Is Jake Herak Related To Rich Lewis (2024)

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Why did Jake replace Rich on Mountain Men? ›

Contrary to rumours and speculation, Rich was not dismissed, nor were producers preparing to replace him with someone with a different creative vision. He chose to leave the show.

The bearded Herak, who joined the series in 2018, during its seventh season, has made his name on the show hunting mountain lions (also called cougars) in Montana with the help of his team of hound dogs.

He chose to leave the show. He stated that he was getting far too old for this kind of lifestyle, so he decided to call it quits and no longer desire to film for the show. Mountain Men's sixth season featured the final appearance of Rich Lewis.

The past year has been an exciting and turbulent one for Montana lion hunter, Jake Herak, and his wife Anika. The two married over the summer and, while they planned to build a cabin on their new land, mounting expenses and the high cost of materials forced them to put off the build for another year.

Jake Herak, a mountain lion hunter, resides in Montana's Tobacco Root Mountains. Mike Horstman, a bear hunting guide, resides on Kodiak Island in Alaska with his dog Adele. Josh Kirk, a ranch manager and game hunter, resides in Wyoming's Wind River Range with his wife Bonnie and their daughter, Eden.

Jake Herak and Anika Ward, his girlfriend and local veterinarIan, added five new puppy's to there pack.In Montana Tom Oar suffers from serious heart disease but he refuse to give up his Mountain Men lifestyle. Jake Herak and Anika Ward, his girlfriend and local veterinarIan, added five new puppy's to there pack.

Jake has a long-time girlfriend called Anika Ward, to who he recently proposed. He shared the information on his official Instagram account on May 15, 2021. Jake has a regular income of around $10,000 from the reality TV show and has an estimated net worth of $70,000.

Montana-based lion hunter Jake Herak joined the cast of Mountain Men in Season 7, and he quickly became a fan favorite because of his team of dogs. Jake attempts to keep menacing mountain lions away from ranch land by training and using several Treeing Walker Coonhounds.

So no, there is not a wife currently in the picture for Eustace — nor has there ever been in the past, as far as we can tell.

Tom Oar, alongside his wife Nancy, moved to the Yaak Valley in 1979. Though life in the wilderness has never been easy, they've managed to carve out a life inspired by nature through trapping and crafting.

Who is the woman on Mountain Men? ›

MARTHA TANSY ON MOUNTAIN MEN.

What happened to Preston Roberts from Mountain Men? Mountain Men star Preston Roberts left fans of the show stunned when he passed away earlier this year. The Season 6 finale includes the last ever scenes he filmed for the History series. Preston died on July 24 not long after being diagnosed with cancer.

Marty explained on the show that he no longer wanted cameras to follow him in the bush because he needed to spend one-on-one time with then-13-year-old daughter Noah, who would be helping him with the trapline that winter. "I thought a lot about it and that's the decision I made," he shared.

Morgan hasn't been all too vocal about his reasons for departing Mountain Men, but it's likely that he just wanted to run things his own way. What he has been open about is his distaste for industries, so it could be that he was simply tired of living out his life in front of production crews.