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Meet Jake From 'Mountain Men' And His Girlfriend!

The History Channel sequence follows men who select to are living a easy lifestyles within the desert. And Jake on 'Mountain Men' is a skilled lion hunter.

Michelle Stein - Author

The History Channel's Mountain Men follows the stories of actual males who, via choice, live off the grid in the wasteland. The collection follows the boys as they navigate harsh winters, bad encounters with flora and fauna, and even pushback against their unique existence.

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If you are not acquainted with the display — which started airing again in 2012 — or just haven't tuned in for a few seasons, then it's possible you'll now not know a lot about Jake Herak. Let's take a better take a look at this Mountain Men superstar.

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Jake chases off mountain lions in Montana.

Jake lives on the foot of Montana's Tobacco Root Mountains, the place he is constructed a reputation for himself relating to operating off mountain lions. During the iciness months, he and his team of walker hounds stay the massive cats away from valley ranch lands, in keeping with his History Channel bio

Jake is "the next generation of balls-to-the-wall lion hunters," his bio reads.

"I got a pretty strange phone call," Jake mentioned all the way through a Season 8 episode of Mountain Men. "Normally it's from a rancher, this time it was a fisherman and he said he spotted a lion when he was down here."

"Up here, you put your foot in the wrong spot and you're one step away from death," he later defined, as he and his canines climbed rugged terrain as they tracked the odor of the mountain lion.

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Jake is also a talented hunter.

Not only does Jake chase off mountain lions for a living, but he additionally hunts deer and bobcats, amongst other sport, and is an avid fisher.

"I got an empty freezer, and I definitely need to get some real good, clean meat," Jake stated right through Season 7, Episode 6 of Mountain Men, as he climbed up the mountain looking for a mule deer. After 3 hours of attempting to locate and place himself within capturing vary of a buck, he finally took one down.

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"We don't want to be out here after dark with fresh meat on our back," Jake defined whilst he skinned and harvested the deer meat. "There's bears and mountain lions and out here. It's a wild place with wild animals. It's their home and meat's what they eat."

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Is Jake from 'Mountain Men' married?

Jake is not currently married — but he's not technically single, either. The Mountain Men megastar seems to be relationship a lady named Anika Ward, in accordance with pictures he is posted of himself and the feminine companion. Unsurprisingly, his girlfriend turns out to revel in searching and fishing with Jake.

An Instagram publish from July 2019 shows Anika and Jake posing with a freshly-caught fish. "Was nice to hit up my old stomping grounds, hammered some pike and bass with beautiful," he captioned the shot, tagged Anika in the process.

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On Valentine's Day 2019, Jake also posted a shoutout to his girlfriend. "Happy Valentine’s Day to this dime, she puts up with a lot.. I’m always gone working or hunting and she’s always by my side supporting me in everything I do... thanks babe for all you do," he captioned an Instagram picture of the couple.

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What's in store for Jake on Season Nine of Mountain Men? It's tricky to mention needless to say, however we're going to pass out on a limb and say that he's going to be busy running off mountain lions with his dogs and hunting. 

And who is aware of? Maybe audience will even catch a glimpse of his girlfriend, too.

Season 9 of Mountain Men premieres on June 4 at Nine p.m. (EST) at the History Channel.

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