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

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

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!

Matt and Jim talk Block Management with Matt's better half and ranch owner, Juanita Vero, MFWP Access Bureau Chief Jason Kool, and podcast regular and public land advocate John . With this group, every perspective is covered in the conversation.

Matt and Aron practice the lost art of agreeably disagreeing and discover a surprising amount of common ground.

Fellow hunter Adam Nelson joins the podcast to discuss a project he's working on. His project involves purchasing private property in hopes of making it it publicly accessible hunting land. Adam shares what he's learned from this experience as well as some of the roadblocks he's faced. Jim and Adam also chat about other topics like bird dogs and bird hunting, farm subsidies, and corn production in southern Minnesota.

Matt talks with Hunt Quietly architect Baxter Byrd and concerned citizen Chase Kokojan.

Jim Durkin is flying solo on this podcast episode with the boys from Hunters United for Sunday Hunting (HUSH). Kevin Askew and Doug Lapp discuss antiquated blue laws in Pennsylvania that severely restrict Sunday hunting and how HUSH is fighting those outdated laws.

Matt is joined by Brian Tindall, Pixar animator and owner/operator of the hunting clothing company Gulch Gear. Gulch Gear manufactures high-quality hunting apparel right here in the good ole U.S. of A. What's more, they don't use dead wildlife as marketing instruments! If you want to lavish your loved ones with bad- camo this holiday season without feeding the f***ing beast, Sitka, Kuiu, and Kifaru. Buy Gulch Gear!

Matt talks turkey (and many other topics) with Jimmy Ditraglia and David Strickland of the Carolina Wildlife Syndicate.

Matt is joined by renowned outdoor writer and TV personality, Ron Spomer along with Jim Durkin. They cover a variety of different topics from conservation, hunting TV, and media, to rewriting the hunting "rule book."

Hunt Quietly podcast regulars John and Jim Durkin talk with airline captain Rico Latone about hunting celebrities blowing up people's spots.

David and Bradley, two fans of the podcast, happen to come through Matt's neighborhood on the same evening. They hit record and have a fascinating conversation about impacts of hunting media.

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

David and Matt talk east coast duck hunting, fist-fighting people that shoot big game at 1000 yards on TV, the potential for taking Hunt Quietly on to social media, and many other topics.

Jim Durkin and Matt talk with sociologist Lee James McGuigan about his 2019 research article entitled This kill shot is brought to you by...:An analysis of hunting television in the United States.

Matt and Bob discuss the potential for improving hunting through traditional archery units and seasons.

Matt and Richard Prideaux discuss hunting in Great Britain.

Matt talks with Ken Madson, a newish hunter that was drawn afield by hunting media.

Matt talks mental health and hunting social media with therapist and hunter Matt Feinauer.

Matt talks with lifelong hunter and Bureau of Land Management outdoor recreation planner Jared Oakleaf.

In this episode, Matt talks with Tyler Kath of T & K Hunting Gear. If you're sick of the hype and gross commodification of our pastime, support this veteran-owned company! They make quality hunting products without all the b.s. right here in the good ole U.S. of A. No sponsored hunting heroes, no hunting TV advertising. https://tandkhunting.com/

Keiran Bangs is a commercial fisherman that splits his time between Alaska and Norway. Keiran and Matt discuss hunting in Norway.

Tom Venesky is an outdoor writer and farmer.

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!

Matt talks with hunting social media influencer Bo Schumacher.

Matt is joined in conversation with friend and Montana game warden Todd Anderson to talk hunter behavior and a range of related topics.

Matt talks with Danielle Nagle, State University of New York professor, about her article "Conservation dressed in camouflage: Neoliberal environmentality and the hunting industry" which was published in the May 2022 issue of the journal Geoforum.

Matt talks with hunting personality Randy Newberg.

Matt Discusses the R3 movement to recruit, retain, and reactivate hunters with Trey Curtis and Tim Brass from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.

Johnny Sain is a naturalist, hunter, outdoor writer, and editor. He's also quite obviously one of the more thoughtful hunters in America today.

Matt speaks with his new friend Jim Durkin about hunting TV and the push by the hunting industry and nonprofits to lease you out of your hunting grounds. The threats are real!

Matt continues exploring moral conduct in hunting media with Alaska Pacific University ethicist Dr. Alex Lee.

Matt believes hunting media and leasing hunting lands to exclude others is clearly lacking in taste, selfish, and rude. But are these things downright unethical? In the first of a two-part series exploring what's right and wrong about how hunters treat other hunters, Matt quizzes University of Montana ethicist Christopher Preston and Missoula, Montana county commissioner David Strohmaier.

In this episode, Matt and Mark Norquist work toward resurrecting the lost art of agreeably disagreeing. Mark is the founder of Modern Carnivore, a company focused on drawing more people into hunting, which is the LAST thing Matt wants. That said, if the hunters Mark brings into the fold are half as delightful as he is, it'll be hard to be too terribly upset about it...As long as they hunt far, far away from Matt.

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.

Matt talks with outfitter Rod Paschke and friend John about something Matt hates (hunting leases) and something they all hate (poor hunter behavior).

Matt Talks with Rob Shaul, founder of Mountain Pursuit. Mountain Pursuit is devoted to combating all the b.s. in hunting. It's Matt's favorite non-profit.

In this introductory episode Matt describes the themes underpinning the Hunt Quietly podcast.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Matt has a chat with Basheer Benhalim from Hunters of Color.

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.

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

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.