[3] After school he selected land in the sheep district of Bogan Shire.
[5] He was elected president of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales in 1921, hailed as a democratization of what had been a reactionary organisation, referring to Hunt's service with the more grass-roots Farmers' and Settlers'.
[6] For six years he was a member of the State Wool Committee and was elected president of the Australian Farmers Federal Organisation in 1930.
He worked for the Far West Children's Health Scheme as honorary treasurer.
Hunt was an active member of Methodist Church of Australasia serving on both NSW and Australian Conferences.