Hunt Quietly

Matt and Jim speak with renowned author and conservationist, Shane Mahoney. Shane is the President of Conservation Visions and the Founder of the Wild Harvest Initiative. Shane is recognized as an international conservationist and wildlife advocate and is considered the foremost expert on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.

Matt talks philosophy and Malthusian demography with aspiring philosopher Wyatt Verlen.

Jim Durkin and Matt Feinauer talk with North Carolina hunter Owen Hunt. Owen is concerned about the NC state-funded leasing program and how it's using public land for profit to the highest bidder.

Grant Oldenburg is a man recently released from the soul-sucking influencer trap.

David sits down to talk about Hunting Mentorship with Christian Hagen of South Dakota Youth Hunting Adventures.

Matt talks with journalist Mike Koshmrl about overpopulated elk herds and proposals for addressing them.

Hunter and surfer Kyle Thiemann discuss similar challenges facing both pastimes.

Matt talks with regular Hunt Quietly contributors Omar Markhein, Jill Grenon, and David Blas about surveys they conducted to gauge threats to the future of hunting.

Matt somehow finds common ground with Joey Nowicky, a man who kills ridiculous numbers of deer.

Matt and Jim are joined by Whit Fosburgh. Whit is the president and CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. They discuss the new Farm Bill and the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP).

Hunter and surfer Joseph Childress discuss similar challenges facing both pastimes.

Matt talks with fellow hunter and kindred spirit Tim Jahraus.

Matt and HQ contributor Evan Curtin talk shop a bit and then discuss podcast listener questions for Matt.

This past spring, Matt was asked to give a talk at the Pope and Young annual banquet. Matt's lecture covers the Hunt Quietly movement and the major problems that face traditional hunters today. The video version of Matt's lecture can be found on YouTube.

Matt and John talk with the folks from the Wisconsin Public Access Programs - Rj Wickham, Ann Reis, Ethan Graves, Nick Holmes, and Jeremiah Goin.

Jim talks about the state of mule deer hunting with the boys from Epic Outdoors, Jason Carter and Adam Bronson. This is the final episode in our mule deer series.

Matt and David talk with Hal Herring who is an award-winning journalist and contributing editor at Field and Stream magazine. For the past two years, Hal has been the host of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Podcast.

Matt talks with outdoor writer and activist David Stalling. David lives in Montana and has worked for multiple wildlife conservation organizations fighting to protect wildlife and wild places.

"The good old days were yesterday". Matt and Matt F. talk with Brandon Cerecke of Boss Shotshells.

Jim talks with Rob Shaul about the perils of mule deer and mule deer hunting in Wyoming in part 2 of the mule deer series.

Matt talks with Hunter Safety Instructors Caleb Bollman, Jeff Facosh, and Christopher Tongel. Their discussions focus on how they approach teaching the next generation of hunters.

Matt, Jim, David, and Chris discuss the Outdoor Steward of Conservation Foundation 2023 Survey: Americans' Attitudes Towards Legal, Regulated Fishing, Target/Sport Shooting, Hunting, and Trapping.

In this episode, Matt talks about the hunting non-profits with Mace Hack, Alex Littlejohn, and Robert Manes.

Matt talks with Iowa Habitat and Access Program contributors Nick Baumgarten and Zach Jones.

Matt talks shop with Nature Conservancy biologist (Alaska Chapter) Colin Shanley.