORNIA TULE 22.08.2025

Little recap of my recent trip to California to hunt Tule elk. Disclaimer: half the episode is a recap on the cluster F$&K that is United Airlines.. ear candy per the usual!

PRE SEASON ANXIETY 14.08.2025

Our world sucks these days… built to make you anxious… this week I use my 5 fans as my therapist… wow just writing the description makes me wonder why anyone would listen 😂

HYPOCRITE(IC) 07.08.2025

What gives me the right to “review” critique a hunt film or a far more successful podcast than this one? Not sure.. but I do it anyway!

2025 BOW SETUP 18.07.2025

If for whatever reason you care what my bow setup looks like this year.. YOU ARE IN LUCK! I had a few minutes on my way to a service call and back to ramble on about how awesome my new bow is.

🌈TRAINING CAMP🌈 12.07.2025

We all think we are Michael Jordan… and we’re doing something special preparing”special” preparing for season… WE’ER NOT… But if you’d like to know what I do in the last month and a half before season and have absolutely nothing else to listen to… here you go

THE REST OF THE STORY 27.06.2025

Feel like the late great Paul Harvey 🥸 with little back story on my bow switch and some fun with the family at the High Country Shoot!

TAC IS FOR 🌈 20.06.2025

3D shoots.. no local support… bugs… summer things

PADDLE FISHING 13.06.2025

Paddle fishing, eating Taco Bell, and fasting

NEW ZEALAND 03.06.2025

New Zealand recap and travel rant…

WORST GUIDE 16.05.2025

Well it’s not official yet.. BUT once the votes are tallied.. I believe I will be crowned this years “WORST GUIDE” 🤞🤞

TALKIN SHIT… TALKIN ARROWS 09.05.2025

Preparing to guide a few “clients“… random work stuff… and diving deep on a few new gear items and my new Arrow setup…

TRAPPED IN THE ARCTIC MUSK OX PART 2 29.04.2025

Part 2 of my shit show up in the arctic

25% OF THE TIME…. IT WORKS EVERY TIME 24.04.2025

Musk ox part 1…. Turning a 100% success rate hunt into a 2 week mess 25% success rate hunt.. MY LUCK IS UNMATCHED..

THE MARRIAGE TESTING TURKEY 19.04.2025

What a shit show… Jake’s not cut out for guiding! My wife who’s usual a stone cold killsa, FALLS APART… thank god little man was there to keep us from killing each other! 😂 not a bad little episode with 2 reluctant guests!

25’ TURKEY 03.04.2025

Huntin birds with the kids, completing 75 HARD, eatin donuts and talkin shit

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