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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.

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  • Avg 1 hr 31 min
  • English

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  • #202
    Monday · 1 hr 15 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.

  • #203
    August 17 · 58 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.

  • #201
    August 10 · 1 hr 15 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?

  • #199
    July 8 · 1 hr 40 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.

  • #198
    June 29 · 1 hr 47 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.

  • #197
    June 17 · 2 hr 10 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.

  • #195
    June 2 · 1 hr 10 min

    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.

  • #194
    May 26 · 1 hr 8 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?"

  • #189
    March 25 · 2 hr

    Episode 185. Emory Wanger

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

  • #186
    March 4 · 2 hr 22 min

    Episode 184. Landon Dekeyser

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

  • #188
    February 24 · 1 hr 41 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.

  • #187
    February 24 · 1 hr 23 min

    Episode 181. Ken Sporalsky

    Hunt Quietly contributor Jim Durkin talks with Ken Sporalsky about the difficulty of drawing western tags, reductions in non-resident tag allocations, and the ceaseless price increases for non-resident licenses. They also discuss spot burning by celebrity hunters and the the negative impacts celebs have on hunt opportunity and quality.

  • #184
    February 18 · 1 hr 35 min

    Episode 180. Ducks

    Matt talks ducks, duck conservation, and duck hunting culture with Justin Adamski from fullcolorwaterfowl.com.

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