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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.
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Matt talks with with Michigan outdoorsman Landon Dekeyser about steelhead fishing, and about crowding and opportunity in hunting.
Matt talks with fisheries biologist Paul Kameen about issues in the fishing industry-nonprofit complex.
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.
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.
Matt talks ducks, duck conservation, and duck hunting culture with Justin Adamski from fullcolorwaterfowl.com.
Matt talks with Missouri hunters Heath Henry, Bill Kindell, and Craig Sondker of the Missouri Federation of Outdoor Resources.
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.
Matt talks Celebrity poaching with Wyoming hunter David Mercado.
Matt talks with John Long, a lifelong hunter and backcountry guru.
Matt and Hunt Quietly contributor Adam Miller discuss some paradigmatic examples of hypocrisy amongst hunting celebrities and organization.
Matt talks with Mark Hall from Wild Origins Canada, a nonprofit dedicated to conveying the truth around conservation and sustainable use of wildlife.
Matt talks with Grant Richardson from the Ethical Predator Movement.
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!
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!.
Matt talks with John Bohuniek about realigning the hunting community away from idolizing hunters towards celebrating wildlife.
Matt talks with Gil Damon from The Downriver Project, a group devoted to fighting environmental degradation of waterways in Florida.
Matt talks with Nephi Cole, co-host of the Your Mountain podcast.
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.
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.
Matt talks with Jason Lupardus, CEO of Turkeys for Tomorrow. This group is developing science-based solutions to the problem of declining turkey populations.
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I don't see how Aaron's numbers are adding up. I get usually between 250 and 300 lbs of meat back from one bull elk. If he eats 400 lbs a year there still isn't a way to justify what he said about typically just being in it for the meat if he shoots 35 animals a year.