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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 201. Jon Lavezzo

Hunt Quietly contributor Jim Durkin is joined by fly rod maker Jon Lavezzo. Jon is the owner of Tide Water Fly Rods and lives in Virginia. Their conversation ranges from Men’s mental health, Jon's disdain for fly fishing influencers, and how women are treated and sexualized in the outdoor industry.

Sep 21

1 hr 12 min

Episode 200. The Hunt Purity Index

Matt talks with Hunt Quietly contributor and Missouri Hunters for Access president Joe Hogan. Topics include clam digging, influencer desperation, and Joe's concerns with Matt's Hunt Purity Index.

Sep 10

1 hr 34 min

Episode 199. Fair Chase

Matt talks with Hunt Quietly contributor and Montana Hunters for Access president John Kuntz about the origins of the fair chase principle and its relation to modern hunting technology.

Aug 24

1 hr 15 min

Episode 198. Pennsylvania's hunting access program

Matt is joined by Hunt Quietly contributor Jim Durkin and Pennsylvania Game Commission employees Tyler Strohecker and Adam Hicks to discuss the new and improved PA Hunter Access Program.

Aug 17

58 min

Episode 197. The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting for the Everyman

Matt speaks with Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller about an article the famous hunter Jack O'Connor wrote late in life (i.e. 1973). In "The Invention of the Grand Slam Killed Sheep Hunting for the Everyman," Jack expresses regret for hyping sheep hunting. Will any of the contemporary cast of self-promoting a-holes that are destroying hunts throughout the U.S. someday admit they ruined it for us all?

Aug 10

1 hr 15 min

Episode 196. Ryan Callaghan

Matt talks with Ryan Callaghan, CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.

Jul 19

1 hr 47 min

Episode 195. On Zoosadist Aron Snyder

Matt and Hunt Quietly contributor jim Durkin touch on bison hunting opportunity then discuss the fallout from hunting influencer Aron Snyder brutalizing a coyote for a national audience.

Jul 8

1 hr 40 min

Episode 194. The Cody Johnson controversy

Matt and Hunt Quietly contributor Erik Scarr talk about the backlash country music star Cody Johnson received from posting images from his grizzly hunt on line.

Jun 29

1 hr 47 min

Episode 193. Rack Junkies

Matt talks with Stephen Ziegler about issues with the National Deer Association, chronic wasting disease, and the Montana Guides and Outfitters Association. Stephen has the online platform Rack Junkies, which is easily found on Facebook and YouTube.

Jun 17

2 hr 10 min

Episode 192. Why do we buy from brands that regularly screw us?

Matt and Hunt Quietly contributor Erik Scarr make the case that we should stop being the hunting industry's whipping boys and instead seek out companies that are at least neutral, if not beneficial, to things we care about.

Jun 10

58 min