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Episode 614 - Mike Kimmel || The Python Cowboy

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:05:00 -0000

Mike ‘Trapper Mike’ nee ‘Python Cowboy’ Kimmel joins Robbie on the podcast recorded on-location in sunny South Florida. Mike, who has made a name for himself as a prolific python catcher using German wire-haired pointers, talks about sustainability, invasive species, and what drives him to hunt.

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Episode 613 - Jo Barrett || The Best Pie You Will Ever Eat!

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Whenever Robbie is in Australia, he likely eats his bodyweight in pies (yes, those fluffy pastry things). One pie maker that Robbie was eager to meet was the incredible Jo Barrett. Jo Barrett, master chef, master pie maker, now a hunter herself, and one of the partners at Discover Wild Foods, who are taking wild venison and crafting it into incredible dishes—well, in Jo's case, incredible pies. It was by pure coincidence that Robbie was standing in line for a wild pie and saw Jo—and as is the common phenomenon around social media—they both met for the first time and managed to connect. Robbie convinced her to jump on a podcast in between pies being cooked at the Wild Deer Expo in Victoria, Australia.

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Episode 612 - Karla Pound || Alone In The Wild

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:05:00 -0000

In today’s society, we need all the voices we can get to champion hunting and the sustainable use of wildlife. There is no greater mechanism to do that than influencers, especially those who have used the sustainable use of wildlife for survival. Australian influencer Karla Pound became well known for her escapades on the show Alone. She joined Robbie from the floor of the Wild Deer Expo in Victoria, Australia, back in October. Robbie went into the interview cold, knowing nothing about Karla, and peels back the layers of the onion to get to the bottom of her life as a survivalist, hunter, and more.

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Episode 611 - Doug Schoenrock || New Vision for AR Game and Fish – A Visit with Director Doug Schoenrock

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Ashlee and Robbie sit down with newly appointed Director of Arkansas Game and Fish and former President and Chairman of the Board for Ducks Unlimited, Doug Schoenrock, to discuss why he made the decision to come out of retirement after an illustrious career in the private sector to become the head of a government wildlife agency. Ashlee, Robbie, and Doug cover the two recent bear attacks in Arkansas, the massive die-offs in both state and federal hatcheries near the Norfolk and White Rivers and the emergency regulations for anglers that followed, his personal hunting history, and the vision he has for the future of AGFC.

Get to know the guest: https://www.agfc.com/news/schoenrock-chosen-to-lead-agfc/

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Episode 610 - Pud Howard || From Desert To Paradise

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:05:00 -0000

There are legends in the Hunter conservationist world, and we are fortunate to be able to meet a few of them. Pud Howard is one of these individuals. Pud (a nickname given to him as a young boy) of Sale, Victoria in Australia grew up in the duck hunting scene and has dedicated his life to ducks, duck hunting, and conservation of ducks in Australia. Pud recounts heart and soul efforts to purchase and restore a block of land from nothing but a desert to a thriving wetland ecosystem that holds waterfowl and takes Robbie on an in-person tour of the property, exploring the Heart Morass and talking about what it means. This is a heartfelt podcast straight from the heart of an individual that has never done a podcast before, and lives everyday on how he can better wetlands for ducks

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Episode 609 - Jason Wisniewski || To Trap Or Not To Trap

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

One of the most misunderstood actvitiies in sustainable use is trapping - including how trapping has evolved over time to include best management practices to ensure the humane trapping of animals. Robbie is joined by Jason Wisniewski, the current President of Fur Takers of America, to talk about the science and stories behind trapping in the US. From the myths to what’s happening in the trapping world, to what’s happening in the fur taking trade, and beyond.

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Roundup 163 || Roundup with Ashlee and special guest host David Willms

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie is across the pond, so Ashlee is joined by special guest host David Willms to discuss the news of the week, including an epic battle between the Oklahoma Attorney General and the Governor over tribal hunting rights, the new classification of bison in Colorado, Wyoming considering allowing landowners to sell hunting tags, and Ohio constitutional right to hunt and fish.

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Episode 608 - Trent Leen || From Duck Hunting To Conservation

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

While Robbie was making his way through South Australia and Victoria, he connected with team members of Field and Game Australia throughout Victoria. Robbie is joined by Trent Leen, the Conservation Director of the Geelong Field and Game Branch—similar to his counterpart (and previous guest) Graeme Wall. The Geelong Branch has a storied history in Field and Game, and Trent joins on location from the wetland his family donated to the headquarters of Field and Game. He discusses his history and passion for ducks, his heritage, and why this is about more than just shooting ducks for him.

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Episode 607 - Graeme Wall || A Conservation Champion you have never heard of

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Graeme Wall, the Conservation Director of the Rushworth Field and Game Branch of Field and Game Australia, is an enigma. We first learned about Graeme and his branch last year and celebrated all the things they do for conservation because they love to duck hunt. During Robbie’s tour down under, he managed to stop in and see Graeme in Rushworth. Graeme joined Robbie on the podcast to discuss his tiny little town of just 1,000 people in the middle of nowhere—Victoria, Australia—and his role as the spear tip of conservation in his community. The two discuss Rushworth’s rural success in conservation, all recorded on location in the middle of an Australian wetland in the middle of nowhere (check out the YouTube video).

Get to know the guest: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-31-rhino-horn-harvested-from-captive-breeding-operations-can-be-exported-high-court-rules/

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Roundup 162 || Warning Not To Eat Maine Wild Deer/Turkey, Ostrich Cull in Canada, and an LA Menhaden Ruling

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Ashlee and Robbie are back after a couple of weeks off traveling, and discuss the statewide warning from Maine not to eat wild turkey and deer due to PFAS, the recent mass killing of almost 400 ostriches on a farm in Canada after 2 tested positive for H1N1 over a year ago, the Louisiana Wildlife Commission 4-3 ruling to shrink the Menhaden (pogie) commercial fishing buffer zone from ½ mile to ¼ mile against overwhelming pushback from conservation community, a new study discussing the massive decline in global biomass of wild animals, the uptick in bear attacks around the globe.

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Episode 606 - Brandon Maddox || Past, Present, And Future Of Silencers

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Returning guest, sponsor, and CEO of Silencer Central, Brandon Maddox, sits down with Robbie at Silencer Central HQ in Sioux Falls, SD, during their 20th anniversary celebration to talk about the past, present, and future of silencers. From humble beginnings selling them face-to-face out of the back of his car to becoming the largest seller of silencers in the world—and sharing things you may not know about their 20-year run and achieving the American dream—this podcast dives into some little-known territory about the brand and the man behind it, Brandon Maddox.

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Episode 605 - Wicus Diedericks || Rhino Horn Trade Back On After 50 Years?

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Wicus Diedericks, owner of Rockwood Conservation, dropped a bomb on the rhino conservation world on Friday, when a court ruled that he can trade in rhino horn (devil is in the details). It’s not quite that simple, but the ruling stated that the CITES exemption for conservation-bred rhinos is part of South African law - i.e., he should legally be able to get an export permit for horns that have been dehorned from his herd. This is huge news for rhino conservation and potentially the legal mechanism by which rhino horn can be purchased by the east and the Middle East. This is absolutely breaking news, with this court decision occurring last Friday. We do not know the extent of the implications of the court ruling, we do know the MEC of the Northern Cape has 7 days to respond to the issuance of the export permit. We also know that in 2 1/2 weeks CITES COP starts in Uzbekistan and this will be the talk of the town there!

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Episode 604 - Jon Flocchini || State Of Bison

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:05:00 -0000

In celebration of National Bison Day (November 1st), Jon Flocchini, the generational farmer of the Durham Bison Ranch, joins Robbie to give a State of the Union on bison in the U.S. All Jon knows is bison, and he dives deep into the state of these iconic American mammals and the practices it takes to keep a herd of these majestic animals thriving for over a century. If you have been fascinated by bison or are interested in learning more, then this is the podcast for you.

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Episode 603 - Tony Schoonen || The Dark Numbers Of Poaching In The US

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

When one thinks of poaching, the mind often turns to Africa—snares, and people involved in the illegal bushmeat trade. Few would think of poaching occurring in the United States of America. Boone and Crockett Club President Tony Schoonen and researcher Jon Gassett join Robbie to talk about the Club’s new Poach and Pay program. This enormous undertaking to understand poaching in the U.S. revealed a massive “dark number” of poachers—and what that means for the landscapes and lifestyles we love. It’s an incredibly fascinating episode where you’ll learn the data and science behind the true impact of poaching in the U.S. today, what motivates it, and what steps can be taken to combat its staggering scale. This is the kind of podcast you’ll definitely be talking about with your colleagues around the water cooler—or the coffee pot—in the morning.

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Episode 602 - Leon & Sanjay || Eat Wild In The UK

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

The beauty of The Origins Foundation podcast is that you have no idea who we are going to speak with or what topic we’ll be exploring. If you look around the world at the hunting community and how we try to communicate that lifestyle to those who don’t hunt, a simple message that resonates is one around food. From the Australian outback to the woods of Mississippi to the inner city of London in the United Kingdom, food is a powerful messaging tool. Robbie is joined by UK chefs and members of the Eat Wild UK scene, Leon Challis-Davies and Sanjay Bhattacharya, to talk about the burgeoning wild game scene in the UK and some amazing recipes and resources that Eat Wild UK is providing for people to enjoy. This isn’t your typical dove popper cuisine, but rather high-end dishes that will make your taste buds salivate just hearing about them.

Get to know the guest: https://www.specialityandfinefoodfairs.co.uk/news/eat-wilds-leon-challis-davies-promoting-uks-wild-meat-sector

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Episode 601 - Ted Koch || Grasslands - Our Most Endangered Habitat

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

When you think of wildlife and biodiversity conservation in this world, the most fundamental element of wildlife conservation is habitat. In North America, the most imperiled habitat ecosystem we have is grasslands. Ted Koch, the Executive Director of the North American Grouse Partnership, joins Robbie to discuss grouse, grasslands, the Great Prairie Chicken, and how we can protect this critical type of habitat that is dwindling away here in America. It’s an insightful look into something you may not know much about, and as such, you can arm yourself with information.

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Episode 600 - Solutions For Madikwe?

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

You have seen lots of recent discussions, talking heads, and articles about Madikwe, a nature reserve in the North West Province of South Africa, and its elephant dilemma. The Origins Foundation is firmly positioned to talk and deliver an understanding of the system from a practical conservation perspective. Robbie was forwarded a podcast radio spot in which a non-hunting economics professor was asked to bring his ecological perspectives to bear on the Madikwe situation. The interview was very biased and unfortunately didn’t have a voice from the sustainable use lobby, so we decided to bring our own voice to the table. Robbie reacts in this special episode to the radio/podcast interview titled “An Atrocity Planned in Madikwe.” Robbie plays the podcast for you and gives you an unscripted response to what he is hearing and gives his opinion on this Madikwe controversy.

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Episode 599 - Corina Jordan || Protecting Game In New Zealand

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie connects with Corina Jordan, the new CEO of the Game Animal Council of New Zealand—a statutory authority that provides advice to the Minister of Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand (currently the Honorable James Meager, who was a recent guest on the show as well)—to talk about herds of special interest and other exciting developments in New Zealand hunting. New Zealand is an incredible hunting landscape, facing many of the same issues as other hunting communities, but also holding unique opportunities to truly cement a hunting legacy—from the Sika to the Wapiti herd—and to establish the critical management plans needed for the future.

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Short Truths 24 || What Can You Hunt In South Africa?

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Your favorite short truths series are back. The short truths are a short pieces of information that you can listen to, digest, and talk about. Today’s Short Truths question is, “What animals have quotas in South Africa?” And the answer is not what you’ve been told. Most animals belong to the owner of the land based on law and certificates of adequate enclosure. However, other animals have different rules. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE, as it is called colloquially) hasn’t actually issued a quota for black rhino, elephant or leopard in South Africa since 2021. What happened in 2021? DFFE was taken to court by Humane Society International - and two full years later, the case was thrown out by a judge. Find out from Robbie all about the quota process and the goings-on there in this Short Truths episode.

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Roundup 161 || Weekly Roundup with Ashlee Smith and CSF's Fred Bird

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Ashlee and Fred work through some spotty recording issues to tackle the news this week, including how the current Government Shutdown affects our wildlife and public lands, all things Fall Turkey Season, the clash between agency vs legislative wildlife management, the MS River Basin Fishery Commission Act going for hearing, and a bunch of bills hopefully coming down the pipeline as new legislative sessions gear up.

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Episode 598 - Hawk Newsome || Civil Rights & Guns

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Ashlee is joined by Civil Rights activist and founder of the Black Lives Matter New York City chapter to discuss the 2nd Amendment, living in the Bronx & outside perceptions on hunting as well as his upcoming first hunt in MS, an alleged racially charged incident that recently occurred to him and his group as they were teaching gun safety to a group of beginners at a PA state-owned gun range & how to handle similar situations that may occur.

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Episode 597 - Mark Hall || Project Grizzly Balance

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Mark Hall, Director of Wild Origins Canada, joins The Origins Foundation podcast to talk about his upcoming Project Grizzly Balance. After many years of a ban on grizzly hunting in the Province of BC, Mark’s own back yard, Mark is getting in touch with First Nations people and understanding the impact of the ban and understanding the idea of balance that can’t be achieved with an outright ban.

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Episode 596 - Sean Kilkenny || Big Wins For Australian Hunting

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Sean Kilkenny, advocacy lead for the Australian Deer Association, joins the podcast to talk about the huge hunter-opportunity wins they are fighting for right now—opening up two massive national parks for hunter access. Australia is not known for racking up wins when it comes to hunting and is, honestly, a country where hunters are even more “on the back foot” than in the U.S. or even Europe. This is a big deal. Listen in to learn how these brave activists achieved it—and how you might replicate their success where you are.

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Roundup 160 || Ohio Deer Mortality, Anti-Hunters Sabotaging Florida Black Bear Season, Goldfish, Dissolving BLM

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

On the Origins Roundup this week, Robbie and Ashlee dive into all sorts of news updates. Ashlee and Robbie discuss last week's trials and tribulations of Ashlee and her family being sick. Robbie talks about a legend bowhunter whose funeral he went to, and then they jump into discussing news: 1) Ohio mass deer mortality and proposed limit change, 2) the anti-hunter’s attempt to sabotage the Florida black bear season and reduction in tags, 3) goldfish infiltrating waterways and being fed to zoo animals, 4) the captive birth of the endangered and tiniest turtle on the planet, and 5) Congress’ recent vote to dissolve BLM public land management plans.

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Episode 595 - Richard York || Delisting Bontebok At CITES

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Richard York, CEO of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA), joins Robbie to talk about WRSA’s proposal to delist the bontebok—an endemic species to South Africa—at CITES. Following a non-detrimental finding submitted to the South African government, the government took up the mantle to remove the bontebok from Appendix II and manage the population through hunting. This proposal is a critical one, as it will be the first voted on at CITES (votes occur alphabetically) and has no reason not to be approved—except if politics and anti-use organizations play their respective games.

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Episode 594 - Pieter Swart || Delisting Giraffes From CITES

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Pieter Swart, the President of the South Africa Taxidermy and Tanners Association, joins Robbie this week to discuss a recent proposal by the organization to delist giraffes from Appendix II protections. This proposal and its science were put forward to the DFFE (Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment) in South Africa, and the governmental agency has agreed and has moved the proposal forward to be reviewed, discussed, and voted on at the CITES COP in November in Uzbekistan. There is no reason this proposal shouldn’t be adopted and approved by CITES. The science is there, CITES requirements have been met, and the proposal is going forward. At CITES, the requirement to pass is a two-thirds majority vote—which is the political gamesmanship of South Africa up against a global political machine to fight for the science.

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Episode 593 - Landon Lee || Your First African Hunt

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined on location by one of his best friends and the man who introduced him to hunting as an adult, Landon Lee. Landon has never been to South Africa before, and Robbie wanted to be with him as he experienced Africa for the first time. Sitting next to a river in the Northern Cape over lunch, Robbie, Landon, and the Trophy Destinations crew (Carl and Oliver) bring you into their camp and give you a sense of what the week has been like so far hunting in South Africa. If you have ever been curious to hunt South Africa - please don't hesitate to reach out to us - ⁠info@theoriginsfoundation.org⁠ and we can send you information and/or connect you with people that can help.

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Episode 592 - Charles Cagnat || French Whiskey And Deer

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Whiskey distiller and deer farmer Charles Cagnat from southeastern France joins Robbie to talk about French whiskey and deer—a perfect combination in his eyes. His operation, Domaine de la Pèze, specializes in deer meat (and a little bit of whiskey). Charles dives into how to market it, sell it, prepare it, and much more. Learn about the use of fallow deer in the French landscape, from their introduction by the Romans to the present day, by tuning in right here!

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Roundup 159 || Opening hunting season, VT black bears, USDA roadless rule, record-breaking Atlantic halibut

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

In an especially raucous Weekly Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee discuss their past week in South Africa and Montana, opening hunting season in a number of states, the rescission of the USDA public lands Roadless Rule, VT black bears, Asian Carp, CT deer, record-breaking Atlantic halibut and alligator harvests this week…. and Robbie’s small dog.

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Episode 591 - Paul Hubbard || A History Of Ivory Trade In Africa

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Returning guest—archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (basically a knower of all things)—Paul Hubbard joins Robbie to discuss the history of the ivory trade. This is an incredibly important podcast, as it’s the first we know of that truly seeks to tease apart the amount of ivory exported from African shores throughout recent history. They delve into painstaking historical detail about the trade over the years to examine the question often posed by anti-hunters: whether hunters stand to kill off all the “big tuskers” in Africa. So listen in and get the historical evidence to the contrary—some of the figures in this podcast will change your perspective on ivory and, hopefully, get you thinking about what could be driving the occurrence of big ivory in Africa.

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Episode 590 - Rick Bichel || Hunting Ethics In Australia

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Rick Bichel, President of the Sydney branch of the Australian Deer Association, sits down with Robbie this week to dive deep into the ethics of hunting, specifically in the unique Australian context. From social media pressures, the feral species question and its effect on ethics, and much more.

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Episode 589 - Robert Mahaffey || South Dakota Antelope Foundation

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robert Mahaffey, the chair of the fairly new South Dakota Antelope Foundation, joins the podcast to talk about his passion for antelope, the origins of the organization, and the heart of a conservationist.

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Episode 588 - Wildlife Ranch Solutions || Ranching With Exotics

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Chuck Dye and Joe Bailey of Wildlife Ranch Solutions in the Texas Hill Country join Robbie to talk about the world of ranching exotics in the United States. Robbie dives into exactly “what is” Wildlife Ranch Solutions - the people who do the work, how the education component works with landowners, and whether native whitetail can exist alongside certain introduced species.

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Roundup 158 || Weekly Roundup with Ashlee and Lake Pickle

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Ashlee is joined by special guest and host of Meateater’s Backwoods University podcast for this week’s Roundup. They discuss the hit show Hunting Wives, a recent social media prank pulled on the MS Wildlife Agency, the upcoming wolf season in MT plus an article by the Guardian claiming hunting wolves do not help with livestock depredation, a new study showing devastating impacts on sportfishing by the menhaden/pogie industry, and more!

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Episode 587 - Drake White || Hunting Is Healing

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Country music star Drake White nearly lost everything after a life-threatening stroke—but hunting brought him back. His story proves how time outdoors, the pursuit of wild game, and the primal act of providing can heal body, mind, and spirit. From growing up hunting Alabama whitetails and wood ducks to touring the world as a country musician, Drake’s life changed overnight when a rare brain condition left him partially paralyzed. In this inspiring episode, he shares how a giant Tennessee buck, long days in the deer stand, and the camaraderie of duck camps gave him purpose and restored his strength.

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Episode 586 - Minister James Meager || The World’s Only Hunting And Fishing Minister

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

New Zealand Parliamentarian, the Honorable James Meager, has a very specific designation—the first of its kind, in fact—in the world: Hunting and Fishing Minister of New Zealand. James joins to talk about the “HOSI” (Herd of Special Interest) process happening right now in New Zealand, which stands to greatly benefit many of the conservation organizations you’ve heard of and followed here at The Origins Foundation. Find out from James what it is, how it happens, and learn about the bright future of hunting in New Zealand. This is an incredible podcast, timed specifically to coincide with the Environment Select Committee taking comments on the two HOSI applications.

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Episode 585 - Pierre Barau || Rhino Poachers vs. Dogs

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Pierre Barau is a dog handler from Réunion (a former French colony), an island off the coast of Southern Africa. He currently serves as a dog handler for anti-poaching efforts in the Mkuze Falls area of Zululand, South Africa. Robbie met Pierre while filming the first installment of a rhino docuseries in South Africa. Pierre and Robbie sit down to talk about the stark realities of rhino poaching, what Pierre and his team are up against, and much more!

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Episode 584 - Peet Van Der Merwe || Hunting Benefits The Economy

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Peet Van Der Merwe, a professor in the School of Tourism Management at the University of the Northwest, joins Robbie to nerd out on the science behind a paper on hunting tourism in a post-COVID world. Professor Peet is a returning guest, having discussed in earlier episodes the direct contributions of hunting in South Africa and much more. This is the kind of episode you need to listen to if you want to bury information in your brain about the benefits of hunting.

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Roundup 157 || Hunting accident in South Africa, guided crocodile hunting in Australia, bear baiting and more!

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Join Robbie and Ashlee for this week’s Roundup as they discuss the tragic hunting accident in South Africa, the connotations around the phrase “trophy hunting,” a proposed bill to allow guided crocodile hunting in Australia, and the continued debate over baiting bears!

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Episode 583 - Mike Arnold || Bringing Back The Wild

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Mike Arnold, a conservation geneticist, professor, and lifelong hunter from Texas, was blown away by the conservation ethic and benefits he witnessed during a hunting trip with Mark Haldane in Mozambique. He was so impressed, in fact, that he wrote a book about Mark’s efforts, Bringing Back the Lions. Robbie and Mike dive into why he wrote the book, what we can learn from these herculean efforts, and much more.

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Roundup 156 || Rewilding, Blondie The Lion, and More

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

On this week’s Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee discuss the IL “Rewilding” bill that was just signed into law, the controversy surrounding the take of “Blondie” the lion, a new bill proposing a national ban on baiting bears, increased Bear tags in LA and more!

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Episode 582 - Marco Pani || Elephant Management In Zimbabwe

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Marco Pani, Director of International Programs for Conservation Force, joins Robbie to discuss their behind-the-scenes conservation work on wide-ranging issues, such as the import-export of trophies, state-level game management and CITES. More specifically, the two dive deep in to their work with elephants in Zimbabwe and more - all from the floor of the inaugural Dallas Safari Club Summer Expo. Conservation Force is a little known organization that has done a yeoman's effort supporting government agencies all across the world in conservation, management of willdife, and policies and regulations of trade of wildlife.

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Episode 581 - Travis Thompson || Alligator Alcatraz and Florida Black Bear Hunting!

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Ashlee, with the Origins Foundations, discusses the conservation impacts of Alligator Alcatraz and whether Florida is about to get a real bear season for the first time in decades. Fifth Generation Floridian, Professional Hunting Guide & Conservationist of the Year, Travis Thompson, joins Ashlee to discuss the conservation and environmental risks associated with the highly controversial Alligator Alcatraz project in the Everglades as well as the upcoming final FWCC Commission vote on a Florida Black Bear Hunting Season.

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Episode 580 - Mike Toft || 4,000 Rhino Dehornings And Counting

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

While Robbie was in Zululand starting to film a docu-series on rhinos, sustainable use of rhinos and all of the controversy around the trade in rhino horns, the team was fortunate enough to witness a couple of Rhino dehornings. The vet that performed the dehornings was Mike Toft, a wildlife veterinarian out of Kwazulu, Natel. A 30-year vet (no pun intended) of the wildlife veterinarian game, he has seen it all when it comes to rhino conservation. Robbie and Mike got together right after a recent dehorning by Mike of two rhinos that he’d darted from a helicopter less than an hour before the recording began. Mike recalls dehorning over 4,000 rhinos, and has arguably dehorned more rhino horns than anybody else in the world. Apologies for any shaking you hear in the background because Robbie and Mike recorded the podcast in Mike's vehicle as they were traveling between two dehornings.

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Roundup 155 || We Have Big News!

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Big News - We’re growing and our name has changed! Blood Origins is officially The Origins Foundation. Tune in to hear why.

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Episode 579 - Cullen Kelly || A Family Tradition of Conservation

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Cullen Kelly is one of the brothers now in charge of Garry Kelly Safaris. Garry Kelly Safaris (or GKS) is one of the oldest safari companies in South Africa, and Garry Kelly, Cullen’s Dad, is one of the original stalwart professional hunters in South Africa (he was involved in the very first Rhino hunt with Ian Player in Zululand). Robbie and Cullen connected on the banks of the Mkuze River, as Robbie and The Origins Foundation team were working on a Rhino documentary. Mkuze Falls is a private, community held conservancy, that has the big five and is a poster child for what wildlife conservation can be like in South Africa. These critical private reserves do amazing things for wildlife conservation, rhinos, lions and more, and the wildlife and communities owning it are all benefitting from it.

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Episode 578 - John Luyt || Limpopo Elephant Hunting Update

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

John Luyt is one of the professional hunters that works in the APNR - the Associated Private Nature Reserves of the Kruger National Park. These reserves were setup to incorporate into Kruger National Park and allow for more movement of wildlife. With the dropping of fences, Kruger's burgeoning elephant population has spilled into the APNR, where legal, highly regulated hunting of elephants occurs. The hunting of elephants in this area has gone through significant upheaval since 2021, when Humane Society International put a court interdict in place stopping export of elephant trophies. Today, we get a huge step forward towards returning to pre-2021. John brings Robbie breaking news out of the Limpopo Province of South Africa that now, for the first time in quite some time, international hunters may now hunt nonexportable elephants in the Limpopo Province, along with a history of why this is such a significant clawback of ground after several battles in and out of court.

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Roundup 154 || DSC, “Green” Vs Conservation Rhino Hunts, the new Global Care Fund and more!

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Tune in to the weekly Roundup as Ashlee and Robbie discuss the latest news in the hunting and fishing arena over the past couple of weeks, including their weekend at Dallas Safari Club's Summer Expo, the Budget Reconciliation Act, a new bill introduced in the Senate aimed to increase North American duck populations, Reauthorization of the Sportfish Restoration Boating and Trust Fund, the Grizzly Bear State Management Act, the controversy surrounding Jay Cutler hunting sables in Africa, and more!

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Episode 577 - Tarquin Millington-Drake || Fighting For The Moorlands, Part 2

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Tarquin Millington-Drake is a UK-based photographer and founder of a communications hub around grouse shooting and moorlands. He and some other former podcast guests have teamed up to build this communications highway around the benefits of shooting - just like The Origins Foundation is doing worldwide! The communication message is simple - Why do moorlands matter? This discussion is a fascinating deep dive into a type of hunting in a place you might not know much about.

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The Last Wild Islands - A Zambian Radio Interview

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie in releasing The Last Wild Islands was connected to Michie. Michie is Zambia's Sweetheart" Zulu on Phoenix FM where she is an extremely popular radio host. Michie and Robbie connect for a short interview about the Last Wild Islands which broadens Michie’s ideas around hunting specifically in Zambia.

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Episode 576 - Emily Graham and Ian Coghill || Fighting For The Moorlands, Part 1

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Grouse hunting on moors is likely one of the most heated hunting topics in the United Kingdom. Every year the industry comes under attack, and they have to stand up and fight to highlight the benefits that come from Grouse shooting on moors. In Part 1 of a series on "Fighting for the Moorlands", Robbie connects with two key individuals in the "Why Moorlands Matter" movement - Emily Graham and Ian Coghill (or commonly referred to as Coggers). If you have ever been interested in learning more about the fight against hunting in the United Kingdom, have heard about grouse shooting, or may have just heard about moors, this is the podcast to learn more about all of those subjects.

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Episode 575 - Andy Fraser || The Next 56 Hours Of Madness

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

We’re back for PART II of our miniseries covering the historic cheetah relocation that The Origins Foundation has undertaken from South Africa to Mozambique. Wildlife veterinarian, Andy Fraser, joins Robbie on the ground once again to discuss the difficulty of the sheer size of the project relocating the first 12 cheetahs. This podcast will bring you on the ground with them as they discuss the challenges and rewards of such an ambitious conservation project. From the epic photo of napping on a pile of cheetah’s during an exhausting 50 hour trip, to 10 hours of driving in each direction - this is a no-holds-barred discussion. Be warned, this podcast was recorded at 11:30pm at night waiting for a plane to arrive from Zimbabwe to put the last 4 cheetahs onto!

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Episode 574 - Andy Fraser and Maria Caiado || The First 56 Hours Of Madness

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

You have no doubt heard about the historic cheetah relocation that The Origins Foundation has undertaken from South Africa to Mozambique. This is the first of a series covering that project. We’re relocating 18 cheetahs and in this episode, Robbie chats with returning guest and wildlife veterinarian Andy Fraser and his partner, Maria, while driving back from capturing 11 cheetahs over the course of 56 hours and recap that incredible experience for you at home. This podcast will step you through the experience as Andy, Robbie, and Maria are driving back to Rooiberg after a 56 hour marathon where if something was going to go wrong, it did.

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Episode 573 - Angi Bruce || Let’s Do It The Right Way!

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

It's not often that Robbie is able to geek out around the thing that he spent half his life studying - that is wetlands. If you didn't know, Robbie has his Ph.D in Wetland Ecology and has been fascinated with all things wetlands since he was 16 years old. Today, Robbie is joined by James Green, head of waterfowl and wetlands at BASC, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, to talk about the state of the water fowling and duck hunting world in England. Coming from a large hunting family, one that is quite well known in the shooting and hunting industry in the United Kingdom, James is perfectly suited to advocate for wetlands and waterfowling in his position at BASC.

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Episode 572 - James Green || Wetlands, Ducks And United Kingdom

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:05:00 -0000

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Episode 571 - Leland Brown || To Lead Or Not To Lead - What Bullet Is Best?

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Leland Brown is a PhD student who has worked for some time on the idea of lead-free ammunition. Leland and Robbie cover the start of the lead-free controversy, addressing myths about lead-free ammunition (from efficacy, ballistics, terminal efficient, etc) and sets the tone for Leland’s PhD research. There is always significant controversy when one starts talking about lead free ammunition - specifically as it pertains to reducing hunting opportunities and it always comes down to availability and efficacy. Robbie and Leland talk about it all.

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Episode 570 - North American Pronghorn Foundation || A New Nonprofit

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie sits down with some of the board members of the newly birthed North American Pronghorn Foundation, one of the newest nonprofits in the conservation space! America is the bastion of species-specific foundations like this that dive deep into the conservation of one or another much loved and iconic species from Ducks Unlimited to NWTF to all the deer foundations and beyond - but with 14 states with pronghorn populations and only two with positive increases in those populations - this group couldn’t have come at a more important time.

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Episode 569 - Daniel Workman || BEARDOGS

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Cinematographer, storyteller and director Daniel Workman has worked on his project, BEARDOGS, for ten full years. Following a bear hunter in Appalachia, the place where he has his roots, has been an incredibly meaningful project for him. Daniel dives into the raw, the real, the harsh and the meaningful in this episode of Blood Origins with Robbie! Support the documentary here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/beardogs#story

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Episode 568 - Therese Marie Becker || A French Perspective On Hunting

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Therese Marie “T” Becker is a Belgian hunter currently residing in Southeast France. She’s a businesswoman, business coach, and avid hunter (who is amazingly articulate for a non-native English speaker) and shows time and again during the show a deep understanding of the issues surrounding hunting in a European context. So spend an hour with Robbie and Therese as they run down the rabbit hole together.

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Episode 567 - Chris Comer || SCIF New Work: Carnivores from the U.S. to Africa

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Chris Comer, the Director of Conservation for Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF), joins Robbie on today’s podcast to discuss driving the conservation program landscape forward for SCIF, especially SCIF’s important niche of carnivore surveys and population estimates. From Texas mountain lions to leopards in Botswana and beyond. It's exciting to see SCIF, and the direction of Dr. Comer, Dr. Davidson and others really starting to look at where the research gaps are currently in the carnivore space across the world and start plugging them to enhance and improve sustainable use.

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Roundup 153 || Cheetah’s, Connecticut Sunday Hunting, And Australia’s Hunting Expansion!

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:42:00 -0000

Now that Robbie is back from traveling and Ashlee is over another bout of COVID, they got together to bring us all the news fit to print about hunting around the world including a surprise Sunday hunting season in Connecticut - before they even allowed black bear hunting?! An update on the Cheetah project we’ve been pursuing in Africa (complete with Robbie checking on the cheetahs mid-podcast), TX adds public hunting land, the Australian hunting coalition expansion, and much more!

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Episode 566 - Paul Hubbard || The History Of Hunting In Zimbabwe

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie and Paul first met each other almost 3 years ago when Robbie attended his first Zimbabwe Professional Guides Association meeting in Victoria Falls. At that meeting Robbie was introduced to Paul's extensive knowledge about all things history, anthropology, and natural sciences. Paul is an absolute wealth of knowledge. Paul Hubbard lives in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and is a guide, anthropologist, archaeologist, and general “knower of all things” as it relates to the history of hunting and hunting culture in Zimbabwe. Today, he and Robbie cover history from Stone Age to Iron Age hunters in Southern Africa in the first of what will be a long running series of podcasts we have here at Blood Origins!

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Episode 565 - Fiona Tande || Kenyan Anti-Hunting VS. Hunting

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie met Fiona Tande randomly in South Africa on what can only be described as a “crazy journey” tied to the Panyame Cheetah Conservation Project. During that connection Robbie and Fiona had a really solid conversation in the middle of the bush in which Fiona questioned Robbie about hunting. The result of that conversation was Fiona stating - "I had no idea hunters spoke or thought that way." That led to Robbie and Fiona connecting later, on this podcast. As you will see in this podcast - it quickly gets turned on its head with Fiona inquistively questioning Robbie about all things hunting - and will serve as an exceptional educational podcast to others about how to talk and answer someone who is not familiar with hunting, about hunting. Listen to the whole thing as you may be surprised at the outcome ...

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Short Truths 23 || Are Elephants In Africa Doing Okay?

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Today’s Short Truths question is, “Are elephants in Africa doing okay?” And the answer is different than if they’re endangered or not - because it speaks to the practical nature of wildlife conservation, from the politics of it to the environment and so on. So how does this reconcile with the constant barrage of “save the elephants” messaging we see online and in the ether? Find out from Robbie in this Short Truths episode.

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Episode 564 - Evan Siembida || Nerding Out On Knives

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Evan Siembida is a knife maker out of Ohio that Robbie got to know through Instagram. Evan generously provided an incredible custom knife for the Blood Origins silent auction and joins the podcast today for a straight up nerd session about knife making. Stick around all the way to the end for Evan’s contact info if you’d like one of the knives we actually auctioned off in our silent auction at the exclusive ConservationONE event this past spring! He has built 6 of the knives, 1 was auctioned and 5 are still available!!! First come first served!

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Episode 563 - Dr. H. S. Pabla || Killing People to Save Wildlife

Thu, 29 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie travelled to India earlier this year to get an on-the ground perspective of human wildlife conflict in the very remotest and rural places in India. At the second location that they travelled to a subject matter expert, Dr. HS Pabla, joined Robbie and the team. Dr. Pabla was the Chief Wildlife Warden of Mardra Pradesh, an extremely prestigious position, and retired from the Indian Forest Service in 2012. So when Robbie got the opportunity to sit down with Dr Pabla, he took it. This podcast was filmed and recorded in a very small hotel room in a remote hotel in rural India. The discussion with Dr. Pabla unravels the Wildlife Protection Act of India and how the country has made moves in recent years toward a more sensible model of conservation, driven by unprecedented wildlife conflicts between the citizens of the country and wildlife; from herbivores destroying crops to tigers and leopards prowling cities and towns and eating citizens. It's truly an eye opening podcast from an area of the world that most people know very little about.

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Episode 562 - Quail Covey Coffee || Hunters for Hope Coffee!

Tue, 27 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Andrew and Katie Leventis are longtime podcast listeners who reached out to pitch their coffee company, a specialty blend for a specific project with Quail Covey Coffee. After listening to our episode about Hunters For Hope, Quail Covey Coffee reach out about doing a special limited run of coffee to raise money for that exact program, complete with a QR code so that donors could raise even more money for the program. The heart of the hunting community around the world truly amazes me - hunters from South Carolina with a small coffee company wanting to raise funds for a Hunters for the Hungry program in Christ Church, New Zealand. It's absolutely incredible and makes all of our hearts sing. Listen to the podcast, then buy some coffee (it's really really good), then buy some for your friends, and when it arrives click the QR Code and send some funds to Hunters for Hope Program!

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Episode 561 - Elena Rubino || Trophy Hunting Perceptions

Thu, 22 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

While searching the interweb for Rhino documentaries, Robbie came across a TED talk by a professor from the Uiversity of Arkansas Monticello called Elena Rubino talking about Rhinos. He was immediately intrigued as its not a place that one thinks discussions around Rhino Conservation and Trade come from. Robbie reached out, and it turns out the Elena did her Ph.D. work on the perceptions of Trophy Hunting, and naturally that was something he wanted to learn about. Robbie is joined today by Dr. Elena Rubino, a professor at the University of Arkansas-Monticello, to talk about a survey she undertook to understand perceptions around trophy hunting. As you will find out the research is fascinating and really provides some science to what society thinks about hunting writ large.

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Roundup 152 || Cheetah Project Update, Black Bears + Donuts, And More

Wed, 21 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie and Ashlee get into it in this Roundup episode - diving first into some good news about our ongoing Cheetah conservation project, expansion of hunting and fishing on National Wildlife Refuges, then transitioning into a fiery debate about the ecological importance of donuts and their role in black bear management. Robbie and Ashlee come at the issue from two completely different, yet congruently valid perspectives - Ashlee questions the use of bait for black bear hunting from an ethical perspective, while Robbie defends the use of bait from a scientific and management perspective. What do you think?

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Episode 560 - Robert Borsak || Hunting In The Australian Government

Tue, 20 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

The Honorable Robert Borsak is a repeat guest on the Blood Origins podcast. He is a member of the upper house of the New South Wales Government in Australia and the leader of the Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers Party there. Robbie wanted to have a conversation with Robert on the heels of the Great Australian Pig Hunt, in which the data showcased how great a job hunters were doing both economically and ecologically for the Australian environment and economy. The two discuss hunting policy in NSW from wild (read: feral) horses to wombats and beyond. A fascinating podcast if you are interested in understanding policy implications and hunting advocacy halfway around the world.

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Roundup 151 || Public Land Selloff, DOGE, Cheetah Conservation And More!

Fri, 16 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

In this week’s roundup Robbie and Ashlee reunite to cover a more “doom and gloom” than usual Roundup. Aside from chaos at the federal level - including proposed land sales and huge cuts looming over key federal agencies for wildlife conservation at Interior - an update on DOGE initiatives affecting conservation and more from budget season. But it’s not ALL bad news! Tune in to get an update on our Cheetah conservation project in South Africa, Sunday hunting, the Alabama breeder bill and more.

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Episode 559 - Shahid Zaman || A State View of Pakistan’s Wildlife Conservation

Thu, 15 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Shahid Zaman is the Secretary of Forests, Climate Change, and The Environment for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province in Pakistan. Shahid has worked for the State Department in Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, and KP forging incredible successes in Forestry Conservation as well as wildlife conservation. It's rare to get a glimpse into Pakistan's wildlife conservation journey, and when Robbie got an opportunity to meet Shahid and have a conversation like this, he took it. Shahid joins the podcast to discuss the significant role of hunting in wildlife conservation in Pakistan… a part of the world many in the west probably don’t know that much about.

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Our Voice 8: Baobabs, Zimbabwe, and the Front Lines

Wed, 14 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Willy Pabst is an outspoken German who fell under Africa's spell as a young man and decided he needed to make it a part of him. Over the intervening years, he found a property called Sango in the Save Valley in Zimbabwe. He eventually purchased the property, which has formed one of the most important, iconic examples of hunter-led conservation in the world. Willy joins the Our Voice series to discuss what we do in this era where we actually have TOO MANY elephants and too little habitat. Willie discusses his view from the front lines of that debate - and gives us his unvarnished opinion.

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Episode 558 - Ben Hudson || Vegan Farmer VS. Hunting

Tue, 13 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Ben “The Vegan Farmer” Hudson and Robbie were introduced to each other when Robbie was tagged into one of his posts where he noted "hunting is not conservation". Naturally, I was curious to this viewpoint and DM'ed Ben and invited Ben to the Blood Origins podcast. I love to have conversations with folks that have different points of view around hunting and have open, articulate and intelligent conversation around it. What we think you’ll find is that Ben is a very astute and intellectual person who’s thought deeply about his morality and ethics. What follows is a straightforward conversation on hunting, animal agriculture, conservation, and beyond. Very appreciative of Ben joining us on the podcast and the great conversation that ensued.

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Episode 557 - RJ and Aubrey Cianciarulo || Thinking Will Save Hunting

Thu, 08 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

At the same time that Robbie met Ralph and Vicki, he was introduced to RJ and Aubrey. RJ and Aubrey Cianciarulo are the son and daughter-in-law of Ralph and Vicki (if you haven’t listened to their episode, go listen to episode 556 which dropped earlier this week). As the ‘new faces’ coming in behind their stalwart parents to pick up the torch, Robbie talks to them about the state of the industry, and what are they seeing, or not seeing. Given that Rj and Aubrey are at the beginning of this journey into the industry, Robbie shares his advice on how thinking, more than anything else, will save hunting.

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Episode 556 - Ralph And Vicki Cianciarulo || The Old Guard Of Hunting

Tue, 06 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie and Ralph and Vicki have been in each others social circles for quite sometime, but it wasn't until the DSC Convention earlier this year that they connected and really got to chatting. It’s safe to say Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo are part of the “old guard” of hunting. They started their first TV show, ‘Archer’s Choice’ in 1985 - almost 40 years ago - and join Robbie’s podcast today to talk about the evolution they’ve seen in the conversation around hunting in the 40 years since hitting the air for the first time. This conversation is a fascinating conversation about how things have changed and at times some brutal honesty about things that are a part of the industry today.

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Episode 555 - Paul Booyens || Captive Lions To Wild Lions?

Thu, 01 May 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie was fortunate to cross paths with Paul during the initiation of our Panyame Cheetah Conservation project. When Robbie first met Paul - he noted that Paul's name was super familiar to him, and it turns out that Robbie had heard of Paul, and more specifically his PhD work. Paul Booyens, a Wildlife Reserve Manager, did his thesis on the rewilding of lions. Not rewilding of any lions, but rather the rewildling of Captive Bred Lions, aka CBL lions. Lions that essentially had been raised in captivity, have never killed any prey, and were placed in reproductive scenarios in Bomas. CBL is controversial enough - but Paul decides to add a whole new level to it, by trying to rewild CBL lions. Is that even possible? Paul joins Robbie on this podcast to talk about one of the most controversial subjects in South African conservation. CAN a captive bred lion who has been fed carcasses its entire life rediscover its felid nature - learn to hunt for itself, interact with other lions, and be truly “wild”? Find out by listening to this podcast.

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Episode 554 - Salim Khan || The Pakistan You Had No Idea About

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Salim Khan, a Pakistani native who has been hunting in the country for 53 of his 57 years of life, is an outfitter who has been involved in the hunting game for decades. He also has an interest in replicating wildlife management models from places like South Africa into Pakistan and reintroducing and rehabilitating native wildlife such as axis deer, black buck, nilgai, you name it. Robbie was introduced to Salim at this year's Wild Sheep Show through Adam Olivas and Arqos Hunting and decided right then and there to record a podcast with him while they were both on the Wild Sheep Show convention floor. Listen as Robbie and Salim dive deep into these subjects and more!

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Episode 553 - Ryan Darby || It’s Okay To Talk.

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Ryan Darby - who the average listener wouldn’t know from a bar of soap - sits down to explore with Robbie the intersection of mental health and hunting. Ryan Darby is the regional officer at The British Association for Shooting and Conservation. In this incredibly brave interview, Ryan Darby opens up to say, “I am not okay” and in doing so hopefully gives hope and resiliency to others who may be out there in the same place in the hunting community. Robbie shares a similar experience in this incredibly open conversation about mental health. If you are struggling, it is important to reach out to someone and know that you are not alone. If you want to talk to anyone, feel free to reach out to us.

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Roundup 150 || Wildlife Surveillance, Food Sovereignty, And More With CSF’s Fred Bird!

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:49:00 -0000

In this week’s roundup while Robbie is off galavanting again, Ashlee is joined by Fred Bird of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation. And luckily, in addition to being CSF’s Senior Manager of Eastern States, Fred also serves as the host of CSF’s own Sportsmen’s Voice podcast - because when a catastrophic power and internet failure hits Ashlee’s office mid-recording, Fred is able to step in and finish the episode! Ashlee and Fred discuss legislative news around the country, including the implications of controversial bills like Alabama's House Bill 509, the significance of food sovereignty legislation such as the statute passed in Maine, legal challenges in Pennsylvania regarding the Open Fields doctrine and wildlife management’s ability to enter private land vs the rights of hunting clubs, the legal implications surrounding wildlife & property surveillance, recent legislative updates on the ND Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) bills, and the outline of the plan for the return of bear hunting in Florida. Check it out!

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Episode 552 - Dr. Jeannetta Selier || Are There Too Many Elephants in Kruger?

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

In response to news of a BAN on “exotic animal skins” in London’s fashion week, Robbie is joined by Christy Plott Gilmore, a 4th-generation crocodile and alligator industry specialist whose family has owned a tannery for generations in Georgia. Christy invited Dr. Patrick Aust, the Director of the African Institute of Applied Herpetology and expert in innovative solutions to reptilian management to join this conversation. If you have ever been interested in understanding the world of sustainable use of wildlife then listen to this podcast!

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Episode 551 - Christy Plott Gilmore + Patrick Aust || Use It Or Lose It

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

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Roundup 149 || The Slots Boys Are BACK in South Africa

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie and the Slots Boys are back with more South African shenanigans that we all love from their latest road trip. From the back of the trusty old rig traveling around South Africa, the boys cover the project they’re sending to the nines in honor of a friend, what they’re up to in Africa, and so much more. This trip the boys have had the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

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Our Voice 7: New Zealand

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Sam “The Trapman” Gibson is a lifelong hunter and trapper out of New Zealand. After leaving a long career with the department of environmental conservation in 2020 due to being disparaged with how they were doing things, he started a project called Eastern Whio Link a hunter-led conservation project that looks to protect native birds (specifically kiwi) and whio (a rare native duck). He discussed both with Robbie in depth in today's episode. The Eastern Whio Link is a project that Blood Origins, through funding by Bergara has invested in. It’s a phenomenal investment from people into ensuring ecosystem health and native New Zealand fauna are looked after.

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Episode 550 - Ed Stoddard || A Human Rights Travesty, Part 2

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

In this follow-up episode to Part 1 (if you didn't listen to Part 1 - go back and listen to it) - Robbie wanted to talk to someone else that has been on the ground in this part of the world, to hear an eye-witness account of what is happening. Robbie is joined by Ed Stoddard, a journalist out of South Africa for the Daily Maverick, to follow up on Mike Labuschagne’s episode about Kasungu National Park in Malawi. Ed, in this episode, recounts his personal invitation from Mike to come see the travesty happening on the Zambian side of the border. Ed witnessed first hand the effect of these elephants, which was the largest translocation of elephants ever attempted, and the impact it is having on the people living next to the park on the Zambian and Malawi sides.

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Episode 549 - Mike Labuschagne || A Human Rights Travesty, Part 1

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:05:00 -0000

There is big news coming out of the Zambian - Malawi Border this past week. A relocation of 263 elephants into Kasungu National Park has led to a human rights travesty. This travesty has now been picked up by a law firm in the United Kingdom that is about to file a class action lawsuit against IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) - arguably one of, if not the, largest NGO in the world. In this longer-than-normal episode, Robbie kicks off our series on Kasungu in Zambia with someone who has been on the ground in the area for 20+ years. Mike Labuschagne has been working in the Kasungu area for two decades, and at one point was even employed by IFAW. He is the force behind exposing the human rights travesty, and has an important story to tell on human wildlife conflict, investment, and sets the stage for one of the most important, if underreported, wildlife conflicts in the world right now.

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Episode 548 - Barry Cromhout || The Business Card

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Barry Cromhout is a total unknown to both Robbie and our listeners - but after listening to Robbie on Andy Stump’s Cleared Heart podcast describing his grandfather Leo Kroger and his gun - he realized he’d met Robbie’s grandfather in 1998 and is one of the only remaining people with one of his wooden business cards. After exchanging a photo, Robbie invited him on for this episode, where the two exchange stories about the man, Leo Kroger, and the “Wild impression” he left on Barry Cromhout in 1998.

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Episode 547 - Rob McCanna || For The Record, What Is The Future Of DSC?

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:05:00 -0000

There have been significant rumors and discussions about DSC's future since the Atlanta show in January of 2025. The show was not a success, and as such there have been rumbling from exhibitors, partners, and others about what DSC will do next. Robbie reached out to DSC CEO Rob McCanna to come on the podcast and talk about all of it, post the press release that just came out explaining the route forward for DSC over the next 5 years. Rob talks about his tenure as the new CEO, addresses rumors about the show and the move from Dallas to Atlanta, and provides a vision for the future of what they’re going to do next and where they go from here. He explains the mistakes that were made, and the measures being put in place to rectify those mistakes, and puts to bed the internet bashing and rumor mills.

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BONUS - David Willms || Is It Time To Amend The Endangered Species Act?

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:05:00 -0000

The Endangered Species Act has been helping bring species back from the brink of extinction for more than 50 years now… and depending on what you read, it’s either under attack, or being reauthorized with improvements. Ashlee is joined by David Willms, a law professor, author, hunter, & notable expert on all things ESA to breakdown the existing law and the new bill that was introduced 2 weeks ago in the House to reauthorize and Amend the ESA. Note: a full hearing on the ESA Amendments Act is set for this Tuesday 3/25 so you won’t want to miss this podcast!

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Episode 546 - John Ledger || A Blast From Robbie’s Past

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:05:00 -0000

This is a special podcast episode for Blood Origins - its essentially a full circle moment for Robbie. Robbie has always been interested in wildlife conservation, and growing up in South Africa, in a non-hunting environment, his outlets for wildlife conservation were very limited. Robbie first met John Ledger when he was 14 years old (he’s 46 years young now!) and now he’s meeting him for the second time 32 years later. John was the director of the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) of South Africa at the time - an organization that unfortunately has changed drastically since John’s 17-year run as their director. John and Robbie catch up on his history, how they met, and the rumination of a stalwart of wildlife conservation in South Africa and the value of wildlife to the people in these communities around the world.

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Roundup 148 || The WILDEST Legislative Session In Recent Memory

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:05:00 -0000

In this week’s roundup, Robbie is joined by returning guest Charles Whitwam to discuss what is shaping up to be one of the wildest legislative sessions in recent memory. They explore the challenges facing wildlife commissions, AB 1038 (a controversial black bear bill in California), the importance of public education and how our stories as hunters can help shape perceptions about hunting, and the need for effective, truly scientific management strategies.

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Episode 545 - Glen Thurston || Pain, Suicide, And Guns

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:05:00 -0000

Glen Thurston is the founder of a mental health focused organization in New Zealand called ‘Mental Hunts’ - and today he shares his incredible story with Robbie. His story started with the tremendously big step of admitting he had a problem with his mental health, to an ordeal that resulted in him losing his gun license and all his guns to authorities in New Zealand. As a result of that admission, he has really started to think that others may have a similar story and/or need to hear his story to understand that things will be ok. Glen's story addresses an important issue occurring around the world as it relates to mental health and guns, as well as pushing back on the ‘conventional wisdom’ from a guy's perspective, of having to be hard and not admit or talk about your problems. If you’re seeking help, know there are resources available to you in whatever country you’re listening from.

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Episode 544 - Ned Makim | 5,510,384 Dead Pigs

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:10:00 -0000

Australia is home to likely the largest population of feral invasive species in the world. From all of the deer species, horses, camels, donkeys, buffalo - and PIGS, Australia has a rich history of introductions, and also a need for significant management of these species. Additionally, typically around the world, chasing any animal with dogs is typically frowned upon, and as such the Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters Association has never really pushed to change their narrative. That was until now. Ned Makim, the President and Acting Executive Director of the Australian Pig Doggers and Hunters’ Association, joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to discuss the association’s work changing the narrative, rhetoric, and even visual representation of who pig hunters REALLY are in Australia. Robbie and Ned dive deep into the data - including what impact pig hunting has on the environment, the economics of pig hunting in Australia, and beyond.

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Episode 543 - Jenny Lesieutre | Ground Zero For The Wild Horse Debate

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:10:00 -0000

There are certain topics in this world that are likely the most controversial - wolves, feral cats, and wild horses. Wild Horses for some reason evoke such emotions that there has been little work done on exposing what is actually going on. We are starting to delve into this topic more and more and there is not greater place to talk about this topic than Nevada. Former Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee Jenny Lesieutre is now speaking out around the management of wild horses after being involved in the space for almost two decades. As a horse owner and self-professed horse lover herself, you’ll find that it is not from a place of malice that she advocates for management, rather because they are destroying their own habitat and environment without badly needed management protocols - because leaving them alone isn’t working. This is a MUST LISTEN PODCAST.

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Our Voice 6: Zambia

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Bupe and Robbie are joined by Dimas Mulyandambo, the Chairperson for the Kasempa Community Association and Mutende Simwanza, a climate specialist to bring forward the Zambian voice for conservation to talk about the integration of climate change mitigation and adaptation, overviewing how climate change has affected Zambia, and more. This podcast is a collaboration between CIC and Blood Origins giving voices to IPLC's all over the world.

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Roundup 147 || Animal VS Human Rights In India

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Robbie and Ashlee chop it up about Robbie’s India trip now that he’s back stateside and the human-wildlife conflict the Blood Origins team witnessed during their trip documentary filming in India, including two people being killed within 20 kilometers of their base by tigers, while the team was there. The team then outlines plans for upcoming documentaries focused on sustainable practices and human-wildlife conflict, along with recent bipartisan support stateside for several wildlife conservation bills to address the fiscal challenges wildlife agencies are facing. It's such an action packed Roundup that we completely forgot to connect with our audience via the text message platform - if you want to connect with us text us at 601-790-0607.

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Episode 542 - Kirsty Redman | Krugers Big Tuskers

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Kirsty Redman has many titles but the two she is most proud of are - Emerging Tuskers Project Coordinator, as well as the Elephant Hall Museum Director in Letaba Rest Camp for Kruger National Park in South Africa. Kirsty joined Robbie live from her office (yes and its true, Robbie and Kirsty were surrounded by garbage bags of elephant dung - all in the name of research!) to discuss big tuskers in the park, the history of the museum (which started as a marketing effort and evolved into more conservation and research efforts), and to really give folks an insight into the history of elephants.

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Episode 541 - Gogo Nomsa Sibeko | What is a Sangoma?

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Gogo Nomsa Sibeko, a traditional sangoma healer in South Africa, joins Robbie to talk about this rich tradition and - much like hunters - the many times inaccurate perception around them that comes out of Hollywood and movies. Robbie met Gogo back in November at the Custodians conference and was fascinated by her and the fact that she is facing the same stigmas as hunters are - that we pillage the environment for our own good. Along with her views on sustainability (she needs natural resources for her craft), Gogo discusses the human pressures surrounding them, and more!

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Episode 540 - Ian Harmer | The Future Of Rhino Conservation?

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Ian Harmer, the foremost walking safari guide for rhinos in Matopos, and owner of African Wanderer Safaris out of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe joins Robbie on the show from his safari in the Matapos Hills - a land full of mystique and magic and rhinos. The Matopos hills are rich with history, stories, and incredible wildlife including Rhinos. What’s so good about Ian is that he has been in Matopos working for 30 years and literally knows Rhinos since their births. Ian isn’t a hunter, he is a walking tour operator and a member of Zimbabwe Professional Guides Association. This is especially important podcast as Rhino poaching incidents start ramping up and asking someone who is on the ground daily with Rhino’s - what is the path forward?

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Episode 539 - Luke Care | The Lion Of New Zealand

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Luke Care, current Chairman of the New Zealand Tahr Foundation, joins Robbie on the podcast to dive deep into the subject of Himalayan Tahr and educate the public more about these amazing creatures, sustainability of tahr, hunting tahr, and much more. Luke and Robbie release brand new information for the NZ Tahr Foundation, and give you information on how to enter the drawing for a FULLY GUIDED tahr hunt with Snow Hewetson (another former Blood Origins guest!) and help conserve tahr at the same time! If you have ever wanted to hunt New Zealand and wanted to understand Tahr this is a must listen to podcast.

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Roundup 146 || Policy Across America With Backcountry Hunters and Anglers!

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:02:00 -0000

On this week’s Roundup, Ashlee is being joined by co-hosts Chris Borgatti, the Director of Policy for the 36 states in the Eastern Region of North America for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, as well as Brock Wahl, the North Dakota state chairman for BHA, who will update us on the CWD bills moving through the ND state legislator and how to form a strong BHA chapter. Chris covers a commission restructuring bill in New Hampshire, a bill moving through IL that would potentially increase public access to 85,000 navigable waterways within the state, a SD bill designed to increase the public safety zone and thereby decrease public access, a set of MA bills that would decrease the setback zone and increase public access, and potential bear seasons in FL and CT.

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Episode 538 - William McKinley | Chronic Wasting Disease #3

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

William McKinley, the Director of the Whitetail Deer Program for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks joins Ashlee on this episode in our CWD series. William is a veteran deer biologist and has been with MDWFP for over 24 years. He regularly consults with the deer program directors from the adjacent states as well as deer biologists across the country on best management practices, he works closely with the MS State Deer Research Lab, and stays very up to date on the latest and best CWD research studies and testing methods by attending international forums on the subject and working with experts across the nation. MS is on the front line, geographically speaking, of CWD, and William is doing an amazing job of managing the state and its CWD zones.

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Episode 537 - Bronson Strickland | Chronic Wasting Disease #2

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Bronson Strickland is arguably one of the leading extension deer biologists in the entire country. Robbie and Bronson used to be in the same Wildlife and Fisheries department at Mississippi State University, and so Bronson was invited onto the show by Robbie for this special second installment of our CWD Series to explore some of the major questions around the management of white-tailed deer with Chronic Wasting Disease. With this series we wanted to explore first the private land owners perspective (Doug Duren) on CWD, and then talk to an extension biologist and their landscape level purview of the issue and management implications around it.

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Roundup 145 || North Dakota CWD Woes, Connecticut Bear Hunting, Oregon Lions And Hounds

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Ashlee and Robbie chop it up this week on everything from our CWD-focused series release, where listeners can get educated on the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease and proven conservation-focused strategies to mitigate it, to the upcoming Connecticut bear hunt and its part in the greater Northeastern bear wars, to a new bill around Oregon lion hunting with hounds, and more. Don’t forget to catch Ashlee at the NWTF convention this week!

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Episode 536 - Doug Duren | Chronic Wasting Disease #1

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Doug Duren of Blood Origins fame (kidding, but he is a frequent guest of ours and we love him!) joins us for the landowner perspective in Wisconsin - one of the hot beds of the Chronic Wasting Disease crisis affecting our nation, where 80+% of counties are testing positive for CWD. Doug shares what he’s seen from his decades of hunting the same piece of land. The CWD discussion is a very hot topic right now, especially with what is happening all over the United States, from Georgia to North Dakota.

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Episode 535 - The Custodians of Professional Hunting in South Africa

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Adri Kitzhoff-Botha, CEO of the Custodians of Professional Hunting South Africa and Craig Kelly-Maartens, the current chairman of the same association - recorded on-location in South Africa - to discuss the new rebrand of the Custodians and what it means for wildlife and conservation. Adri and Craig go into the ‘why’, the evolution of the association, answer the question of ‘who we are’ and Robbie is the FIRST to sit down with them and talk about the rebrand.

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Roundup 144 || Can Kids Paint, CWD ‘Zombie Deer’ Madness, Board Makeups In The Southwest, And More!

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

After the old folks catch up and compare notes on ‘back-in-my-day’ childhood home remodel assignments, Robbie and Ashlee discuss all the news fit to print around hunting in the country, including CWD and new bills affecting hunting (LOTS OF THESE), public reaction to Fish and Game changes down in New Mexico (particularly a proposed commission shakeup), the intersection of gun safety education and cultural impacts on gun violence, and more!

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Our Voice: Kenya, With Daniel Kobei

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:10:00 -0000

In this edition of Our Voice, the collaborative podcast highlighting indigenous voices and perspectives on wildlife conservation with CIC, Robbie and Bupe interview Daniel Kobei, a community representative from Kenya, about wildlife conservation efforts in the nation and the perspective of the local indigenous communities. They discuss the ban on hunting in Kenya, the challenges of human-wildlife conflict that the ban presents to those who live there, and the unique contributions of indigenous communities to conservation. From the Mau Forest Complex and the coexistence of pastoralists with wildlife to the need for benefit sharing and community involvement in conservation efforts. The team dives deep on the international efforts of wildlife conservation and the importance of engaging local communities in Kenya and beyond.

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Episode 534 - Andy Fraser || So You Want To Be A Wildlife Vet?

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:10:00 -0000

If you grew up in South Africa and loved wildlife you likely wanted to be a veterinarian. Robbie did, but quickly realized that to be a wildlife vet and not a typical cats and dogs vet, 1) there were very limited chances of you getting into vet school, and 2) an even smaller chance of you working in that field when you graduated. Dr. Fraser was one of those guys that succeeded on both of those levels. Andy Fraser is a wildlife vet out of Rooiberg, South Africa, - a little town about 2 hours north of Pretoria in South Africa. He has spent the last decade of his life dedicating himself to wildlife conservation through his veterinary work, working on everything from rhinos to wild dogs to cheetahs and beyond. Andy sits down with Robbie and dives deep into veterinary work, wildlife conservation, Andy’s incredible career at the very top of his field, the future of wildlife conservation, and a look at an ongoing project of ours that involves Andy - meaning you’ll be hearing from him a lot more!

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Roundup 143 || Show Season Bugs, Wolves, A Weird Winter For Ducks, And More!

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:49:00 -0000

Robbie and Ashlee are back after a busy three weeks of travel for the entire Blood Origins crew, home renovation madness, recent conventions and, of course, all the news that’s fit to print around wildlife conservation around the world. Ashlee and Robbie chop it up on everything from the ‘show season bugs’ from traveling around for meetings to the implications of changing weather patterns on duck populations, legal hunting issues within city limits, the proposed turkey stamp, updates on other wildlife bills around the country, and the always popular wolf debate in Montana and Idaho. They also touch on mountain lion hunting regulations in Wyoming, a potential sandhill crane hunt in Wisconsin, and more. And don’t forget to TEXT IN comments, questions and more at 601-790-0607.

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Episode 533 - Richard Sowry || A Game Drive In Kruger

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Richard Sowry, a 22 year veteran of Kruger National Park and current Pafuri section ranger in Kruger National Park, took Robbie on a game drive outside the Letaba Rest Camp in late November. Richard is an incredible conservationist, has fought the height of the Rhino poaching battle in Kruger National Park, loves argentinian doggos, and is just a pragmatic guy when it comes to wildlife conservation in today's era. Richard is a neutral in my book - he hunts, but isn't completely pro-hunting, he is also pro-ecotourim, and is a staunch pro-sustainable use guy. Robbie and Richard drove around for an hour, and recorded a podcast as they did it, during the height of sweltering summer in South Africa to talk all about African wildlife, Rich’s career, and more. You will have to forgive Richard and Robbie, as both during this podcast are like dogs when they see a squirrel, but this time, it's two passionate individuals spotting wildlife and game on their game drive together!

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Roundup 142 || Sheep hunting, WA black bear conservation and more with Dana Dykema!

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Ashlee is joined by Dana Dykema, her counterpart (head of policy) at Blood Origins Canada for this week’s Blood Origins around the world roundup! The ladies get revenge on Robbie for relentlessly teasing Ashlee, talk about Dana’s intro into hunting, discuss sheep hunting, black bear conservation and controversy in Washington state and Japan, spring turkey hunting, Colorado wolves, and more!

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Episode 532 - Mike Schwartz || From Nat Geo to Blood Origins

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Mike Schwartz is exactly the kind of podcast guest we’re famous for - a complete, unknown stranger to you, us, and everyone in our space. You see Mike came to us after sending an email. He said he had been a fan for some time, and shared that Blood Origins was the reason he changed his opinion around hunting but was now struggling to take the next step. So rather than write about it, Robbie invited him on to talk about it, and how those perceptions changed for the better after being educated about what hunting is, who hunters are, and what this lifestyle means to us - and Mike’s own journey from ardent anti-hunter to conservationist with interest in hunting himself. His last obstacle? He struggles to get over the sadness in killing an animal, which Robbie and he dive deep into in this unforgettable heartfelt episode.

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Episode 531 - Nicole McKee || Mom to Cabinet Minister to Hunter

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:10:00 -0000

The Honorable Nicole McKee, member of New Zealand’s Parliament and cabinet member for NZ’s Prime Minister, and heads firearm policy in that role as the Associate Minister of Justice - and even though she was raised as a non-hunter has become a passionate gun owner herself and even supporter of SCI New Zealand. Robbie & the Minister sit down and talk about her views on firearms, the controversy around them in New Zealand, including the history of things in New Zealand, and the importance of the topic to sportsmen and women even halfway around the world!

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Episode 530 - Brian Melvin || World Record Bear

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0000

There are big black bears and then there are World Record Black Bears. You may or may not have heard of Brian Melvin and his amazing black bear out of New Jersey - dressed out at 770 pounds, but Robbie gets the scoop from him in this episode of Blood Origins. You would be mistaken to think that this Black Bear would have had to come out of the great north, but in fact it came out of New Jersey, the state with the high density of black bears in North America, but also now can claim the largest bears too! With a little math, it works out to be the unofficial biggest black bear in the world, and Brian dives deep into the incredible journey this bear took him on, and the reward of finally connecting with him in a Jersey swamp in October. This is a fascinating episode as Brian describes how he hunts for big black bears like someone would hunt for a big mature whitetail - Robbie had never heard of people hunting particular bears like that and lends itself for an amazing conversation.

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Roundup 141 || The Washington State Train Wreck, Show Season Madness, Pink Eye And More!

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0000

It’s just Robbie flying solo today since Ashlee is out with pink eye (sorry Ashlee, Robbie did you dirty on this roundup!) and after showing off his hat collection and blasting the Washington State conservation disaster, he reflects on a great - but crazy - show season, shares some cool stuff he’s seen from exhibitors, and issues a special call to action for outdoor groups to work TOGETHER. Listen in and shoot a text to our call-in line at 601-790-0607 to wish Ashlee a speedy recovery.

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Episode 529 - Tana Grenda || Women Who Hunt

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie and Tana have been in connection for a couple of years now. Tana and her family live up in Alaska, have a super unique household, fostered and adopted kids and just an incredible heart for hunting, living, and connecting with the land. Tana knew as she got more and more involved in the Alaskan wilderness and what that time spent there was doing for her - mentally, physically, spiritually, that she wanted to share that with other women. Tana shares with Robbie about her woman-only hunts in Alaska - and the broader landscape of woman hunt programs writ-large from organizations including Wild Sheep Foundation, SCI, Wahine Wapiti in New Zealand, She Hunt and others around the world. Woman hunters and woman hunt programs are becoming more and more common and dominant as woman are the fastest growing demographic of hunters in the world!

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Episode 528 - Wahine Wapiti || The Power Of The Outdoors

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Wahine (AKA “woman” or “girl” in Maori, the native language of New Zealand) Wapiti, is a brand new woman’s outdoors program that takes women out in one of the most formidable, grueling backcountries in the world, the Fiordland on the South Island of New Zealand. This podcast is not to be missed as it explains what these amazing women are getting out of the experience. From not knowing each other at all to celebrating the great outdoors together, reconnecting with nature and the landscape, is what it is all about. For the vast majority it leads to a life changing experience.

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Roundup 140 || Show Season, Record Javelina’s, And Ashlee’s Technological Genius

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0000

After a few minutes of absolute technological genius by Ashlee and an update on the upcoming show season, Robbie and Ashlee take it to all the news around the world as it pertains to hunting, including record javelina’s, firearms laws in Canada, and more.

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Episode 527 - Douglas Cockroft || Is Taxidermy Doomed?

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie connected with returning guest Doug Cockroft, of Splitting Image Taxidermy, while he was in South Africa to talk about the recurring issue of trophy importation bans around the world, the evolution of taxidermy, 3D printing, and the cyclical nature of these controversies being pushed forward, then pushed back, and around we go. Trophy hunting bans are an indirect measure to stop people hunting and it will greatly affect the taxidermy industry specifically that is often employing individuals without formal educations.

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Our Voice Ep. 4 - Bupe Banda

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:05:00 -0000

CIC X BO Our Voice is back with a one-on-one discussion between Robbie and his cohost, Bupe Banda. Bupe is from Zambia and works hand in hand with local peoples and indigenous communities. Bupe and Robbie discuss living in Zambia, challenges facing conservation, and her work advocating for native peoples. In this short, sharp podcast, you’ll hear some golden truths about who the “Keys” are to conservation of wildlife around the world. Remember, if you have any questions please feel free to email us at info@bloodorigins.com or DM us through our social media platforms.

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Episode 526 - Chef Jean Paul Bourgeois || What Is A Duck Camp Dinner?

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Chef Jean Paul Bourgeois and the Duck Camp Dinners Crew joins Robbie and the Blood Origins podcast to talk about his Youtube/television series, which is a deep dive into Louisiana duck hunting, food and eating culture called Duck Camp Dinners. This entire episode made me salivate with talking about the cool things that they cook. Then, after the podcast watching all of the episodes of them cooking Louisiana style in the bayou, and the things they prepared - oh lawd. A very appropriate podcast with the middle of the duck season on the Mississippi Flyway.

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Episode 525 - Drew And Tyler || Louisiana Whitetail Record FALLS

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie was sitting down about to have a banquet at the Hunters Ball in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe when he received a text message. Now that is a feat unto itself, since Zimbabwe does not have a cell carrier that is compatible with Verizon, but somehow Robbie had connected to WiFi and got this text message. All it said was - "Louisiana State Record Whitetail has been broken." The pictures on his phone halfway around the world made his mouth drop. As Tyler Jordan says in this podcast, "probably the biggest typical whitetail that is likely going to be seen." Well, of course we had to podcast about it. It's not often that you get to record right after a history-making buck hits the ground, but that's exactly what we did. Robbie catches up with Drew and Tyler out of the Bayou State about their incredible achievement harvesting the new state record whitetail of Louisiana, a record that has stood since 1939. Hear their incredible story, the heart of the hunt behind it, and the incredible conservation work that goes into producing state record animals for us to enjoy.

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Episode 524 - Jared And Ashley || From Non-Hunter To Hunter

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

It has been a long time since Robbie talked to someone who decided to change their lifestyle and move from the non-hunter ranks to the hunter ranks. Its one of our favorite podcast styles to really get to grips with someone who has made this decision. Why did they make that decision? Why did they decide to span the chasm of someone who just consumes meat to someone who is the executioner in the activity? Robbie interviews Jared Brown and Ashley Carillo about Ashley’s journey from non hunter to hunter. Ashley (a vet tech by trade who grew up in a non-hunting household) discovered hunting through her relationship with Jared, a keen hunter, and how her first hunt just happened to be a draw for a once-in-a-lifetime Oryx tag on the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Share this episode with those in your community that are non-hunters - as they can relate to Ashley and understand from her why she decided to become a hunter.

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Roundup 139 || Whitetail Records, Wolves, Elephants, and SO MUCH MORE!

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie and Ashlee chop it up after a hectic Holiday Season, wrap up Robbie’s recent South Africa trip, talk about new deer records this season in the Deep South, a Colorado wolf update, elephant euthanization, and more! By the way, we LOVE Cody, what are you guys talking about?! Text us on the new text line at 601-790-0607!

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Episode 523 - Hunters 4 Hope || New Zealand

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

There are hunters giving back to communities all over the world. In discussions with our Conservation Club member, Monarch Hunting out of the South Island of New Zealand, we learned about an incredible duo of individuals that have taken it upon themselves to give back. This program has been called Hunters 4 Hope. Hunters 4 Hope, what is essentially a Hunters For The Hungry program out of Christ Church, New Zealand, joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about New Zealand’s abundant deer resource and how that can contribute to food security in the nation by distributing organic venison into food banks and, by extension, people’s homes when they need it the most. It’s these kinds of conversations that inspire us to tell these stories and see what we can do to help raise funds for programs like this. Listen to this podcast and if you are interested and feel stirred to give please reach out to Blood Origins to see how you can help this incredible program in New Zealand.

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Episode 522 - Jeb Linscombe || the Greatest Conservation Success Story

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Jeb Linscombe, is the alligator program lead for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Jeb and Robbie have been talking for some time about the incredible success story that is Louisiana Alligators. Recently, Robbie and Jeb connected in person in Louisiana on a secret filming project (with an A List Celebrity no less!) tied to the sustainable use of alligator leather. The two discuss one of the top conservation success stories across the world, the recovery of the American alligator, and about sustainable use of alligator leather. There is such a strong connection with conservation and utilization of wildlife - this story is the poster child for it!

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Roundup 138 || Post-Election Analysis, Current Legislation, And More!

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Since Robbie is in South Africa working on some pretty big documentaries for the hunting community and has no phone signal, the roundup is taken over by Ashlee and guest cohost, Jim Inglis, this week. Jim, who used to be the government affairs for Pheasants Forever, is a good friend of Blood Origins and is the perfect person to talk about what the future of hunting looks like with the change in administration in the US. Ashlee and Jim dissect the current state of politics post-election and walk through Trump’s cabinet nominees, current legislation being passed to advance sportsmen’s interest and natural resources conservation, and analyze the new leadership in the Senate and House and how it will affect hunters as we head into 2025 under a new administration.

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Episode 521 - Benji Backer || A Conservative Environmentalist?

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Benji Backer, author of ‘The Conservative Environmentalist’ and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, joins Robbie to talk about his middle ground political approach to environmentalism - a mantra Blood Origins itself is deeply familiar with. Benji and Robbie have been trying to connect on a podcast for some time, first through Blood Origins’ podcast producer Cody McLaughlin and then a second time through a common connection of Toby Lavigne. The two discuss Benji’s bird hunting hobby, his big game ambitions, growing up with vegans, what it means to be a conservative environmentalist, and much more. It’s a strong narrative discussion between two individuals that passionately believe in a middle ground to pushing a narrative of sustainability forward

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Episode 520 - Eric Michel || Minnesota Deer Fawns VS Coyotes

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Eric Michel, Sam Oberfores, and Tyler Obermoller join the podcast to talk with Robbie about their Minnesota deer fawn survival study. Eric Michel and Robbie know each other from Robbie’s days at Mississippi State University when he was a professor, and Eric was a PhD student working in the MSU deer lab. Eric is the deer biologist for Minnesota DNR and has published a fantastic study on predator dynamics and foreign survival of whitetail in Minnesota. You don’t often see a DNR agency putting out great interaction science like this. Eric invited a DNR colleague Tyler to come onto the podcast, as well as Sam who is the master student on this project. They discuss deer fawn mortality on the farmland, and the science behind the study.

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Our Voice Ep. 3 - Satau

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:05:00 -0000

CIC X BO Our Voice is back with Satau, of Botswana, to talk about his 17 years of community based natural resources management. In this episode, Robbie, joined by cohost, Bupe Banda, and Satau talk about the feelings of communities in Botswana towards wildlife and the challenges they face in owning and managing wildlife resources. Satau highlights the historical displacement and marginalization of indigenous communities and the need for their inclusion in conservation efforts. They also discuss the role of international collaborative efforts in addressing these challenges and the importance of informed decision-making. Satau emphasizes the need for communities to benefit from wildlife and the importance of incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into conservation strategies. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at info@bloodorigins.com or DM us through our social media platforms.

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Episode 519 - John Koleszar || Wild Horse Drama In Arizona

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

John Koleszar is a sustainable wild horse management advocate in Arizona - a key difference from the wild horse advocates you may initially be thinking of. John and Robbie discuss the fascinating history of Apache’s Sitcrees National Forest, horse management, and sets the scene for this issue going forward.

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Episode 518 - Brandon Maddox || Our Conservation Footprint

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by new presenting sponsor and conservation stalwart Brandon Maddox, Founder and CEO of Silencer Central. Brandon is asked to be on a long list of podcasts, but Robbie wanted to hear something completely different from Brandon. Rather than talk about ballistics, silencer configurations, and general gun nerdy conversations, Robbie dives into a conversation with Brandon on the company’s conservation legacy, how supporting the outdoor community is central to the business model of Silencer Central, and what we can expect from this new partnership.

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Roundup 137 || A Round-Up from the Middle of Nowhere South Africa

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

While on the road you have come to expect some unique Round-Ups. Currently Robbie is in South Africa doing some pre-planning around some up and coming documentaries. While traveling around South Africa Robbie landed in the middle of nowhere in the Northern Cape of South Africa in a town called Phillipstown. There Robbie met long time supporters Oliver, Carl and Gustav from their new hunting operation in the Karoo of the Northern Cape. This operation covers over 70,000 acres of low fence sheep farming that has abundant wildlife. They discuss managing wildlife in South Africa, how the operation came about, their support for Blood Origins as a conservation club member, and more!

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Episode 517 - AG Gregoroff || The King Of Flip Flops

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

AG Gregoroff, from ToeHold flip flops, is arguably the world-wide king of flip flops. Robbie went to Las Vegas to see what makes these flip flops so special, and had AG join him to talk about sustainably-sourced leathers such as ostrich, rhino, elephant, stingray, and more and how he uses these renewable resources to craft and market thousand-dollar-plus pairs of flip flops. Now Toehold's marketing strategy may not be for everyone, but beneath that exterior there is something very unique about AG, his philosophy about flip flops and how that extends to sustainability of natural resources. Oh ... and he hunts.

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Episode 516 - Wyatt Fetner || State Of The Union For Permitting

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Wyatt Fetner and Ian Bradley Johnson of Safari Specialty Importers join the podcast to discuss the state of trophy importation. This is Wyatt’s second time on the show, and he is a certified expert in trophy importation. Wyatt and Ian give us the lay of the land as it regards to trophy importation...what’s being allowed, how long it’s taking, anticipated challenges to it, and so much more!

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Episode 515 - Andy Galpin || What Is Real Life?

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:12:00 -0000

Andy Galpin, a tenured professor at Parker University, joins the podcast to talk with Robbie about his efforts to stand up a truly incredible human performance lab, a 65,000 square foot facility with education components and more. Andy is also a huge hunter, lifelong in fact, and is preparing for a public land hunt in Wyoming. Andy agreed to sit down with Robbie for a trademark, classic open ended conversation in true Blood Origins style.

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Roundup 136 || A Blood Origins Election Roundup!

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

In this special post-election wrap-up roundup, Ashlee and Robbie delve into some big WINS for hunters on Tuesday night, along with recapping the long and arduous process that got us there. From the complexities of the ballot initiative process, particularly in Mississippi and Arizona, highlighting the legal implications and the importance of citizen engagement in shaping public policy, to the complexities of wildlife management, the implications of ballot initiatives on conservation efforts, and the reality of recent victories in Colorado and Florida against anti-hunting measures. They explore the value of public voting in wildlife management, the interplay between humans and wildlife, and the emotional connections people have with different species.

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Our Voice Ep. 2 - Doug Chiasson

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

CIC X BO Our Voice is back with Doug Chiasson of the Fur Institute of Canada to talk about native perspectives of the far north and the Inuit people of Canada and how they are affected by issues around wildlife. In this episode, Robbie, joined by cohost, Bupe Banda, and Doug Chiasson. Talk about Doug’s experience working with Indigenous people in Canada and ensuring those he advocates for are represented in policymaking decisions. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at info@bloodorigins.com or DM us through our social media platforms.

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Episode 514 - Duncan Fraser || Starting our Conservation Legacy

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Duncan Fraser, CEO and Founder of Venator (used to be Venator Cadrona Safaris, and repeat guest on the show) just opened a new operation in Oklahoma and Robbie went over to connect with Duncan. As the second member of our ‘Heritage Tier’ conservation club, and the two have an exploratory, open-ended, thought provoking podcast based on Robbie’s time in Oklahoma with Duncan, covering high fence, ethics and so much more.

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Episode 513 - Will Israel || Have You Heard Of EO 14026? Me Neither.

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Will Israel, the new (as of January 2024) Executive Director of the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association, reached out to discuss Executive Order 14026 and the implications for guides and outfitters, specifically on federal lands. Honestly, we had not heard anything about this EO, but as you dig deeper into it - you can begin to understand how politics work in arenas like this. It's almost the classic two steps forward, two steps back when it comes to differing administrations thoughts around different issues - this one specifically is tied to hourly wages and overtime of guides and outfitters (yes even trout fishing operations) on federal lands. As you can imagine there are lots of nuances, lots of questions, lots of "what if" scenarios - that all point to the possibility of incredible hardships on the industry writ large that a ALOT of people have no idea is actually happening. This is a key piece that all fisherman, wilderness excursions, guides, outfitters, hunting operators etc., are ALL on the same page about.

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Episode 512 - John Randolph || Juvenile Mountain Lion Dispersal And Hunting

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie reached out to John Randolph with the Institute for Wildlife Studies in California and lead author of a study of the dispersal of juvenile mountain lions (his Master’s thesis) in California and Nevada to have a sciency conversation around this intriguing paper. There was a lot of talk around this paper with a lot of claims being made, as such, Robbie wanted to get the information from the papers authors and really get into the nitty gritty of the paper and the findings. John and Robbie discuss the paper, as its chief author, and lay out crisply what the conclusions are, since it has been picked up by “both sides” and weaponized. We would highly suggest listening to this podcast as it will arm you with critical information tied to the mountain lion proposition in Colorado.

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Episode 511 - Lady Hopps || Q&A On Mountain Lion Hunting In Colorado

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Lady Hopps, (that is not her real name) is an influencer out of Colorado. Robbie got to know Hopps via a zoom call where he was introduced to her and she had some questions about the upcoming proposed ban of mountain lion hunting. Robbie answered them, but then invited her onto the podcast to an open Q&A about the proposed ban - really an OPEN Q&A from her audience to Robbie. Prior to the podcast Hopps posed a challenge to her community of followers to ask any questions they have for Robbie ahead of this critical ballot fight. With no prep or preview of the questions, Robbie answers real, raw and unfiltered, as ever.

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Episode 510 - Nicola Centofanti || Fighting The South Australia Bowhunting Ban

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Regional South Australia Parliamentarian (and former veterinarian) Nicola Centofanti joins Robbie to discuss her actively championing the fight against the proclamation to ban bowhunting by Susan Close in South Australia. When Robbie first reached out to Nicola the Bowhunting Ban Petition being run by the Australian Bowhunting Association was pinned at the top of her Instagram. Here was a politician in rural Australia pushing back against the ban. I (Robbie?) wanted to understand how this was transpiring and was there anything that could be done about it. Was it a done deal? Listen in to see what Nicola has to say.

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Short Truths 22 - How Are Mountain Lions ACTUALLY Doing In Colorado?

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie dives into a question about the truth of how Mountain Lions are ACTUALLY doing in Colorado. As a question from a non-hunter, quasi-anti-hunter, meant to convince that hunting is affecting mountain lion populations in a negative way. Robbie dives into the intersection of mountain lions and their range, which butts up to the edge of highly populated (and increasingly-more-populated) regions of Colorado, and asks the tough questions about mountain lions that you need to hear.

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509 - Steve West || 23 Years And Counting

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Steve West, a 20-year veteran of the Sportsman Channel and Steve West Adventures, joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about his 23-year career in the outdoor space, what it’s like to be an influencer in our space, what the future of communication around hunting looks like, all while hunting elk near Steve’s home in Oregon. Robbie was first introduced to Steve when he reached out almost 5 years ago and wanted to give Robbie encouragement around what he was doing with Blood Origins. Fast forward to today, Robbie got to spend a week with Steve hunting, and really getting to know him.

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Short Truths 21 - Are Elephants Endangered?

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie dives into a question that comes to us a lot, which is ‘Are African elephants endangered?’ for this Short Truths episode. The answer is both “yes” and “no”. According to CITES, elephants are indeed an Appendix 1 species, as well as being listed on the IUCN Red List and enjoying ESA protections domestically in the States. The important distinction to make, though, is that those protections refer to the species as a whole, not smaller sub-populations across the African continent, where some populations are sustainable, growing, and even large enough to cause conflict with humans and the elephants’ own environments.

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Roundup 135 || Celebrating The Tremendous Success Of Lion Heart

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Matt Land and Jacob Lishen, the co-founders of Land Limited, a cinematography production company out of North Carolina. Robbie and the Land Limited boys were in South Carolina filming an embedded Blood Origins episode, and decided to lay down a podcast to talk about the filming and success of Lionheart. They reminisce about the grueling film schedule, injuries on set, and more. If you haven't watched Lionheart go find it on Youtube or on Facebook or just google Lionheart Blood Origins film and you will find it.

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Episode 508 - Clark McGhie || Some Love Him, Some Hate Him

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Self described Red Deer lover and hunter, Clark McGhie of Australia joins Robbie on the podcast this week - after we’ve been trying to get him on the show for at least two full years, we have finally caught up with him and his nomadic wasy. This conversation, if you know anything about Clark, is centered around his controversial stances on deer hunting in Australia and the delicate situation that is deer “hunting” in Queensland, since it is technically illegal in the state of Queensland, it is all technically “pest control”. Robbie and Clark talk about opportunities for hunting in Queensland, what the future holds for hunting in Queensland. Most importantly this is an eye-opening conversation about how do we look to the horizon in Queensland to ensure 1) "hunting" stays around, and 2) more importantly that there is an opportunity to expand opportunities around it.

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Our Voice Ep. 1 - Bilal Mustafa of Pakistan

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

We are launching a BRAND NEW podcast - CIC X BO Our Voice. The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) and Blood Origins have teamed up to bring you a series of "Voicess" from around the world which seeks to explore the native voices of indigenous peoples and how they are affected by issues around wildlife. In this inaugural episode, Robbie is joined by cohost, Bupe Banda, and the pair interviews Bilal Mustafa. Bilal just finished a post-graduate degree in International Wildlife Conservation at Oxford, and who is set to undertake a doctor in philosophy around the intricacies of trophy hunting in Pakistan, his home country. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at info@bloodorigins.com or DM us through our social media platforms.

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Episode 507 - John Radzwilla || The Redneck GQ

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:05:00 -0000

John Radzwilla, CEO of Hook and Barrel Magazine, joins Robbie to talk about hunting, how it fits into his magazine, his life as an adult-onset hunter, his outdoor growth, and where he sees the print genre going. Hook and Barrel, while having a premium subscription model, is actually given away for FREE at several large outdoor retailers.

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Episode 506 - Dr. Samuel Shephard || Does Killing Makes You A Better Conservationist?

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Dr. Samuel Shephard, a professor of environmental sciences at Ava Maria University in Florida joins Robbie to discuss a paper he wrote in Nature Sustainability, one of the top publications in the science space, titled “Recreational Killing Of Wild Animals Can Foster Environmental Stewardship”. Sounds absolutely crazy that by hunting, killing, and being a part of nature you are possibly a better environmental steward - something that we have been preaching for quite some time. Dr. Shephard goes into the ‘why’ behind his paper, and how he and his co-authors came to the conclusions they did.

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Roundup 134 || 11 year old’s hunting big horns, Manitoba hunting allocations and more!

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:04:10 -0000

Robbie and Ashlee are joined by Mark Hall, the Director of Blood Origins Canada, for this week’s roundup. After discussing this week’s recent controversy in Manitoba around hunting tag allocations, the crew breaks down the goings on around the country for conservation including a draught out west, an 11 year old’s big horn sheep hunt and what it means to draw a once-in-a-lifetime hunt that young, a deceptive opinion piece against Florida’s Yes On 2 campaign, and much more!

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Episode 505 - Secretary Madison Sheahan || Louisiana Black Bear: Endangered to Huntable Pt. 3

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Secretary Madison Sheahan is the youngest director of any game and fish agency in the United States, and joins Robbie to talk about her state of Louisiana’s incredible black bear success story - from nearly endangered to a huntable surplus population, there’s a lot of success to brag about here. Robbie brings this to you recorded on location from the Secretary’s office in the Bayou State and is an incredible capstone to last week’s Louisiana black bear podcasts. If you are a Louisianan resident you need to apply for the Black Bear Lottery, which closes September 25th, 2024!

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Episode 504 - Luke Hilgeman And Travis Thompson || Yes On 2 In Florida!

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Two massive, hunter-led pieces of legislation are on the ballot THIS NOVEMBER, and it is up to hunters around the country and in those states to stay informed, get involved, and fight for what’s right. Aside from the ubiquitous Colorado Mountain Lion issue we’ve spent a lot of time talking about, the other huge ballot initiative is the “Yes On 2” amendment in Florida to constitutionally enshrine the right to fish and hunt in the Sunshine State. These are winnable and we have momentum, so get the scoop and get involved. Robbie talks to the two gentleman spearheading this issue - Travis Thompson Executive Director of All Florida and Luke Hilgemann, executive director of IOTR. If there was one episode to share with all your friends this is it - especially those in Florida!

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Roundup 133 || All Eyes On Oregon!

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is with Steve West, from Steve's Outdoor Adventures this week in Oregon. After a chilly morning with Steve in Oregon, he and Robbie catch up on this week’s roundup on why elk archery hunters only see a 3-8% success rate, Robbie’s elk hunting in Oregon, his in-person testimony to defending black bear hunting before the ODFW in Oregon, in addition to the Namibia drought, Florida’s Yes On Amendment 2, and more.

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Episode 503 - John Hanks || Louisiana Black Bear: Endangered to Huntable Pt. 2

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

John Hanks, the Large Carnivore Program Specialist of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife And Fisheries, joins us to discuss the Notice of Intent by LDWF to hunt black bears this December. This is the first podcast in a series of podcasts around Black Bears in Louisiana, and will be followed by two more podcasts: 1) with Secretary Sheahan about now what - how the state plans to execute the lottery and the hunt, and 2) with Maria Davidson and the history that led us to this point. John Hanks was Maria Davidson's successor at LDWF, and as Maria’s successor, studying large carnivores down in the Bayou State, we hear from John about the resurgence of black bears in the state and how the hunt will be an integral part of that management plan.

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Episode 502 - Maria Davidson || Louisiana Black Bear: Endangered to Huntable Pt. 1

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Maria Davidson, the large carnivore specialist at the Safari Club International Foundation, joins Robbie to discuss tthe history of Louisiana Black bears that has led up to the point that now there is a recreational sport hunting season for bears. After 30 years spent working for LDWF on large carnivore conservation, this is a keystone moment in the career of this incredible professional and the science and why behind a black bear hunt in Louisiana. Now working for SCIF Maria is continuing her work in carnivore biology and conservation across the world.

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Roundup 132 || Ashlee is Back!

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Ashlee and Robbie chop it up about a new custom hat partnership with Lost Hat Company and an upcoming booth appearance at Dallas Safari Club. Then, we get a recap of the premier of Lionheart in Colorado along with an update on the expected ballot initiative there, along with all the news fit to print in the hunting space including a young boy attacked and wounded by a mountain lion, AI misinformation being deployed in anti-hunting efforts, misinformation about big tuskers in Africa, spearfishing vs fly fishing, and more!

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Episode 501 - Stanley Steele || Defending Spring Bear in Oregon

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Lifelong outdoorsman and retired Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Trooper Stanley Steele joins Robbie to discuss the importance of hunting and conservation in the outdoor community and the need for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts to be more engaged in advocating for their values and passions. Stanley and Robbie discuss the upcoming commission meeting in Oregon, where the adoption of the 2025 big game seasons (including the spring bear season) are on the table. Stanley and Robbie dive deep into the importance of science-based wildlife management and encourages people to support the professional opinions of biologists and conservationists and the need for effective messaging to counter the negative narratives surrounding hunting and conservation.

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Short Truths Episode 20 - Is An Elephant Really Worth $1.6 MILLION?

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Today’s question is whether an elephant is really worth an eye-watering $1.6 million of its lifetime, and Robbie is here to provide the context needed to understand this talking point in just 5 minutes. The original 2014 report by the David Schildrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya was picked up by numerous news outlets and went viral, but the intent of the report was to show the live value of an elephant when compared to a POACHING context, not a legal and regulated hunting context.

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Episode 500 - Jim Goughnour || Opportunity For All

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Returning guest (and Arizona Game and Fish Commissioner) James "Jim" Goughnour joins to discuss another controversial March decision by the AZGFC to reject all three remaining big game auction tags in Arizona (mule deer, elk and sheep) in favor of a more competitive, raffle-esque allocation system in order to give ‘Joe Six Pack’ - or the common man - a real shot at hunting desert sheep. You would have seen conversations about this, emails about this, and wondered if this is actually a good thing or a bad thing. Robbie and Jim get into the nitty grittty of the decision, whether there will be a "told-you so" moment in the future, and whether in this case, bold decisions yields great benefits for wildlife and hunters.

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Episode 499 - Rebecca Jones || A Chief People Officer

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Rebecca Jones, Chief People Officer for Orvis, joins Robbie on Blood Origins to discuss her role and what it is to connect people - both internally and externally - with the Orvis brand. From how it is seen in and outside the walls of the office, Rebecca ‘Jonesy’ Jones is an Aussie living in the US and adult-onset hunter that lives and breathes the Orvis lifestyle. Recorded live on the Cobourg Peninsula of the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Roundup 131 || Recorded On Location From Australia

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Recorded on-location from Australia, Robbie is joined by David Luxford (the self-described ‘village idiot’ and arguably Australia’s most famous bowhunter), Nick Joyce (owner of The Last Frontier Safaris), and Rebecca Jones (Chief People officer of Orvis) from a beach in the Northern Territory of Australia. Surrounded by the soft crashing of waves in the background, the team talks through their Banteng adventure and talks about hunting culture in Australia and around the world. Its an extra-ordinary Round-Up podcast that will have you deeply desiring to go and explore places through hunting. Isn't that one of the coolest things about hunting?

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Short Truths 19 || Do Sportsmen And Women Pay For Wildlife Conservation?

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Do sportsmen actually pay for conservation? This is a common question from the anti-hunting lobby. The short answer? Yes. In fact, NO other collective group of people in the United States contributes more than sportsmen. Where does this question come from, then? A “study” by the Mountain Lion Foundation claims that 94% of conservation funding is actually from the lay public. However, upon examination, the study is full of red flags and is not peer-reviewed. Listen in to get Robbie’s take as he breaks down what it means, and why sportsmen are the top funder for conservation.

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Episode 498 - Larry Patterson || A Veterinary History Of Elephants In Botswana

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Retired Veterinary biologist Larry Patterson joins the podcast to give an insight in the progression and growth of elephants in Botswana. Robbie's introduction to Larry was fortuitous in nature - while Robbie was in a gas station in the town of Maun, in Botswana he saw a book called "Aiming to Save" with a cross-hair on the front of it on an elephant. At first glance, he expected this book to be a book of anti-hunting sentiment to elephants and naturally purchased it. But upon reading it and closer inspection of the front cover - the cross-hair was on the rump of the elephant i.e., where a vet would shoot a dart to tranquilize the elephant. In our latest documentary on Botswana, Robbie picked up a biography of Larry’s life and the work he has done in Botswana for elephants. Larry is not a hunter but shares his views on wildlife management and elephant management issues specifically in Botswana. This is a fascinating insight into Botswana's elephant history and most importantly since Botswana has the largest elephant population in Africa today.

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Roundup 130 || Recorded On Location From TANZANIA (Part 2!)

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie comes at you with this week’s roundup with part two recorded on location in Tanzania during a recent Blood Origins trip to see from a ground-level perspective the big tusker controversy between Tanzania and Kenya. Robbie and the Slots Media boys (plus Steff, aka Gerald!) are back to catch up after a grueling 12 days of filming to discuss whether anyone's mind has changed based on seeing and hearing what they have filmed. This podcast is probably a highlight in the elephant controversy as everyone has had an eye-level view of the situation, have heard from all sides, visited both Kenya and Tanzania, and really gotten as deep a perspective on the issue that anyone really has - so what did that do? Interestingly, specifically Steff who is a non-hunter in our crew, didn't really have an opinion last week on the podcast, this week has now formulated his opinion. Unfortunately - even though Robbie mentions that they filmed it (and they did!) Lewis deleted the video file - so no possibility of seeing Lewis covered in a traditional Masaai shuka!

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Episode 497 - Corey Mason || What Now For Dallas Safari Club?

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by outgoing Dallas Safari Club CEO Corey Mason and interim DSC CEO Brian Feinhold to dispel any and all rumors around the transition of Corey and the next steps for the Dallas Safari Club. Robbie wanted to have this conversation with Corey and Brian to give people a sense of what is coming next for DSC and the amazing conservation work they do, the road to Atlanta in 2025, and for everyone really to hear straight from the proverbial horses’ mouths about what happened and whats coming next.

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Episode 496 - Greg McHale || Truths From The Yukon

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Greg McHale, a 27-year resident of Whitehorse in the Yukon Territories, joins Robbie to talk Whitehorse wildlife and life in his small city of 43,000 on the edge of the legendary Canadian wilderness. From predator-prey relationships to what he’s seeing on the ground, from bears and wolves to sheep and moose, and more. Greg and Robbie met at the beginning of the Blood Origins journey at the Wild Sheep Show back in 2018, where both Greg and Robbie were just beginning their respective journeys with the their projects. There is argubly no tougher individual from his adventure racing days to the kinds of hunts he endures in the Yukon - if you haven't checked out any of Greg's content you can find it by googling "Greg McHale's Yukon Adventures"

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Roundup 129 || Recorded On Location From TANZANIA (Part 1!)

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie comes at you with this week’s roundup recorded on location in Tanzania during a recent Blood Origins trip to see from a ground level perspective the big tusker controversy between Tanzania and Kenya. Robbie and the Slots Media boys (plus Gerald!) are back in their ‘Audium’ medium to talk about Tanzania elephant hunting, research, and more. This is Part 1 of two round ups in which the crew is at the beginning of a 12 day filming journey and Robbie wanted to capture everyone's perspectives and sentiments about the controversy before talking to anyone around the subject. After the 12 days of filming the Part 2 of the Round Up will drop in which they reconvene to discuss whether anyone's minds have changed based on seeing and hearing what they have filmed.

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Episode 495 - Dr. Roy Bengis || Birth Control For Endangered Elephants?

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Dr. Roy Bengis, former State Veterinarian for Kruger National Park and widely recognized as one of the foremost experts in elephant management specifically tied to physiology and contraception joins Robbie to talk about the history of contraception coming to the forefront of the discussion around elephant contraception. Almost 20 years ago, elephants couldn’t even be given away, necessitating the need for management. Now, Dr. Bengis joins Robbie to talk about contraception in elephants, and shares his opinions on wildlife management from a man who spent 30 years living and breathing elephant management.

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Episode 494 - Joe Julian || Hillbilly, Woodworker, Part-Time Al Bundy Impersonator

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Joe Julian, son of the eponymous high end gunroom maker Julian and Sons and recent partner with boot maker Russell Moccasin, joins the podcast live on location with Robbie where the two spend the day on the river, touring the factory, and more. They talk about who Joe is, where he was raised, and the values of Julian and Sons and Russell Moccasin.

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Episode 493 - Sarah Falen || Are Animal Rights Organizations Pro-Wildlife Or Pro-Money?

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:49:00 -0000

J.D, rancher and 4th Generation Wyoming-ite Sarah Falen has spent her career lobbying against legislation and policy that stymies the rural lifestyle. She has also spent significant time exposing waste around outsize salaries and compensation at animal rights organizations.

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Episode 492 - Jack Carmody || Would You Shoot A Camel?

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Jack Carmody, a farmer out of Western Australia and YouTube creator (Jack Out The Back) is gaining some notoriety because of an increasingly controversial hobby of camel hunting. So, he sits down with Robbie to talk about pest management for farmers in Australia, managing invasive species, and the frustrations he faces along the way while trying to manage these animals.

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Episode 491 - Claudia Breit || “Everything But The Killing…”

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Claudia Breit is a 27-year-old former member of German military intelligence and current full time psychologist who has recently converted from the ‘hunting is cruel’ crowd to being a hunter herself, based around her curiosity of where her meat actually comes from. Robbie and Claudia talk about her conversion from anti-hunter to hunter, the wolf problem they’re currently having in Germany and more.

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Episode 490 - Kill Or Save Bambi

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:06:00 -0000

William Reyntiens is a Belgian hunter who Robbie met on one of his recent adventures, staying at his house during a project for Bergara. William is a volunteer with the “Sauvon Bambi aka Saving Bambi” project in Belgium. This conservation project is funded by Bergara International Fund, where Robbie and the Blood Origins crew are helping out as a way to push back on the bambification of wildlife and hunters and correct that damage by rescuing deer fawns in Belgium. It’s an incredible project, one where hunters are working shoulder to shoulder with non-hunters to save baby deer fawns from farmers hay cutting blades as they cut hayfields that they are hiding in.

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Episode 489 - Gary Pusateri || Gene Sequencing Of CWD?

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Dr. Gary Pusateri M.D., is trying something a little out of the ordinary. Himself and business partners have founded a company called Dream Genomics - it's a company that is interested in using gene sequencing to allow early detection of human diseases. He is also a hunter, and was approached by friends and colleagues and was asked the question if you can do it for humans could you do it for animals - i.e, can you use blood to detect the early signs of animal based diseases like Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)? This conversation dives into that possibility and more.

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Episode 488 - Niklas Gustafson || Raw Milk, Sunshine, And Hunting?

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Niklas Gustafson, a Swedish health and lifestyle influencer living in Spain, joins Robbie to talk about his mission to educate the public about healthy living and debunk myths surrounding a healthful lifestyle. Robbie got wind of Niklas becuase he posted a series of videos of him hunting in Nambia with his sons. Naturally Robbie was curious - the whole premise of the IG page was health, there was no signs that he hunted, but yet here he was posting about hunting. So naturally we wanted to ask him why? Why he hunts, why he was comfortable posting the videos of him hunting etc.?

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Roundup 128 || Lions And Bears And Jim Inglis!

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie, Ashlee, and guest (and Farm Bill expert) Jim Inglis discuss the farm bill and its impact on conservation and hunting, the ongoing controversies surrounding “cougar” (if you’re team Ashlee) or “mountain lion” (if you’re team Robbie) hunting in Washington, Utah, and Colorado, an update on a podcast regarding hunting regulations for grizzlies in Alberta and Alaska by Blood Origins Canada, and the status of caribou populations. The crew also gives an update on the upcoming Lionheart film premiere taking place at the Paramount Theater in Denver (we’re still looking for sponsors!). The conversation then shifts to the decline of caribou populations and the lack of scientific evidence supporting the need for predator control.

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Episode 487 - Madison Sharpe || The Baddest Woman In Shooting!

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:05:00 -0000

There aren't many times that Robbie is in awe, this podcast with Madison left Robbie in awe. Robbie had being trying to get Madison on the podcast for quite sometime, and during the time things were trying to get scheduled, Madison literally become a world champion. The 2024 World Champion in Women’s Sporting Clays Shooting Madison Sharpe joined Robbie to discuss what it takes to be a world champion shooter, approaching the course, strategy, and a ton of other information about this incredibly unique sport, straight from the baddest woman in shooting herself! If you had any questions about what it takes, what the course is like, and just questions in general - Robbie covers them all.

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Episode 486 - Meg Day || “I Understand Hunting But Still Don’t Like It”

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:26:00 -0000

Meg Day, Social Media Manager for the organization known as VETPAW, joins Robbie for exactly the type of conversation we get jazzed up about at Blood Origins. Meg was introduced to us by Adrian from Buffalo Kloof and suggested she would be a great person to connect with and have a conversation with. VETPAW has been involved in conservation related efforts at BuffaloKloof, and Meg got to see the operation and the role that hunting plays in that conservation success. Meg started out as a vehement anti-hunter and, though she now understands hunting, still may not like it. And that’s okay! From growing up with a mother who is a ‘huge animal lover’ and being a vegetarian since the age of 14 to today, learn about her journey in wildlife conservation and how she has come to her understanding with hunters and hunting.

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Episode 485 - Natalie Krebs || Imagine You Saw This In Your Decoy Spread!

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Natalie Krebs, Executive Editor of Outdoor Life, catches up with Robbie about her recent jaunt (halfway around the world!) to Australia. She has never been to Australia and went to to understand the duck hunting issues affecting Victoria, Australia. What she found was in her words "shocking". Robbie and Natalie go into discussion about how activists are jumping in the water and sitting ten meters off the decoy spread in kayaks in attempts to spook ducks in one of the most aggressive displays of anti-hunting extremism in the world and recounts her first-hand experience in this craziness. For more information around this topic read what Natalie wrote here https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/australia-duck-season/ and additionally listen to the Outdoor Life Podcast that Natalie did here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/australia-has-an-anti-hunter-problem-and-the-u-s/id1560573207?i=1000659536694

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Episode 484 - Natalie Eva Marie || PETA Made Me A Hunter

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 09:05:00 -0000

Today Natalie Eva Marie will tell you she is a hunter. She will also confidently and truthfully tell you that PETA made her a hunter. PETA even commented on one of the very first posts she put out about her incredible harvest. If you don’t know who Natalie is you may know her from connection with the WWE and Professional Wrestling Diva career. Natalie joins Robbie to talk about her conversion to hunting and what it was like to expose her 6.5 million followers online to hunters, when the vast majority of them do NOT hunt. Natalie is exactly the kind of person that hunting needs - someone who doesn’t look like your typical hunter, has a very clear idea of why she decided to become a hunter, and respects the pursuit and the wildlife involved in it. If you are on the fence about hunting or have a negative perception around hunting I would suggest listening to this podcast.

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Roundup 127 || Ashlee’s Themed Cocktail, Eating Zebra Meat, Iberian Lynx Recovery, Consumptive VS Non-consumptive Yoga, And More!

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Ashlee is starting to get the hang of the new role as the co-host of the Blood Origins Round-up, she even made a cucumber infused Cathead Vodka drink that would have made Cody drool. Robbie and Ashlee talk about some cool Conservation Club members like Grayl and a new one Glacier Guides Inc., Robbie asks Ashlee if she would eat Zebra meat given South Africa's new biodiversity strategy, they highlight how cool the Iberian Lynx recovery is and how it’s tied to hunting. They also talk about "NamaSteve" and "consumptive vs. non-consumptive" yoga and finally what tourism looks like in the Masai Mara in Kenya and whether thats natural? Big podcast, lots of topics.

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Episode 483 - Trevor Farnes || One Meal, One Kid, One Purpose

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Trevor Farnes is the CEO of MTN OPS. Robbie recently went by MTN OPS in Salt Lake City, Utah, and recorded this episode with Trevor on site. Robbie wanted to have a conversation with Trevor that was outside of the norms of a typical podcast Trevor does. This podcast wasn't really about Trevore, or his recent book, but rather, to dive in and to talk about the company’s reputation and influencers, MTN OPS new ‘conquering hunger’ initiatives, why he feels the company gets a bad rap, and the heart of a company tied to hunting and how that ethos permeates the entire organization.

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Episode 482 - Cam Speedy || Biodiversity Management: Possible Or Impossible

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Cam Speedy is a restoration ecologist living on the North Island of New Zealand. He has worked in some of the most incredible biodiversity management projects in New Zealand, including large scale Kiwi rehabilitation and restoration projects - and yes, happens to be one of Robbie’s favorite people to talk to! Cam joins the podcast once again to talk about deer management (Cam’s favorite subject), non-native species management, eradication vs management, and then a big surprise for Cam at the end of the episode thanks to our gracious donors to Blood Origins, the Sea Dragon DAF!

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Roundup 126 || Colorado Wolves, Ballot Signatures, And More

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Ashlee and Robbie chop it up again on this week’s roundup. In addition to getting Ashlee’s tequila cocktail recipe of choice, and after discussing all the wonderful conservation club partners, they dig into the issues affecting hunting today. Ashlee shares her strong opinions about some recent Colorado wolf controversy, the upcoming ballot measure 91 election in Colorado, and more!

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Episode 481 - Scruff Vermaak || The Scruffalo

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Scruff Vermaak is the son of a legendary professional hunter in South Africa, Coenraad "the Bullet" Vermaak. Coenraad Vermaak Safaris (CVS) is the oldest outfittering company in South Africa. It has been a member of Dallas Safari Club since the first convention, and has been exhibiting there for 45 years now. You could class the Vermaaks as professional hunting history in South Africa - one of 4 families that are intrinsically a part of the history and fabric of hunting: 1) The Knotts, 2) The Maartens, 3) The Vermaaks, and 4) The Kelly's. Scruff and Robbie have a conversation while they are both on site on the Tugela River in South Africa while filming Scruff's Blood Origins episode. Robbie and Scruff talk about the history of their family in the hunting industry, and covers the history fo being in the industry since 1970. This podcast episode is also a companion episode to the embedded Blood Origins video episode, that will be released soon! There is some great behind the scenes footage that is epic and you do not want to miss it. Big thanks to the Dallas Safari Club Foundation for funding an opportunity to tell this incredible story.

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Episode 480 - Ed Swales || What The Hell Is A ‘Lurcher’?

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:13:00 -0000

Ed Swales is an ex-soldier/security specialist and is a life-long blue collar hunting enthusiast from the Northern England countryside. The traditional hunting method of the rural country individual in the english countryside is running dogs to catch rabbits and hares for the pot. Ed Swales is no different. A lifelong dog hunter, Ed is focused right now on a film from his company, Hunting Kind, called Lurchers - a very specific breed of dog that could be part whippet, part greyhound, part terrier, dependent on what the individuals is looking for in a hunting dog. Like any type of dog hunting anywhere in the world, the Lurchers have been politiced essentially out of existence. There is a rich narrative of hunting and hunting tradition in the British countryside, and the lurchers are very much a part of the narrative of it all - one could almost argue that they are the rural foundation of hunting in the United Kingdom.

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Roundup 125 || Introducing Ashlee Smith!

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

In this very special roundup, Robbie introduces Ashlee Smith, the new Director of Global Policy Outreach at Blood Origins. Robbie and Ashlee cover her background, her storied career in advocating for our wildlife resources and hunting lifestyle, how they know one another, what to expect from this exciting new position. They do a little diving into California’s new black bear management plan (comments are closed now), more happenings in Kenya, Victorian duck hunting in Australia, and more.

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Episode 479 - Roy Sloan || A Fight Worth Fighting.

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Roy Sloan of the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation and their knockdown, drag out battle with Forest and Bird and some exciting updates on that fight. Roy Sloan is the executive director of the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation and is in charge of argubly the crown jewel of sustainable wildlife management in the world, deer population management, is married with utilization of the resource, providing high quality hunting opportunities, maintaining public access with work on trails and huts. Its an organization that does it all in the name of wildlife conservation. Get all the up-to-speed updates on this critical battle and share with your friends to keep them in the know! P.S. There have been some big developments since this podcast was created, with Forest and Bird putting a 6 month adjournment to the judicial review and working with Fiordland Wapiti Foundation to look at how they can continue to do great work. Certainly a massive step in the right direction...

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Episode 478 - Karl Malcolm & Curt Meine || 75 Years Of A Sand County Almanac

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Karl Malcolm and Curt Meine, two experts in the life and history of Aldo Leopold. The conversation revolves around the 75th anniversary of Aldo Leopold's book, Sand County Almanac, and the importance of his ideas in the field of conservation biology. The guests discuss Leopold's influence on the conservation movement and his emphasis on the relationship between people and the land. They explore Leopold's views on hunting and the ethical use of natural resources. The conversation highlights the relevance of Leopold's ideas in today's society, particularly in the face of increasing urbanization and the need for ecological awareness. The guests encourage readers to pick up Sand County Almanac and appreciate its beautiful prose and thought-provoking insights.

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Roundup 124 || Rain, Ticks, and Croissants!

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined on location in France for the second week in a row by the Slots Media team for another of their rip-roaring post-shoot roundups! After Robbie, Jack and Steffan finish describing the bliss of warm croissants, the boys tackle a lioness scaling a fence, the concept of so-called ‘sophisticated vandalism’, their latest video shoot - filming volunteers saving fawns from agricultural machinery in the French countryside, saving pheasant eggs, and more from the French countryside!

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Episode 477 - Michel Mantheakis || Tanzania Hunters and Operators Association

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 07:03:00 -0000

Continuing our miniseries on the cross-border discussion of elephant hunting out of Tanzania and Kenya, 3rd generation Tanzanian, hunting professional and current chairman of the Tanzania Hunters and Operators Association, Robbie and Michel explore the the viewpoint of the Michel and TAHOA on the elephant debate. As we have noted in previous podcasts, as typical to issues, there are two sides to every discussion, and especially with something so controversial like elephant hunting those sides can be quite polarizing. If this is the first in the podcast series that you are listenting to we would encourage you to go a listen to the other 4 in the series that covers the professional hunter involved in some of the hunts, the community manager of the Enduimet WMA, Dr Kohi, talking about Tanzanian elephant and habitat conservation efforts, as well as Richard Bonham, the co-founder of Big Life Foundation from the Kenyan perspective. Learn more about TAHOA here: www.tahoa.org

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Episode 476 - Dr. Edward Kohi || Tanzanian Elephant Movement, Habitat Protection and Conservation

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Continuing our miniseries on the elephant hunting in and around Enduimet out of Tanzania, Dr. Edward Kohi is the Director of Research and Training at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania. Having served since 2008 in the wildlife conservation space, working with elephants much of that time, he brings his wealth of experience in the field to an interesting discussion with Robbie about elephant movements, habitat protection and wildlife conservation protection in Tanzania as one of the foremost experts on the subject. This is the 4th podcast in the series that is hoping to bring light to a very complicated matter on the border between Tanzania and Kenya. There are several factors involved in thinking through all of this and specifically elephant movements and the idea of what elephants are utilizing the Enduimet system is critical to understanding it all. Be sure to go back in the series and listen to them all. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at info@bloodorigins.com or DM us through our social media platforms.

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Roundup 123 || The Fan Favorite Slots Media Boy (one MISSING) are BACK!

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:05:00 -0000

You’ve asked, we’re answering! Robbie is joined on location in France by the fan favorite Slots Media boy for another of their rip-roaring post-shoot roundups! Sorry team - today' episode is only with JACK, the fan favroite Lewis happens to be on a 75ft yahct in the Carribean photographing marlin fisherman. After a trip through France and Belgium with new member of the crew Steffan, a welshman with one of the toughest accents on the show. After a gentle ribbing of our new compatriot on his maiden voyage in podcasting, the boys cover what they’ve been up to with their travel and sneak preview some content that will be forthcoming from the Blood Origins team!

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Episode 475 - Richard Bonham || A Voice from the Other Side of the Border

Tue, 28 May 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Continuing our miniseries on the Enduimet elephant debate, we reached out across the Border to Kenya, to Richard Bonham of the Big Life Foundation. It was important to have Richard on the podcast as he has been in the wildlife conservation landscape for decades in the Amboseli region. Richard joins Robbie on the Blood origins podcast to discuss the Amboseli system, Big Life's involved in wildlife conservation, their involvement in Enduimet, and other topics. Blood Origins prides itself in being able to have conversations with ALL parties when it comes to a debate and discussion aroubnd controversial topics. The sensitivity around the big tuskers between Tanzania and Kenya requires cooler heads to prevail, everyone to come around the table and lay all the cards down and a compromise created.

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Episode 474 - Igno Laitayok || The Community Manager of Enduimet WMA

Thu, 23 May 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Continuing our miniseries on the Enduimet elephant controversy out of Tanzania, Robbie gets some time with Igno Laitayok, the Community Manager for the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area. Over the last 8 months two big tuskers have been hunted in Enduimet. In this conversation Robbie asks the following:

The basis of Enduimet, its geography, population size.
The point of view of the people on the ground around wildlife
Ecotourism vs. hunting tourism
The money associated with tourism in the WMA
Whether hunting has any value to the WMA and its people

Voices still to be heard in the mini-series on this elephant controversy include Dr. Edward Kohi, Director of Research, Tanzanian Ministry of Wildlife, Forestry and Tourism, Michel Mantheakis, Chairperson of TAHOA, and Richard Bonham, Co-Founder of Big Life, and others, unconfirmed as yet, that are staunchly against hunting these elephants

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Episode 473 - Zidane Janbeck || The Elephants of Tanzania’s Enduimet Area

Tue, 21 May 2024 07:57:00 -0000

This is the first podcast in a mini-series of podcasts on the elephant controversy in Tanzania and Kenya. This is likely the most controversial blood origins podcast episode to date. Robbie is joined by Zidane Janbeck, from Kilombero North Safaris for a 2 1/2 hour conversation on the controversial topic of elephant hunting in Tanzania's Enduimet area. There is so much information swirling around the hunt, what happened, as well as rhetoric from both sides of the proverbial fence - that Robbie wanted to use a mini-series of podcasts to get information from the people involved. This conversation is with the professional hunter involved in both elephants taken in Enduimet. Robbie tackles the following with Zidane:

A discussion of Enduimet itself
The hunt around the first elephant
Habituation of elephants
What happened with the carcass and why didn't you donate the meat
The money around elephant hunting in Enduimet

Post- production correction: in doing some research, Tanzania based on last surveys has approx. 60,000 elephants, not 80,000.

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Roundup 122 || Big Updates All Over The World With Howl For Wildlife’s Charles Whitwam

Mon, 20 May 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie Kroger is joined in this week’s roundup by Charles Whitwam of the Howl For Wildlife group that is doing the Yeoman’s work on wildlife issues all over the west. After catching up on this week’s game of ‘Where In The World Is Robbie Kroger, Robbie's upcoming trip to France and Belgium, the two discuss a laundry list of issues including an upcoming roe deer conservation project in Europe, the Colorado lion hunting issue, ongoing efforts of the Fjordland Wapiti Foundation and Forest & Bird in New Zealand to fight for deer. They touch on a concerning anti-human sentiment among anti-hunters, the controversy surrounding Blood Origins billboards promoting hunting in Australia (and plans for more!), recent legislative developments in Vermont and New York, as well as the challenges faced by hunting organizations in Oregon and Washington. Tune in to get the full scoop in this week’s roundup!

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Episode 472 - Jimmy Johns || A Heart You Knew Nothing About

Thu, 09 May 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Jimmy Liautaud, aka Jimmy Johns of Jimmy Johns sandwich fame joins the Blood Origins podcast after 3 years of engagements and does a sit down, in-depth interview to get to know who exactly he is. What Robbie wanted to do in this interview is be able to allow folks to hear from a different side of Jimmy. Everyone knows the hunting side of Jimmy, the very confidence, almost laissez faire attitude of I don't care what people think, but based on what I had been hearing there is something else behind that front facing display. When you listen to this podcast what you will very quickly learn is that Jimmy has a heart of gold and does things in the wildlife / hunting conservation space that nobody knows about. I am thankful to Jimmy to opening his home and his heart to allow us to have this kind of conversation.

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Roundup 121 || Farewell but not Goodbye To Grandpapa Cody

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:05:00 -0000

In this conversation, Robbie and new grandpapa Cody tackle an update on Cody from chickens, to dogs, to the evolution of Blood Origins. They talk about Cody's recent experiences from raising and protecting baby chickens to the joys of being a grandparent. The conversation then shifts to the evolution of Blood Origins and the importance of genuine and independent content in the hunting community - and Cody’s role in that over the last few years. They highlight the unique nature of Blood Origins' content and the support it has received from brands like Bergara and Eberlestock. Robbie and Cody discuss the importance of maintaining a personal touch in the organization and the need for nimbleness in order to adapt to changing circumstances. They also touch on the challenges and debates within the fishing and conservation communities, such as the Louisiana Redfish Creel limit and the issue of bag limits. The conversation ends with a discussion about upcoming screenings of Lion Heart and the appreciation they have for each other's contributions to the history and future of Blood Origins.

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Episode 471 - Khory Hancock || Regenerative Agriculture and Compatible Hunting in Australia?

Thu, 02 May 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Khory Hancock, an environmental scientist who owns a company called Climate Revive on the Gold Coast of Australia, joins to talk to Robbie about regenerative agriculture, taking care of and restoring the land, and that all interacts with cattle grazing, and taking care of the land. Naturally Robbie was curious to hear Khory's outlook on hunting, its effect on grazers, and how hunting can synergistcally work together with these large carbon projects to create the outcomes that they are interested in as well as provide opportunities for hunters.

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Episode 470 - Dan MacNulty || What do wolves actually DO in the Yellowstone System?

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Dr. Daniel MacNulty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. Robbie really is interested in the wolf elk dynamics across the west, and really wanted to dig into what the science actually says - are wolves decimating elk herds? We have seen graphs from Idaho about changes in elk due to wolves, and so what better place to start this conversation than in Yellowstone, with the giy that spent more time studying this than most anyone else. Dan and Robbie examine the impact of wolves on the landscape, trophic cascades, the dynamics of predator prey interactions in Yellowstone, and more as a part of a deep-dive series of podcasts examining the truth about wolves in the west.

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Roundup 120 || Botswanan elephants, NZ wapiti, Catalina island deer, and more recorded on location from Portugal!

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie chops it up with Ben Cassidy, the Executive Vice President of Safari Club International, from the recent CIC General Assembly in Portugal. The two reminisce about Brazilian soccer and Robbie’s early childhood there, the recent epic call-out by Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi challenging the UK and German governments to take delivery of elephants, a legal clarification by the German government on the legality of owning elephants (2,000 hectares and minimum 5 elephants, if you’re wondering), New Zealand’s Forest and Bird’ National Game Act judicial review and the hypocrisy behind their suit against Fjordland Wapiti Foundation, Catalina Island deer, and more!

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Episode 469 - Ron Thomson || Old School Elephant Culling

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:17:00 -0000

Ron Thomson is a former 25-year Zimbabwe Parks Board veteran who was involved in wildlife management’s heyday in the 60’s through the 80’s. Ron was involved in elephant management - including so-called ‘precision removal’ of elephants, i.e., a population control mechanism called culling. Culling is an extremely controversial topic and has been eradicated from all elephant management today. It was removed from management because it was seen by as cruel and unethical. Culling was a tool to maintain elephants at a certain level (i.e., Kruger Park at 7,500 elephants). He and Robbie catch up about Ron’s storied career, what it was like ‘back in the day’, his thoughts on elephants today, and old school stories of Zim. This is the first in a series of podcasts around elephants in Africa. Its such a strongly emotive topic, but there is no greater conversation needed than the successful management of elephants.

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Episode 468 - Dylan Williams || The Practical Conservationist

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Dylan Williams out of the UK makes his livelihood in the shooting sports arena. He is a stalwart in the english shooting and conservation space, and was gratefully brought to our attention by a very good friend of us both, Hannah Gibson, the GM of Spartan Precision. Raised a farmer, with a formal education in conservation, has a broad idea of game bird resource conservation, rural life and shooting sports, and more. This is a fascinating conversation between two individuals that passionately believe in the shooting sports and what it can do for people, for wildlife, and the communities that live with them. Be sure to subscribe to Apple podcasts so that you never miss out.

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Episode 467 - David Quammen || Monster Of God

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

David Quammen, the evolutionary author behind Robbie’s favorite book ‘Monster of God’ (you’ve DEFINITELY heard that title a few times) joins Robbie for an amazing, insightful conversation with his favorite author.

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Episode 466 - Peet Van Der Merwe || The Economics Of Hunting Tourism in Africa

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:41:00 -0000

Peet Van Der Merwe is a senior lecturer on tourism economics at Northwestern University in South Africa. Peet has dedicated much of his career to studying the economic impacts of consumptive (hunting) tourism, tourism writ-large, and how they benefit the region. So, if hunting disappeared, what would happen to the economy and wildlife conservation? Its an important question to ask and get answered because value is the thing that will keep wildlife around for many generations to come. Robbie delves deep with Peet to talk about it. If you LOVE the SHOW don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts to make sure you don't miss a single episode.

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Episode 465 - Lucas Cooke || Ahead of Australia’s Duck Season

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Lucas Cooke, CEO of Field and Game Australia, joins Robbie on the podcast on the eve of the upcoming duck season in anticipation of the amount of anti hunters that will be pushing back on the duck season. Antis fell just short of a victory last year when the parliamentary inquiry voted to suggest banning duck hunting in Australia, but the force of the trade unions swayed them, and the labor government refused to ban duck hunting. Today marks the opening of the 2024 duck season in Victoria Australia. Blood Origins and Field and Game Australia have teamed up on a great pro-active piece - by putting a billboard up in Sale, Victoria showing people truth about duck season. There has been a seperate website set up to direct folks to what is duck hunting in Victoria: www.savethehunt.com.au

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Episode 464 - Sarah Vermaak || Marrying Into A Hunting Family In South Africa

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Sarah Vermaak was a non hunter before she got married into the Vermaak family. The Vermaaks are a stalwart family of the hunting industry of South Africa, starting in 1970 (they are actually the longest standing outfitter in South Africa) and as a result today has very much become an avid hunter. Robbie catches up with Sarah on location in Zululand, in the hills next to the Tugela river, when he was in South Africa at the beginning of March filming an embedded Blood Origins episode with the Vermaak family.

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Roundup 119 || Catching Up With Wyoming Wildlife Federation

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie catches up with Jess Johnson, the Government Affairs Director of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, an independent affiliate of the Wildlife Federation and the biggest and oldest conservation advocacy organization in the state. The two cover Wyoming’s HB 60 concerning elk population issues in the state, some misinformation that’s spreading around about the unlimited elk tag proposal in Wyoming, the Kelly Parcel in Grand Teton National Park, wolves in Colorado, and more!

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Short Truths Ep. 17 - Are Colorado Mountain Lions ‘Trophy Hunted’?

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Here is the question on everyone’s lips – are mountain lions in Colorado trophy hunted? The technical answer is no. The emotional answer is tied to the motivation of the individual. Motivation is something that is not easily controlled – this is for all segments of the population including drunk driving, cheating on your taxes, taking steroids for body-building competitions – its unclear what makes people do certain things. Mix in different backgrounds, different ethics, and how you were raised – all combined in a melting pot that is diverse as humanity itself. So all we can talk to is the technical, legal answer. That answer is no – mountain lions are not trophy hunted in Colorado. You see they are not classified as a trophy animal, nor are they classified as vermin or furbearers, they are classified as big-game – just like wild sheep, elk, mule deer, pronghorns. Big game are hunted for many reasons, but the law tells you that you must sustainably utilize all parts of the animal. For example, by law you are not allowed to leave the meat in the field. By law you are not allowed to leave the head in the field. By law you are not allowed to leave the cape in the field. It all has to come out with you. So here's the #truth ... Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it Bia DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.com

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Episode 463 - Eamon Waddington || Hosted Hunting Education In Australia

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Eamon Waddington is a passionate bowhunter in Australia. As he grew in his bowhunting career and started growing more and more on social media, he constantly had folks reaching out to him asking him all the normal questions - how do I get into it, where do I go, how do I cook the meat. He figured - man there is definitely a niche that is needing to be filled - from that Broadside Hunting was created - an opportunity for people to learn how to hunt, butcher, cook, in a hosted environment. He tells his story to Robbie and explains why he is so passionate about this.

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Episode 462 - From Spain || A Landowner’s Perspective In Cabaneros National Park

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

We’re keeping this lady's full name anonymous, and as a result Robbie gets to delve deep into a discussion with a private landowner within Cabaneros National park, where hunting has been banned. They talk about the system, what challenges she faces, and what that means for the land. This podcast is going to be followed up with several videos towards the 3rd Quarter / 4th Quarter of 2024 in which the full Cabaneros documentary will be complete and released for everyone to see. Its a documentary that covers the impact of a ban of hunting on people, on their livelihoods, on wildlife, and on the habitat.

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Roundup 118 || Wrapping Up A Trip Spanning 2 Continents

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie records this introspective Roundup solo from his hotel room in space after a grueling trip that saw the Blood Origins team span two continents in the quest to share the heart of hunting with you all. He makes a big announcement of a new Heritage Tier supporter of Blood Origins in Bergara, covers what exactly the Blood Origins team was up to in Spain and South Africa, an upcoming appearance on Jim Shockey’s podcast. Robbie covers the economic and environmental impacts of anti-hunting pushes in Spain, elephant controversies in Tanzania and Kenya, and more.

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Short Truths Ep. 16 - Are Mountain Lions and Bobcats Endangered in Colorado?

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Here is a question floating around out there – are mountain lions and bobcats threatened and endangered in Colorado? This question is a valid one. We currently hunt both species in Colorado and if their respective populations were threatened in anyway or endangered, then all the sportsmen and women in Colorado and those non-residents that hunt them would say absolutely, we shouldn’t be hunting them. This is an incredibly important question to answer specifically in light of the potential ballot initiative being moved forward through signature gathering in the State of Colorado right now to ban the hunting of mountain lions and bobcats. So what’s the truth? Here's my answer ... If you have a question that you would like us to answer please reach out to us via DM on IG or via info@bloodorigins.com

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Episode 461 - Willem Briers Louw || A Dream Job - Lion Conservationist

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:05:00 -0000

South African wildlife researcher Willem Briers Louw joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about his role in wildlife research and monitoring. One could argue that Willem has the best job in the world (or more likely the most romantic job in the world). Flying around in helicopters, helping dart elephants, collaring lions and elephants to camera traps, to a recent research program started out the 24 lions project to the 100 lions project and more. Willem is in the thick of it as the lead researcher with Zambeze Delta Safaris in the Delta of Mozambique. This podcast should inspire anyone to understand more about wildlife, more about African wildlife, and maybe inspire you to live out your dreams and be a researcher in a setting like Willem is in.

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Episode 460 - Renée Thornton || Non-Hunter to Women Hunt Champion

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Renée Thornton, the volunteer Chair of the Women Hunt Program at the Wild Sheep Foundation, one of dozens of programs out there trying to help provide educational resources to the fastest growing demographic of hunters - women. Renée was a non-hunter - from a farming family, no less! - and once beginning to consider the ethical implications of eating meat, she began to consider what becoming a hunter would mean for that choice. This podcast is a look into that journey and if you are one of those women early in your hunting career or are considering taking up hunting, this podcast is an invaluable resource for what you need to do.

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Roundup 117 || Recorded LIVE From South Africa

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:38:24 -0000

Robbie is joined LIVE on location along the Tugela River, in the heart of Zululand, in South Africa with the Slots Media boys and Kolby Edwards with Mutambo films to talk about their latest trip to SA. From more lost luggage to a malaria infection to tweezing nipple hairs, it’s as much wild antics from the Slots Media boys as you’ve all com to expect.

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Episode 459 - Harvard Hansen || Our First Norwegian Hunter

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Harvard Hansen is a hunter out of Norway, and an absolute podcast novice. He reached out to Robbie to say that we had neglected to ever have a guest from Norway on the show, so Robbie invited him on to talk about the landscape, species available to Norwegian hunters, and the issues facing hunters in Norway.

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Episode 458 - Dave Carson & Kaz Dube || Ecotourism VS Professional Hunting?

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:05:00 -0000

Dave Carson and Kaz Dube are professional guides in Zimbabwe. And while they are ecotourism guides, NOT professional hunters, but still had to do everything a professional hunter would have to do during the course of their qualification - such as shooting an elephant to pass and get their rank as professional guide in Zimbabwe. Robbie discusses the potential animosities between ecotourism and professional hunting and how we can bridge that gap as conservationists for the good of the resource.

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Episode 457 - Anonymous C || Anti Hunting

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie hosts an anonymous conversation with a friend’s anti-hunter girlfriend after dinner in South Africa, and the result is a heartfelt discussion that explains how what we do from a hunting perspective is good for wildlife and how having an open mind can lead to some incredible conversations and education on the issues!

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Episode 456 - Erik Verreynne || A Veterinary Perspective on Elephants in Botswana

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Erik Verreynne, has been a wildlife veterinary surgeon in Botswana for the last twenty years. He is a non hunter and wildlife conservationist on the front lines of the information war around hunting because of where he lives and the work he does around elephant conservation and conservation sustainability in Botswana. This conversation is probably one of the first conversations around changing Botswana elephant populations with someone who has been in Botswana for 20 years and has seen the changes with his own eyes since he has been involved in the wildlife conservation game.

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Episode 455 - Leo Kroger’s .416 Rigby || A Gun, 30 Years Gone. Found.

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie recounts the story of finding his grandfather’s .416 Rigby - gone for thirty years - during his November trip to South Africa and interviews the man that had the gun all this time after Robbie bought the gun back from him.

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Episode 454 - McKenna Noata || A Black Professional Hunter In SA Speaks Up

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:05:00 -0000

McKenna Noata is a black African professional hunter in South Africa. There are not many black PH’s in South Africa, and so Robbie delves into the ‘why’ of McKenna getting involved in wildlife conservation, starting his career as a black PH, his upbringing as it pertains to wildlife, and how he perceives the future of getting more black South Africans into being professional hunters.

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Episode 453 - Audrey Mayes || Big Green x Audrey Mayes

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:05:00 -0000

We bring you this conversation recorded on-location at the Remington Ammunition factory between Robbie and Audrey Mayes, the marketing specialist of Remington Ammunition (and host of their new podcast!), as the two talk about hunting, the Big Green Brand and legacy, and so much more!

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Episode 452 - Adam Bender || ‘Hashtag Conservation’ with Adam Bender

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Adam Bender, the official first employee and Development Director of the Cabela Family Foundation, joins to talk about his new role, what the Cabela Family Foundation is planning and doing, how we at Blood Origins are teaming up with them, and more!

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Episode 451 - Michael Arnette And Bob Bourland || Are Traditional Bows more Ethical?

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 19:07:34 -0000

Robbie is joined by traditional bowhunters Michal Arnette (who has been on the podcast before) and Bob Bourland, to have a conversation about the traditional bowhunting wing of bowhunting in direct response to the long range rifle conversation of an earlier episode with Gunwerks in 2023.

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Episode 450 - Kendall Long || Q&A from a Non-Hunter “Bachelor” Cast-Member

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Kendall Long, formerly of ‘The Bachelor’ fame, came to the defense of hunting in a recent Instagram spat - and as such Robbie invited her - unbeknownst to the reason behind her social media following - to talk about hunting, the perceptions around it, and the reasons behind hunters’ pursuit of game afield. She comes on to get ALL her hunting related questions answered - from conservation to trophy hunting to book recommendations by Robbie!

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Episode 449 - Charlie And Will || Two Nonhunters On The Recent Tanzanian Elephant Controversy

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:02:07 -0000

Charlie Dunn and Will Fortescue are non-hunters, one of Robbie’s favorite type of guest. Self-identifying as ‘not anti-hunters, but pro-conservation’ and ecotourism operators in the photography space in Kenya, that are weighing in with Robbie on a recent controversy regarding two elephants in Tanzania.

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Episode 448 - Ian Nowak || Bad Journalism is Bad for Wildlife

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Ian Nowak, the head game warden of Bulule Game Reserve, which is part of Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) on the West side of Kruger National Park in South Africa. Ian joined Robbie to talk about his recent elephant hunt controversy that Balule had to fight tooth and nail to have their side of the story told, and the effect bad journalism has on the lives of those living on the ground.

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Episode 447 - Anthony Roe || From Feral to Resource - Deer in Australia

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Anthony Roe is the owner-operator of Dama Dama Free-Range, a venison distribution business in Victoria Australia. Anthony joins Robbie to discuss the amazing mechanism he has optimized through which he can share his ethically wild harvest meat with the rest of the world and how we can all use this example to better share wild game meat in Australia and beyond. Its a eye opening episode that truly showcases how a species like deer can be move from being non-native (sometimes classified as feral or invasive) to an incredible resource

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Episode 446 - David Howe || Chasing Predators With A Predator

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Anthropologist/Archaeologist David Howe was introduced to the show via Correy Hawk (@organic.archer on instagram). He specializes in ethnocynology - the study of ancient humans and their dogs. In light of Colorado’s ballot initiative banning cat hunting with dogs, David brings his perspective on the history of using dogs for hunting and answers the tough questions about where we’ve come from, where dogs have come from, and whether or not hunting with dogs is something new or should be frowned upon.

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Episode 445 - Heather Kelly || Backcountry and Frontcountry in the Shark Tank

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

If you’re a hunter, you are probably acquainted with Heather’s Choice, the dehydrated food company out of Alaska. Heathers Choice CEO Heather Kelly joins Robbie on the heels of her debut on the ABC hit series Shark Tank. Heather talks about her experiences, whether or not she herself is a hunter, and the intersection between what she does, the backcountry, and the front country.

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Episode 444 - Mark Duda || Does the American Public Approve of Hunting??

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Mark Duda is the CEO of Responsive Management, a survey company based out of Virginia that has performed thousands of surveys over the last 30 years as it relates to wildlife, hunter attitude, general population responses to hunting, and more. Mark talks about the being at the forefront of the science behind these surveys and their responses, and what they can teach us about how to present hunting to the non hunter majority.

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Episode 443 - Dave Gittleson || ‘Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up’?

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Colorado Rancher Dave Gittleson returns to the Blood Origins podcast this week to give us an update on the Colorado wolves issue. You may remember Dave as the first rancher whose calves were the subject of depredation by reintroduced Colorado wolves, and applied for a 10-J ruling to lethally remove wolf 2101 for chronic depredation issues with it. Robbie asks if Dave’s attitude has changed around wolves, and gets into the tough questions like the ‘shoot, shovel, shut up’ doctrine and more.

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Episode 442 - Lindsay Thomas || Busting The Myth Of Whitetail ‘Culling’

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Lindsay Thomas, the Communications Director of the National Deer Association, joins Robbie to talk about the science - and widespread myth and misinformation - around the culling of deer to improve antler class. The two dive deep into the studies around this and explain exactly why this is a bad strategy and what you should be focused on.

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Short Truths Ep. 15 - Hunting Tourism VS Photographic Tourism?

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

The question was posed to me: why do you Robbie differentiate between hunting and photographic tourism? Are they not the same thing - i.e., tourism? What's the difference? When you take a step back and really examine what the definition of tourism is - it's simply defined as visiting a location for a specific reason - whether that is to take a photo, take a drink, hunt an animal. It's all the same thing. There is an economic endeavor tied to that activity and at the end of the day both consumptive (i.e., hunting) and non-consumptive (i.e., photo tourism) from a wildlife perspective should have one common goal from their profits - wildlife conservation. If that's true, and they are honest to that goal, then there isn't really a difference. So here's my answer ...

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Episode 441 - Tim Gale || Exploring New Zealand’s GLOBAL ‘Better Hunter’ Program

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Tim Gale, General Manager of the Game Animal Council of New Zealand, a government organization reporting to the Minister of Conservation whose mission is to set conservation policy in New Zealand. Tim and Robbie talk about the organization’s new hunter-friendly platform called Better Hunting, which was designed to create new hunters, give them all the information that they need from field skills such dressing and skinning, to safety skills such as navigation and medical train ing, to kitchen skills such as butchering and more.

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Episode 440 - Conservation Musings || Interview From A Land Cruiser In Botswana

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

This is a little different podcast. Recorded from a land cruiser as the team was moving between Maun, Botswana and a concession called NG 41. Robbie was driving with one of the concession lease holders, Johan Calitz and a rangeland scientist out of Botswana, Christian Winterbach. The boys talk through wildlife, conservation, sustainable use and hunting, perspectives and perceptions around hunting, the science tied to wildlife conservation and more.

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Short Truths Ep. 14 - Is Trophy Hunting Conservation?

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

The question that was posed to me was one that we get a lot: Is Trophy Hunting Conservation? Or do people just use that terminology to make themselves feel better about killing animals? This is a great question for the Short Truths. Though the motivation of the individual may not be based in conservation, the action of the individual is conservation, though it may not be the direct motivation. What is conservation? Preservation, sustaining, not wasteful loss of a resource, that has a plan to its management in order to maximize biodiversity. That is a bastardized combination of the Oxford dictionary and the Merriam Websters dictionary; it paints the picture of what conservation actually is - which then begs the question does hunting conform with that definition? So here's my answer ...

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Episode 439 - Mary O’Neill || A Strong Woman In The Hunting Space

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Mary O’Neill Phillips, host of Country Outdoors, is an Australian female in the hunting space. She talks about gaining notoriety from the controversial ‘Love and Likes’ show that was on Outdoor Channel, what it was like to have a massive viral campaign targeting her as a ‘huntress addicted to hunting’, and just generally what it’s like to be a strong female in the hunting space - which is the biggest growing demographic in the hunting space.

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Episode 438 - Matt Chan || From Crossfit To Firefighter To Hunter

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 08:05:00 -0000

Former competitive cross-fitter and firefighter in Denver, CO Matt Chan joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to discuss his feelings about coming out to the community he influences that he does, indeed, hunt - along with his feelings on hunting in general and what it’s like being a semi-retired influencer who hunts - loudly and proudly - in his space.

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Short Truths Ep. 13 - Are Forest Elephants Endangered?

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The question that was posed to me was are Forest Elephants Endangered? I think the question was more writ large: Are elephants endangered? The answer technically by IUCN and CITES standards is yes, all elephant species in the world are endangered, but practically on the ground the answer for the African Savannah Elephant maybe answered a little differently. Since 2021 the African Forest Elephant has been reclassified as a separate species and the first comprehensive survey of their population has occurred. It's a very secretive species that lives in the dense tropical forests of Gabon, Congo, and West Africa, where poaching and habitat destruction are the two pressures causing population constraints and decline. So here's my answer to the question - Are Forest Elephants Endangered? If you have any questions please DM us through Instagram, leave a question in the comments below, or email us at info@bloodorigins.com and maybe we will answer your question through the Short Truths!

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Episode 437 - Callum Perry || A Dream Job In South Africa

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Callum Perry, a conservationist originally from the UK, who is now out of South Africa, joins Robbie to talk about how amazing dream job collaring rhinos, working with lions, and much more along with his viewpoints and perspectives of hunting.

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Short Truths Ep. 12 - Do ‘Grip And Grins’ Hurt Hunting?

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The question was posed to me - do so-called ‘grip and grins’ hurt hunting? This is a fantastic question with a complicated answer. We get hit with this question or thought every single day - does the grip and grin picture or the "trophy" picture help or hurt hunting? The answer is that it depends. There are certainly things that are portrayed today through social media that are not good for hunting. The picture with the animal should reflect respect for wildlife, respect for the animal, show a semblance of animal welfare, and also most importantly provide context to the entire process. Robbie takes the time to dive deep and explain in this short, 5-minute episode of Short Truths!

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Episode 436 - Scott Talbott || Guides, Outfitters, and SCI Convention

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Scott Talbot, the new guides and outfitters liaison at Safari Club International (SCI) joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to discuss the revival of his role, which has been vacant for a couple of years, and his plans for the position. Scott, to his credit, has embraced the role completely - and takes the opportunity to dispel certain perceptions around SCI and guides and outfitters, the upcoming SCI convention in Nashville, and an introduction to who Scott himself is and his storied history in wildlife conservation here in the United States. Tune in and enjoy!

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Episode 435 - Corey Mason || All About DSC’s Convention

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Corey Mason, CEO of Dallas Safari Club and Dallas Safari Club Foundation, joins Robbie in Zimbabwe to talk about the DSC’s convention and next steps of the Convention in years to come. Robbie and Corey spent some time together on a recent trip to Africa while touring the different professional hunting operations and recorded this podcast about the move in 2025 from Dallas to Atlanta, the reasoning behind some limitations on the number of vendors, and more!

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Short Truths Ep. 11 - What do you think about Corner Crossings?

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The question was posed to me - what do I think about corner crossings? If you are not familiar with the United States and public lands, the landscape typically out west looks exactly like a checkerboard of private and public land. Often public land is opposite one another where their corners touch, and you can literally step from one piece of public to another. That is called corner crossing. If you are reading this - you are likely thinking what's wrong with that? Well it's illegal to do. However, this has recently been challenged in Wyoming where a group of hunters did it, got charged, it went all the way up to the Supreme Court of Wyoming and they were found not-guilty, essentially paving the way to make corner crossing legal. So here's my answer on what I think about Corner Crossings!

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Episode 434 - Sarah Tilt || Work Ethic Is The Center Pin Of Montana’s Master Hunter Program

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Sarah Tilt, Executive Director of One Montana, which administers the Master Hunter program of Montana. Born of the increasing frustrations of landowners over the behavior of hunters, which closed the doors for everyone, the Master Hunter program tries to ensure proper etiquette among hunters and in return, landowners who believe in the program allow certain hunters to come out and hunt or earn their way to a hunt in the ‘old school’ way of mending fence, bailing hay and more! Dig in to the program more with Sarah and Robbie!

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Episode 433 - Gray Thornton || Does Hunting Need to Be ‘Sanitized’?

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined this week by Gray Thornton, the President and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation. Gray returns to the podcast to discuss a controversial recent decision by the Wild Sheep Foundation board of directors refusing to show kill shots or the celebration of the kill in content shown at their Convention and through social media - what some might call ’white washing’ or ‘sanitizing’ and it has sparked a controversy around the question - does hunting NEED to be sanitized? True to form, Robbie dives deep with Gray and lays out both sides of the argument so you, the listener, can think for yourself.

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Short Truths Ep. 10 - Are White-tailed Deer Endangered?

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

This week’s question: Are white-tailed deer endangered? Robbie desperately wanted to answer this one with a flip ‘have you lived in the United States at all?’ response, but he provides you with all the facts you need to refute it all the same. The simple answer, of course, is ‘no’. From golf courses to roadsides to backyards - white-tailed deer are nearly ubiquitous.

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Episode 432 - Rich Froning || Mr. CrossFit Himself

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Rich Froning, the man synonymous with the CrossFit Games, and Cross Fit as a lifestyle, has switched his entire mindset as a member of Blood Origins. Raw, authentic, we explore Rich’s transition into a hunter and the intricate details of our heart as hunters during this short and sharp conversation. This conversation specifically dives into the why behind why hunters hunt, specially Rich - asking the question - why do you hunt?

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Episode 431 - Guav Johnson || An African Success Story

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Guav Johnson, a legend among the top tier professional hunters in Africa, joins the podcast. Everything about him speaks to his quiet, unassuming nature, from his long hair, cutoff sleeves, the ten-year-old boonie hat that offers zero sun protection. And he loves wildlife, especially the wildlife of his home in Zimbabwe. Robbie and the crew caught up with him while launching his new project Wilberforce, which seeks to re-wild areas of his home country.

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Roundup 116 || Catching Up With Zimbabwe Professional Guides on location!

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined LIVE on location in Zimbabwe with the men from Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Zimbabwe Professional Guide Association - to discuss the guide and professional hunting licensing process and the importance of those standards to hunting. It’s an incredibly fascinating discussion that gives you a true insight into what it takes to be a guide in Zimbabwe - arguably the highest standard of guiding in Africa!

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Short Truths Ep. 9 - Who Is Bob Marshall?

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Who is Bob Marshall? You may have heard of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area, or the Bob Marshall knife from Montanan Knife Company. But do you actually know who Bob Marshall, the man, was? Robbie did the research for you and educates you in this Short Truth about his life as a wilderness activist and contributor to the conservation of wild places and wild things in America.

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Episode 429 - Semi Bird || How To Fix The Hunting Conundrum That Is Washington State

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Most people have probably never heard the name of Semi Bird, but Semi is a former green beret who is running for Governor of Washington in 2024. He catches up with Robbie about not only his life and ambitions to bring back common sense, but about being a staunch proponent of hunting, even though he comes from a non-hunting background.

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Roundup 115 || Canada’s Trophy Import Ban

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Mark Hall, Executive Director of Blood Origins CANADA and our sister show at the Hunter Conservationist Podcast joins this week’s podcast to talk about Canada’s new wildlife trophy import ban, what he is seeing from an ‘on-the-ground’ perspective and the cascading effect it could have on both hunting and wildlife all over the world - even in Canada!

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Short Truths Ep. 8 - Why Do Hunters Hunt Old Males?

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The question that was posed was - why do you guys always hunt old males? The question was indirectly why do you always hunt the things with the biggest horns / antlers? There is a lot of questions around why hunters hunt old males? It's often tied to the moniker of trophy hunting. You guys are always after the biggest horns or the biggest antlers. Ok? Isn't that what you would want to hunt if you are interested in wildlife population sustainability and growth? The problem - or rather perception - that hunters have is that the only reason hunters chase older male animals is the big horns, big antlers, and big bodies. But what if we told you the famous ‘point’ scoring system was actually developed to test the maturation of an ecosystem that is reflected in the health and maturity of the animals. Here is our answer ...

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Episode 428 - The Wild Origins || Could - SHOULD - Hunting Come Back To India?

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The three young men behind Wild Origins, a new group out of India, join today’s podcast to discuss their efforts to tackle wildlife conservation in India. India is the global hotspot of human wildlife activity, with an incredible diversity of predators and prey. All three are for the idea of bringing hunting back to India which is likely one of the most controversial ideas around. As scientists, they want to showcase how hunting can be a tool and a management mechanism while improving people’s livelihoods with the meat and the animals and the value it brings to the table, specifically since India is one of the poorest countries on earth.

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Episode 427 - Josh Hartwick || Connecting The Dots On Nilgai

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Josh Hartwick, CEO of Feathers and Sheds Unlimited, joins Robbie on this week’s show to be a part of the first of our ‘Connecting The Dots’ content series where we wanted to discuss where Nilgai fit into the landscape as an introduced species in Texas from his perspective as a wildlife manager on the ranch on which we produced our content. This podcast is part of a content piece that focuses on where the meat from Nilgai goes when it enters the proverbial food chain in South Texas. You will be greatly surprised at the people that it helps.

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Short Truths Ep. 7 - Was Hunting Created By White Rich Dudes?

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Trophy hunting. Is it only for ‘rich white dudes’? Proponents of sweeping bans on the sport will often say trophy hunting by rich and wealthy individuals that were colonialists, and has roots in oppression. Robbie breaks down why that line of thinking isn’t true, and provides proof in this less than 5 minute listen.

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Episode 426 - Glen Eberle || From Olympic Beginnings

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

You might not even know the name ‘Glen Eberle’ or Eberlestock - the outdoor apparel brand he founded. But you can get to know him, who he is, why he chose to set up shop in the hunting space, and more about what he’s done, and all from this episode recored live from the porch of his little ranchette in the Frank Church Wilderness.

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Episode 425 - Tim Fallon || The Critical Ethics Of Long Range Shooting

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Owner-Operator of FTW SAAM, a West Texas long range shooting course, with courses ranging up to a mile that held a shooting school Robbie attended (and where Robbie nailed his first 1,000 yard target). The ethos of FTW Ranch is posted all around the property, and Robbie discusses that ethos with Tim in depth on today’s podcast.

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Roundup 114 || Record Short But Still Sharp As Ever!

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

In this extra short Roundup, Robbie and the Buffalo Nickel team recap a recent weekend trip to interview NASCAR legend Richard Childress, and a recap of the recent successful Blood Origins fundraiser.

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Short Truths Ep. 6 - How Many Big Tuskers Are There?

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The question? Are there only 40 ‘big Tusker’ elephants left in Africa. To answer, we need to define what a big tusker is - which is an Elephant typically defined as a 90 for 100 pound elephant for one tusk. The simple answer is, nobody has data for how many ‘Big Tuskers’ there are on the African continent today. Statistically speaking, though, there should be more than 40. Get the full download in less than 2 minutes in this extra short but sharp Short Truths!

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Episode 424 - Cliff Gray || Access & Opportunity In The West

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 08:05:00 -0000

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Short Truths Ep. 5 - Are Rhino’s Decreasing Because Of Hunting

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Rhinos are one of the most endangered species on the planet that are still hunted in places. Oh man! How can you do that? How can you hunt an endangered species? Isn't that illegal? There are lots of questions that surround Rhinos - but one specifically that keeps coming up - are Rhino populations decreasing because of hunting? Rhino's are being absolutely decimated from poaching throughout Southern Africa. In South Africa and Namibia though there are bastions where Rhino's are flourishing and breeding and their population is increasing. These places tend to be tied with private hunting concessions. Why is this the case? The value that hunting, and in some places hunting Rhino's brings, allows these animals to be protected. Security around Rhinos is incredibly expensive endeavor that is a 365 day, 24 hr, 7 day a week job. Learn the truth here in under 4 minutes!

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Episode 423 - Eric Jackson || Professional Snowboarder And Brand New Hunter

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

An athlete that has been around on the professional snowboarding circuit most of his adult life, Eric Jackson is also a newly minted hunter. He joins host Robbie in a short and sharp conversation on his conversion to the hunting lifestyle, how growing up in a hunting household affected his decision, and how his journey started in water fowling and culminated in an upcoming attempt at harvesting an elk with a bow.

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Roundup 113 || On Pushing The Stone Up The Mountain

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

While Cody is off chasing dreams as a fly fishing guide in Colorado, Robbie brings the heat solo once again. On the docket, our first fundraising dinner in Texas, and Robbie recounts the chaos of planning a large charitable event as a scientist-turned-event-organizer. Don’t forget to get involved in our first ever online auction. Bid high and bid often at: https://event.gives/bloodorigins/items

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Short Truths Ep. 4 - What is the status of Leopards in Namibia?

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Hunting has to be driven by the best available information, and the best available science. Ensuring sustainable take with population estimates is a good way to ensure that hunting is not having a deterimental effect on the population, which, honestly, is the last thing that any hunter wants. The science becomes even more critical when it comes to charismatic megafauna like leopards. So we received the question about leopards in Nambia, specifically "What’s the latest population estimate of leopards in Namibia?" Starting with 14,154 and a 250 leopard per year trophy hunting quota per year. After a new survey was undertaken recently between 2017 and 2019, an expanded population range was observed, it was found that densities vary widely across Namibia. Learn why it matters here in under 4 minutes!

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Episode 422 - Lindsey Leitelt || A Nonhunter On’Naked And Afraid’?

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Lindsey Leitelt of ‘Naked and Afraid’ fame and comes to the podcast by way of friend of the show (and fellow ‘Naked and Afraid’ cast member) Kaila Cummings! Lindsey and Robbie discuss what it was like to join ‘Naked and Afraid’ WITHOUT a hunting background, and how her perspectives on hunting were changed even though she remains a nonhunter to this day.

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Episode 421 - Candy Ken || Just Google Him!

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Go ahead and google ‘Candy Ken’, a TikTok influencer originally of Austria. He joins the Blood Origins podcast to have a conversation about hunting, raw and unfiltered, while sitting in a studio in Los Angeles just before stepping into a studio to get on Candy Ken’s podcast!

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Roundup 112 || Catalina’s deer problem, California mountain lion hunting and more!

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Cody is back from fishing Colorado rivers and taking absolutely terrible photos of big brown trout and graces us with his presence on this week’s roundup. The boys touch base on troublesome deer in Catalina, mountain lion hunting in California and more. Listen until the end for Cody’s super secret fishing spot!

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Short Truths Ep. 3 - What Is ‘Ethical’ Hunting?

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Can you explain how YOU define ‘ethical’? Ethics often comes up in conversations within the hunting community and with fingers pointed at the hunting community - and for the most part both parties say the same thing, "That [insert any hunting practice] is unethical". Ethics, being ethical, is something that is often debated online. Often that discussion boils down to peoples opinions and preferences and rarely does the conversation or discussion focus on ethics. The definition of ethics is your morals and principles around an activity like hunting, i.e., the ethics of the kill, ethical behavior, ethical conduct etc. In my opinion, the applied ethic overarching it all, is tied to the treatment of the animal during the activity. So ... here's my answer. Do you have a question you would like us to answer? Send us the question at info@bloodorigins.com or you can text us the question at 620-860-4804.

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Episode 420 - Travis Thompson || Debating Sustainable Use Of Python And Iguana

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Travis Thompson, Executive Director of All Florida, returns to the Blood Origins podcast to discuss a difference of opinion with Robbie on a recent trip to Florida over the sustainable use of invasive species of pythons and iguana. Having amicable debates around topics that will promote hunting always leads to good ideas - thats exactly what you will find from today's episode.

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Episode 419 - Sean Kilkenny || All About Australian Deer Management

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Sean Kilkenny, the advocacy and deer management director for the Australian Deer Association to talk about the Australian National Feral Deer Management Plan. Sean goes into how deer are managed at the state, rather than federal, level and how that disjointed approach can affect deer management in the nation.

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Roundup 111 || Flying Solo With Robbie!

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is outright DITCHED by Cody this week so he can galavant around Colorado catching and taking absolutely terrible photos of brown trout. In his absence, Robbie tackles the important news affecting hunting around the world solo, with an update on the Victorian duck hunt, the proposed Colorado hunting ban, the Botswana elephant controversy, ungulate brain worms in moose, and more! Listen in and don’t forget to shoot Cody a message at 620-860-4804 and tell him to take photos in portrait mode!

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Short Truths Ep. 2 - Canned Hunts

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Our new Short Truths Podcast content series is back and Robbie is answering one of the most common questions we field at Blood Origins. What do you think of so-called ‘canned hunting’. The idea of canned hunting, high fence hunting, what is fair chase is a common set of questions that we get asked. What is the definition of canned hunting? When is high fence hunting ok? Would you ever high fence hunting? Canned hunting really comes down to the eye of the beholder or in this case the person undertaking the style of hunt, or more likely, the opinion of the person critiquing the individual undertaking the hunt.

I wanted to try and address the topic in a very objective, take a couple of steps back from the topic manner. It is such an emotive topic that is very difficult to just think about it for a second. The social science aspect of this is very important. It’s what drives perceptions and drives values at the end of the day drives public opinion around hunting, and that is something to truly consider. We may not have the science to define a canned hunt and probably never will. I probably need to do 10 more of these kind of videos, looking at all sides of the argument, and looking at it through all the multiple lenses that needs to be looked through.

So ... here's my first answer on this topic.

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Episode 418 - Lake Pickle || South African High Fence - Ethical or No?

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Lake Pickle, formerly of Primos and now of OnX, and a member of the ‘Blood Origins family’ from the very beginning, joins Robbie to talk about his recent South African hunting trip. The boys discuss the ethics and perceptions of high fences and whether or not, or how they apply to South Africa and dispel some rumors while they’re at it.

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Episode 417 - Ben Jones || Why should you care about a Ruffed Grouse??

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society CEO Ben Jones joins Robbie and the boys get into a bit of a nerdy, science-based discussion on ruffed grouse, why they’re declining, what they need, where they habitate, and more!

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Roundup 110 || West Texas With The Two Matt’s!

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by ‘cameraman’ extraordinaire Matt Henry of Saw Box out of Dallas,Texas and Matt Land, one half of Land Unlimited. The boys recount their recent Texas adventures and what it took to get the shot from people to sheep and all the terrain in between.

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Short Truths Ep. 1 - Do Hunters Choose Violence?

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:00:00 -0000

In this first episode of our new Short Truths Podcast content series, Robbie is answering a commonly asked question - or rather, challenge - that hunters are all too familiar with. Are hunters choosing violence? How far removed from necessity does hunting become a true ‘choice’? Does that affect how we justify hunting? You don't need to hunt anymore, and becuase of that fact, you guys do it to justify violence. So lets explore this answer, what would you say if you got posed that question? You just do it for the violence right? Understand what to say, how to say it, and get your answer here, share it with your friends, and if you have a question that you want answered email us at info@bloodorigins.com or text us at 626-860-4804.

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Episode 416 - Tyler Minton || A Nutritionist’s Perspective

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Tyler Minton, a nutritionist for UFC fighters and proud hunter has an interesting platform in the public eye and perspective of hunting from the nutritionist’s perspective. From the science behind the nutrition of meat, the value of essentially organic meat, get the ‘why’ behind Tyler’s hunting lifestyle, along with the social media pressures around hunting here!

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Episode 415 - Barry Howlett || Palace Intrigue Around Australian Duck Hunting Inquiry

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Barry Howlett, the communications director for SSAA and man with the finger on the pulse of the Victorian duck hunting debacle in Australia, joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the absolute shenanigans going on around duck hunting in the state of Victoria, Australia. From palace intrigue around the inquiry itself to vote tallies to people crossing party lines to the referendum, it has been a verifiable donnybrook which Barry walks us through from start to finish!

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Roundup 109 || EVERYTHING you need to KNOW about Colorado Lion Ban with Dan Gates

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Friend of the show and Colorado hunting policy expert Dan Gates joins the Roundup this week to talk with the boys to clear the air about some misinformation already moving around about the Ballot Initiative and wanted to set the record straight. We talked about the upcoming ballot initiative fight and what it means for hunters and sportsmen not just statewide but around the country. We talked nuance, schedule, and next steps.

Read this week’s articles:

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Short Truths Ep. 0 - Welcome to the Short Truths

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -0000

In this new Podcast content series, Robbie will answer questions that we recieve. You cannot begin to imagine the kinds of questions we get through all sorts of mediums - from assine questions, to very thought provoking questions. Some questions keep coming up. We answer all of the questions, and so we thought what better way to connect more with the community than to answer these questions in a podcast form. But not just any podcast form, but one that is always going to be 5 minutes OR LESS. These answers will be short, sharp, and to the point. You will be able to listen to them again and again, and with that drive home some critical information that then you can use online, in discussions, or around the dinner table to back up your argument around a subject. We will address one commonly asked question with a ‘short truth’ every week, and give hunters and curious non hunters the information they need to understand the heart of and the truth about hunting. We wanted a podcast that was quick to listen to, easily digestible, would leave you with a small tidbit of information to take away. Thats what the SHORT TRUTHS exactly created. Share it with your friends. If you have a question that you want answered email us at info@bloodorigins.com or text us at 626-860-4804.

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Episode 414 - Yaari Walker || ‘You must not waste, and you must share.’

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Yup’ik native Alaskan Yaari Walker joins Robbie for a riveting discussion of these traditions that bind us all together and her perspectives as an Alaska native.

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Episode 413 - Anonymous L || An ‘Anonymous’ Take

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

We’re breaking the mold here a bit and bringing you an ‘anonymous’ podcast by ‘L’. ‘L’ is the wife of a professional hunter in South Africa who does not hunt herself, nor was she raised in that life. With her anonymity, she has the opportunity to share her unique perspectives and perceptions in a lighter and low-pressure manner, which makes for an incredibly intriguing conversation, recorded on-location in South Africa!

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Roundup 108 || Back to your regularly scheduled Roundup programming

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

The boys are BACK with the roundup you all know and love. After catching up on Cody’s fly fishing guiding adventures, they tackle cat hunting in Colorado, bears in New Jersey, Wyoming deer tags, and more. Show some love and encourage Cody to come back for more! And don’t be sure to text in your thoughts on Cody’s performance without his signature tequila.

Check out this week’s articles:

https://www.nrahlf.org/articles/2023/9/14/nj-gov-murphy-permanently-reinstates-bear-hunt-to-cut-species-populations

Adihex shows the importance of conservation in UAE hunting traditions

Wyoming Hunters Giving Up Deer Tags Catching On Across The Nation | Your Wyoming News Source

Colorado gets initial go-ahead to kill wolves that kill livestock

Slik har du aldri sett justisminister Emilie Mehl

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Episode 412 - Kaila Cummings || Naked And Afraid

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Knife-maker and survivalist and 4-time Naked and Afraid contestant Kaila Cummings joins the show to discuss what happens to people when they’re stuck in a survival-type situation and how hunting plays a crucial role in fulfilling the need to feed yourself.

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Episode 411 - ‘Mace’ Curran || Fighter Jets and Hunting - An Unlikely Pair.

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Recently retired F16 fighter pilot, keynote speaker and author Michelle ‘Mace’ Curran joins Robbie on this week’s show to talk about her life outdoors, from deer hunting with her dad to mountaineering today and what it has meant to her through her career in the Air Force and beyond.

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Episode 410 - Paul Rosolie || What Is Wildlife Conservation?

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by wildlife conservationist Paul Rosolie for a conversation . Two different individuals from two different elements of the wildlife conservation world coming together with the same goal. Give it a listen. Learn more about Paul’s work at www.junglekeepers.com

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Episode 409 - Marilet Louw || Down To The Wire

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:52:22 -0000

Down To The Wire co-founder Marilet Louw joins the podcast this week to share the DTTW story, from a kitchen floor in South Africa with her mates to what it is today, Robbie and Marilet dive deep into the company, the origins behind it, and the yeoman’s job it does that is putting back money to help wildlife.

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Episode 408 - SIKA Foundation || Hunter-led Conservation In New Zealand

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Cam Speedy is a force of nature in New Zealand. The heartbeat of the SIKA Foundation, he volunteers his time to go into the mountains where the Sika deer were originally released to run trap lines to protect New Zealand’s national duck. Blood Origins, through Bergara International, was proud to fund a trap line to protect the national duck of New Zealand with SIKA and a lot of their 2023 work. Listen to more about their incredible work! Please thank Bergara and Bergara International for stepping up an funding global conservation efforts. You can learn more about bergara here: https://www.bergara.online/us/

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Episode 407 - Rachel Nuwer || Africa’s Conservation Conundrum

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Brooklyn Journalist Rachel Nuwer joins Robbie to discuss a lengthy piece on trophy hunting in Africa and what 4 years of research into the sport yielded her. You can find the piece in Biographic, called, “Africa’s Conservation Conundrum: The Trophy Hunting Industry In Africa Is Dying, And That Should Concern All Of Us”.

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Roundup 107 || Invasive Species Leather And Python Hunting

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie, the Slots Media boys and fellow hunter Francesca Ritchie bring this week’s roundup to you from sunny south Florida, an absolute sauna to the Slots Media boys and their thick English blood. Francesca is the owner and founder of Teton Leather where she uses invasive species leather to make art. The group recounts their python hunting adventure, highlights of two weeks on the road, and more.

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Episode 406 - Wapiti Foundation || The New Zealand Elk

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Roy Sloan (the new Executive Director) and Adam Fairmaid (the Chairman of the Board) of the Fjordland Wapiti Foundation out of New Zealand join the podcast to talk about the conservation of New Zealand’s introduced game species and why they do what they do recorded on-location from a hut in the Fjordland of New Zealand.

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Episode 405 - Ben Chapple || What If Wildlife Tourists Stopped Visiting Africa Tomorrow?

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Ben Chapple, a PhD student with the Zoological Society of London, joins Robbie to discuss his thesis of the effects of climate change and tourism on wildlife in Africa - and wild dogs in Kenya, specifically. A non-hunter who’s not a fan of hunting ‘for fun’, he’s the perfect guy to have this conversation with - about the reality of conservation work in Africa and how hunting fits in there and around the world.

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Roundup 106 || 'Mad as a bag of bees' with Slots Media

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Slots Media boys are back by popular demand, joining on location from Florida with Robbie. The Boys discuss New Mexico, Robbie’s obsession with Cinnamon Toast Crunch over ‘more regular’ cereal alternatives, Robbie getting put through the ringer training with a 10 time Crossfit Games Champ, and more!

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Episode 404 - Bowhunting Only || Lunch, Goats, and Milo Sandwiches!

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Nick Morton and Jack Crick, two Australians (and Blood Origins supporters!) who run a brick and mortar store outside of Newcastle in New South Wales called Bowhunting Only, are recorded-live with Robbie this week from a shack in New South Wales moments after Jack has cooked the crew up a truly rich goat tenderloin and talk about the boys’ hunt!

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Episode 403 - Francesca Cuell || A Kitchen Detox

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Francesca Cuell is a nutritionist out of the UK who runs the Kitchen Detox, focusing on the intersection of health, food and nutrition. Francesca believes a hunter-gatherer lifestyle fits with who we are as humans, and she shares with Robbie her take on hunting as a future (not current) hunter.

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Roundup 105 || Celebrating The World Premiere of LION HEART

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Cody and Robbie come at you recorded-live from just moments after the world premiere of Lion Heart. The boys discuss Cody’s menial tasks for the night, what it takes to be the best space bar operator in Fremont County, Colorado, what’s next for the Lionheart film, and a recap of the big night!

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Episode 402 - Zarek Cockar || Working, Living And Breathing Wildlife In Kenya

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Zarek Cocker, a safari guide out of Kenya, joins Robbie on the podcast as someone who understands hunting and the hunting model while living in Kenya - where hunting is banned. He seeks to set the record straight for listeners about Kenya, diving into the ‘bad rap’ the country has gotten for losing wildlife, while also sharing some of the GOOD news happening in the nation, specifically around eco-tourism.

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Episode 401 - Wayne Van Den Bergh || Managing ‘Problem Elephants’ in Zimbabwe

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Wayne Van Den Bergh of Nyamazana Safaris out of Zimbabwe joins the show this week. Wayne doesn’t own land or operate massive concessions with big fences, he works with rural development councils in open areas that have wildlife, humans and cattle, and most of his business comes from dealing with problem elephants- one of the most controversial hunts in the world. And Wayne is interacting with elephants and people all the time. This is definitely a perception changing podcast for those that may not have any idea.

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Roundup 104 || Slots Media Shenanigans In Idaho

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

We may be missing Cody but the Slots Media boys have stepped in to give you another weekly dose of their Shenanigans from the road in Idaho, and are joined by special guest Casey! Together, they trade war stories and marvel how the Slots Media Crew is still alive, and we are treated to a visit from definitely-not David Attenborough to close us out!

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Episode 400 - Tim Curnew || Hunting In JAPAN?!

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Tim Curnew, a supporter and listener from Japan, joins Robbie this week to talk about hunting in Japan. Sorry guys, as a foreigner you can’t hunt in Japan, but enjoy the amazing hunting stories from Tim!

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Episode 399 - Dan Gates || Diving Deep On The Anti-Hunting Agenda In Colorado

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Colorado is a hot spot of hunting controversy, led by a strong and ingrained anti-hunting element in the state and shifting attitudes. In this episode, Cody is joined on location by Dan Gates - a friend of the show and hunting and wildlife advocate in the state.

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Episode 398 - Roundup 103 || Announcing the WORLD premier of Lion Heart!

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Cody is BACK from his extended hiatus, mostly due to all of your harassment. He and Robbie nerd out over the upcoming world premier of Lion Heart (our first feature length documentary!), an update on Matt Rinella and the Hunt Quietly boys, catch up on Cody and Robbie’s fishing adventures this summer, and more!

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Episode 397 - John Ralley || The Bush River Kitchen

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Chef John Ralley out of Sydney, Australia, is a well known pastry man, and an accomplished hunter who revels in the harvesting and foraging side of outdoorsmanship and, as you’d expect, the phenomenal food he creates from his exploits. After moving out of Sydney and into the countryside, he recently started “The Bush River Kitchen” to bring all his loves - from food to time afield - together under one roof. Robbie joins John for lunch on this podcast - and the description alone will have your mouth watering.

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Episode 396 - Lana Salant || The Ethical Omnivore

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Lana Salant of Alberta, BC’s ‘Ethical Omnivore Movement’ joins Robbie to talk about ethical meat eating, and then the two dive into trophy hunting. Lets just say that they have very differing opinions about the practice that affords Robbie the oportunity to have a good open discussion about the reality of the practice.

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Episode 395 - Roundup 102 || BIG news, Nepal tigers, Politicization of conservation and more!

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

The roundup is BACK and with BIG NEWS that you’ll have to tune in to find out. Robbie is joined by Mark Hall of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast soon to be Blood Origins Canada and aside from our big announcements, the boys cover the politicization of wildlife conservation and how it can be addressed, hunting tigers in Nepal, and more!

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Episode 394 - Luke Romano || An ‘All-Black’ Kiwi On Hunting In The Spotlight

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Luke Romano, a former All-Black rugby player from New Zealand, joins Robbie to discuss what it is like to be a well known hunter in the spotlight, in addition to his perceptions on hunting and his new endeavor taking over Monarch Pursuits in New Zealand.

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Episode 393 - Greg Ray || From Field To Table And The Locavore Movement

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Greg Ray, founder of From Field To Table, joins Robbie to talk about the locavore movement - people going out and grabbing, gathering and hunting to feed their families and how the experience he provides not only teaches people how to hunt, but to prepare their harvest as well.

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Episode 392 - Charles Mayfield || The Lard Works In Mysterious Ways

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Charles Mayfield, an insurance broker by day and by night the owner of Farrow - a company that makes regenerative agriculture products for the whole body. He’s also a hunter who understands the sustainable use model and how to utilize a resource for the betterment of mankind. Robbie and he dive deep into that model and how that ethos informs what he does on today’s episode. Learn more about Farrow: https://farrow.life Us code ORIGINS for a 15% off discount!

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Episode 391 - Antti || Exploring The Hunting Culture of Finland

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Antti of the Finnish Game Foundation, an organization that was revitalized in recent years under his leadership. He joins the Blood Origins podcast to share the unique hunting culture of his home country of Finland and what the thoughts, perceptions and driving forces are behind that culture! If you needed a wake up call, here it is: Put Finland on your bucket list and go hunt it!

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Episode 390 - Pablo Carol || Wild Hunting Spain - Go Hunt Spain!

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Pablo Carol of Wild Hunting Spain is a young guy and valuable supporter of the Blood Origins mission. After connecting with Robbie to do a little hunting during a film debut in Madrid, Pablo joins the podcast with Robbie to share the story, talk about the hunt, the landscape, and Spanish culture. If you’ve ever wanted to hunt Spain, here’s an outfitter on the ground, talking about exactly that.

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Episode 389 - Duncan Fraser || Go Hunt New Zealand. The MECCA of hunting.

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Duncan Fraser, owner-operator of Venator Cardrona Safari’s in New Zealand, talks about his experience hunting New Zealand as a guide and outfitter on the landscape. Rich or poor, if you can get to New Zealand, you can hunt, so go HUNT New Zealand!

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Episode 388 - National Wildlife Federation || Is It Really an ‘Anti-hunting’ Organization?

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Aaron Kindle and Bill Cooksey of the National Wildlife Federation’s sportsman and outdoors program join Robbie for a short and sharp conversation showing who the NWF really is. Misunderstood? Rabid anti-hunters? Listen in and decide for yourself.

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Episode 387 - Jon Trapp || Diving Deep Into The Wolf Debate

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

If you name a facet of the wolf management debate, chances are Jon Trapp has been involved. He joins us to give his insider’s perspective from being involved in every step of the wolf debate.

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Episode 386 - Roundup 101 || Slots Media’s Hostile Takeover Of This Week’s Roundup

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:05:00 -0000

After a minor coup for the first few minutes of the show by the Slots Media boys, Robbie finally wrests back the reigns and gets us back on track. Still in Botswana, the boys recap their adventure, Patrick’s uncharacteristic good health this trip, and more!

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Episode 385 - Randy Johnson || Future Of The North American Sheep Hunter

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

The legendary Randy Johnson of High Desert Sheep Guides is an old school western sheep hunter raised on shooting mule deer back in the glory days of the sport. Well-known and respected among hunters, Randy joins Robbie to talk about everything from the glory days, to the age of social media we are in today, to what hunters need to do to conserve our hunting lifestyle as we look to the future of our sports.

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Episode 384 - Snow Hewetson || What is a Tahr?

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie follows friend of Blood Origins and previous guest (Episode 102) Snow Hewetson in the steep mountains of the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand as he chases the thing he loves so much, the Himalayan Tahr, while talking about hunter-led conservation efforts in New Zealand.

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Episode 383 - Roundup 100 || Recorded-live from Botswana!

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is on the ground in Botswana for the 100th Blood Origins roundup with the Slots Media boys! Patrick Tillard joins the boys for this special episode, a filmmaker and journalist, who is new to the podcast but on his second trip with the Blood Origins crew. After recounting Louis’s constant bad luck in Africa and baggage woes while traveling on Virgin Airlines, they discuss Botswanan hunting policy, their plans for the trip, the conservation project they’re working on and more!

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Episode 382 - Mark Healey || Hunting From The Mountaintops To The Sea

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Surfer, hunter, and spear fisherman and cofounder of Protekt Products Mark Healy of Oahu, Hawai’i joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to discuss hunting both above and below the water’s surface, his ethos around hunting, how he got into the lifestyle, and more!

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Episode 381 - RC Carter || Perceptions On Regenerative Agriculture And Hunting

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

RC Carter, owner of Carter Country Meats, joins Robbie this week to share his philosophy on regenerative agriculture, hunting and the perceptions around both things. As a purveyor of regenerative meats in ‘middle of nowhere’ Wyoming, as he puts it, RC talks about the blend between regenerative agriculture and the pursuit of wild game as both an ag producer and as a hunter.

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Episode 380 - Nick Pearce || A Cook, Not A Chef And A New Hunter!

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Nicholas Pearce of Recipearce fame is an Instagram ‘cook’ (NOT chef) from New South Wales, Australia. He is also a new hunter who joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to discuss his recent wild game cooking series on his instagram channel, his experience hunting for the last four years, and what happened when those two things intertwined.

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Episode 379 - Katie Pavlich || I'm Not Afraid To Say I Hunt.

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Conservative Commentator and Fox Nation personality Katie Pavlich joins the Blood Origins Podcast after running into Robbie at the recent Safari Club International convention. Katie gives us her background as a lifelong hunter and dives deep with Robbie on the challenges facing our sporting lifestyle and her take on what we do well, what we could do better, and her philosophy on how we save hunting for future generations.

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Episode 378 - Roundup 99 || CO Supreme Court ruling on’ Standing’ over standing, land use debate, Maine Sunday hunting, and more!

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Cody is back after his #ClassicCody hiatus last week, and the boys are up and at em. They unpack the post-land use debate controversy, answer some texts including from long-time listener Shay, the Maine Sunday hunting controversy, the welsh game bird consultation, the Colorado Supreme Court case on navigable waterways and public trust doctrine, and more!

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Episode 377 - Conor O’Gorman || The Welsh Game Bird Release Issue

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Biologist Conor O’Gorman of British Association For Shooting and Conservation (BASC) joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the ongoing consultation by the Wlesh government to consult people from around the world about the idea of permitting the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges in Wales for shooting. Get involved at basc.org.uk - the consultation closes on the 20th of June, 2023!

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Episode 376 - Michael ’t Sas Rolfes || A Non-Hunting Wildlife Economists View on Rhino Trade

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:05:00 -0000

Michael ’t Sas Rolfes, who has more than three decades of experience in conservation, has recently completed his PhD thesis. His background is as, for lack of a better term, a wildlife economist. Michael joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the trade in Rhinos, and even though he’s not a hunter, he understands the game when 8it comes to the ‘value’ of wildlife and sustainable use better than most.

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Episode 375 - Roundup 98 || Corner Crossing News With Erik Hanson!

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

After a long-awaited comeback Cody has bailed yet again (but for a good reason) on a Roundup, but no fear because Robbie was joined by hunter, attorney, California BHA co-chair and first time podcaster Erik Hanson. The boys tackle the amazing update on the corner ‘crossing case’ controversy that has embroiled the hunting world for over a year and Erik shares his experience as the man personally wrote the amicus brief that helped win the case. If you’re in the mood, give Cody a hard time by texting #ClassicCody to 620-860-4804. Remind him that Avery DEFINITELY would have understood (kidding Avery, we love you).

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Episode 374 - Travis Bader || Silver Core Outdoors

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Travis Bader, owner of Canada-based Silver Core Outdoors and host of the Silver Core Podcast, joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to have a hard hitting discussion between two individuals who think very deeply about this thing we love so much, and the nature of the controversies around it.

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Episode 373 - Hunt Quietly || Land Access Debate Part Two

Tue, 30 May 2023 16:51:36 -0000

If you’ve missed him, he’s back! Friend of the podcast and one of our most opinionated guests Matt Rinella joins this week for part two of a debate series with Land Trust exploring the land access issue. Just like the podcast before this one, Land Trust presented questions for Hunt Quietly to answer exploring the issue of land access versus privatization. In this part two of a two-part, double drop we explore the series of questions each ‘side’ of the debate has prepared for one another and allow the groups an opportunity to respond. This is the Hunt Quietly's side of the debate answering the Land Trust's questions.

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Episode 372 - LandTrust || Land Access Debate Part One

Tue, 30 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Nic De Castro the CEO and Founder of LandTrust joins the Blood Origins podcast for part one of a debate series on hunting access. The Hunt quietly team prepared questions for Nic and Land Trust to answer exploring the issue of land access versus privatization. In this part one of a two-part, double drop we explore the series of questions each ‘side’ of the debate has prepared for one another and allow the groups an opportunity to respond. This is the Land Trust side of the debate answering the Hunt Quietly's questions.

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Episode 371 - Roundup 97 || Land access debate, Louisiana black bears, trophy hunting bans, and more!

Mon, 29 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

The band is BACK together for this week’s Roundup. The boys recount Cody’s fishing and gardening adventures (for all you that have been worried about him) go through some text messages, preview the upcoming double drop land access debate series between LandTrust and Hunt Quietly coming out Tuesday, Louisiana black bears, UK’s trophy hunting bill, and more!

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Episode 370 - Brant MacDuff || The Shotgun Conservationist

Thu, 25 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Brant MacDuff, author of The Shotgun Conservationist, joins Robbie after the release of his first book. Brant is a former non-hunter who later became a hunter, who later wrote about it in his book. Brant is a man of many hats, also a conservation historian and a jack of all trades with an incredible story. Give it a listen! If you are interested in buying his book - it is available now on all major platforms. Also find Brant on his website where he is currently on tour promoting his book and you could see if schedules line up to go see him: https://www.immortalanimals.com/about

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Episode 368 - Don Kleiner || ANTI-Allowing Sunday Hunting In Maine

Tue, 23 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

If you’re missing him from the roundups, don’t worry, we’ve got a double dose of Blood Origins co-host Cody Heitschmidt for you. He’s joined by Maine hunting guide and pro-Sunday hunting ban activist Don Kleiner in this episode, part one of our double feature on the Maine Sunday Hunting issue, to talk about ongoing controversy around efforts to legalize Sunday hunting in Maine.

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Episode 369 - Jared Borstein || PRO-Allowing Sunday Hunting In Maine

Tue, 23 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

If you’re missing him from the roundups, don’t worry, we’ve got a double dose of Blood Origins co-host Cody Heitschmidt for you. He’s joined by a special guest in this episode for part two in a double feature on the Maine Sunday Hunting issue. In this episode, he catches up with Jared Borstein, Executive Director of Maine Hunters United for Sunday Hunting, to talk about ongoing controversy around efforts to legalize Sunday hunting in Maine.

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Episode 367 - Roundup 96 || Colorado Wolves With Cody MIA

Mon, 22 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Cody is away for the week at a fly fishing retreat for fellow veterans so Robbie is joined by Gaspar Perricone for this week’s Roundup. The boys catch up and dig deep on the latest regarding the Colorado wolf issue - specifically the veto of SB-256 by Governor Pollis.

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Episode 366 - Craig Stephen || A Wealth Of Knowledge On Wildlife Disease

Thu, 18 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Wildlife Epidemiologist Craig Stephen joins the Blood Origins podcast to share his expertise on wildlife disease and the issues we face today in that world.

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Episode 365 - Carl Metcalf || Changes On The Horizon Of Western Colorado

Tue, 16 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Carl Michael Metcalf of 7 T Outfitters of Western Colorado joins the Blood Origins podcast (thanks for the intro, Bo Nickal!) to talk about the dynamic wildlife landscape happening in Colorado right now and his thoughts on the changes he’s seen after nearly 30 years in the game as an outfitter.

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Episode 364 - Roundup 95 || Slots Media ‘Snore-Chestra’ On Location In New Zealand

Mon, 15 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Slots Media boys Louis Thomas and Jack Bottoms join this week’s roundup on location with Robbie from New Zealand. After recapping their recent trip’s antics - including drifting off to sleep to the sweet sounds of a ‘snore-chestra’ - their funniest moments, the infamous possum story, and more!

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Episode 363 - Gina Trimmer || Wife. Mother. Nonhunter.

Thu, 11 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Gina Trimmer is a wife, mother and non hunter out of southern Utah. She joins Robbie to talk about her perceptions as a non-hunter and provides valuable insight into the non-hunting community.

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Episode 362 - Aaron Davidson || Long Range Hunting - Ethical Or No?

Tue, 09 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Aaron Davidson, founder of Gunwerks which specializes in long range hunting accessories, joins Robbie and the Blood Origins podcast to discuss the ethics of long range hunting. He shares his expert opinion and makes the case for why he thinks it is. So, what’s your opinion? Is it ethical or no?

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Episode 361 - Andrew Aphane || Mebala Yarona - OUR Colors

Thu, 04 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Andrew Aphane of South Africa’s northwest province joins Robbie to talk about the Mebala Yarona, or ‘Our Colors’, project he is chairing - and their efforts to transform South Africa by helping black South Africans get involved - in everything from hunting to land ownership to ecotourism. A a black South African that owns farm land, that hunts, and managing hunting leases and pushing a sustainable use model that works, leading to a fascinating conversation about a subject you probably have never heard of, which is exactly our style.

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Episode 360 - Jillian Garrett || Turning A Terrifying Attack Into A Love Of Hunting

Tue, 02 May 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Jillian Garrett of Washington State joins the Blood origins podcast to talk about her harrowing experience as a former non hunter faced with a vicious black bear attack on her small farm, and how the trauma of that experience shaped her journey into understanding what healthy black bear populations look like, through hunting.

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Episode 359 - Sam Janca || Challenging assumptions about deer management

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Texas outfitter Sam Janca joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast after meeting at the SCI convention to challenge the ‘prevailing wisdom’ of whitetail management from his point of view as an outfitter who targets free range deer.

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Episode 358 - Jim Heffelfinger || The Truth About Hunting’s Impact On Phenotype And Genotype

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Returning guest Jim Heffelfinger joins Robbie and the Blood Origins podcast from his perch at the Arizona Game and Fish Department to challenge the rhetoric that so-called “trophy”, i.e. selective, hunting causes phenotypical (physical) or genotypical (genetic) changes in wildlife populations.

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Episode 357 - Rick Brazell || The First Hunt Foundation

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Rick Brazell, founder of the First Hunt Foundation, joins Robbie to discuss FHF’s mission to provide mentorship opportunities to prospective hunters and his audacious goal to expand from 850 volunteer mentors in 41 states to thousands of mentors in all 50 states to spread this thing we love so much. Listen in, look them up, and get involved!

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Episode 356 - Jen Widerstrom || Wildlife Conservation Through Hunting?

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Jen Widerstrom, best-selling and globally published author, is a wellness industry leader primarily known for her undefeated coaching on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. Celebrity trainer and founder of her own community driven fitness platform, she is also an esteemed go to expert in the entertainment industry as a featured guest on numerous television series. In this episode, Jen joins host Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the Kamagawa organization, a nonprofit she follows, and a controversial post about a crocodile where Jen was very receptive to being educated about the facts on hunting in an ‘ask me anything’ style format.

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Episode 355 - Roundup 94 || New Zealand, Colorado Wolves, Taxidermy And More

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

After a rousing discussion on the best way to store firearms and one man’s trash taxidermy being any other sensible man’s treasure, we get an update from Dave Gittelson on Colorado wolves, discuss hunting in Japan, to a passionate discussion about gifted, bought and earned taxidermy, New Zealand, and so much more.

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Episode 354 - Legacy || $500,000 to Rhino Conservation in South Texas

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Warne Rippon from Buffalo Kloof in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and Blake Barnett, a board member of the South Texas Chapter of Dallas Safari Club, join the podcast to talk about their groundbreaking fundraising efforts for black rhino conservation and what this incredible gift will mean for wildlife conservation.

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Episode 353 - Paul Brown || Is Duck Hunting Barbaric? 52% Of Nations Disagree.

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Former Government fisheries scientist, professor of ecology and current consulting ecologist in Victoria, Australia, Paul Brown joins Robbie to discuss his recent blog post asking what is going on regarding duck hunting in Victoria, Australia? Paul began to research legal duck hunting around the world, what kind of countries and cultures are involved, and asked if the practice truly is barbaric, or if there’s more to it.

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Episode 352 - Roundup 93 || All Eyes On Colorado

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

The boys are BACK after a couple week hiatus from the Roundup, with special guest Gaspar Perricone. After busting our guest Gaspar with a hot mic situation and shutting down Cody before he launches headlong into a rabbit hole about catch and release fly fishing, the boys get into the latest and greatest current events affecting the hunting space - but focusing on Colorado from wolf reintroduction to some looming anti-gun bills.

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Episode 351 - Jonathan Henshaw || From The Corporate Food Chain To The Natural Food Chain

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Jonathan Henshaw of Edinburgh, Scotland is a UK outdoorsman who until recently never really had the opportunity to hunt due to the tremendous obstacles, from land access to firearm access, facing UK conservationists who want to go afield. He then went for his first hunt, with former guest Arthur Petherbridge of the Wild Order no less, and talks with Robbie about his transition from non hunter to hunter, and all the emotion that goes along with it.

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Episode 350 - John Minadakis || Jimmy's Seafood vs. PETA

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:05:00 -0000

John Minadakis, the owner of the Maryland Jimmy’s Seafood joins Robbie to talk about their years-long feud with PETA over their world famous crabs. John and Robbie discuss the similarity in challenges they receive to those of others in the sustainable use space - from fishermen to hunters to farmers to leather goods purveyors and more the idea of sustainable wise use of resources is coming more and more under attack.

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Episode 349 - Arthur Petherbridge || Vegetarian to Hunter to Advocate

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Former vegetarian Arthur Petherbridge, decided once he bcame a hunter that he needed to do what was necessary to help others do the same thing he did. Arthur who founded UK-based hunting community ‘The Wild Order’, joins Robbie to discuss the UK’s unorthodox hunting culture. From difficulty of sourcing firearms to the challenge of finding permission to hunt in a country without public lands, and how all that contributed to the birth of The Wild Order.

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Episode 348 - Roy Sloan || The Amazon On Top Of The Himalayas

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Roy Sloan, Executive Director of the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation, joins Robbie to talk about the Foundation’s work managing both the New Zealand native environment but also managing the nation’s deer herd for quality. New Zealand’s unique hybrid herd (they have both elk and red deer DNA) deep in the south of New Zealand began with a gift of 18 elk by none other than Teddy Roosevelt in 1905.

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Episode 347 - Luke Hilgemann || What is IOTR?

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Former Hunter Nation Executive Director (and incoming ED of the international Order of T Roosevelt) Luke Hilgemann joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to talk more about his role, his organization, and their shifting projects and focus.

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Episode 346 - Ray Livingstone || Half Feral African American From The Middle Of Nowhere

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Ray Livingstone of ‘Alone’ fame digs deep with Robbie to explore the spirituality he feels when in the woods, especially when hunting. Ray has a special something about him - you can feel his exuberance of life come through the podcast.

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Episode 345 - Roundup 92 || SH$T Hitting the Ceiling Fan Scenarios with FieldCraft Survival

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined for this week’s roundup b y the boys from FieldCraft Survival. Chief Marketing Officer Rob Parsons and Chief Medical Officer Nate Jones join us on location from Salt Lake City, UT for this week’s show. The boys cover show season shenanigans, what brought them to FieldCraft Survival, Robbie’s medical troubles in Africa last year resulting in a FieldCraft custom built medical kit for Robbie, along with a deep dive into field trauma medicine with Jason, and more fun SH$T Hitting the Ceiling Fan Scenarios with the FieldCraft Survival crew!

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Episode 344 - Peter Jones || Deer Hunting Culture in the United Kingdom

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Peter Jones, the founder of the Capreolus Deer Stalking Club in the United Kingdom (UK) joins Robbie to discuss the world of deer hunting in the UK. With an exploding deer population greater since the Roman Empire, Robbie and Peter tackle the myths and misconceptions about deer hunting in the UK and discuss what it really takes to get started and why it is so crucial to the health of the United Kingdom.

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Episode 343 - Mark Hall || First Nations vs. Wildlife Management in Canada

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0000

Mark Hall, founder of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast out of Canada returns to Blood Origins to talk about First Nations hunting issues in Canada. An incredibly complex issue wrought with centuries of historical context, he and Robbie explore the intersection of First Nation rights and title specifically and where they meet and diverge with wildlife management.

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Episode 342 - Ky Furneaux || The Fight For Hunting In Australia

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Australian TV star, stunt person and survival expert Ky Furneaux joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to breakdown the litany of recent controversies in the hunting space in Australia, from bowhunting to duck hunting to processing your own game meat; they cover the issues, the people behind them, and why we as hunters need to take note.

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Episode 341 - Bracy Hill || Christianity and Hunting?

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:36:00 -0000

Lecturer and author Bracy Hill from Baylor University joins Robbie to talk about his newly released book. An academic look at the philosophy, perceptions and morality around hunting, and comes at it from an incredibly unique and academic viewpoint. A great book and an incredible conversation.

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Episode 340 - Roundup 91 || SCI Recap, Utah shed hunting, South Australia Bowhunting, And More!

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The boys recap the SCI show at the new location in Nashville (gotta get that sunlight in, according to Robbie!), discuss a shed hunting debate in Utah, Cody stealing the herbivorize episode’s thunder, more about the Matt Rinella and Land trust Controversy (upcoming episodes on that), and bowhunting controversies in South Australia.

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Episode 339 - Andrea Bogard || Vegan to Lady Hunter

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Andrea Bogard, CEO of the Lady Shooter Journal, joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to discuss her unlikely foray into hunting. Starting from a vegan/vegetarian perspective, she became a hunter very late in life and now has an incredible understanding of this lifestyle we love so much.

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Episode 338 - Billy Offland || 195 Countries later: is hunting good for conservation?

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Billy Offland is the second person in the UK to have visited every country on the globe - and he did it from the unique lens of sustainability and conservation. After learning what hunting was doing for the people of Pakistan during one of his many trips and getting to know Robbie, Billy joins to give his uniquely broad point of view on hunting as someone who has seen it around the world but as a complete nonhunter purely looking at it from a conservation and sustainability perspective.

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Episode 337 - Roundup 90 || No news but good news recorded LIVE from SCI Nashville

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie and the film crew from Slots Media recorded this week’s roundup on location from SCI Nashville. NO articles are discussed this week, but the boys do catch up on their filming and talk about the art of storytelling from the perspective of the crew that brings our amazing films to life. From their favorite thing each of the team have filmed to behind the scenes insights, this is a can’t miss look behind the curtain with the BO family!

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Episode 336 - Herbivorize || No More Predators?

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:13:00 -0000

Stijn Bruers and Adam James Davis of the ‘Herbivorize Project’ join Robbie for this much-anticipated installment to discuss an unheard-of goal, to completely ‘herbivorize’ predators and ‘abolish unintentional suffering’. Robbie approaches it in his classic, completely-open-minded style and ask the tough questions on the ‘what’, ‘why’, and above all ‘HOW’ of their movement.

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Episode 335 - Ted and Elaina Spraker || The Alaskan Controversy

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Ted Spraker (former Alaska Game and Fish Board Member and Chair) and Elaina Spraker, an aide to Alaska’s US Senator Dan Sullivan, join Robbie to discuss the ‘Kenai Rule’ controversy and give an in-depth historical accounting of the fight and what it means for Alaskans and sportsmen nationwide.

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Episode 334 - Roundup 89 || Block Management, How To Collar A Python, Colorado Madness and More!

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The boys are joined by Dan Gates for this week’s roundup and tackle a slew of new controversies surrounding the podcast, announce some upcoming episodes tackling block management and public lands (and our much-anticipated HERBIVORIZE episode comes out this week) and another VERY SPECIAL debut, Commissioner Mark Williams of the Georgia DNR starts the #FreeCody movement, and Colorado expert Dan Gates goes into detail about all the happenings in Colorado - from new commissioners to the latest on the wolf controversy and more!

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Episode 333 - Tim Boetsma || Doe Patrol

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Tim Boetsma, founder of the movement ‘Doe Patrol’. Originating during the height of the COVID-era, Doe Patrol was a project with the Boys and Girls Club of America in Holland, Michigan to provide meals and badly needed protein to kids in the program. He sits down with Robbie to share his mission of feeding the less fortunate by stacking food pantries and charitable organizations with healthy venison and wild game.

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Episode 332 - Phillip Stutts || A 26-year hiatus from hunting

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Author and marketing agency founder Phillip Stutts takes a break from big name programs like Gary Vee, Fox News, and others and joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about his recent foray into hunting with his daughter, Parker, and what it meant to rediscover this passion and community again after a 26 year hiatus.

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Episode 331 - Roundup 88 || Wolves, positivity, what it means to ‘herbivorize’ and more!

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

The boys talk about a recent controversy with our old friend Matt Rinella, woodworking in Cody’s shop, a quick preview of the herbivorize discussion coming soon, our upcoming film release, and more on the wolf discussions in Colorado (stay positive, guys and gals!).

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Episode 330 - Stephen Palos || Recreational Hunters of South Africa

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Confederated Hunting Associations of South Africa (CHASA) CEO Stephen Palos joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk shop. The ‘last domino’ of all the hunting dominoes in South Africa, he represents the recreational hunter’s interests in the nation - you know them, the guys who are just trying to put some meat and biltong in their freezer. Robbie and Stephen catch up about his history in the hunting industry, the emergence of the new ‘Sustainable Use Coalition of South Africa (SUCO-SA)’ that just announced themselves at CITES in Panama, and the future of hunting in South Africa.

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Episode 329 - Adri Kitshoff-Botha || Custodians Professional Hunting Association of South Africa

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Adri Kitshoff-Botha is the newly-minted CEO of Custodians Professional Hunting Conservation of South Africa. This new organization (they’re only 5 years young!) broke away from the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa at the founding and have slowly been building their mandate since. Adri joins Robbie to answer the tough questions about where what Custodians is, where they’re going, and discusses what she was hired to do and how the mission of Custodians is evolving to communicate, collaborate and and coordinate with hunting organizations all around the world.

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Episode 328 - James Nash || From Humble Beginnings

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0000

6 Ranch Outfitters and 6 Ranch Outfitters Podcast proprietor James Nash joins Robbie to talk about their long history - beginning with their mutual first ‘show season’ together that began a friendship at ATA 2018. From ethics to llamas and everything in between, nothing is off limits.

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Episode 327 - Torin Miller || Issues around CWD in Mississippi

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Torin Miller, Senior Policy Director of the National Deer Association, joins Robbie for a sobering conversation on the explosion of CWD across the ‘whitetail states’ and most recently decisions around CWD in Mississippi. The two touch base on the possibilities for Mississippi state policies after the detection of CWD and Robbie asks the tough questions regarding the National Deer Association’s policies around CWD.

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Episode 326 - Roundup 87 || Herbivorize, Colorado Wolf Comment Period, Connecticut Black Bears And More!

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie is back on this week’s roundup with special guest Charlie Whitwam from Howl For Wildlife and do we have some explosive announcements for you. First, Robbie announces an upcoming podcast with a biomedical research group trying to ‘herbivorize’ the world’s carnivores, an upcoming podcast on the Kenai Rule with Senator Dan Sullivan, an exploding black bear population in Connecticut, and more on the wolf issue in Colorado with critical comment periods. Please check out www.howlforwildlife.org for more information!

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Episode 325 - Blaine Calkins || Canadian Member of Parliament Discusses Trudeau’s Gun BanHunting

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

MP Blaine Calkins is the Conservative representative for Red Deer and Lacombe in the House of Commons of Canada. He’s also what’s known as the ‘shadow minister’ for hunting, fishing and conservation for the Conservative Party - meaning he is the official opposition party’s choice for that role. We connected with his Chief of Staff, and reached out to have a conversation about the Canadian gun issues we’ve been watching through the past year. It’s pretty humbling when an MP in Canada knows about Blood Origins and is a big fan of what we do, and says absolutely to a podcast.

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Episode 324 - Rich and Tori || Altruism, Egoism And The Approval Of Hunting

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie watched a 2021 Wildlife Society Conference presentation about the attitudes and potential common ground of college students on hunting and conservation and knew he wanted to have this conversation. Rich and Tori join Robbie and the Blood Origins podcast to discuss their paper and their findings tied to this incredible survey. After interviewing 17,000 students across the country, Rich and Tori find amazing links between altruism, egoism and the approval of hunting among the youth of today.

This Is How College Students Think We Could Pay for Wildlife Conservation in the U.S. https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/07/this-is-how-college-students-think-we-could-pay-for-wildlife-conservation-in-the-u-s/

How the Next Generation of Hunters Could Look Different https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/05/the-next-generation-of-hunters-could-look-different/

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Episode 323 - Roundup 86 || Judging Fly Fishermen, Suing Governor Inslee, the ‘Kenai Rule’ and more!

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

With Robbie away at SHOT Show you’re stuck with Cody and Cody again for this week’s roundup. The boys tackle the ‘Kenai Rule’ controversy in Cody’s home state of Alaska, the just-announced lawsuit against Governor Inslee of Washington for stacking the Commission with anti-hunters, the Cody’s started reservations about fly fishing culture, and more!

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Episode 322 - Kate Pate || Understanding The Neural Pathways Tied To Hunting

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Dr. Kate Pate is a neurophysiologist that is doing important work in the military mental health space. If you’re asking yourself why we invited a neurophysiologist to a podcast about hunting - Kate is a new member of this tribe of ours! Having recently become a hunter and after posting her first hunt, she naturally got caught up in the social media sphere when discussing and showing you are a hunter. She lost some followers, but also realized how amazing our community can be! This podcast isn’t just about Kate becoming a hunter but also hearing about the neural pathways tied to being in the outdoors and mental health.

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Episode 321 - Bo Nickal || UFC's Newest Hunter

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you may have heard of incoming UFC prospect Bo Nickal. Bo is also a hunter, and posts regularly about his outdoor adventures and lifestyle. He joins Robbie to talk about his commitment to hunting, even as someone who is about to enter the public eye in a very real way, and the ‘why’ of his hunting lifestyle.

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Episode 320 - Roundup 85 || Wolves, Bears and (NOT) Banning Sunday Hunting!

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Mark Hall, host of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast, joins Robbie and Cody for this week’s Blood Origins Roundup. The boys discuss an update from our friend Dave Gittelson on Colorado wolves, the burgeoning fight over bear hunting in Alaska, some good news on reduced hunting accidents, France’s refusal to ban Sunday Hunting and MORE!

Hunting Accident Statistics: Fatalities, Injuries & Tree Stand Accidents: https://www.targettamers.com/guides/hunting-accident-statistics/

Bear baiting, other sport hunting practices, may be banned for Alaska national preserves: https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/09/bear-baiting-other-sport-hunting-practices-may-be-banned-alaska-national-preserves/

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Episode 319 - Jess Caldwell || Living Wild and Kind

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Jess Caldwell, founder of the Wildkind Academy, sits down with Robbie to talk about the radical idea of blending being wild with the idea of being kind - to yourself, to your body, to your spirit, and to your mind. She shares her journey into hunting and wildness and the outdoors because she had zero experience in it.

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Episode 318 - Jim Heffelfinger || Wolf against Wolf

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

Arizona Game and Fish Wildlife Science Coordinator Jim Heffelfinger joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the Mexican wolf recovery project that he has been deeply involved with since its inception. A strong, scientific advocate for hunting, Jim shares with us the history of the project, it’s inception, where we are with the recovery effort, and how Colorado’s northern wolf introduction impacts the amount of work, effort, time and money that has gone into this important project just south of the Centennial State.

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Episode 317 - Dan Harrison || Go Hunt Big Game In Argentina

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

In this edition of our Go Hunt - Argentina series Argentina Hunting Outfitter Dan Harrison joins Robbie to give us the lay of the land and logistics of big game hunting in Argentina. Explore the magnificent hunting opportunities this planet has to offer. What are you waiting for?

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Episode 316 - Carl Jocumsen || An Aussie, a Bassmaster Elite Angler, and Hunter!

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 08:05:00 -0000

You may know Carl Jocumsen as the first Australian on the Bassmaster Elite Tour. Raised in a small town in Queensland, he was raised as a fisherman and hunter. When he first came to the US, and the increased following he gained through fishing, he was afraid to post about hunting. Now, 90,000 followers strong - Carl joins Robbie to discuss that mindset shift and where he gained such comfort endorsing hunting as a famous person, and how that journey came to be.

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Episode 315 - Roundup 84 || Happy New Year from the Blood Origins Family!

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:42:43 -0000

Robbie and Cody are joined by (almost) the whole staff of Blood Origins on the Roundup this week to ring in the New Year - including Grayson Wooton and Erin ‘The Robbie Wrangler’ Merrill. After a quick recap of Cody’s involuntary stay in Buena Vista, CO, and a run through of our text line (hats off to Shay and Todd!) the team trades Africa stories, Robbie makes up a word about deer feed, the team discusses burgeoning anti-trapping proposals, and we dive into what’s to come in 2023. Our biggest year yet is coming!

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Episode 314 - Ben Heath || Controlling The UK Deer Problem With Local Harvest And Small Business

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Ben Heath is the CEO of Deer Box in the UK, a commodity product made from wild harvested venison in the UK, which produces a subscription box of venison for consumers in the UK. Ben joins Robbie to talk deer management and hunting perspectives in the UK and how his work contributes to local venison harvested meals for the needy. A short, sharp conversation about something you’ve never heard of, from someone you’ve never heard of - it’s exactly our style.

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Episode 313 - Daniel Torresan || Fighting the South Australia Bowhunting Ban

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Daniel Torresan is a blue collar hunter and bow hunting fanatic out of South Australia who has taken it on himself to become a champion AGAINST the South Australia bowhunting ban being leveled by Deputy Premier Susan Close, working closely with CHASA (The Conservation Alliance Of South Australia) to push back on the lies around the bow hunting ban.

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Episode 312 - Roundup 83 || It’s our CHRISTMAS Q&A!

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 15:01:16 -0000

The boys get together for yet another roundup. After reminiscing about kids (of the adult and child variety) from traveling in the snow to seeing it for the first time, they talk about Cody’s curmudgeonly view on receiving gifts before diving into our special Christmas Q and A session with the Blood Origins family. So listen in for everything you ever wanted to know from the Boys and the BO team. Thanks for listening and Merry Christmas from the Blood Origins family to yours.

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Episode 311 - Michael Hunter || The Canadian Gun Fight

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 07:30:10 -0000

Michael Hunter is the co-owner of the Toronto restaurant, Antler. Michael and the Antler restaurant have been in the past the target of vegan activism - and responded in an unconventional manner of deboning a deer haunch in his front window. Remember that? Well Michael joins the Blood Origins podcast today to not talk about veganism, but about the Canadian gun fight happening now and what gun ownership looks like in Canada. This is an extremely important podcast as it shines an introspective look, from a legal gun owner who values wild game, into the situation in Canada.

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Episode 310 - Father Stephen Gadberry || A Catholic Priest that Hunts.

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Father Stephen Gadberry is a Catholic Priest out of Little Rock, AR who recently found himself in an Instagram post with Brent Reeves, cohost of the popular Bear Geese podcast (and former Blood Origins guest!) about coon hunting with hounds. You read that right. A Catholic Priest the loves to hunt? Robbie had to talk to him. A fascinating conversation develops ranging from religion, to hound hunting for coons, to the image of hunters. Everything you would expect from a Blood Origins Podcast.

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Episode 309 - Roundup 82 || Been a busy month!

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

The Roundup is BACK ladies and gentlemen, and none too soon as Robbie and ‘The Cody’ have a fully packed show this week. The boys get into what we’ve been up to, Cody’s mule deer hunt, red and Mexican wolf recoveries, Robbie’s Africa trip, deer being shot in the face with bows, and more!

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Episode 308 - Dee Dee Lantzy || Her First Kill and Why She Needed to Do It!

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Dee Dee Lantzy is the COO of Field Craft Survival. She won the recent Supporter’s Program drive for the cow elk in Colorado, and as such Robbie got to witness her first kill. The two connect after the hunt to talk through the emotions, her lifestyle, what hunting means, and why she decided to make the jump into hunting.

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Episode 307 - Tanner Fogler || How to Hunt Argentina on a Budget!

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Tanner Fogler reached out to us on the tail of our Go Hunt series about Argentina and New Zealand to share his personal experiences hunting in Argentina, along with costs, environment and more. Tanner breaks down how he got to Argentina, how much it cost, and hopefully by the end makes you want to do what he did - which was to go hunt in Argentina!

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Episode 306 - Michael Arnette || The Case Against High Fence

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Michael Arnette, also known as Tall Tines Archery on Instagram, reached out to the Blood Origins team asking to respond to the ‘high fence issue’ and share his perspective on his fence hunting and why he disagrees with the practice. The product is a thoughtful discussion on the ‘other side’ of the high fence argument.

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Episode 305 - Pieter Nel || Regenerative Conservation

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Pieter Nel is a ‘regenerative conservationist’ who works for the South African Wildlife Institute. Pieter’s job is to train people how to regenerate habitat. In this special, in depth episode, Robbie and Pieter discuss integrating people and cattle into wildlife habitat regeneration - a controversial subject that turns the ‘protectionism’ model completely on its head.

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Episode 304 - Ian Berry || Hunting as a culture in the UK

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Ian Berry - veteran, former game keeper and current forester for the United Food Trust out of the UK - joins Robbie from a stroll on the beautiful English countryside. Together, the boys dive deep into some rabbit holes around this lifestyle we love so much and the UK venison scene.

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Episode 303 - David John Wyatt || A Vegan Joining The BO Family?

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:26:46 -0000

This is why we do this. David John commented on one of our posts - spoiler alert, he commented from the perspective of a curious vegan - and he got jumped on. But after some education and understanding, Robbie made the offer to him to be a regular guest on the podcast so we can explore these differences in value sets together. You’re not going to want to miss a single minute of this hour of iron sharpening iron conversation.

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Episode 302 - Wyatt Fettner || Importing Trophies From Around The World

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Wyatt Fettner, owner of Safari Specialty Importers, joins the Blood Origins podcast to give us the inside scoop on the regulatory environment around trophy management and how the import of trophies into the US, specifically Tanzanian lions, is affected by legislation - both existing and what’s PROPOSED - in the States.

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Episode 301 - Todd Bumgardner || The Philosophy of ‘Failure’

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Strength and conditioning coach (and avid hunter) Todd Bumgardner catches up with Robbie on the tail of an unsuccessful hunt in Alaska. The two have a short and shape conversation on the idea of ‘failure’ and of the pressure we put on ourselves as hunters.

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Episode 300 - Roundup 81 || A BIG WIN for hunters in New Jersey!

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

In this non-traditional roundup, Cody and Robbie are joined by a panel of guests, Maria Davidson of Safari Club International, Brian Lynn of Sportsmen’s Alliance, and native New Jerseyan and former VP of the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Cody McLaughlin, to discuss the shocking decision this week by anti-hunting Governor Phil Murphy to rescind his ban on black bear hunting in favor of scientific management. The panel, who have been on the front lines of this fight since the beginning, share some history of the issue, why the decision was a welcome surprise, and where we go from here.

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Episode 299 - Go Hunt || Learn About New Zealand With Rolling Bones Outdoors

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

How to get there, what two do, what to hunt - these are all questions you may have if you’re thinking about hunting New Zealand. Luckily for you, Brian and Kelli from Rolling Bones Outdoors are BACK on Blood Origins to give you the low down on hunting in beautiful New Zealand.

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Episode 298 - Go Hunt || Learn About Argentina With Rolling Bones Outdoors

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Imagine, a quick overnight flight and you could be hunting some pristine wilderness in beautiful Argentina in some of the finest hunting lodges in the world. Learn about all Argentina has to offer with Brian and Kelli of Rolling Bones Outdoors. Once you’ve gotten sufficiently inspired, GO HUNT Argentina!

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Episode 297 - Roundup 80 || Freezer space jenga, a challenge for new donors, and Argentina!

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

On the tails of the Blood Origins annual board meeting, Cody and Robbie catch up for this week’s Roundup. Together, the boys compare scorecards on rescuing leather furniture from sick children, Cody rehashes a text about elk in Utah, some reviews on recent episodes, former Roundup guest Marty issues a challenge for new donors, Robbie concedes the point to Cody on the great ‘pre-fix hunter’ debate of 2022, Robbie compares rump roasts on an elk versus a whitetail and has to upgrade his freezer space after a recent hunt, introducing our series on hunting in New Zealand and Argentina, and much more!

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Episode 296 - Chantelle Graham || A Vegan Perspective

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Chantelle Graham is a vegan with a unique, evolved appreciation of hunting. She joins Robbie to talk about her ideas on the state of the food system, why she chose veganism, and what the ‘sensible vegan’ view of hunters is. Special shoutout to Scott Davis for the introduction!

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Episode 295 - Brandon Palaniuk || Bassmaster. Influencer. Loud and Proud Hunter.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Bassmaster Pro Angler Brandon Palahniuk, winner of 2022’s Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year, made it onto the Blood Origins radar after some thoughtful posts to his thousands of followers about his other passion - hunting elk. Brandon joins Robbie this week to talk about his unabashed life online, and ‘the why’ behind him hunting.

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Episode 294 - Roundup 79 || Recorded Live ON LOCATION

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie did a little something different on this week’s Roundup, coming at us on the ground with guests DeeDee Lancey and Ryan Martin who won our Supporter’s Program grand prize. Together, they talk harass our saintly producer with ‘authentic’ banter, talk about ‘blooding’ their knives, recap their hunting experience, misperceptions and stigma they see among their friends and family around their being new hunters, and more.

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Episode 293 - Calvin Cottar || In The Blood

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Calvin Cottar is a wildlife tourism guide in Kenya. He’s also a now-former hunter who is considering what the future of wildlife conservation means in Kenya. He’s also on the team that produced the movie In The Blood that essentially served as the inspiration for Blood Origins. This IS why we do what we do at Blood Origins.

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Episode 292 - Alex Oelofse || On Rhino Trade

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Professional Hunter, guide and helicopter pilot Alex Oelofse, whose family runs Jan Oelofse Hunting Safaris, and the Mount Etjo Rhino Trust. Alex and the Trust - which creates sanctuary areas for Rhinos and calves that have been displaced by poaching - have some strong opinions about legalization of the trade of rhino horns. This isn’t a traditional podcast. This is Alex real and raw, from his vehicle in Namibia, laying out his thoughts on the idea of rhino trade. He sent us this monologue and I knew we needed to publish it.

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Episode 291 - Roundup 78 || Muzzleloader scopes, elk and more elk!

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

With Robbie out with a bad case of the man flu, Cody takes charge on this week’s roundup with guest (and long time listener) Marty! The boys discuss Cody’s ongoing war war with adding prefixes to your hunting moniker, New Mexico’s new scope ban on muzzleloaders, Wisconsin’s first archery bull elk kill, and elk management plan changes in the great state of Utah.

New Mexico bans scopes on muzzleloaders: https://www.gohunt.com/content/news/new-mexico-bans-scopes-on-muzzleloaders

Hunter becomes first “modern era” hunter to take a Wisconsin bull elk with a bow: https://www.gohunt.com/content/news/hunter-becomes-first-to-take-a-wisconsin-bull-elk-with-a-bow

DWR proposes new statewide elk management plan, changes to elk hunting: https://wildlife.utah.gov/news/utah-wildlife-news/1532-dwr-proposes-new-statewide-elk-management-plan-changes-to-elk-hunting.html#:~:text=Proposed%20changes%20to%20elk%20hunting&text=Dividing%20the%20current%20general%2Dseason,legal%2Dweapon%20any%20bull%20hunt

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Episode 290 - Travis Thomspon || A 5th Generation Florida Hunting Perspective

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

5th generation Floridian Travis Thomspon, the founder of the All Florida conservation foundation and mastermind behind the Cast and Blast Florida podcast, joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about all things hunting from trophies to advocacy to everything in between.

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Episode 289 - Cam Speedy || New Zealand Sika Foundation

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Cam Speedy is a biologist from New Zealand’s North Island. He joins Robbie to talk about his involvement in the Sika Foundation, one of many organizations dedicated to restoring, managing, and protecting New Zealand landscapes. Cam talks about the New Zealand lifestyle, the ecological history of the country, the hunting culture in the state, and what it takes to hunt this beautiful island nation.

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Episode 288 - Roundup 77 || Guests, Grizzlies and Great Debates

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

After a week of Robbie scouting locations for a documentary, guest cancellations, technical difficulties, and a stressed out producer Darryl ‘The Man’ Carver comes in clutch to join Cody on this week’s roundup. Marty settles the Great ‘Adult Onset Hunter’ Debate of 2022, snow leopards making a huge comeback, grizzly bear conflicts in Montana, and more!

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Episode 287 - Bill Vanderheyden || The Lethality Of Arrows

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Bill Vanderhayden, Founder and CEO of Iron Will Outfitters, is famous for archery innovation when it comes to hunting, especially with the engineering principles behind his broadhead innovations. He joins the podcast to talk about the burgeoning bowhunting ban in South Australia as an expert in the craft of archery.

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Episode 286 - Nate and Jason || Showcasing The Science Behind Missouri’s Black Bear Hunt

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie sits down with Jason Sumner of the Missouri Department of Conservation and Nate Bowersock the new bear biologist for the state of Missouri. This follow up to last year’s podcast on their first ever black bear hunt catches up with Jason and Nate to recap how the season went how the bears are doing, and where we go from here.

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Episode 285 - Roundup 76 || Cow tipping, tick bite fever, MORE wolves in Colorado, and Tajikistan with Aly Mahaney!

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The boys are joined by returning guest Alyssa Mahaney on this week’s roundup. Robbie has a senior moment while reminiscing about having tick bite fever, Cody gives the goods and issues a challenge on ‘cow tipping’, round two of the ‘adult onset hunter’ fight, more wolves in Colorado, Chris Pratt’s speech about hunting, how to find Aly Mahaney-approved country tunes, the benefits of trophy hunting in Tajikistan, and more!

How trophy hunting is supporting conservation in Tajikistan’s highest mountain range: https://geographical.co.uk/wildlife/trophy-hunting-in-tajikistan-supports-conservation

Lindholdt: Trophy hunting driving away would-be hunters: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/sep/25/lindholdt-trophy-hunting-driving-away-would-be-hun/

Internet Loses Its Mind Because Chris Pratt Hunts, He Delivers A Perfect Philosophical Explanation On Why Hunting Is Beautiful: https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2022/10/10/internet-loses-its-mind-because-chris-pratt-hunts-he-delivers-a-perfect-philosophical-explanation-on-why-hunting-is-beautiful/

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Episode 284 - Ramsey Russell || Go Hunt Argentina

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Ramsey Russell - also known as ‘GetDucks.Com’ - is a fanatic duck hunter who is also arguably the individual that has spent the most time hunting, exploring, and getting to understanding Argentina. He joins the podcast in a new series that looks to explore hunting in Argentina. This series is designed to really encourage you to consider going hunting. If you’re looking for encouragement, this is it. Listen to the podcast, then GO HUNT Argentina. Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you are interested and we can point you in the right direction.

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Episode 283 - Responding To A Radio Interview On South Australia Bowhunting

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

This is not your traditional podcast. Recently, we were sent an interview by Dr. Susan Close, the new Deputy Premier and Minister of Climate, Environment and Water (among other titles) of Australia’s newly elected government controlled by the ‘Labour Party’. In the interview, Dr. Close asserts her campaign promise to ‘end bowhunting in South Australia’, and Robbie responds.

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Episode 282 - Roundup 75 || The Band Is Back Together Again

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Cody’s BACK and Erin joins this week’s roundup as well. Together, the crew tackle Cody’s curmudgeonly view on the phrase ‘adult onset hunter’, a politician’s promise in Australia to ban bowhunting, the State of Utah’s new DNR program to use drones for enforcement, New York ‘wolves’, Dan Bilzerian, Cody issues a challenge after a couple of Agaves, and much more!

DNA test confirms "coyote" was indeed a rare New York wolf: https://www.gohunt.com/content/news/dna-test-confirms-coyote-was-indeed-a-rare-new-york-wolf

DWR Launches First Drone Law Enforcement Team: https://buckmasters.com/Hunting/Hunting-News/Articles/ID/7983/DWR-launches-first-drone-law-enforcement-team

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Episode 281 - Kyle Jackson || New Mexico E-Plus - The Pro-E-Plus Perspective

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

New Mexico land manager Kyle Jackson discusses the private landowner’s perspective around the New Mexico E-Plus debate. In this short, but sharp, conversation, Robbie and Kyle discuss how elk in New Mexico are managed, how the tag system is setup, and all from the perspective of someone who lives it every day.

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Episode 280 - Joel Gay || New Mexico E-Plus - The Pro-Reformation Perspective

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Joel Gay is one of the leading voices advocating for the reformation of the E-Plus Program in New Mexico. The Chapter President of New Mexico Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA), Joel joins Robbie for a very thoughtful discussion on why BHA believes the E-Plus program needs to be reformed.

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Episode 279 - Kerrie Romero || New Mexico E-Plus - Outfitters and Guides Perspective

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The first in a series of podcasts about the New Mexico E-Plus System. Robbie is joined by Kerrie Romero, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Council of Outfitters and Guides. Together, they discuss the E-Plus system in New Mexico and why she thinks it is such an important program.

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Episode 278 - Roundup 74 || Huskies, Wolves, Oh My!

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:05:00 -0000

While Cody is off galavanting at football practice, Robbie and guest Jim Curcuruto of Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation get down to the nitty gritty for this week’s Blood Origins Roundup. After picking Jim’s next bottle of whiskey to open (spoiler: he’s got some good ones), the boys tackle the outlook of trophy hunting as written by Bart Gregory in Washington State, a major mistake by a predator hunter out West, as well as California easing restrictions on hunting feral hogs in the state. P.S. Wish Cody well on his tick bite fever!

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Episode 277 - Shauna Pickin || Former Vegetarian to Honest Hunter

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Hailing from the small island of Tasmania off the coast of Australia, Shauna Pickin is what she would call an ‘honest hunter’. A former vegetarian and jeweler by trade, Shauna chose to become a hunter to understand where her meat comes from and take part in all parts of harvesting and processing it.

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Episode 276 - Joe Goergen || The African Wildlife Consultative Forum

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie is joined by Joe Goergen, the conservation manager for Safari Club International Foundation, who also focuses on the AWCF or African Wildlife Consultative Forum. The AWCF is a mechanism to bring together leaders and authorities of African countries that advocate for sustainable use as well as the USFWS to discuss challenges and opportunities for the maintenance and growth of sustainable use. This year is the 20th anniversary of the Forum, in Maputo, Mocambique. Learn more about the AWCF here https://www.awcfinfo.org, how to support their mission, and the event itself in this short and sharp episode!

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Episode 275 - Roundup 73 || Meet Cale Matthews, Assistant Curmudgeon

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Cale Matthews, the host of the popular Solid 7 podcast, joins the boys for this weeks Roundup as Cody’s ‘Assistant Curmudgeon’. Together, the boys talk about Cody’s growing fame and possible tick bite fever from his recent Africa trip, the Wisconsin wolf management plan, an interesting Bon Appetit op-ed about a food blogger struggling with hunting for their own food, a Northern Ireland (NOT England) hunting ban and more! Remember to direct all hate to the Solid 7 Podcast: Solid Seven on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com › podcast › solid-seven

Humans Have a Long History of Making ‘Very Bad Decisions’ to Save Animals: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/opinion/conservation-ethics.html

I Eat Meat. Why Was Killing My Own Food So Hard?: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/the-hunt

Northern Ireland hunting ban: battlelines drawn: https://www.fieldsportschannel.tv/nihuntbanupdate/?__s=j1nsypqgplvvpnaak3rf

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Episode 274 - Ryan Dalton || A Non-Hunter Confronts Trophy Hunting

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

You could consider him somewhat of an ‘anti-hunter’. Hailing from a wildlife and zoology background, Ryan Dalton is a UK comedian who has never hunted before. During the COVID Pandemic, Ryan started the Into The Wild podcast, which explores topics around nature and wildlife conservation. As a result of that experience, he very quickly got into and began to explore the idea of trophy hunting, conservation, and hunting as a tool for conservation. In this podcast he recounts with Robbie his trip to Namibia to speak with people on the ground about their experiences, their thoughts, and what hunting is doing for them.

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Episode 273 - Robby Sansom || Force Of Nature Meats

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Long overdue for a conversation in the ‘meat space’, Robbie is joined by Force of Nature Meats CEO Robby ‘with a Y’ Sansom. Robby joins to talk about regenerative agriculture and push back on what he and others in his profession feel are an unfair blanket characterization by some hunters on our podcast of the meat industry as a whole.

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Episode 272 - Roundup 72 || COVID, African trophy hunting, a BIG win and more

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Outdoor Industry veteran and Carbon TV CEO Julie ‘Jules to her friends’ McQueen joins this week’s roundup! Together, they speculation Cody’s COVID status, talk about a big announcement (hint - has to do with Carbon TV), they recap Cody’s recent hunting trip to Africa, take the opportunity to talk about ‘trophy hunting’ and recent efforts to ‘rebrand’ it as something more palatable, moving cheetahs from Namibia to India - where there are rampant wildlife concerns, a MONSTROUS win for the hunting community this week, and much more! Tune in to find out what!

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Episode 271 - Peter Flack || Hunting Is His First Love, Writing Is His Second

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

We’re really excited to bring you the legendary South African writer Peter Flack - who FINALLY joins the Blood Origins podcast to catch up with Robbie for a long-overdue conversation. Together, the men talk about their ‘first loves’, hunting Africa, the conservation aspect of hunting and much more.

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Episode 270 - Andrew Winwood || QDM for Tasmania’s ’New Natives’?

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Tasmanian native Andrew Winwood joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the small Australian island-state’s Quality Deer Management (QDM) approach to managing Fallow Deer on Tasmania. How does this approach butt heads with Australia’s ‘all of them are invasive’ approach? Find out.

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Episode 269 - Roundup 71 || Our Friends At John X Join The Roundup!

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Carl from John X Safari’s joins the boys on this week’s roundup. Together, they talk about Cody’s fall from grace as an elite shooter on his recent Africa trip, ‘African Professional Hunter-isms’, an update on the John X and Blood Origins conservation project, the real reason behind Robbie’s recent trip to Spain, the recent election (among other news) in the UK and the political ramifications for hunters, and more!

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Episode 268 - G&H Decoys || The Future Of Duck Hunting

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Ray Penny and Carlos Gomez join Robbie from the legendary G & H Decoys. As waterfowls will know, G & H Decoys is the oldest decoy manufacturer in the United States - if not the world - and Ray (under 40) and Carlos (over 60) have formed a team to resurrect this company. Far more than just decoys, this conversation delves into duck hunting, conservation issues around duck hunting, and digs deep on a company, its values, and how those values intimately sink in the 9th future of hunting.

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Episode 267 - Australian Senator Robert Borsak || On Hunting Culture In Australia

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Australian Senator, and Leader of the Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers Party from New South Wales Robert Borsak, joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about Australia, their hunting culture, and the divergence between such a species-rich country with such little public hunting access.

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Episode 266 - Roundup 70 || Moose hunting, Colorado OTC tags, a new wolf lawsuit, and more!

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

While Robbie is off galavanting in Europe, Cody and Cody are back at it, and this time they are joined by Lane Walter! Together, the boys talk about Lane’s upcoming moose hunt, the new wolf lawsuit in Colorado, gripes with Colorado’s OTC elk tags, a lawsuit against banning marketing to youth in California, and so much more!

Animal Rights Extremist Groups Sue Feds over Missed Deadline on Gray Wolf Decision: https://www.nrahlf.org/articles/2022/8/15/animal-rights-extremist-groups-sue-feds-over-missed-deadline-on-gray-wolf-decision/

NRA-Backed Lawsuit Challenges California Ban on Marketing Firearms for Youth Hunting and Shooting Sports Programs: https://www.nrahlf.org/articles/2022/8/12/nra-backed-lawsuit-challenges-california-ban-on-marketing-firearms-for-youth-hunting-and-shooting-sports-programs/

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Episode 265 - Christina Pittman || A Hispanic Woman Leading A Trophy Hunter’s Association?

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Christina Pittman is the President and CEO of the Texas Trophy Hunter’s Association. Already an anomaly as an hispanic woman who is leading such a group, Christina joins Robbie to talk about her, her vision for the organization, and what she’s all about in a short, sharp and to the point conversation.

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Episode 264 - Greyling Van Der Merwe || 1 Man. 2 Million Acres.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Greyling ‘Grey’ Van Der Merwe is a former French Legionnaire who now runs the anti-poaching unit for Mayo Oldiri in Northern and Eastern Cameroon. This is a short, fun conversation with an individual who sets the conservation ethos for a massive area comprising over 2 million acres.

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Episode 263 - Roundup 69 || I Archery hunting lethality, Peach Street blues, mountain lions in Texas, Gordon Ramsay and more!

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The boys are joined by Bill Vanderhayden, best described by Robbie as ‘a scientist who is just enamored by the idea of lethality of broadheads’. Bill is the owner and lead engineer for Iron Will Outfitters, a premium broadhead maker. The boys talk about Cody’s abysmal archery hunting percentages, we get an update from James in Ohio about all the things he accomplished since having to pay attention at work without the roundup two weeks ago, a long overdue Peach Street Distilleries check-in, Mountain lions in Texas, Gordon Ramsay’s lamb controversy, and more!

Gordon Ramsay Sparks Outrage After Selecting Lamb To Slaughter In New Video: https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/gordon-ramsay-slammed-selecting-lamb-to-kill-20220729?source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1rkUZGVY8Rh457ACdHEwkZqP-tPqbv34z4IyKudl6161a2DPYaCHSb8HA

Vail housing project blocked in 6 to 1 vote: https://www.gohunt.com/content/news/vail-housing-project-blocked-in-6-to-1-vote

Nonresident tag allocation up for debate in Wyoming: https://www.gohunt.com/content/news/nonresident-tag-allocation-up-for-debate-in-wyoming

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Episode 262 - Happening Now || Against The Texas Mountain Lion Petition

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

It’s the ‘other side of the coin’ regarding the Texas mountain lions petition. Greg Simons of Wildlife Systems (along with a number of other companies) is a wildlife manager, hunter, and lover of wildlife (including Mountain Lions). He has hosted a screening of "Deep in the Heart" in San Angeloa, and moderated a panel discussions on it. Ben Masters actually recommended him to us, along with two other individuals in the mountain lion community. In this episode, we delve into the ‘anti’ side of the petition. Greg is AGAINST the petition.

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Episode 261 - Happening Now || Ben Masters with the Texas For Mountain Lions Coalition

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

You could say Ben Masters is ‘in the news’ right now. He’s a member of the Texas For Mountain Lions Coalition that recently submitted a petition to Texas Parks and Wildlife around mountain lions in Texas. As the filmmaker behind ‘Deep In The Heart’, he tackles mountain lions - specifically trapping as the mechanism for declining mountain lion populations. In this ‘can’t miss’ conversation, Robbie asks him about anecdotal evidence, his thoughts about moving forward, and if he’s really as anti-hunting and anti-trapping as the rhetoric says he is.

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Episode 260 - Aurelia Skipwith || The International Order of T Roosevelt

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Former Director of US Fish And Wildlife Service and current Executive Director of the International Order of T Roosevelt Aurelia Skipwith joins Robbie to talk about this new organization, where its origins are from, and what we can come to expect from this new group making a stamp on the world of conservation!

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Episode 259 - Roundup 68 || We know, you’ve missed us!

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

We know you’ve been missing them - and they’re back at it this week. Cody and Robbie bring you an action packed Roundup. Together, the boys catch up on what we’ve all been missing, apologize for making our listeners ‘pay attention too much at work’ this past couple weeks, dive deep on when is ‘too young’ to start hunting, and more! Please continue to text us at 620-860-4804 but introduce yourself in the text - otherwise you are anonymous!

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Episode 258 - Cal Hendrick | Texas High Fence #6

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

In the last of our High Fence series of podcasts, Cal Hendrick, owner of the Kickback Ranch in West Texas, finishes out our Texas High Fence podcast series. Cal talks about what it takes to run this 2,500 acre operation, managing 32 exotic game species, and above all the perceptions - Cal might say MISperceptions - around what it means to ‘high fence hunt’. If this series of high fence hunting has challenged your status quo please share it with your friends. Please also leave us a review and a rating on Apple Podcasts / Spotify - it really helps us continue to grow!

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Episode 257 - Clay And Stephen || Texas High Fence #5

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Clay Abernathy and Stephen Meiser are cousins. Their grandfather, ‘Daddy Jack’, bought the Tequesquite in Southwest Texas. These cousins who run this ‘essentially out of Africa’ ranch together are the next guests on our through-provoking ‘Texas High Fence’ podcast series. The boys discuss the ethos of the land and what Daddy jack imbued in them to allow them to manage the property for what it’s intended to do. If this series of high fence hunting has challenged your status quo please share it with your friends. Please also leave us a review and a rating on Apple Podcasts / Spotify - it really helps us continue to grow!

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Episode 256 - Wayne King | Texas High Fence #4

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Wayne is the general manager of Tequesquite Ranch in Southwest Texas. The epitome of an old school Texas rancher, Wayne continues our Texas High Fence podcast series with some very strong opinions about what constitutes hunting, versus killing. This series of podcasts is purposefully being put out there to challenge our thinking about the idea of high fences - what they are, what they mean for hunting, and ask tough questions about them.

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Episode 255 - Kaitlin Hendrick | Texas High Fence #3

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Kaitlin is the daughter of a very experienced hunter and comes from a family in the outdoor industry, running a high fence operation west of San Angelo, Texas. In this third installment of our Texas High Fence exploration series, she and Robbie sit down to talk about the property and the management and, above all, the care of the animals on the property - which is second to none. Kaitlin’s perspective as a young, 25-year-old woman raised in a family that hunted as much as they did and got into the business of high fence operations is unique, and worth a listen.

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Episode 254 - Nic De Castro || LandTrust

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

On last week’s roundup, frequent guest and certified pistol Matt Rinella called out LandTrust, an organization that seeks to connect private landowners and hunters to exchange value for opportunity. Nic De Castro, the founder and CEO of LandTrust, refutes that. He and Robbie discuss LandTrust’s mission and why Nic thinks LandTrust is actually PROVIDING public access to private ground, rather than taking it away as Matt claimed.

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Episode 253 - Kyle Lang | Texas High Fence #2

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Continuing our Texas High Fence podcast series - Robbie is joined by Kyle Lang, a west Texas helicopter pilot. He works as an ‘eyes in the sky’ for high fence operations, game management, translocation of animals and more. Kyle shares with us his unique ‘birds eye view’ perspective on high fence hunting, after nearly thirty years in the helicopter piloting game.

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Episode 252 - Amy Hendrick | Texas High Fence #1

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

A high fence operation with 32 exotic species, known for their phenomenal whitetail hunting, the Hendrick’s are 3rd and 4th generation texans on the property. The land is in her blood - as is hunting. We wanted to talk to Amy as part of our Texas High Fence podcast series to dive into the idea of high fenced hunting. Join the conversation!

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Episode 251 - Charles Admire || A True Ambassador of Hunting

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Just an average ‘Joe Blow from down the street’, you’ve probably never heard of Charles Admire. He joins Robbie, though, to talk about his personal initiative to introduce his non-hunting friends to this thing we love so much, and discusses what it means to him to be a true ‘Ambassador Of Hunting’ to those friends and family. He shares his playbook for any hunter to introduce a non-hunter to becoming a hunter.

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Episode 250 - Roundup 67 || A Rivalry Of Accents On The Roundup!

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Brent Reaves of the Bear Grease podcast joins the boys for this week’s roundup! After a rousing discussion on zoom backgrounds (this is an audio medium, Robbie) and Robbie humble-bragging about his black belt, recapping last week’s episode with Matt, whether to score your deer, Poland’s cat controversy, and more!

California used to pay people to hunt mountain lions. Now we spend millions to protect them: https://www.yahoo.com/now/california-went-paying-people-hunt-120049689.html

Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species: https://apnews.com/article/science-poland-wildlife-cats-birds-b942a55135832d085375de73c9cc2e23

The Case Against Scoring Big-Game Animals: https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/case-against-scoring-trophy-animals/?amp

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Episode 249 - Erin Butler || Blood Origins Translocating Pronghorn Antelopes With Arizona Game And Fish!

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Erin Butler, the terrestrial program director for the Kingman Region of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, joins Robbie to talk about a recent project she and Blood Origins were involved in - a DNR transfer of pronghorn antelope from Utah to Arizona. Find photos of the capture and other content from the project on our social media feeds - and be on the lookout for our short film on the transfer when it comes out!

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Episode 248 - Billy Molls || The Modern Mountain Man

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Moving up to Alaska 25 years ago with big dreams of hunting the moose, the caribou, and the other big game of the Alaskan wilderness - it might shock you to find out in that time Billy Molls has done none of those things. Instead, guiding others to do so satiates his need for this thing we all love so much - hunting.

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Episode 247 - Roundup 66 || Matt Rinella is BACK on the roundup

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Friend of the podcast and irredeemable contrarian Matt Rinella is back on this week’s roundup. Together, the boys catch up on everything from Matt’s emotional support dog to lead ammunition to an update on Matt’s podcast, private vs public land, and more.

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Episode 246 - Nephi And David || The Radical Center

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Nephi Cole and David Willms are the hosts of the podcast ‘Our Mountain’. They join Robbie for a hard hitting conversation on everything from state wildlife management agencies to the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) to natural resources management in general.

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Episode 245 - Alexandra Nicole || This food is out there

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Artist and wildlife biology degree holder Alexandra Nicole was a non-hunter two months ago - no longer. She sits down with Robbie and shares her experience harvesting her first turkey and her transformation from non hunter to hunter in this short Blood Origins episode.

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Episode 244 - Roundup 65 || Counting Crows, Private Property Poaching In Florida, PA Sunday Hunting and more!

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Cody and Alaska are BACK for the last ‘When The Cat’s Away...’ Installment of our Roundup. After an inauspicious start to recording, the boys talk about some recent text messages, a 130+ year old conspiracy, some really ballsy poachers in Florida, PA’s Sunday hunting, crow hunting, and more!

3 men arrested for illegally hunting deer out of season on private property: https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/15/3-men-arrested-for-illegally-hunting-dear-out-of-season-on-private-property/

Pa. Game Commission announces 2022 Sunday hunting dates: https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pennsylvania-game-commission-sunday-hunting-2022/

Counting crows: https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/2018/01/02/counting-crows-aronsohn-has-been-chasing-birds-for-decades/16698117007/

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Episode 243 - Doug Duren || On CWD And Sharing The Land

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Best known for his frequent guest appearances on the hit Netflix hunting show Meateater, Doug Duren joins the Blood Origins podcast to discuss two important subjects. The first, Chronic Wasting Disease (or CWD), and its effects on his county in Wisconsin. The second, his efforts to launch ‘Sharing The Land’, which is a bold proposal to exchange labor projects for hunting access in an ‘old school cooperative’ kind of way.

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Episode 242 - Bryan and Hannah || Sporting Lead Free

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie catches up with Bryan and Hannah, the cofounders of ‘Sporting Lead Free’, an organization dedicated to promoting the voluntary use of non-lead tackle and ammunition for hunting and fishing. The pair talk about about the VOLUNTARY nature of their educational efforts - something they see as integral to their stance. They talk about the science, the past and future of lead and alternative shot, barriers of entry into hunting, and make their case for sporting lead free.

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Episode 241 - Roundup 64 || Pet Peacocks, Pittman-Robertson controversy, Pretty Obvious Press Bias and more!

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Cody and ‘Alaska’ Cody are back at it on this week’s roundup. The boys discuss Alaska’s pet peacock Waylon, the recent attempts to repeal the Pittman-Robertson Act, an op-ed by a hunter in Colorado, clear media bias by The Guardian (again), and more!

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Episode 240 - Lydia and Jimmie || Hunters Of Color

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Lydia and Jimmie, co-founder of the group ‘Hunters of Color’, join Robbie to talk about who they are, their history and what Hunters of Color is all about. From their heritage in hunting to why an organization like this is so important to this sporting lifestyle we all love.

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Episode 239 - Michael Croston || Hunt and Release?

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Michael Croston, founder of the ‘Hunt and Release’ method - think ‘CnR’ for hunters - about what it is and where he got this idea, which may seem strange to our fellow traditional hunters. Robbie questions Mike on this definition of hunting, and wants to hear from the audience of your thoughts on this subject. DM us, email us at info@bloodorigins.com or text us at 620-860-4804.

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Episode 238 - Roundup 63 || When the cat’s away, the mice will play - part TWO!

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 06:59:06 -0000

Robbie is still off for the week, but Cody and returning guest and Blood Origins team member Erin have you covered with the weekly roundup. Cody and Erin catch up about Cody’s ongoing war with a resident squirrel over his lettuce garden, your weekly Peach Street update, conservation funding, Pittman-Robertson vs the Second Amendment, a Montana elk controversy, Washington state’s troubled wolf pack, Erin rabble rouses about the Maine Sunday hunting controversy, and more!

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Episode 237 - Luke Hilgemann || Increasing the voter bloc that is ‘hunters’

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie catches up with Luke Hilgemann, President and CEO of Hunter Nation, sits down with Robbie for a wide ranging discussion on the mandate of Hunter Nation and his work to increase and solidify the voting bloc that is ‘hunters’. Take this rare chance to know Luke better.

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Episode 236 - Land Tawney || Backcountry Hunters And Anglers

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Land Tawney, Executive Director of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, catches up with Robbie and Cody on the history and purpose of the organization, his life as a back country hunter and angler, and what his background means for his organization and his goals for conservation.

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Episode 235 - Roundup 62 || When the cat’s away, the mice will play!

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

No Robbie this week - but we’ve doubled up on the Cody! Joining Cody on this week’s roundup is the other Cody - also known as Alaska here at Blood Origins - who produces the Blood Origins podcast. Cody and Alaska talk about the Maine ‘right to food’ lawsuit, a proposal to strip hunters’ property rights in New Jersey, the state of discourse in the US, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, and more!

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Episode 234 - Lauren Tonelli || Inside Ontario’s Feral Pig Controversy

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Lauren Tonelli is the Resource Management Specialist for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. What may surprise you is how deftly she sways Robbie from the default position of ‘hunting hogs is good’ (duh, right?) to understanding the facts and why this pro-hunting organization is right to be AGAINST hunting feral hogs in Ontario. Listen now and get the facts!

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Episode 233 - Phillip Uzzel || Night Vision And The Hunting Industry

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Phillip Uzzel, CEO of Night Vision Rentals, talks about his career in the night vision business, and his plans to help out the Eco Defense Group in their efforts to stop poaching in Africa. It may shock you to learn that there are several applications that make a much broader part of Phillip’s business than hunting.

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Episode 232 - Nathan And Sean || Professional Hunting - A Tool For Holistic Conservation In Cape York, Australia

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Previous guest and feral pest management contractor Nathan Ravencroft out of Queensland, Australia hops back on the podcast today - and invited his friend Sean England to join he and Robbie to talk about the positive benefits of professional hunting as a component of the holistic conservation efforts in Cape York.

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Episode 231 - Barry And Sean || Shedding Light On The Aussie ‘Meat Sharing’ Controversy

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Barry Howlett and Sean Kilkenny, two of the Aussies most knowledgeable about the hunting industry in Australia, join Robbie to discuss an issue that’s happening right NOW in the hunting world. An amendment to the Meat Industry Act in the state of Victoria caused an uproar when it was sensationalized to mean that sharing meat is now illegal in the state. Barry and Sean tackle the subject, then get into the social license of hunters and what effect perceptions about us as hunters has on our sporting lifestyle.

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Episode 230 - Dr. Jen Chatfield || A Veterinarian's Perspective on Hunting

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Dr. Jen Chatfield is back! You first heard this double board certified veterinarian on Roundup 54 (episode 208) giving her opinions about all the latest news in the world of hunting, now she’s back to tell her full story. She and Robbie dive deep on ‘the vet’s perspective’ of everything from animal care, to pain, to her perspective as a non hunter on hunting. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation.

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Episode 229 - Roundup 61 || Government trapping, Yellowstone bison as an endangered species, the peach street quest heats up and more

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The boys are joined by Aly on this week’s roundup. Aly is a recently-resigned government trapper with USDA APHIS Wildlife Services that comes to talk about her career and everything you ever wanted to know about predator depredation, going private, the recent proposal to list Yellowstone Bison on the endangered species act, and Cody’s ongoing quest to get some love from Peach Street Distilleries in Pallisades, Colorado.

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Episode 228 - Happening Now || Inside New Mexico’s Big Horn Sheep Controversy Part 2

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

You heard from Kerri Cox-Romero, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Guides and Outfitter’s Association on the New Mexico sheep tag allocation controversy that is dividing the state and the hunting community. Today, we bring you the other side of the story from Brandon Wynn, a private individual, and Jesse Deubel, Executive Director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation. Jesse and Brandon talk about the real reason for their position on Bighorn Sheep in the State of New Mexico.

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Episode 227 - India || Could Hunting Make A Comeback In India?

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

India: one of the poorest countries on the planet, which also boasts the highest incidences of human-wildlife conflict. Ryan Lobo and Peter Smetacek join Robbie to discuss the possibility of mitigating those conflicts with a legal, regulated hunt that hasn’t been an option for India since 1972. This is a must listen to, must share kind of podcast!

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Episode 226 - Roundup 60 || Bison And Bear Conflicts, Ricky Gervais, And More with Erin Merrill!

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Erin is back on the roundup! The ball is threatening to start rolling on the Peach Street Distilleries Mission, Cody reads off text messages from fans, a ban on giving away the spoils of your hunting adventures, Ricky Gervais the Neo-colonialist, Washington’s increased bear conflicts, an unfortunate and preventable tragedy, and more. Tune in and get the scoop!

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Episode 225 - Dave Gittleson Returns || A Hard Hitting Conversation On Wolf And Cow Co-Existence In Colorado

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Dave Gittleson, the first rancher in Colorado to have a cow confirmed killed by reintroduced wolves, returns to the Blood Origins podcast to give us a breaking news update on the Colorado wolves controversy now that calving season has begun. You can check out Dave’s first conversation with Robbie at episode 191.

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Episode 224 - Damien Mander || From Bullets and Biceps to Hearts and Minds

Tue, 31 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) CEO Damien Mander joins Robbie to talk about his journey from military man to conservationist and what this transition from career military man to conservationist awakened in him.

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Episode 223 - Roundup 59 || Elephants, Feral Cats, Hunters and Gun Control

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Doug Duren of Meateater fame joins this week’s roundup. Cody makes progress on the Peach Street whale by officially earning his influencer designation, Robbie gives a passionate defense of zoos, and a shoutout to Eric Jones and his pro-level email spamming skills - all before we ever start with ‘the lineup of lineups’ for controversial conservation topics. Elephants. Feral cats. Hunters and gun control. You don’t want to miss this one.

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Episode 222 - Kerrie Romero || New Mexico Bighorn Sheep - Resident Vs Nonresident Tag Allocations

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

New Mexico Guides And Outfitters Association Kerrie Romero joins Robbie to discuss some breaking news surrounding bighorn sheep tag allocations in New Mexico. Kerrie explains her position on the burgeoning resident vs nonresident allocation controversy, and Robbie challenges her on the inherent bias of a guide association. A short, sharp conversation on breaking news in the industry.

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Episode 221 - Paul McCarney || On California’s Black Bear Controversy

Tue, 24 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Scientist Paul McCarney runs the Hunt to Eat podcast and regularly engages with Blood Origins about the issues surrounding hunting and how we message on it. In the lead up to a controversial conversation he had on his own podcast with the head of HSUS Government Affairs about the California Black Bear petition, he approached Robbie for advice, and he joins Robbie today to talk about the conversation, why it is important to keep an open mind, and more.

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Episode 220 - Roundup 58 || Correcting red wolves, the Peach Street quest, Yellowstone wolves and more with Big D!

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Big D joins this week’s roundup. Together, they dive deep into the mystery of exactly why Cody skipped last week’s roundup, a point of clarification for Cody on red wolf species, an update on Cody’s white whale - a sponsorship from Peach Street Distilleries in Pallisades Colorado (c’mon guys, at least join the podcast), an update on the Arkansas bear project, Darryl’s new bird watching hobby, an upcoming Africa trip, Yellowstone wolves, and more!

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Episode 219 - Owen Bartruff || ‘The Black Death’ As Your First Bowhunt

Thu, 19 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Already well known among spearfishermen in his native Florida and beyond, Owen Bartruff recently stepped out of his comfort zone to become a bow hunter. And he jumped in with both feet! His first bow hunt ever was in Zambia, for spot and stalk Cape buffalo - also known as ‘The Black Death’ and among the most dangerous game there is. Buckle up, this is a wild story.

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Episode 218 - Arkansas Black Bears || Donate Now To Win Big!

Tue, 17 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Executive Director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Austin Booth joins the podcast to talk about our ongoing black bear collaring research fundraiser - from what the program will fund to what you can win, this is a short conversation meant to get you excited about this amazing new conservation initiative the Blood Origins Family is leading together!

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Episode 217 - Roundup 57 || Robbie's wife - the horror writer, turkey reaping, The Hunt In Common, Arkansas bear project update and more!

Mon, 16 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Ben O’Brien joins the roundup in Cody’s absence. In this week’s fully-packed schedule, we get the skinny on Robbie’s wife and address everyone’s burning questions, launching The Hunt In Common, an update on the Arkansas Bear Project, Wyoming cutting 11,000 tags, Outdoor Life’s controversial turkey article, and more!

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Episode 216 - Will Staples || The Murky World Of Wildlife Trafficking

Thu, 12 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Writer and producer of books, television and video games are just some of the hats Will Staples wears. From well known titles like Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III to the popular Jack Reacher TV series and more, this guy’s seen (and written) a lot. Last year, he took his talents to writing a book about animal trafficking, and the murky criminal enterprises behind it. Not much is known about this world because it’s not the highest priority for law enforcement, making his job of shedding light on it even harder.

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Episode 215 - Mark Williams || The ‘Bossman’ of Georgia Wildlife

Tue, 10 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Commissioner Mark Williams of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources - the ‘boss’ of all things concerning fish, wildlife and natural resources in the Peach State, joins Robbie on the podcast to talk about what those resources mean to him and the nearly 11 million citizens he stewards those resources for.

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Episode 214 - Roundup 56 || Jaguars, Leopards, Wolves and Red Wolves

Mon, 09 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Russell De La Harpe joins the roundup from Zambia. The boys talk about Russell’s beloved 375 HH, your weekly update on Cody’s quest to get a Peach Tree Distilleries sponsorship, Cody’s nemesis: the elusive tarpon on the fly, rehashing Robbie’s ‘Texas heart shot’ on a turkey last week, Jaguars in the southwest, Yellowstone wolves, red wolves in the wild and more!

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Episode 213 - Erica Tergeson || Hunting, Politics, and Women in Hunting

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The former NRA Director of Hunting Policy and Advisor at the NRA’s Institute of Legislative Action, and now the Director of Government Affairs for Dallas Safari Club, Erica Tergeson joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about her perspective on hunting as both one of its biggest advocates and as a woman with a leading voice in hunting policy.

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Episode 212 - Randy Newberg || A ‘State Of Hunting’ From Randy Himself

Tue, 03 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Randy Newberg, host of popular hunting shows ‘Fresh Tracks’ and ‘On Your Own Adventures’ joins Robbie for an in-depth conversation about Randy’s motivations and advocacy for hunters and public lands. This ‘State Of Hunting’ straight from the mouth of Randy himself dives deep on the challenges facing not only hunters and hunting today but the industry as a whole, from corner crossing to distance shots and more.

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Episode 211 - Roundup 55 || Turkeys, Deer Collaring and how you can win BIG on our Arkansas Black Bear Project!

Mon, 02 May 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The boys cover a lot in this short Blood Origins Roundup today. From Cody’s misadventures helping on a deer collaring project sponsored by NC State, answering good old Dave’s text questions, Robbie’s questionable turkey hunt and - of course - the focus this week was all in on our big project, the Arkansas Black Bear project. Tune in and get the down low on how you can win!

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Episode 210 - Ivan Carter || The Reality Of Elephant Conservation

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Ivan Carter is a conservationist. This former professional hunter has an impressive conservation resume, from helping with the initial 24 lion project in Mocambique, which is arguably the greatest lion conservation success story in Africa, to translocating the most amount of elephants in Mocambique, to working with giraffes, chimpanzees, you name it. Robbie digs deep on the questions that have been flooding in after the Botswana Big Tusker controversy and asks a conservationist on the ground to shed light on them for you.

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Episode 209 - Richard Sowry || The Reality Of Wildlife Conservation

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie first crossed paths with Richard Sowry about 22 years ago when they were both in Skukuza in Kruger National Park. A self-styled ‘Pro-wildlife. Period.” Conservationist - Sowry believes we should be doing what we can to make every activity available for wildlife conservation more sustainable, and he and Robbie touch on three ways we can achieve that, through always looking at the ecological, social and economic sustainability of the activity. This is not a pro-hunting podcast but rather a deep dive into how wildlife conservation can be achieved!

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Episode 208 - Roundup 54 || Blood Origins In The Center Of Controversy, Tajikistan Markhor, and Privacy Rights For Hunters

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Veterinarian and Non-Hunter Dr. Jen Chatfield joins the Blood Origins Roundup. Together, we discuss Blood Origins getting highlighted in an Elephant hunting controversy out of Botswana, Tajikistan Markhor and snow leopards, and a recent court ruling on the powers of game wardens.

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Episode 207 - Andrew Danckwertz || Why Did That Elephant Need to Die?

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Andrew Danckwertz is a Safari Guide and Owner / Operator of Odysseia Collection (https://theodysseiacollection.com) that leads photographic expeditions to wild corners of Africa. He is a phenomenal photographer and was one the first persons online to hit back on the Elephant hunt - specifically calling Blood Origins out. Because of who we are, I wanted to engage Andrew and give him an opportunity to voice his opinion and thoughts as we believe one on one dialogue is the best course of action for discussing these controversial topics, as opposed to resorting to name calling through social media. Andrew's viewpoint, which is held by a number of people, needs to be considered as we consider the best mechanisms specifically for big tuskers to be around for our kid and grandkids one day.

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Episode 206 - Leon Kachelhoffer || Why Hunt Botswana’s Elephants?

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

WARNING: CONTROVERSIAL. Robbie sits down with Leon Kachelhoffer, the Professional Hunter who accompanied the hunter who took the big tusker elephant out of NG-13 in Botswana. Controversy surrounds this elephant, mainly because it's a ‘Big Tusker’ - an elephant with a tusk(s) over 100 pounds, which are essentially iconic. While controversial, this conversation is a critical one about the generalities of sustainable, well-managed elephant hunting and why it is important.

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Episode 205 - Roundup 53 || Ryan Callaghan On The Roundup!

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Ryan Callaghan of the Meateater Team has joined the Blood Origins roundup this week. Cal and the boys talk about a (wrong) opinion piece in the Seattle Times about non game vs game species management, the latest on the corner crossing case and why it is important, elephant carrying capacities, and much more!

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Episode 204 - Justin Lee || A ‘Big Isle Boy’ That Lives Off The Land

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Native Hawaiian Justin Lee joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about this life that is connected to the land through the lens of a Native of the Big Island. From the nuances of hunting culture in a state whose almost entire mammal population is invasive, to reforestation projects passed from father to son, to worrying changes in land access due to skyrocketing land prices Justin dives deep on the land in Hawaii.

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Episode 203 - Mark Haldane || On the Ground With African Conservation

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

CEO of Zambeze Delta Safaris, Mark Haldane joins the Blood Origins podcast. He shares incredible insight with Robbie into his work in conservation of the Marromeu in Mocambique and what it’s like to do this work on the ground in Africa - including his well-known and wildly successful ’24 lions project’.

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Episode 202 - Roundup 52 || Windmills killing Eagles, Rhino controversies and more!

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The boys talk about Grandpa Kroger’s eccentric art designs, a windmill company’s big fines for killing eagles, getting a lot of love from Canada, some Rhino news sets off Cody’s beef with so-called ‘compassionate conservation’ and other emotionally charged arguments in the scientific community, the historical significance of hunting mementos, and more.

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Episode 201 - Mike Glover || The CrossOver of Shooting and Hunting

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Mike Glover, CEO of Field Craft Survival, joins Robbie for a fast-paced conversation that starts about Mike’s intense desire to help South Africa with their rhino poaching problem in Kruger National Park - but the conversation takes a left turn when the boys start talking about 6.5 Creedmoor, the caliber everyone loves to hate, and the ethics of long range shooting.

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Episode 200 - Jack Carr || Former Seal, Writer, and a Vocal Hunter

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Jack Carr is an author and hunter, who’s book “The Terminal List” is in production to be turned into an Amazon Prime TV Series with Chris Pratt. Robbie and Jack discuss Mozambique, which one of his books, True Believer, is set in, and what it’s like to be a person with a growing platform as a vocal hunter.

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Episode 199 - Roundup 51 || Pro hunting bills in Georgia and the Value of a Turkey!

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:05:00 -0000

The boys discuss Cody’s exploits at trying to skin a fox, pro hunting bills recently passed in Georgia, which leads to a heated discussion on the value of turkeys vs furbearers, and more. Do you want to be on the Blood Origins podcast? Text us at 620-840-4804.

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Episode 198 - Amy Dickman || Evidence-Based Conservation

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Amy Dickman, the new Director of WildCRU (Wildlife Conservation Research Unit), at prestigious Oxford University in England, rejoins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about lions, trophy hunting and evidence-based wildlife conservation.

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Episode 197 - Aleksi Lumme || Finnish Wolves Part 2

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:06:00 -0000

Mere hours after recording our first episode with Aleksi on this subject, breaking news reports showed that Finland had RESCINDED all wolf management permits, effectively disallowing wolf hunting in Finland. Aleksi updates us with a special bonus episode of the Blood Origins podcast.

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Episode 196 - Aleksi Lumme || Finnish Wolves Part 1

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

In this first half a two-part special, Aleksi Lumme rejoins the Blood Origins podcast to discuss one of the most controversial issues in conservation worldwide - wolves - but this time in Finland. Aleksi dives into the history of the wolf issue in Finland, how it’s informed by and similar to wolf issues worldwide, and why hunters should be paying attention to this important controversy.

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Episode 195 - Roundup 50 || Wolves, wolverines, Sunday hunting and more!

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Everyone’s favorite pinch-hitter Darrell Carver rejoins the Roundup this week. The boys talk rehash last week’s discussion about Sunday hunting in Maine with Erin, Colorado’s proposal to bring back wolverines, Darrell’s tall-tale about wolverines in Arizona, wolf reintroduction legal hurdles in Colorado, North Carolina’s expanded black bear hunt, and much more for this special 50th Blood Origins Roundup!

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Episode 194 - Tyler Sharp || Modern Huntsman’s Africa Volume

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Tyler Sharp, the founder of Modern Huntsman, joins Robbie to talk about their latest volume - which is entirely about Africa. Together they discuss the making of it, the issues surrounding Africa and hunting, and what he saw during his travels to Africa.

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Episode 193 - Nathan Edmondson || Eco Defense Group

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Nathan Edmondson, the Executive Director and Founder of Eco Defense Group, joins Robbie to talk about their mission and their entry into anti-poaching efforts. From intelligence to anti-corruption efforts, their business of ensuring wildlife protection and training people protecting wildlife provides the background support that is badly needed by anti-poaching forces to ensure the success of their mission.

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Episode 192 - Roundup 49 || Sports Illustrated, Vermont Moose, Animal Cruelty in Colorado and more!

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Mainer and Blood Origins Manager of Operations Erin Merrill joins this week’s roundup while Cody is on spring break. The team discusses Blood Origins’ recent foray into the sports rumor mill, the role of tungsten in the great lead debate of 2022, Sunday hunting (or lack thereof) in Maine and how private land permission falls into it, PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, Vermont’s upcoming moose management hunt, a Colorado veterinary board member charged with animal cruelty charges, and a lot more in this action-packed roundup!

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Episode 191 - Dave Gittleson || The First Wolf Kill in Colorado

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:04:21 -0000

Dave Gittleson, who owns a cattle ranch in Northern Colorado with his father, talks about living with wolves and the common misconceptions that are pushed by radical pro-wolf, anti-management forces and how they affect the bottom line on a family-run ranch like his. The Gittleson Ranch is located right near the first established wolf pack in Colorado and has recorded the first livestock kills by wolves in the State of Colorado.

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Episode 190 - Rafael Sanchez || The Proof Of What Happens When Hunting Is Banned

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

Rafael Sanchez is a forestry engineer that works with private lands in the national park system of Cabeneros. Just 18 months after banning hunting under these national park umbrellas, management of deer and boar species is desperately needed. Animals are more than double their carrying capacity, and habitat is being destroyed. It shows in real time the consequences of hunting bans around the world.

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Episode 189 - Roundup 48 || SuperBowl Champion Hunts Bison and the World Explodes.

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:05:00 -0000

We pride ourselves on being at the cutting edge of breaking news in the hunting space - but this week is different. There’s only one article on everyone’s mind today, and that’s the TMZ piece titled “NFL’s Derek Wolfe Kills Buffalo, Arrow Through The Heart”. The boys are joined by Super Bowl champ Derek Wolfe and talk about the hunt, the backlash, and what it means to be a hunter for Derek.

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Episode 188 - Judy Camuso || The State of Maine's Boss-Lady In Charge Of Wildlife

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Judy Camuso is THE boss when it comes to fish and wildlife resources in the state of Maine. A member of the Governor’s cabinet, she is charged with overseeing the stewardship of wildlife resources for all Mainers. She’s also a former vegetarian who began hunting while ‘on the job’ - and as such brings a wealth of personal experience and perspective to the position that is valuable not just to Maine hunters but hunters everywhere.

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Episode 187 - Raymond Rowe || A WWE Superstar is a Hunter!!

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:05:00 -0000

WWE Superstar Raymond Rowe - better known as ‘Eric’ from the Viking Raiders tag team - joins Robbie to to talk about what it is like being a mainstream celebrity who hunts, and why he is vocal about it anyway.

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Episode 186 - Roundup 47 || Mountain Lions, Agave Sponsorships, and more with Randy Newburg!

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Randy Newburg - or as Cody’s wife would call him ‘the nice guy hunter’ - joins this week’s roundup. The boys dish on Cody’s quest for an ‘agave’ brand sponsorship, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte’s mountain lion hunting controversy, lead bullets and more.

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Episode 185 - Craig Maartens || A Family of Professional Hunters

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:05:00 -0000

South African Professional Hunter Craig Maartens joins Robbie on his Africa trip to talk about growing up in a professional hunting family. His father was a pioneer in professional hunting and one of the first licensees in Southwest Africa, so you can essentially assume that hunting, and then guiding people as a professional hunter is in his blood.

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Episode 184 - Spyder || A Blasting of Anti-Hunters by a Native African

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Spyder, the camp operations manager and cook at Greater Kuduland Safaris, accompanied Robbie on his recent Africa trip. Working 30 years for Greater Kuduland, he’s seen pretty much everything. He shares his thoughts on hunting’s place in society in Africa, and his thoughts to those that wish to remove hunting!

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Episode 183 - Roundup 46 || Brad Luttrell of GoWild Joins the Roundup!

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Brad Luttrell, founder of the wildly popular GoWild social media app built for hunters, joins Robbie and Cody on this week’s roundup. The boys talk about Brad's recent 'Rinella Rebuttal' article, the social media landscape for hunters, and much more!

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Episode 182 - Doug Cockcroft || The Fine Art of Taxidermy

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Doug Cockcroft is the managing director and owner of Splitting Image Taxidermy in South Africa. He joins Robbie during the Success Untold filming to discuss the fine art of taxidermy and how this industry is integral to Africa. Doug was instrumental in bringing Success Untold to light, and Splitting Image Taxidermy is the presenting partner in the film itself.

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Episode 181 - Howard Knott || Game rancher first, outfitter second

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Howard Knott, a third-generation game rancher and second-generation outfitter in Limpopo Province just outside of Zimbabwe, talks about his hunting heritage with Robbie on site in Africa. Howard is the land owner in the upcoming film called Success Untold that showcases the very successful wildlife management model of South Africa.

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Episode 180 - Roundup 45 || Cable Smith Joins The Roundup

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Cable Smith, the host of the popular Lonestar Outdoors Podcast, joins Robbie and Cody on this weeks roundup. The boys debate Robbie’s astrological sign, social media censorship and why hunters need a platform like GoWild, realizing the rest of us have been doing ice fishing wrong this whole time, why Robbie is a ‘6.5 Creedmoor guy’ and much more!

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Episode 179 - Erin Merrill | Get to know the Blood Origins team!

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Get to know Blood Origins team member Erin Merrill as she shares her origins story, and talks about drawing and filling her first moose tag in her native Maine this past season!

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Episode 178 - Jordan Syatt || Push Back for Celebrity Hunters

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Weight lifting influencer Jordan Syatt joins Robbie to talk about his recent decision to publicly show his journey in becoming an adult-onset hunter - from pushback to praise and what it’s like to make such a sensitive decision in the public light.

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Episode 177 - Roundup 44 || Kane Overstreet Joins The Roundup!

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Kane Overstreet joins the podcast for a well-overdue good time. Cody, Robbie and his old friend Kane discuss poaching, the ongoing Idaho wolves controversy, and the all important subject of rhetoric.

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Episode 176 - Rebecca Baker || A Fly Fisher "Woman’s" Perspective

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Non-hunter and fly fisherman Rebecca Baker joins Robbie to discuss her perceptions as a fly fisherman and women in the hunting and angling space.

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Episode 174 - Roundup 43 || Ryan Furrer Joins The Roundup!

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Ryan Furrer of Southwest PA joins the roundup to talk about his thoughts on the Matt Rinella controversy, the political divide, the fruits of anti-hunters’ coordinated attacks - all before finally getting to an article, too!

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Episode 175 - Jake Franklin || Raised with Hunting in your Blood

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Jake Franklin describes what it was like growing up and learning the heart of a hunter alongside his father and what it was like in high school to discover hunting and learn those things together.

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Episode 173 - Bob Holder || A Game Warden Reflects on 47 years

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Bob Holder, who has served the people and wildlife of Colorado for 47 years as a game warden in the same district, joins Cody to reflect on those years, what it has taught him, what has changed, and why it matters.

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Episode 172 - SB22-031 || Everything You Need To Know!

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:05:00 -0000

In 48 hours the biggest push against hunting will be heard in the Colorado Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and its SB22-031 to ban the hunting of bobcats, mountain lions, and lynxes. Cody and Robbie decided to talk to the two individuals that know the most about this, Gaspar Perricone and Dan Gates to get to the heart of the matter, why we are seeing this push, and what you can do in the next 48 hours to shut this bill down.

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Episode 171 - Roundup 42 || A world renowned expert on yawning?

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Gwinnett College, Georgia professor Dr. Steven Platek joins Robbie and Cody for this week’s roundup. An expert on yawning with one of the most varied academic CV’s we’ve ever seen, including a fascinating study on semen as an antidepressant, he brings a unique (and hilarious) perspective to this week’s show.

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Episode 170 - Katy Allan || A Locavore’s Perspective

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:05:00 -0000

Katy Allan, was a non-hunter, but she was intrigued by healthy eating, sourcing your food, and understanding the best way to get the best food for her family. When you get to know Katy, she is a force in the growing ‘locavore’ movement and she joins Robbie to discuss her first hunt - what she felt when she took life for the first time - and her journey from non-hunter to hunter.

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Episode 169 - Sarah Rowe || Mainstream Influencers Need to be Proud of their Hunting Heritage

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Sarah Rowe may not be a name familiar to you, but you may know her as Sarah Logan, a professional WWE wrestler - and a hunting advocate. She joins Robbie to illustrate why she does what she does and start the conversation about why mainstream influencers need to help broaden our hunting story.

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Episode 168 - Marie Neumiller || Fighting back on the Washington State black bear hunting ban

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Marie Neumiller from the Inland Northwest Council joins Robbie to discuss the monumental stakes here and what could go down from petitions to even a potential revote by the Washington Fish and Game Council on the black bear season that is happening tomorrow, Friday January 21st.

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Episode 167 - Amber Munig || Mountain Lion Management in Arizona

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:05:00 -0000

Amber Munig, the Big Game Program Management Supervisor for the Arizona Game and Fish Department, joins Robbie to talk about the current opening of hunt guidelines in Arizona. These rules open every five years, and today we cut to the chase on what they mean and why hunters need to make their voices heard in rule making processes like these.

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Episode 166 - Roundup 41 || Minimal Light and an Idea

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Robbie and Cody are joined by Drew - the original cameraman of Blood Origins and mastermind behind our visual storytelling - for an emotional journey through the history of Blood Origins and how we started.

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Episode 165 - Jim Miller | “It’s just who I am”

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:05:00 -0000

UFC prize fighter and avid hunter Jim Miller joins Robbie to discuss social media and culture around hunting heritage and his take on it as a celebrity who hunts.

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Episode 164 - Austin Atkinson | On the Utah Trail Cam Ban

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Austin Atkinson, a native and resident of Utah, discusses the recently announced Utah Trail Camera ban and we ask a very straight forward question about whether you are pro- or against the trail camera ban. This discussion is what is needed in the hunting community. Issues will occur, decisions will be made, people will have opinions on both sides of the coin, and disagreements will be rife. Discussions around disagreements are healthy for hunting.

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Episode 163 - Jay Leydendecker || Buried In The Blood

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Jay Leydendecker talks with Robbie about his deep roots in South Texas - one might even say it’s in his blood. Since 1847, his family has been a part of the land in the area, with generations of hunting stories and friendships that were cultivated over the years.

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Episode 162 - Logan Hanks || Are you a Trophy Hunter?

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:05:00 -0000

West Tennessee farmer and Living Fully Loaded podcast host Logan Hanks is probably most famous for killing the “Cryptorchid” buck, with one of the most interesting antler schemes on record, but that’s not what we discuss here. He joins Robbie to discuss his motivations BEHIND hunting, and what that means to him.

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Episode 161 - Roundup 40 || Robbie, Ethos of Blood Origins, and 2022

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:05:00 -0000

Given the holidays last week and Robbie being in South Texas filming a new non-hunter line of content, Robbie went solo on this week's Roundup to discuss the ethos behind Blood Origins, why he started it, and what issues we are tackling in 2022. If you ever wanted to hear from Robbie about Blood Origins, this short 20 minute podcast is right up your alley.

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Episode 160 - Missouri Black Bears || The Science Behind Missouri's First Black Bear Season

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Jason Sumners, Chief of the Science Division of the Missouri Department of Conservation, and Laura Conley, who was at the time the bear biologist of the state, discuss the Ozark-highland black bear population and more specifically the science behind Missouri’s first-ever regulated black bear hunt in 2021. File away the information in this podcast as it’s critical information for engaging in discussions on Black Bear management.

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Episode 159 - Jess Johnson | Wyoming's Grizzly Bear Compromise

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Jess Johnson, the government affairs director for the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, joins Robbie to talk about the controversial Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear issue and what it means for hunters and wildlife.

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Episode 158 - Roundup 39 || Carver’s back on the roundup

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie, Cody and frequent guest and Blood Origins family member Darrell Carver join a post-Christmas roundup to talk epic elf on the shelf, a recent op-ed on ‘peaceful coexistence’ with grizzly bears, wolves killed on the border of Yellowstone, show season plans and much more!

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Episode 157 - Danny Christensen || The Urban Huntsman

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:59:00 -0000

Danny Christensen is an enigma. He is Danish, who lives in Italy, who was a fashion photographer in New York. Danny has decided to take his love of hunting and bring it into the Urban sphere. He has decided to connect with the Urban side of hunting and show the normal everyday people that engage in our society that are hunters.

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Episode 156 - Aron Synder || The Good in Social Media

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:05:00 -0000

Aron Synder is the CEO of Kifaru and recently had a debate about what he heard from Matt Rinella, and we wanted to have a discussion with him about why there is a positive side to social media, essentially, the good side. Hold onto whatever arm-chair you have as three opinions come together in this humdinger of a podcast.

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Episode 157 - Roundup 38 || The Working Class Bowhunters Join the Podcast

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 10:05:00 -0000

Curtis and Austin from the Working Class Bowhunters join the podcast to discuss the incident that has been circulating around the podcast and social media sphere - where Austin posed with a 190 class buck he arrowed even though coyotes had removed all of the meat on it. We ask the question everyone has been wanting to ask: why did you post that?

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Episode 154 - Jaden Bales || Preference Point Creep Reality

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Jaden Bales, the catalyst for our recent Wyoming Hunters For The hungry fundraising program, joins Robbie to talk the reality of preference points and the proverbial "creep" - and nothing is off limits. Resident vs. nonresident conflict, how they’re good and bad, and what the future of preference points could or should look like.

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Episode 153 - Will deRover || Hunting Jack of All Trades.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Will deRover is a young man (only 24) who started hunting in his late teens, has run a successful dairy farm, has started a successful guide business, and has launched a coffee venture - all since graduating high school just a few years ago. In this episode, Cody and Will tackle his story, how he did it, and announce a special giveaway for this month’s Supporter’s Program.

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Episode 152 - Roundup 37 || Taylor Latchem joins the roundup!

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:01:00 -0000

Taylor Latchesm the first female listener to co-host the roundup, joins Cody to dish on the most important breaking news in hunting. They talk about wolf poisoning in Oregon, human-elephant conflict in Bangladesh, the success of wild turkeys in New York State, spring bear woes in Washington State and much more.

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Episode 151 - Nicole Qualtieri || Issues Affecting Hunting

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Nicole Qualtieri, the hunt and fish editor of Gear Junkie, dishes with Robbie on her controversial article “The Hunters’ Decline Myth” and what she perceives as more pressing issues affecting hunting.

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Episode 150 - Sarah Roberts || A Non-Hunter Scientist Perspective on Hunting

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Author, non-hunter, former grizzly bear and shark biologist Sarah Roberts joins Robbie to give a non-hunter scientist’s perspective on hunting and the issues surrounding it - from the multi-state bear and wolf issues in the states to trophy hunting in Africa.

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Episode 149 - Jake Marquez || Understanding Death from a Former Vegan

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Former vegan, documentary filmmaker (about meat, no less) and producer of upcoming documentary “Death In The Garden", Jake Marquez joins Robbie to talk about his journey and his plans as an aspiring hunter.

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Episode 148 - Durrell Smith || Dogmen

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:56:31 -0000

Durrell Smith - founder, director and President of the Minority Outdoor Alliance and a Dogman - joins Robbie for a hell of a conversation on the ‘why’s’ of hunting dogs and good old fashioned southern quail hunting.

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Episode 147 - Roundup 36 || Gabriella Hoffman joins the roundup!

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Freelance Writer and friend of the show Gabriella Hoffman join the boys for this week’s roundup. They discuss a new anti-poaching measure in Oregon involving preference points, a recap of last week’s interview with Matt Rinella, and a discussion of Raincoast Conservation Foundation's anti-trophy hunting stance in British Columbia.

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Episode 146 - Austin Booth || Ballsy Conservation to Save Duck Hunting

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Austin Booth, a retired marine, is the youngest ever state fish and wildlife director for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and currently youngest State Director in the United States. Austin speaks common sense with Robbie on the big moves they’re making in Arkansas to protect their water fowling resources and how waterfowls stand to reap big dividends over the long term from forward-thinking conservation ideas. Great conversation begins with out of the box thinking with science leading the way. What a conversation.

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Episode 145 - Mandi Thomas || Veteran, Firefighter, First Time Hunter

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:11:00 -0000

Mandi Thomas is a Veteran and a Firefighter who went hunting for the first time with the Blood Origins crew. In this episode Robbie and Mandi dive deep, exploring what this experience meant to Mandi and how, if at all, it changed her.

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Episode 144 - Roundup 35 || Matt Rinella is back!

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Matt Rinella rejoins the Blood Origins podcast to do a bit of an ‘unstructured roundup’. They launch right in, asking big questions like ‘when - or even WHETHER - it is okay to post kills on social media, Matt’s ‘hunting purity index’, and Matt’s unvarnished views of some big names in the hunting world.

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Episode 143 - Jay McNair || Representation Matters!

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:28:25 -0000

Only beginning hunting during her time at university, Captain Jocelyn ‘Jay’ McNair shares her unique perspective on who she is, why she hunts, and shares those thoughts in one of our most hard-hitting conversations yet. Buckle Up.

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Episode 142 - Julie McQueen || Perspectives of a female hunter

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:48:00 -0000

Julie ‘Jules’ McQueen, CEO of OTT streaming service Carbon TV, joins Robbie to talk about what the female hunter looks like from the perspective of a veteran of this industry along with intentionality behind content and why it is important.

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Episode 141 - Roundup 34 || Sue Tidwell joins the Roundup

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 10:45:04 -0000

With Robbie on location filming this week for an upcoming project, Cody took the reins on today’s Roundup and is joined by Sue Tidwell. Together, they talk about self publishing, poaching and game reserves in Africa, and so much more.

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Episode 140 - The Season || Changing the Narrative of Australian Hunting

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Aussie outdoorsman Craig Pringle talks about the making of and upcoming release of the first hunting show to grace Australian national broadcast television - including his camera man’s conversion from non hunter to hunter and what non-Americans try and call ‘tomato sauce’.

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Episode 139 - Joe Schwenke || Just an ‘average’ hunter

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Robbie lets loose of the reins and allows Cody to do a podcast on his own… finally!! Cody sits down with Joe Schwenke. Joe claims he is just an “Average Hunter” … we discover there is a little more to him and his upland adventures.

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Episode 138 - Roundup 33 || Jules McQueen Joins The Roundup

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:05:00 -0000

Julie and Robbie discuss why it’s not a good idea to look at your iPhone right when you wake up, giving Cody crap for punking out on the roundup this week, the CWD epidemic and what solutions could look like.

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Episode 137 - Karen Seginak || How we need to evolve our message as hunters

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:44:30 -0000

Karen, a field biologist for a biotechnology company, sits with Robbie for a thought provoking discussion on how we can and should evolve the message we spread as hunters.

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Episode 136 - Mike Hairston || A tradition going back to the ancestors

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Mike Hairston talks about the ‘why’ behind taking up one of the hardest instruments of the hunting world, the longbow, and what rewards, chief among them a sense of history, he gets from his time in the woods.

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Episode 135 - Roundup 32 || Darrell is back on the roundup!

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Cody and Robbie, joined by Blood Origins’ Darrell Carver, dive right into the important things with Cody’s new office that you can’t see, why he’s not in his man shed, a recap of Cody and Darrells mule deer hunt. Then, the boys make time for the wolf season injunction, Africa and the rest of the articles from the list.

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Episode 134 - Nathan Ravenscroft || Feral Cats: They’re not mating with the native species, they’re eating them

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 12:11:36 -0000

Nathan Ravenscroft, an Aussie land management professional who focuses on feral and invasive species in northern Queensland, Australia discusses Australia’s invasive species issues with Robbie - especially of cats - and why the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) method touted by anti-hunters doesn’t work.

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Episode 133 - Rob Shaul || ‘It feels like an attack’

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

5th generation Wyomingite and ‘Mountain Pursuit’ executive director Rob Shaul joins Robbie for a rip-roaring conversation. Its so hard-hitting that we don’t want to give too much away, so listen to the end!

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Episode 132 - Roundup 31 || Robbie meets his childhood hero and blows it!

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie and Ben Cassidy from Safari Club International dish on a very special guest on a recent zoom call, trophy bans in Washington, the antiquities act, and much more - all while Cody chases (and misses) wolves in Idaho.

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Episode 131 - James Connolly || The front lines of the war against meat

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

James Connolly, the filmmaker behind Sacred Cow and a powerful new documentary called Death In The Garden talks about the front lines defending against the war on meat and what that means for us as hunters.

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Episode 130 - Carla Brauer || Life’s ‘Great Equalizer’

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:43:28 -0000

Carla Brauer - former vegan activist, current hunter, and current taxidermist - dishes with Robbie on the why’s of vegan activism, what she wants hunters to know about vegans, and what she sees as the ‘great equalizer’ of life on Earth.

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Episode 129 - Roundup 30 || Tim joins the roundup!

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Cody, Robbie and Tim tackle the ‘woof’ debacle, as Cody calls it, some exciting supporters and conservation club members, and so much more in this week’s roundup.

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Episode 128 - Travis 'T-Bone' Turner || A Father’s Journey

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Travis T-bone Turner, co-host of Michael Waddell's Bone Collector TV Show on the Outdoor Channel, joins Robbie to discuss his journey as a hunter and a father, and some of the struggles involved in sharing such an important part of his life with his son, who once told him he didn’t want to become a hunter.

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Episode 127 - Charlie Jacoby || We have done a horrible job of branding hunting

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Charlie Jacoby, the host of Field Sports Channel on Youtube, is a UK hunter and conservationist who joins Robbie to debate the way we brand hunting worldwide and what the roadmap looks like to making it more palatable to ‘the middle’.

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Episode 126 - Roundup 29 || The Wild West vs. Robbie

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie and Todd get started without Cody because he can’t tell time, Robbie’s astounding lack of Wild West knowledge, a recent unfortunate incident in Wyoming, how many people die by snake bite in India, and much more!

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Episode 125 - Michael Sabbeth || ‘If we can give them the words to defend hunting…’

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Michael Sabbeth, author of The Honorable Hunter, sits down with Robbie to discuss how we give hunters the tools to show hunting in a positive light and defend and discuss our sporting lifestyle in a way that works.

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Episode 124 - J Alain Smith || What's the craziest hunt you have been on???

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Past Weatherby Award winner J. Alain Smith (pronounced ‘Alan’) talks about adventure hunting with Robbie and gets down to the brass tax of what drives him to hunt species across the world.

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Episode 123 - Roundup 28 || Todd Fish

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Another Blood Origins community member joins Robbie and Cody on this week’s roundup. They talk about mistakes in the woods, when a mistake is negligent - sometimes with fatal consequences, and how we can be better as hunters.

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Episode 122 - Chris Parish || The ‘Redneck Biologist’ discusses non-lead initiatives

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Chris Parrish, director of the Peregrine Fund and cofounder of North America’s largest non-lead partnership - also known as ‘the redneck biologist’ - joins Robbie to talk efforts to institute voluntary non-lead programs and how that contrasts with calls for outright bans.

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Episode 121 - Who Pays For All That Land? || A Game And Fish Commissioner Answers

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Anne Marie Doramus, current - and the state’s first woman - member of the Arkansas game and fish commission discusses the origins of conservation and how hunter-angler dollars are generated and spent for the betterment of all wildlife resources - in Arkansas and elsewhere.

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Episode 120 - Roundup 27 || Steve (no it’s not Blues Clues Steve) joins the Roundup!

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

The boys, joined by Steve, discuss Cody’s (lack of) beard care routine, responding to HSUS’s newest anti-rhino-hunting campaign, what a hunter’s ‘no-shoot’ list is like, and Steve’s big muscles.

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Episode 119 - Wrapping up on the Arizona Trail Camera Ban Controversy

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Cody and Robbie wrap-up the Trail Cam controversy with final thoughts after hearing from the neutral, pro-cam and pro-ban sides of the argument this week.

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Episode 118 - Arizona Game Trails Part 3 || The Anti-Camera Side

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Third in a series discussing the controversial Arizona Trail Camera Ban. Two Arizona Game and Fish Commissioners, James Goughnour and Kurt Davis, join Robbie for a followup to an earlier conversation and defend their decision to ban trail cameras in Arizona, along with addressing some concerns brought forth by citizens of their state.

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Episode 117 - Arizona Game Trails Part 2 || The Pro-Camera Side

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Arizona residents, and game camera activists, Ron Nixon and Josiah Scott join Robbie and Cody to discuss what they see as an unfair mischaracterization of the game camera issue and cry foul on the murkiness of the controversial game camera ban’s rulemaking process.

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Episode 116 - Arizona Game Trails Part 1 || The Neutral Side

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Jay Scott, a Arizona outfitter, professional wildlife manager, and avid sportsman who while deeply knowledgeable about Arizona’s fish and wildlife scene after almost 30 years with an active guide’s license describes himself as “without a dog in the fight” on the controversial trail cam ban issue, kicks off an in-depth series where Robbie explores all sides of the issue with each of the competing opinions and personalities surrounding trail cams in Arizona.

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Episode 115 - Roundup 26 || Our inaugural Blood Origins "Listener" guest!

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

The inaugural roundup with a Blood Origins listener as guest, the boys - Rob, not to be confused with Robbie, included - tackle issues ranging from hunt camps to UK animal rights extremism to Ibex trophy hunting to Cody’s thoughts on the true purpose of the domestication of dogs (which definitely isn’t instagramming).

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Episode 114 - College Football or Hunting? A Investigative College Football Journalist responds.

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:57:51 -0000

Steven Godfrey is likely known to those in the College Football ranks as one of the most in depth investigative journalists of College Football. He did a documentary called the "Bag Man" about the underground booster rings of Olemiss and Mississipi State Football, and he is non-hunter. Steven and Robbie are good friends and Robbie wanted to pick his brain about his thoughts and perceptions around hunting and see if he would entertain the idea of hunting one day.

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Episode 113 - Are California Cougars Better Off Than They Were Before The Hunting Ban?

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:44:00 -0000

Mark Hall, Canadian scientist and podcast host, dissects the California cougar problem with Robbie. Together, they delve into a pair of interesting studies and what that data means for the future of mountain lions. Mark asks the question “are cougars truly better off than they were before the ban” - and answers the question with hard facts and science.

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Episode 112 - Ivan Carter || On moving Elephants

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Ivan Carter, professional hunter, conservationist, and now Elephant mover, sits with Robbie for a mind-blowing conversation about Elephant conservation and the ‘hard truths' about conserving Africa’s charismatic megafauna.

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Episode 111 - John Bartolo || The Idealism of 2A and Hunting

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 14:19:00 -0000

Cody and Robbie are joined by author of the Honorable Hunter, and friend of Blood Origins, Michael Sabbeth to cover the week's topics. This is the Blood Origins audience's first introduction to Michael, and you will hear the reason why we like him so much! Of the 5 articles up for discussion the team only gets to one of them as Michael sweeps the discussion along hunting ethic and rhetoric lines that gets everyone talking!

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Episode 110 - Roundup 25 || A discussion of Western Hunting with the Honorable Hunter

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 15:39:17 -0000

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Episode 109 || The Indian Tiger King Part II

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Rajeev, India’s ‘Tiger King’, is back on Blood Origins. After an explosive first interview, Rajeev revisits the issues six months later to give us the breakdown of how wildlife conflict is progressing in the world’s number one location for it.

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Episode 108 - A Hunter || Hated by anti-hunters

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Robbie gets the sordid details of the experience of one professional badger culler, who for safety’s sake we have decided to keep anonymous, with years of harassment at the hands of anti-hunting extremists who have terrorized he and his family.

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Episode 107 - Roundup 24 || Outdoor Life joins the roundup!

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:51:00 -0000

The boys are joined by Alex Robinson, Editor in Chief of Outdoor Life, for this week’s roundup. They discuss fitness, recent caribou hunting kills, the hunting access debate, and more.

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Episode 106 - Mikiah Carver || Would you ever Hunt?

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Mikiah has not always been pro-hunting, but as her interest in wildlife, and research into wildlife, has progressed things might have changed. Robbie dives in with Mikiah Carver, PhD Student and whitetail deer researcher in North Carolina, about what management really means and an honest evaluation of the ’tools’ available to wildlife managers. The question is would she ever hunt today?

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Episode 105 - Jenn Cubbage || Hair Stylist to Hog Houndsman

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:05:00 -0000

Robbie’s had a lot of conversations with interesting, even eclectic, personalities - but few more eclectic than Jenn Cubbage. This master colorist and salon owner in Baltimore also trains hog and deer hunting hounds in South Carolina. You don’t want to miss this.

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