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Hunt Quietly

Matt Rinella

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.

Episode 191. Elk nerd

Matt and Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss wound loss data with Evan Hunter. Check out Evan's YouTube channel, Elk Nerd, for information on understanding and preventing wound loss.

Jun 2

1 hr 10 min

Episode 190. Hunters for Access update and critical turkey hunting advice

Matt and Montana Hunters for Access (HFA) president John Kuntz discuss goings-on with HFA and summarize essential, little-known, recently published advice from turkey hunting experts. Who knew that "calling works best when it sounds realistic" and that "when the turkey is coming in from the right, you should ease your shotgun to the right?"

May 26

1 hr 8 min

Episode 189. The enigma of Randy Newberg, and eating feces and starving yourself for likes

Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss the truly perplexing role Randy Newberg plays in the hunting space, and the lengths hunting influencers will go to for attention.

May 8

1 hr 20 min

Episode 188. What Jim Durkin and Matt Rinella hate about hunting TV

Jim Durkin has been watching hunting TV again, and he discusses how it's worse than ever. Matt reiterates his beliefs that it's a destructive form of "entertainment."

Apr 20

1 hr 12 min

Episode 187. Issues with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Matt talks with Washington anglers Philip Olson and Alex Van Hine about problems with their states wildlife management agency.

Apr 8

1 hr 29 min

Episode 186. East coast fisheries and shenanigans with fishing nonprofits

Matt talks with longtime fisheries conservation advocate Charles Witek. To check out Charles' blog, search One Anglers Voyage.

Apr 1

1 hr 24 min

Episode 185. Emory Wanger

Matt talks with Emory Wanger about a range of topics, including how TV huntin ain't huntin.

Mar 25

2 hr

Episode 184. Landon Dekeyser

Matt talks with with Michigan outdoorsman Landon Dekeyser about steelhead fishing, and about crowding and opportunity in hunting.

Mar 4

2 hr 22 min

Episode 183. Fishing nonprofits often prioritize $ over fish

Matt talks with fisheries biologist Paul Kameen about issues in the fishing industry-nonprofit complex.

Feb 25

1 hr 30 min

Episode 182. Wisconsinites want conservation and access, their politicians do not

Matt talks with Ben Gruber, a conservation warden in Wisconsin about the imperiled Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, the state's conservation powerhouse that supports and protects lands, water, habitat, trails, parks, and outdoor access. Despite enjoying greater than 90% support among the public, this crucial program is on the brink of being destroyed by self-serving, short-cited, and out-of-touch politicians.

Feb 24

1 hr 41 min