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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!