Season Recap with Jake Downs

Season Recap with Jake Downs

Show Notes:

Jake Downs and I took some time to recap our hunting seasons. As an experienced bowhunter, Jake’s gone after a ton of different species all over the country, so it was great to hear his stories. We spent this episode swapping stories and tips after this past season. It’s tough to balance family and hunting trips – sometimes you just have to pick and choose what hunts you go for. 

 

Jake had a whirlwind of a season. He talked about his trip up to Alaska, where he had a bit of a mixed bag of a hunt. The weather didn’t cooperate, and it was tough to find any decent animals to take. When you book a big trip, you’re always leaving something up to chance. At the end of the day, though, any trip up to Alaska is gonna be a great camping trip, if nothing else. 

 

We talked a bit about hunting during the rut and during lockdowns. That can be a tricky time to hunt, even though the bucks are out there. I’ve seen some trouble during the rut in Illinois, and I’ve seen a few lulls in other places.

 

Jake shared a few stories about whitetail hunting, too. We told some stories about our seasons, and Jake shared a great one about a trip to Arizona. We went on to talk all things javelina, and we agreed – they’re a whole lot of fun to hunt. Jake and I ended on how to balance hunting and family – it’s a tricky thing, but an important conversation. 

 

Whats’ Inside:

- Jake’s hunting season recap. 

- We discuss whether moose hunting is worth the trouble. 

- Weather can make (or break) a hunt, and that’s just up to chance. 

- It’s tough to balance family life and hunting trips.

- We swapped stories about javelina hunting. 

 

Mentioned in this episode:

Phoenix Shooting Bags: https://www.phoenixshootingbags.com/

Howl for Wildlife: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/

 

Short Description:
Jake Downs is an experienced bowhunter, and he spent this season traveling all over the country. He shared some stories from this season, from his Alaska trip to a hunt in Arizona.  Jake had pretty mixed results this season – he hit some bad weather in Alaska, but did pretty well on other hunts. 

 

Tags:
Hunting season, javelina, alaska hunting, moose hunting, whitetail hunting, big game hunting, days in the wild, hunting season, bowhunting