Show overview
Hunt Quietly has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 190 episodes. That works out to roughly 290 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 15m and 1h 51m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 14 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 68 episodes published. Published by Matt Rinella.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 190 episodesEpisode 189. The enigma of Randy Newberg, and eating feces and starving yourself for likes
Episode 188. What Jim Durkin and Matt Rinella hate about hunting TV
Episode 187. Issues with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Ep 190Episode 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.
Ep 189Episode 185. Emory Wanger
Matt talks with Emory Wanger about a range of topics, including how TV huntin ain't huntin.
Ep 186Episode 184. Landon Dekeyser
Matt talks with with Michigan outdoorsman Landon Dekeyser about steelhead fishing, and about crowding and opportunity in hunting.
Ep 185Episode 183. Fishing nonprofits often prioritize $ over fish
Matt talks with fisheries biologist Paul Kameen about issues in the fishing industry-nonprofit complex.
Ep 188Episode 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.
Ep 187Episode 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.
Ep 184Episode 180. Ducks
Matt talks ducks, duck conservation, and duck hunting culture with Justin Adamski from fullcolorwaterfowl.com.
Ep 183Episode 179. Hunters ain't down with the Missouri Department of Conservation
Matt talks with Missouri hunters Heath Henry, Bill Kindell, and Craig Sondker of the Missouri Federation of Outdoor Resources.
Ep 182Episode 178. R1 versus R2
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.
Ep 181Episode 177. Celebrity poaching
Matt talks Celebrity poaching with Wyoming hunter David Mercado.
Ep 178Episode 176. John Long
Matt talks with John Long, a lifelong hunter and backcountry guru.
Ep 177Episode 175. Gold medal in hypocrisy
Matt and Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss some paradigmatic examples of hypocrisy amongst hunting celebrities and organization.
Ep 176Episode 174. Wild Origins Canada
Matt talks with Mark Hall from Wild Origins Canada, a nonprofit dedicated to conveying the truth around conservation and sustainable use of wildlife.
Ep 175Episode 173. The Ethical Predator
Matt talks with Grant Richardson from the Ethical Predator Movement.
Ep 174Episode 172. North American Grouse Partnership
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!
Ep 173Episode 171. Hunters for Access is working!
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!.
Ep 172Episode 170. Celebrating hunters more than wildlife
Matt talks with John Bohuniek about realigning the hunting community away from idolizing hunters towards celebrating wildlife.