Hunt Quietly

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 hunt

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

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 Sla

Episode 196. Ryan Callaghan

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

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 na

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.

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

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 leas

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

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 hun

Episode 189. The enigma of Randy Newberg, and eating feces and starving yourself for likes

Matt Rinella and Jim Durkin discuss the truly perplexing role Randy Newberg plays in the hunting space, and the lengths hunting influencers will go to for attention.

Episode 188. What Jim Durkin and Matt Rinella hate about hunting TV

Jim Durkin has been watching hunting TV again, and he discusses how it's worse than ever.  Matt reiterates his beliefs that it's a destructive form of "entertainment."  

Episode 187. Issues with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Matt talks with Washington anglers Philip Olson and Alex Van Hine about problems with their states wildlife management agency.

Episode 186. East coast fisheries and shenanigans with fishing nonprofits

Matt talks with longtime fisheries conservation advocate Charles Witek.  To check out Charles' blog, search One Anglers Voyage.  

Episode 185. Emory Wanger

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

Episode 184. Landon Dekeyser

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

Episode 183. Fishing nonprofits often prioritize $ over fish

Matt talks with fisheries biologist Paul Kameen about issues in the fishing industry-nonprofit complex.

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 a

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 p

Episode 180. Ducks

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