Hunt Quietly

Matt talks with dear friend and Montana Hunters for Access president John , head Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks warden Todd Anderson, and rancher Brendon Jerky about hunter behavior and improving public access to private land.

Matt talks with Jeremiah Goin about Jeremiah's involvement with the industry and how it impacted the enjoyment he derives from hunting.

In this week’s episode, Jim talks with the folks from HOWL For Wildlife, Charles Whitwam, and Mike Costello. HOWL is a nonprofit corporation with the mission to give people the tools to act on hunting, fishing, and conservation issues. Their discussion includes a variety of anti-hunting legislation that various states have faced, more recently, the bear hunting ban in Washington State.

In this week's episode, Jim talks with Joseph von Benedikt. JVB is a writer and field editor for various magazines and the host of the Backcountry Hunting Podcast. They discuss the ethics behind long-range hunting, why the 6.5 Creedmoor is not a wise choice for elk, and a little gun and shooting history.

Ben Loss and Matt discuss wildlife and hunter participation data.

Scott Heidebrink, the Director of Bison Restoration with the American Prairie, and Rangeland Wildlife Biologist Kent Undlin are on the podcast this week talking about rangeland ecology. This topic is of the utmost importance to Matt since he works as a Rangeland Plant Ecologist.

Skyler Watkins is an outfitter who has started 4Progeny, a nascent non-profit attempting to crowd-source fund the purchase of land for public hunting. Check them out at 4PROGENY.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.

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.

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 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.