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
Jul 24, 2025
Jul 24, 2025
1hr 38 min
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 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025
1hr 42 min
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 7, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
1hr 18 min
Matt Rinella and fellow Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss growing threats to non-pay hunting from access commodification companies.
Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
1hr 41 min
Matt talks with Robert Mahaffey from the South Dakota Antelope Foundation.
Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
1hr 54 min
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 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
1hr 25 min
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 2, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
1hr 24 min
Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss hunting influencer Cam Hanes, the dishonesty of hunting TV, new farm bill provisions, and technology in hunting.
May 26, 2025
May 26, 2025
1hr 7 min
Matt talks with forester Tyler Ritchie about goings on with timber, public access, wolves, and deer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025
1hr 41 min
Matt talks with ex-staffer for senator John Tester about a range of topics, including some of the b.s. that goes on at conservation nonprofits.