"Down The Barrel" is your go-to podcast for everything related to hunting, trapping, firearms, and outdoor adventures in Minnesota. Join us as we explore the wilderness with insights from local companies and feature exciting celebrity guests who share their love for the great outdoors—hosted by Jimmy, Deano and Jared.
Minnesota's hunting seasons are heating up, and Jimmy, Deano, and Jared are back for another episode of Down The Barrel!
This week, the guys recap Minnesota's 2026 Youth Firearms Deer Season, sharing stories from the woods and celebrating the impressive bucks harvested by young hunters across the state. They also dive into one of Minnesota's most successful bear seasons in history, with preliminary harvest numbers topping 4,100 bears and plenty of discussion about increasing bear activity and predators in the deer woods.
Deano brings in a batch of homemade venison jerky for the guys to sample, sparking some good laughs and conversation about making your own wild game snacks.
Also in this episode:
🦌 Youth deer season results and memorable first hunts
🐻 Minnesota's record-setting bear harvest numbers
🏹 Upcoming veteran hunts with Roger Up and the Minnesota Bowhunters Challenge
🍖 Homemade venison jerky and wild game preparation
📱 Minnesota's new electronic hunting license and deer registration system
🦌 Getting ready for the November 7 firearms deer opener
🌲 MDHA's Hides For Habitat program and supporting local conservation
🐺 Wolves, cougars, and the latest wildlife research in Minnesota
From hunting stories and wildlife management to deer camp traditions and a few laughs along the way, Episode #114 covers a little bit of everything as Minnesota hunters prepare for firearms season.
10 Oct 2026
Tailgate Wood Duck & Pour Decisions
This week on Down The Barrel, Jimmy, Deano, and Jared are trying something new — and it involves wild game, whiskey, and plenty of questionable decisions!
After a slow weekend of Minnesota duck hunting, Jared fires up a Coleman grill on the tailgate of Dean's truck and prepares a fresh wood duck breast with rosemary butter. The guys put his cooking skills to the test, sample a little duck heart, and debate whether wood duck might actually be better than grouse.
Then it's time to introduce Pour Decisions Down The Barrel, a brand-new whiskey-tasting segment where three everyday outdoorsmen sample and review different whiskeys with absolutely no claim of being experts. First up is a 10-year-old, triple-barrel Canadian whiskey. Will it earn a thumbs-up or go down as another Pour decision?
The guys also share stories from the duck blind, discuss unreliable shotguns and foggy canoe adventures, and check in on the Minnesota Bowhunters Challenge.
Good hunting, good food, good whiskey, and even better laughs. It's another episode of Down The Barrel!
1 Oct 2026
Finding Purpose Through the Outdoors with Jake Ulm | Hometown Heroes Outdoors
In this episode of **Down the Barrel**, Jimmy, Deano and Jared sit down with **Jake Ulm, Minnesota Event Coordinator for Hometown Heroes Outdoors**, to talk about the powerful role the outdoors can play in bringing veterans and first responders together.
Jake shares his own story—from serving in the U.S. Navy and struggling with PTSD and depression after his service, to a life-changing muskie fishing trip that inspired him to get involved with Hometown Heroes Outdoors. Today, he helps organize hunting, fishing and outdoor adventures that give veterans and first responders a chance to get outside, build friendships and simply spend time with people who understand.
The conversation covers everything from grouse hunting and muskie fishing to veteran mental health, camaraderie, transitioning back to civilian life, and why a successful outdoor adventure is about much more than filling a tag or catching a trophy.
Jake also explains how veterans and first responders can participate, how businesses and individuals can support the organization, and why you don't have to be struggling to get involved.
It's a conversation about **hunting, fishing, service, friendship and finding purpose through the outdoors.**
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