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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!

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

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.

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!

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 😂

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!

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.

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

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!

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

Paddle fishing, eating Taco Bell, and fasting

New Zealand recap and travel rant…

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

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

Part 2 of my shit show up in the arctic

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

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!

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

So nice to be able to wear a kifaru again without having to feel like I have to wear a baby gap shirt and get an arrow tattooed on my arm 😂 Now that the cult leader has been removed I can feel good about using the gear I’ve used for 10 ish years.. In this podcast I give my initial impressions of the ARC frame and compare it to the slew of other packs I’ve used over the last 2 years. Then a little bonus episode where I cover some of my thoughts on hunting “ethics” and “critics” based off a recent re-read of Fred Bears Field notes..

75 tard talk…. Florida swamp pigs… bowhunting iguanas…. rental car snafus… just another top quality podcast from your favorite douchfluencer

From kids birthday parties to rants about rental cars and travel mishaps.. I POTENTIALLY am the worst travel coordinator on earth… ENJOY BITCHES

Hangin out with friends, bullshitting, and praying for season! Always a good time when me and Garrett get together! And somehow we talked his lovely wife Nina, into jumping on the shittiest podcast on the internet machine!! 😂 Great people, good conversation, and shitty host..!

How many 4 year olds have shot a ln animal with a recurve bow? There’s way more shit that I talked about in this podcast, but honestly, I don’t remember much of it, PLUS none of it compares to the fact that my son is cooler than me.😂

Fox hunting, my sons first hunt away from home, learning how to deal with the mental battle between making hunting fun for the kids and wanting to be successful..

Wrapping up 2024 with a last day of the year AZ deer!

As always with every years successes comes plenty of shortcomings and failures. Most people don’t talk about it on their podcast, but I figured what the hell nobody listens anyway. 😎

This one’s a little different! The kids join me for a few minutes to tell a few hunting stories. And then I go over a few things about being a dad 😂 DON’T SKIP THIS ONE.. GIVEAWAY EXPLAINED!!! 🤓🌈🦄🏳️‍🌈

My kids are tougher than 90% of influencers and you will never change my mind about that! Hunting turkeys with little man, getting pulled over and racially profiled, and just all around living in the Dad life.. you’re not gonna wanna miss this one… or do I don’t give a shit..

This is a podcast I did with Jay Nichol of Mindful Hunter, who by the way is one of the only “gear reviewers” I believe is legit and not bought and paid for. We somehow did not discuss gear.. too much shit to talk an BS’n to do, maybe next time! Social media… Rogan/Hanes/ Rinela/ Snyder discussing… and a few stories and rabbit holes along the way.. WOW THAT MIGHT NE THE LONGEST PODCAST DESCRIPTION I’VE EVER HAD…

If you don’t like industry bashing, maybe don’t listen to this one! Go listen to a podcast where the no name wannabe host with three doe to his name, licks the ego 🍆 of some Egotistical, “ famous,” poacher! 😎

Talkin shit (as always) is it shit talk if it’s true? Killin deer and crushing leg humper souls… 😎

“Did you hear Jake’s back on social..?” “Jake who? Downs? Never heard of him… did I show you my new Sitka skirt? Goes great with my Crispi high heels..”

Is hunting good training for a marathon… Thought the Rocky Mountains would be a little rockier than this… That Cam Hanes guy is full of shit 😂… oh ya… and fuck social media…

Just cuz…

• ​I TALK REASONS FOR MY SOCIAL MEDIA ABSENCE
• ​HUNT SCHEDULE AND UPDATE - LIKE YOU GIVE A SHIT!
• ​RANT ABOUT WORK STUFF
• ​#EARCANDY

Title pretty much sums it up..

Barren ground caribou take their name seriously.. I’ve never seen so much country without an animal in it 😂 when you go on a hunt timing is everything ESPECIALLY a migrating animal! I recap my latest adventure up to Nunavut and crying in my Cheerios a bit about missing the migration.

Every hunter likes to think he/she ( let’s be honest this is a male trait) is working/hunting harder than every other guy out there.. LETS JUST STOP.. just go enjoy the outdoors without beating your chest and thinking everyone else has it easier… #publicland🌈 oh ya.. I also recap my most recent antelope hunt in SD, but I was sitting over a water hole.. So.. does it even count…?

Headed for the first hunt of the fall.. rambling as always but if you hang in there I eventually finish my thoughts.. most of them anyway.. topics covered: social media, super slam, kids, and some other stuff I’ve already forgotten..

Only a week out from season, prepping gear and talking about what I’m using this year.. (like anyone cares) BUT none of the gear advice is influenced by money or “sponsorship” SO that’s something I guess….

For lack of a better things to talk about, since it’s not quite hunting season yet, I go over everybody’s favorite topic… Which pack company’s Cool Aid is worth a sip… Honestly, I don’t really give a shit what you wear, packs are super subjective regardless of what the company’s try to lead you to believe. Spoiler…. I end up with a few different brands on my back.. CUZ THERE’S NOT ONE PACK FOR EVERY SITUATION.. go figure…

Why you’re a douche… public VS private land.. earnin the hunt one school/family reunion at a time! And what it’s like to start realizing your super old and awkward when your out on the town… oh ya and my wife’s reaction to this years hunt schedule 😬

No clue… but it’s content.. and I know you require my dumbass ramblings weekly… so…. Here you go!

Couple of has been fattys talk nutrition, one professional and one moron 😎.. I’m guessing you can tell which one I am 🤓Kyle Kamp with Valley 2 Peak nutrition try’s to straighten me out on my diet.. let’s see if it works..

Cancelled flights, gear talk 🌈, oh ya and killin bears…

Well…. it took 36 years, but I finally failed at something 😂 🤦‍♂️ #yeahright failing is a part of life.. let’s talk about my most recent one(S)! #toomanytocount it’ll make you feel good about yourself!!

Come with me and my buddy Kevin Baldwin as we discuss why I suck so bad! 😆 Canadian bear recap and BS session

Fishing on a weekday instead of working.. what cunt! 😎 plus some shit talk about “keeping it real” on social

South Dakota turkey hunt recap.. that’s all I remember…. It’s been a week since I recorded 😂 I’m sure there’s plenty of other ranting and nonsense!

If your a “sniggles” fan… your gonna want to skip the first 20 minutes 😂 then a nice 2 + hr bullshit session about my most recent New Zealand adventure.. enjoy 😎