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
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
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.
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Matt talks with Jason Lupardus, CEO of Turkeys for Tomorrow. This group is developing science-based solutions to the problem of declining turkey populations.
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
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.
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Matt Rinella and fellow Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss growing threats to non-pay hunting from access commodification companies.
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Matt talks with Robert Mahaffey from the South Dakota Antelope Foundation.
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
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.
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
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.
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss hunting influencer Cam Hanes, the dishonesty of hunting TV, new farm bill provisions, and technology in hunting.
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
Matt talks with forester Tyler Ritchie about goings on with timber, public access, wolves, and deer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.