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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Feb 17, 2025
Feb 17, 2025
1hr 47 min
The Hunt Quietly team conducted in-depth research into NWTF over the last several months. This research uncovered widespread problems with their reporting. NWTF grossly overreports the acres they conserve and the dollars they devote to their mission. Evan Curtin, Nick Buckley, and Matt Rinella explain all of this and try to determine if these problems stem from corruption, incompetence, or both. Hunt Quietly recommends against donating to organizations that do hunter recruitment, and NWTF does lots of that. And in the case of NWTF, there are many additional reasons for Americans to spend their precious conservation dollars elsewhere. A sincere thanks to David Fontenot, Chris Brewer, and Thomas Doyle for assisting with research for this episode.
Feb 8, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
1hr 24 min
Jim Durkin chats with Dr. Ed Ashby, Vice President of the Ashby Foundation. Ed has dedicated 30 plus years to studying arrow performance and broadhead lethality on six continents.
Jan 12, 2025
Jan 12, 2025
1hr 45 min
Matt talks with Chris about ridiculous stuff going on at Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation amongst other topics. Chris asked to remain anonymous due to potential repercussions from nonprofits he's involved with.
Jan 5, 2025
Jan 5, 2025
1hr 35 min
Matt and Evan Curtin make the case that farm subsidies should encourage landowners to provide public access.
Dec 29, 2024
Dec 22, 2024
Dec 8, 2024
Dec 8, 2024
1hr 4 min
John Kuntz and Jeff Hancock are the presidents of the Montana and Kansas chapters of Hunters for Access (HFA). In this episode, they and Matt give an update of the organization's activities. Though this episode was recorded in September, it provides an up-to-date account of what Hunters for Access has accomplished in 2024...We've been hunting a lot the last couple months, so not much has happened on the HFA front since this recording. We look forward to resuming our HFA work now that hunting season is winding down!
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 3, 2024
Nov 3, 2024
55 min
Hunt Quietly contributor Matt Feinhauer systematically analyzed Randy Newberg's platforms to determine if Randy has acheived anything concrete for conservation and access. The two Matts discuss the results.