The Origins Foundation Podcast

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 u...

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. See more from Blood Origins: htt...

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! See more from Blood Origins: https://bit...

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! See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migratio...

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 w...

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. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by I...

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! See more from Blood Origins: https:...

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. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrig...

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 sh...

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! See more from Blood Orig...

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 bee...

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,...

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. Read The Articles: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/19/trophy-hunters-tajikistan-unlikely-saviours-snow-leopa...

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...

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 generaliti...

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! See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian...

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...

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’. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post...

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. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/B...

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. See more from Blood Origins: ht...

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. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian P...

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. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist...

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.  Listen to Amy’s first episode with us: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-dickman-big-cat-biologist-non-hunter-vegetarian/id1543788045?i=1000510271170  See...

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. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice),...

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. See more f...