Hunt Quietly

Matt talks with John Bohuniek about realigning the hunting community away from idolizing hunters towards celebrating wildlife.  

Matt talks with Gil Damon from The Downriver Project, a group devoted to fighting environmental degradation of waterways in Florida.   

Matt talks with Nephi Cole, co-host of the Your Mountain podcast.

Jim Durkin and Matt Rinella celebrate recent cuts to the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, the nonprofit that administers that Take Me Fishing program.  They also take issue with Outdoor Life coverage of this development.  

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.  

Matt talks with Jason Lupardus, CEO of Turkeys for Tomorrow.  This group is developing science-based solutions to the problem of declining turkey populations.

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.

Matt talks with 2024 Montana gubernatorial candidate Ryan Busse.

Matt Rinella and fellow Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss growing threats to non-pay hunting from access commodification companies.

Matt talks with Robert Mahaffey from the South Dakota Antelope Foundation.

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.   

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.  

Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss hunting influencer Cam Hanes, the dishonesty of hunting TV, new farm bill provisions, and technology in hunting.      

Matt talks with forester Tyler Ritchie about goings on with timber, public access, wolves, and deer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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.  

Hunt Quietly contributors Matt Rinella and Adam Miller discuss hunting advocacy, a topic that couldn't possibly be more relevant in this time of threats to public lands.

Matt talks hunter behavior with Hunt Quietly web designer and all around contributor Phil Lewer.

Matt talks with Jeremiah Goin, Erik Scarr, and Nick Buckley in this second of a two-part series involving hunters from throughout the country.

Matt talks with a panel of hunters from throughout the country.  Thanks to Joe Hogan, Robert Reardon, Scott Fitzwilliams, and Cameron Weddington for providing their insights in this episode!

Hunt Quietly contributor Jim Durkin chats with Justin Adamski of Full Color Waterfowl.  Justin is an outdoor photographer and digital creator focusing on waterfowl and waterfowl conservation.  Their conversation is centered around the alarming, disgusting trend of people posting videos with crippled waterfowl.  Justin has posted a series of videos condemning this behavior.     

Matt Rinella and Hunt Quietly contributor Matt Love struggle to identify a compound bow company that isn't terrible for hunting.

Matt talks with Mark Norquist from Modern Carnivore.  This is Marks second time on the podcast.,

Matt Talks with Land Tawney, former President/CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and current leader of American Hunters & Anglers.

Hunt Quietly contributors Nick Buckley and Matt Rinella talk about a range of topics including a bit about Real Tree's involvement in commodifying hunting lands.

Hunt Quietly contributors Matt Rinella and Ben Loss talk with whitetail guru John Eberhart.