Hunt Quietly
Hunt Quietly
Matt Rinella
The future of hunting is imperiled. More and more hunters are competing for limited numbers of licenses. Public land hunting is overcrowded, and private land hunting is increasingly unavailable to those unable or unwilling to pay for it. These are the dominant problems facing hunters today, and nobody in the hunting industry and hunting entertainment is talking about them. That is because they cause and even benefit from these problems, as do some hunting nonprofits. Join Matt Rinella and his guests as they rethink the future of hunting and implement steps to save our cherished pastime. Visit huntquietly.org to learn more.
Episode 167.  Does idolizing hunting celebrities make you less intelligent?
In addition to discussing research suggesting celebrity worship makes people dumber, Matt and Jim Durkin discuss the recent initiative to sell of public lands, an American express survey quantifying people's motivations for choosing travel destinations, DOGE cuts to fishing recruitment, and some ridiculous quotes by hunting promoters.
Jul 31
1 hr 32 min
Episode 165. Turkeys for Tomorrow
Matt talks with Jason Lupardus, CEO of Turkeys for Tomorrow.  This group is developing science-based solutions to the problem of declining turkey populations.
Jul 24
1 hr 38 min
Episode 164. Miscellany with Phil Lewer
Matt and fellow Hunt Quietly contributor discuss feral cat trapping, hunting ethics, mushroom and asparagus spot-burning, juicing dogs, the new pope, what Phil is currently eating, and b.s. hunting orgs.
Jul 14
1 hr 42 min
Episode 163. Ryan Busse
Matt talks with 2024 Montana gubernatorial candidate Ryan Busse.
Jul 7
1 hr 20 min
Episode 162. Infinite outdoors and LandTrust
Matt Rinella and fellow Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss growing threats to non-pay hunting from access commodification companies.
Jun 30
1 hr 18 min
Episode 161. Antelope conservation
Matt talks with Robert Mahaffey from the South Dakota Antelope Foundation.
Jun 23
1 hr 41 min
Episode 160.  Flying V
Matt hones his amicable disagreement skills and finds some common ground with Brady Davis and Matt McCormick of Flying V, a ranch management and ducking hunting media company.
Jun 17
1 hr 54 min
Episode 159. Nonprofit salaries
Matt and Jim Durkin discuss the eye-popping salaries paid to some hunting nonprofit CEOs.  Other topics include the National Wild Turkey Federation, Hunters for Access, and Adam Weatherby literally eating feces to grow his Instagram followership.
Jun 9
1 hr 25 min
Episode 158. Miscellany
Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss hunting influencer Cam Hanes, the dishonesty of hunting TV, new farm bill provisions, and technology in hunting.
Jun 2
1 hr 24 min
Episode 157. Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Matt talks with forester Tyler Ritchie about goings on with timber, public access, wolves, and deer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
May 26
1 hr 7 min
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