The Origins Foundation Podcast

Since the new administration’s State of the Union is due any day now, we decided to do a Blood Origins "State of the Union". 2020 was an incredible year, what does 2021 have in store?? A brand-new supporters program-support us with $3 / month and be eligible for all sorts of goodies, including AMAZING hunts all over the world! Join us. Support us. Help us convey the truth around hunting.  Blood Or...

There is a stigma associated with the duck hunting world. A stigma where women are nice to have around in the blind, not a need to have. A stigma where one could ask "do they really belong?", after all this is a man's world. Well, the stigma has never met Ashton. Ashton wasn't raised a hunter but she knew that there was something buried in her blood that was drawing her to the outdoors. Her callin...

Ryan is an ex-combat marine that will tell you that its waterfowl above anything. He is chasing the elusive 41, and I have been engaging Ryan over the last several weeks about addressing some of the stupidity we are finding in hunting and specifically waterfowling i.e., the biting of the duck bill, the pushing the bill of the duck into the shotgun, etc. A thought provoking discussion. Podcast is b...

Cole Kramer is very well known in the hunting industry circles for his passion for hunting in Alaska - chasing goats, grizzlies, you name it, he chases it.  Podcast is brought to you by: Dog and Gun Coffee: www.dogandguncoffee.com Pladra: www.pladra.com Civilware: www.civilware.com See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Dr. Fulton Mangwanya is the Director-General of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. There has been, and continues today to be a very loud chorus coming out the UK to ban hunting. Well how about a voice from the ground provides a first hand perspective to what the reality is.  Podcast is brought to you by: Dog and Gun Coffee: www.dogandguncoffee.com Pladra: www.pladra.com Civilware: w...

Johnathan West is an African American from Nashville Tennessee that self-proclaims that he is from the suburbs. He didn't hunt, but after he and his wife tasted venison for the first time, his wife literally told him he needed to go hunting to bring home the proverbial bacon for the family. So he did, with us, and it was incredible. This is him explaining that process and event. See more: https://...

Josh Quong is a second generation Chinese American that grew up in the Mississippi Delta, that has this burning passion for upland bird hunting, german short-hair pointers, and fly-fishing. He is also likely one of the most eloquently speaking individuals you will come across teaching English to hundreds of students where he recites a poem before the start of every class. I challenged him about th...

Anytime Wolves are brought up there is immediate controversy from delisting, to Proposition 114 in Colorado to introducing wolves by 2023. Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota are now considering proposing 2021 hunting seasons. Politics, wildlife management, and public sentiment are all colliding as it pertains to this alpha predator. Podcast is brought to you by: Dog and Gun Coffee: www.dogandgunco...

Trish Michler, wife to Ryan Michler, was raised in a hunting lifestyle. She is a homemaker, a hunter, and a connoisseur of homegrown sourcing of food. Hunting is all about the meat to her. It's all about connection - a connection to her food, as well as connection to exposing her kids to this lifestyle. She also absolutely can't stand poaching.  Podcast is brought to you by: Dog and Gun Coffee: ww...

You have heard the headlines, "Lady Kills Giraffe"! "How could she!?" "Giraffes Are Endangered!!" - well technically they are not endangered. Conversations discussing the truth around certain topics are always needed, and Cody is the perfect subject to bring these untruths to our attention. Cody is the Business Development director of Blood Origins, a self-proclaimed liberal, that has just enough...

Kyle didn't grow up a hunter. But today he is a proud hunter. Hunting is a passion now for him. He is a member of the hunting fraternity. Add another to the ranks and his perspective is exactly the type of individual that we want to welcome into our tribe. Podcast is brought to you by: Dog and Gun Coffee: www.dogandguncoffee.com Pladra: www.pladra.com Civilware: www.civilware.com See more from Blo...

The Arizona Game And Fish Commission recently decided to propose a ruling to ban the use of trail cameras for the take of the state’s wildlife. Robbie invited the Chairman and one Commissioner of the AZGFD and asks the questions everyone wants to ask around the topic, including its implications on hunters’ choice, fair chase and more - leaving no stone unturned. Podcast is brought to you by: Dog a...

Meredith Bernard’s kids hunt, her husband hunts, but she doesn’t hunt. She’s better known as This Farmers Wife, cooking steak with lots of butter, and learning how to farm. When asked whether she accepts hunting, her answer was a definitive: absolutely.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Michler runs an organization for men called Order of Man. It may be surprising that his wife is a longer, and better hunter than he is. Hunting is something he fully embracing as it gives him an opportunity to engage in something that is a little primal, a lot fulfilling, and connects him within something greater than he. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Memo Someh runs a non-profit in Kenya called Wildnow – an organization keenly interested in engaging youth in wildlife conservation. She is a 19yr old African female that is incredibly intelligent, mature beyond her years, and is certainly going to make a difference in this world. She is also completely against hunting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suzanne Call’s non-hunter perspective dropped in Season 5 of Blood Origins. She is currently a non-hunter, but has recently taken her hunter safety and has started chasing wildlife in the backcountry in an anticipation of her taking an animal. She married into this hunting lifestyle, marrying Brian Call, aka Gritty / The Gritty Bowman, and surrounded herself in the community she lives in, with hun...

You will struggle to find a more unique individual that Candace Sabol. Lives in Maine, works for a feminist organization, loves to hunt, used to be a vegetarian, and has only eaten wild game meat for the last 20 years. She is a complete unknown – nobody knows who Candace is, she is not famous, and does not have much of a social media presence, but man she is awesome. She is a strong advocate for t...

John Bair lives in Utah. He is a passionate predator hunter and has been working behind the scenes in the State of Utah for 25+ years championing wildlife, wildlife conservation, and this way of life we hold so dear. You may have seen John on Blood Origins already, his episode dropped in Season 5, and can be watched here. This is the entire content of that Blood Origins interview. Learn more about...

Perrin Noelke owns and operates Labelle Vie an organic farm a little outside Austin Texas. She is originally of French descent but married a good ole guy from Texas and now supplies fresh organic agricultural produce and meats to the Austin market. She is a non-hunter, but completely gets where meat comes from. Here is her perspective on hunting … Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Blood Origins started as a way to convey the stories behind hunters and hunting. Over the last 4 years the project has grown into a platform and now into a non-profit organization that aims every single day to convey the truth around hunting, as well as to change the perception around hunting. This podcast series represents a reflection of Blood Origins content – from Africa to Wyoming, from behin...