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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

John Bartolo is the host of the "John Bartolo Show / Podcast" and Robbie was lucky enough to sit down with him in his studio surrounded by 100 guns and over 200 optics to get his opinions on the intersection of 2A and Hunting. John has a popular podcast because he speaks his mind and is straight up honest (or you could say controversial). They talk about influencers, idealistic perspectives of marketing directors and the need for clicks and impressions, and how like FFL's, the outfitters are the foundational pillars of the hunting industry. 

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!