Earn Your Hunt

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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.

Jake Downs


    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 136 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Earn Your Hunt

    NEW ZEALAND

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 101:09


    New Zealand recap and travel rant…

    WORST GUIDE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 62:41


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 59:11


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 91:20


    Part 2 of my shit show up in the arctic

    25% OF THE TIME…. IT WORKS EVERY TIME

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 58:34


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 76:35


    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!

    25' TURKEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 75:39


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

    CULT NO MORE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 82:16


    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

    SWAMP PIGS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 38:47


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

    CABIN FEVER

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 76:48


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

    GARRETT & NINA RASCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 49:59


    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!!

    MY SON IS COOLER THAN ME!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 34:06


    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.

    SHOOTIN CACTUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 59:24


    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..

    AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 49:02


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

    FAILURES

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 81:18


    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.

    KIDS CAST

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 46:02


    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

    HUNTIN WIT YUTES

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 66:54


    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..

    LET'S GET CANCELED JAY NICHOL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 98:06


    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…

    GET A REAL JOB

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 53:55


    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

    HUNTIN MULLIES & RHINOS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 63:38


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

    I'M BACK BITCHES

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 40:42


    “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..”

    MTN TO MARATHON

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 55:42


    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

    BECAUSE YOU ASKED

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 64:23


    Just cuz…

    SOCIAL MEDIA HIATUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 54:03


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

    ELK HUNTING SUCKS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 57:04


    Title pretty much sums it up..

    NOBODY'S HOME

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 81:08


    Barren ground caribou take their name seriously.. I've never seen so much country without an animal in it

    EASY BUTTON

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 56:06


    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

    IS IT SEASON YET?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 71:44


    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..

    PREPPIN GEAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 60:40


    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….

    WHO'S ON YO BACK

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 49:22


    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…

    AWKWARD OLD MAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 55:29


    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

    HUNTING ADJACENT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 43:37


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

    V2P NUTRITION

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 77:32


    Couple of has been fattys talk nutrition, one professional and one moron

    AK BEARS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 62:35


    Cancelled flights, gear talk

    FAILURE

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 54:08


    Well…. it took 36 years, but I finally failed at something

    LIMBDRIVEN OUTFITTING

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 55:12


    Come with me and my buddy Kevin Baldwin as we discuss why I suck so bad!

    FISHING ON A WEEKDAY

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 54:15


    Fishing on a weekday instead of working.. what cunt!

    SD TURKEY

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 52:18


    South Dakota turkey hunt recap.. that's all I remember…. It's been a week since I recorded

    NEW ZEALAND

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 138:44


    If your a “sniggles” fan… your gonna want to skip the first 20 minutes

    75 HARD

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 71:58


    My wife knows I “LIVE HARD” if you know what I mean…

    TURKEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 150:16


    Long form podcast recapping the last few weeks of turkey hunting… woulda been far shorter if I didn't suck at hunting

    LION HUNT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 59:28


    Lion hunt recap and some shit talk.. as always…

    TALKIN SHIT

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 63:25


    Talkin shit…. Pretty self explanatory… plus I've forgotten what I was babbling about

    QUIT YOUR JOB

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 53:23


    This one's mostly about “earnin your hunt” HOW TO… build your life around hunting!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 59:00


    This one I talk all the cool kid fads I've fallen victim to.. a recent and nail lighting vehicle purchasing event.. 75 hard progress… and the normal EYH bullshit session… should get you through one of your work hours today… so your welcome

    WYO LION

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 48:18


    Back solo this week… SORRY! Little recap of a recent weekend trip to Wyoming to chase lions.. I also discuss how stupid it is to be participating in a “fad” challenge (75 HARD) especially around other humans

    BRIAN BARNEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 99:55


    Let's talk to a guy who lives the earn your hunt lifestyle, just at a higher level than me! Works harder! Runs further/faster! Hunts harder! Someone I truly respect! Brian is the first of a few guests I'm gonna sprinkle in over the up coming months, blue collar guys who crush souls at work so they can crush em in the field! It's a good one! Nice break from the ear F$&kn I give you weekly

    FAILURE

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 94:55


    Ibex hunt recap - a

    AZ MIXED BAG

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 72:28


    Desert blizzards, coues deer close calls, Coatimundi, grey fox, stink pig chasin.. and blown tires damsel in distress situations..

    desert mixed bag coati mundi
    END OF THE YEAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 136:54


    This one's gonna be a long one folks! Going over the highs and lows of the season what I learned. And covering some of the things I want to do next year. New game starts today! Happy new year!

    A DOUCHEFLUENCERS GEAR CORNER

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 70:59


    We start out this week by addressing this coyote video that went viral and put me in a good position for DOUCHFLUENCER OF THE YEAR

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