Hunt Quietly
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.
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Episodes
Mar 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
2hr 56 sec
Matt talks with Emory Wanger about a range of topics, including how TV huntin ain't huntin.
Mar 4, 2026
Mar 4, 2026
2hr 22 min
Matt talks with with Michigan outdoorsman Landon Dekeyser about steelhead fishing, and about crowding and opportunity in hunting.
Feb 25, 2026
Feb 25, 2026
1hr 30 min
Matt talks with fisheries biologist Paul Kameen about issues in the fishing industry-nonprofit complex.
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
1hr 41 min
Matt talks with Ben Gruber, a conservation warden in Wisconsin about the imperiled Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, the state's conservation powerhouse that supports and protects lands, water, habitat, trails, parks, and outdoor access. Despite enjoying greater than 90% support among the public, this crucial program is on the brink of being destroyed by self-serving, short-cited, and out-of-touch politicians.
Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026
1hr 23 min
Hunt Quietly contributor Jim Durkin talks with Ken Sporalsky about the difficulty of drawing western tags, reductions in non-resident tag allocations, and the ceaseless price increases for non-resident licenses. They also discuss spot burning by celebrity hunters and the the negative impacts celebs have on hunt opportunity and quality.
Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
1hr 35 min
Matt talks ducks, duck conservation, and duck hunting culture with Justin Adamski from fullcolorwaterfowl.com.
Feb 11, 2026
Feb 11, 2026
1hr 48 min
Matt talks with Missouri hunters Heath Henry, Bill Kindell, and Craig Sondker of the Missouri Federation of Outdoor Resources.
Feb 2, 2026
Feb 2, 2026
1hr 41 min
Matt and fellow Hunt Quietly contributors Jim Durkin and Nick Buckley discuss the copious data indicating that hunter recruitment and reactivation (R2) are at cross-purposes with hunter retention (R1). They also discuss new data indicating that hunting social media is eroding our reputation among the non-hunting public.
Jan 26, 2026
Jan 1, 2026