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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.