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4.3

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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.

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Hunt Quietly podcast

Episode 178. R1 versus R2

2026/02/02

Matt and fellow Hunt Quietly contributors Jim Durkin and Nick Buckley discuss the copious data indicating that hunter recruitment and reactivation (R2) are at cross-purposes with hunter retention (R1). They also discuss new data indicating that hunting social media is eroding our reputation among the non-hunting public.

Episode 177. Celebrity poaching

2026/01/26

Matt talks Celebrity poaching with Wyoming hunter David Mercado.

Episode 176. John Long

2026/01/01

Matt talks with John Long, a lifelong hunter and backcountry guru.

Episode 175. Gold medal in hypocrisy

2025/12/14

Matt and Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss some paradigmatic examples of hypocrisy amongst hunting celebrities and organization.

Episode 174. Wild Origins Canada

2025/11/24

Matt talks with Mark Hall from Wild Origins Canada, a nonprofit dedicated to conveying the truth around conservation and sustainable use of wildlife.

Episode 173. The Ethical Predator

2025/11/10

Matt talks with Grant Richardson from the Ethical Predator Movement.

Episode 172. North American Grouse Partnership

2025/10/27

Hunt Quietly contributors Ben Loss and Matt Rinella talk with Ted Koch from the North American Grouse Partnership. If you care about the future of prairie grouse, this is an awesome nonprofit that is worthy of your support!

Episode 171. Hunters for Access is working!

2025/10/13

Matt talks with hunters for access volunteers Chad Richards, John Kuntz, Jeff Hancock, and Joe Gaff. Please go to huntersforaccess.org and support our efforts!.

Episode 170. Celebrating hunters more than wildlife

2025/09/29

Matt talks with John Bohuniek about realigning the hunting community away from idolizing hunters towards celebrating wildlife.

Episode 169. The Downriver Project

2025/09/15

Matt talks with Gil Damon from The Downriver Project, a group devoted to fighting environmental degradation of waterways in Florida.

Episode 169. Nephi Cole

2025/09/01

Matt talks with Nephi Cole, co-host of the Your Mountain podcast.

Episode 168. Unlike Outdoor Life, we are pleased the Take Me Fishing program was cut

2025/08/17

Jim Durkin and Matt Rinella celebrate recent cuts to the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, the nonprofit that administers that Take Me Fishing program. They also take issue with Outdoor Life coverage of this development.

Episode 167. Does idolizing hunting celebrities make you less intelligent?

2025/07/31

In addition to discussing research suggesting celebrity worship makes people dumber, Matt and Jim Durkin discuss the recent initiative to sell of public lands, an American express survey quantifying people's motivations for choosing travel destinations, DOGE cuts to fishing recruitment, and some ridiculous quotes by hunting promoters.

Episode 165. Turkeys for Tomorrow

2025/07/24

Matt talks with Jason Lupardus, CEO of Turkeys for Tomorrow. This group is developing science-based solutions to the problem of declining turkey populations.

Episode 164. Miscellany with Phil Lewer

2025/07/14

Matt and fellow Hunt Quietly contributor discuss feral cat trapping, hunting ethics, mushroom and asparagus spot-burning, juicing dogs, the new pope, what Phil is currently eating, and b.s. hunting orgs.

Read Hunt Quietly podcast reviews

4.3 out of 5

227 reviews

Paul kameen 2026/01/29

Great stuff from a great guy

Pretty telling that every negative comment is politically charged drivel by someone who appears to be borderline illiterate. Good sign that Matt is do...

bbb-doggg 2025/10/05

Great podcast, extremely important issue

TOO MUCH PRESSURE

aldercreek79 2025/08/15

sitka,kuiu and first light not worth it for what it gave birth to.

Matt, you are someone who has an unpopular view in the media. The media is very compromised as you know. you have way more supporters if your message ...

Quiet WA Hunter 2025/07/11

Stop hammering!

Matt and company you are doing an excellent job! I applaud what you do and completely support it. Thank you

losalrider 2025/06/30

Important

Thank you for pointing out the important issue of R3. The agenda to get more hunters onto less available land. More hunters on public lands while few...

b.ras 123 2025/06/18

Keep it up.

Matt don’t stop !!! Keep up the fight . You’re going against decades of brainwashing if I hadn’t found your podcast I would’ve never given this a seco...

Free Loader Listener 2025/05/19

Hunt Quietly Review

Matt gives much needed attention to the wildlife and wild places of Montana,and he’s not selling anything or giving watered down outdoor adjacent cont...

DrMauriello 2025/05/08

Keep it up buddy.

You know when there are negative reviews you’ve struck a nerve. Keep up the great work, Matt. What you’re doing here is important. Thank you for that.

clansis 2025/04/21

For the Hunter

Best podcast on hunting . Supports hunters not the hunting industry which are often at odds

Jdub284 2025/02/17

Arrogant and ignorant

If you are good with people making up their own set of facts and spewing them like they are gold, this is the podcast for you.

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