Hunt Quietly

Episode 46. Andrew Schoch

Matt talks with New York Hunter Andrew Schoch.

Episode 45. Eastern Elk with Jeremy Banfield

In this week's episode, Jim talks with Pa Game Commission Elk Biologist Jeremy Banfield. Their discussion topics include the elk restoration program's history, its success, and drawing a coveted bull elk tag. They also discuss access issues for hunters and the roadblocks to expanding elk populations in the East.

Episode 44. In South Dakota, public lands are overcrowded, and private lands are pay-to-play

Matt and David Fontenot speak with Justin Broughton, president of South Dakota Bowhunters Inc., about decreasing hunt quality and Justin's ideas for addressing it.

Episode 43. Proposed legislation in Montana

Matt discusses legislative issues facing resident and nonresident Montana hunters with friend, hunting issue sparing partner, and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers employee Kevin Farron.

Episode 42. Turkey Promotion

Matt talks about the impacts of turkey hunting promotion with southeastern U.S. wildlife biologist Nathan Anonymous.

Episode 41. Adam Eichenwald

Adam Eichenwald is a Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University. He completed his undergraduate degree at Bowdoin College and received a master’s degree in Environmental Science from Yale University. Jim Durkin and Adam discuss his research paper "US imperiled species are most vulnerable to habitat loss on private lands", and how this potentially relates to big game species.

Episode 40. Public access to private land

Matt talks with dear friend and Montana Hunters for Access president John , head Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks warden Todd Anderson, and rancher Brendon Jerky about hunter behavior and improving public access to private land.

Episode 39. Surviving the hunting industry

Matt talks with Jeremiah Goin about Jeremiah's involvement with the industry and how it impacted the
enjoyment he derives from hunting.

Episode 38. HOWL for Wildlife

In this week’s episode, Jim talks with the folks from HOWL For Wildlife, Charles Whitwam, and Mike Costello. HOWL is a nonprofit corporation with the mission to give people the tools to act on hunting, fishing, and conservation issues. Their discussion includes a variety of anti-hunting legislation that various states have faced, more recently, the bear hunting ban in Washington State.

Episode 37. Joseph von Benedikt

In this week's episode, Jim talks with Joseph von Benedikt. JVB is a writer and field editor for various magazines and the host of the Backcountry Hunting Podcast. They discuss the ethics behind long-range hunting, why the 6.5 Creedmoor is not a wise choice for elk, and a little gun and shooting history.