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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.

Matt Rinella


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 158. Miscellany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 84:05


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

    Episode 157. Michigan's Upper Peninsula

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 67:29


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

    Episode 156. Erik Nylund

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 101:36


    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.  

    Episode 155. Hunting advocacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 72:01


    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.

    Episode 154. Hunter behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 118:38


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

    Episode 153. Panel discussion, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 120:20


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

    Episode 153. Panel discussion, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 106:21


    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!

    Episode 151. Duck Psychopathy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 65:44


    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.     

    150. The least crappy bow company

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 85:24


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

    Episode 149. Mark Norquist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 72:25


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

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    Episode 148. Land Tawney

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 69:17


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

    Episode 147. Real Estate dealings at Real Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 76:29


    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.

    Episode 146. John Eberhart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 134:32


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

    Episode 145. Corruption and/or incompetence at National Wild Turkey Federation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 107:48


    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.  

    Episode 144. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers doubles down on hunter recruitment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 93:05


    Episode 143. Dr. Ed Ashby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 84:49


    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.  

    Episode 142. Chris Anonymous

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 105:09


    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. 

    Episode 141. Farm subsidies and public access

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 95:50


    Matt and Evan Curtin make the case that farm subsidies should encourage landowners to provide public access.

    Episode 140. Adam Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 37:06


    Matt talks with Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller.

    Episode 139. Damien Delozier

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 116:38


    Matt talks with Midwest hunter Damien Delozier.

    Episode 138. Hunters for Access update

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 64:56


    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!

    Episode 137. Rory Smith Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 152:51


    Matt has another discussion with Australian hunter Rory Smith.

    Episode 135. Does Randy Newberg benefit hunters through his platforms?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 55:22


    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.

    Episode 135. The hammock buck

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 95:52


    Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss a multitude of topics, including training a deer to come to a feeder at noon, shooting it from a hammock, then putting it on Instagram.

    Episode 134. American's attitudes on hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 63:51


    Matt Rinella and Adam Miller discuss this year's Responsive Management survey on American's attitudes on hunting and shooting sports.  

    133. Bear face

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 107:16


    Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss a panoply of topics, including about arrowing a bear in the face and putting it on Instagram.

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    Episode 132. Same B.S., different continent

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 124:22


    Matt talks with Australian Rory Smith and learns that the land down under is suffering hunting commodification juist like the U.S.

    Episode 131. Raising kids that hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 106:36


    Matt Rinella talks with parents Jill Grenon, Jim Durkin, and Ken Witt about raising the next generation of hunters.

    Episode 130. Wildlife privatization

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 106:07


    Matt Rinella talks with New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Jesse Deubel and hunting advocate Brandon Wynn about wildlife privatization.

    Episode 129. Hunt Warz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 58:18


    Hunt Quietly contributors Jim Durkin, Ben Loss, and Matt Rinella discuss the hunting competition-based television program Hunt Warz. To financially support Hunt Quietly, go to https://gofund.me/5adc6daa. To volunteer or financially support Hunters for access, go to huntersforaccess.org.

    Episode 128. PA Hunter Access Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 53:45


    Jim Durkin is joined by Sgt. Matt Kramer of the Pennsylvania Game Commission to discuss the PA Hunter Access Program. Topics covered in their talk include the 88-year history of the program, landowner habitat improvements, and how the program has helped hunters and landowners alike.

    Episode 127. Mitch Petrie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 104:51


    Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin are joined by VP of Programming of the Outdoor Channel, Mitch Petrie. In this episode, Mitch shares his background in the outdoor television industry and talks about his experience producing the hit show "Wardens". He also dives into how Hunting TV has changed over the years during his tenure. Of course, there is also lots of banter between Matt and Mitch regarding the damage hunting TV has done to traditional, non-paid hunting.

    Episode 126. The Variety Pack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 100:14


    Matt Rinella and Christopher Stanley discuss a large suite of topics with no ultimate purpose in mind.

    Episode 125. Are Lee and Tiffany Lakosky detrimental to hunting?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 38:01


    Hunting entertainment is generally dishonest. Game is routinely wounded on camera, but that footage almost never makes the final cut. Important details are routinely omitted, including the eye-popping sums spent on access, and who looses access as a result. In this episode, John Kuntz and Matt Rinella make the case that hunting luminaries Lee and Tiffany Lakosky, like so many others, peddle in half-truths and destroy hunting access.

    Episode 124. Why do you hunt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 65:55


    Matt Rine;lla and Adam Miller discuss Adan's survey Reddit survey about motivations for hunting.

    Episode 123. Hunting influencers promote themselves and their products, not conservation and access

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 48:04


    Matt Feinhauer recently categorized topics covered by hunting influencers in their social media posts. In this episode, he, Matt Rinella, and Omar Markhieh discuss the findings. But first, Omar gives an update on notorious hunting celebrity poacher Erik Van Woerkom (Muley Freak) and the companies that support him.

    Episode 122. Public Land Water Access Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 52:39


    Alex Leone and Haley Sir are with Public Land Access Association. PLWA is a nonprofit devoted to fighting illegal blocking of access to public lands and waters. Check them out a plwa.org!

    Episode 121. The Hunt Quietly Response Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 84:47


    In this episode, HQ members Matt, Jim, Chris, and Alex continue responding to podcasts that bring up the HQ message - faithfully represented or not. There's a few days left for the Hunters For Access raffle - it ends June 1'st. Go support a great cause and enter for a chance to win some sweet prizes. Huntersforaccess.org

    Episode 120. Don't Commodify Your Sheds

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 66:44


    On this week's episode, Matt, Jim, and Jill discuss the growing popularity of shed hunting. But first, Jim beats a “live” horse with BHA and R3. Jill then gives us a brief history of Shed hunting in Wyoming with some insight to the people who've made a name for themselves selling and collecting shed antlers. Hunters for Access raffle is open until June 1, 2024. If you care about winning free stuff and high-quality, publicly accessible, non-pay hunting, please, please, please go to Huntersforaccess.org and buy some raffle tickets!

    Episode 119. Fighting for Our Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 114:17


    Matt Rinella talks with two New Mexicans, Brandon Wynn and Jesse Deubel, that are fighting perhaps even harder than he is for the future of high-quality, publicly accessible, nonpay hunting. Oh, hey, speaking of that, you should head over to huntersforaccess.org and pick up some raffle tickets. 100% of the proceeds will go to promoting public access.

    Episode 118. Hunters For Access Raffle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 53:45


    Ohmar, Jim, and Matt discuss all the sweet, dope-ass, fly stuff the hunting industry donated for the Hunters for Access raffle.  Go to huntersforaccess.org to get in on the action!

    Episode. 117 The Land We Share

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 54:31


    Matt talks with outdoor writers Christine Cunningham and Steve Meyer about their recent book, The Land We Share. Hunters for Access is nearing the halfway mark on our raffle. If you care about winning free stuff and high-quality, publicly accessible, non-pay hunting, please, please, please go to Huntersforaccess.org and buy some raffle tickets!

    Episode. 116 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 88:14


    Matt and JIm categorize Backcountry Hunters & Anglers work based on the organization's own reporting. Spoiler alert: Even though hunter numbers are at near historic highs, draw odds have dwindled, and crowding has become a major deterrent to hunter satisfaction, BHA is overwhelmingly an R3-focused organization. For the sake of hunting, go to huntersforaccess.org and buy a whole bunch of tickets. All proceeds will facilitate public hunting access on private lands.

    Episode. 115 The Hunt Quietly Response Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 117:02


    Matt, Jim, and fellow HQ contributor Alex Vieira rip on other podcasts that have been discussing Hunt Quietly. Of utmost critically important essential urgency, the Hunters for Access raffle is LIVE!!! For the sake of hunting, go to huntersforaccess.org and buy a whole bunch of tickets. All proceeds will facilitate public hunting access on private lands.

    Episode 114. Hunter Safety and Whatnot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 107:10


    Matt Rinella talks with North Dakota hunter safety instructor Adam Miller just before making him some truely bitchin deer burgers. If you appreciate what we do and want to help pay our expenses, please consider giving a donation at: https://gofund.me/5adc6daa

    Episode 113. The Nexus of Hunting Celebrity and Poaching Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 79:34


    HQ contributor Omar Markhieh continues to present his research on hunting celebrity poaching cases. On the lighter side, Matt Rinella tries out some new jokes.

    Episode 112. Hunters of Color

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 133:36


    Matt talks with Basheer Benhalim from Hunters of Color.

    Episode 111. The Nexus of Hunting Celebrity and Poaching Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 90:39


    HQ contributor Omar Markhieh places some unfortunate facts about the intersection of hunting celebrity and poaching at the feet of Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin.

    Episode 110. Hunters ain't old and have become more numerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 86:44


    Hunt Quietly contributors Jim Durkin and Chris Orndof get their balls busted by Matt Rinella as the three discuss the newly released U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. If you appreciate what we do and want to help pay our expenses, please consider giving a donation here: https://gofund.me/5adc6daa

    Episode 110. 2024 MT TWS Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 17:23


    Matt Rinella was invited to speak at the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society's 2024 annual conference. The theme of this conference was, "Cultivating Respect for Nature without Destroying What We Seek". This is bootleg recording of his lecture.

    Episode 109. LandTrust

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 69:23


    Matt and Jim discuss growing concerns over the company LandTrust and its impact on private and public land hunting. Other topics include Hunter for Access and yes, a Go Fund Me request….Ssssssssoooooooorrrrreeeeeee (fonzy). https://Gofund.me/e647148d

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