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!

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.

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 shots and more.

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!

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 been flooding in after the Botswana Big Tusker controversy and asks a conservationist on the ground to shed light on them for you.

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, social and economic sustainability of the activity. This is not a pro-hunting podcast but rather a deep dive into how wildlife conservation can be achieved!

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.

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 to voice his opinion and thoughts as we believe one on one dialogue is the best course of action for discussing these controversial topics, as opposed to resorting to name calling through social media. Andrew's viewpoint, which is held by a number of people, needs to be considered as we consider the best mechanisms specifically for big tuskers to be around for our kid and grandkids one day. 

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 generalities of sustainable, well-managed elephant hunting and why it is important.

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!

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 the land in Hawaii.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Everyone’s favorite pinch-hitter Darrell Carver rejoins the Roundup this week. The boys talk rehash last week’s discussion about Sunday hunting in Maine with Erin, Colorado’s proposal to bring back wolverines, Darrell’s tall-tale about wolverines in Arizona, wolf reintroduction legal hurdles in Colorado, North Carolina’s expanded black bear hunt, and much more for this special 50th Blood Origins Roundup!

Tyler Sharp, the founder of Modern Huntsman, joins Robbie to talk about their latest volume - which is entirely about Africa. Together they discuss the making of it, the issues surrounding Africa and hunting, and what he saw during his travels to Africa.

Nathan Edmondson, the Executive Director and Founder of Eco Defense Group, joins Robbie to talk about their mission and their entry into anti-poaching efforts. From intelligence to anti-corruption efforts, their business of ensuring wildlife protection and training people protecting wildlife provides the background support that is badly needed by anti-poaching forces to ensure the success of their mission.

Mainer and Blood Origins Manager of Operations Erin Merrill joins this week’s roundup while Cody is on spring break. The team discusses Blood Origins’ recent foray into the sports rumor mill, the role of tungsten in the great lead debate of 2022, Sunday hunting (or lack thereof) in Maine and how private land permission falls into it, PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, Vermont’s upcoming moose management hunt, a Colorado veterinary board member charged with animal cruelty charges, and a lot more in this action-packed roundup!

Dave Gittleson, who owns a cattle ranch in Northern Colorado with his father, talks about living with wolves and the common misconceptions that are pushed by radical pro-wolf, anti-management forces and how they affect the bottom line on a family-run ranch like his. The Gittleson Ranch is located right near the first established wolf pack in Colorado and has recorded the first livestock kills by wolves in the State of Colorado.

Rafael Sanchez is a forestry engineer that works with private lands in the national park system of Cabeneros. Just 18 months after banning hunting under these national park umbrellas, management of deer and boar species is desperately needed. Animals are more than double their carrying capacity, and habitat is being destroyed. It shows in real time the consequences of hunting bans around the world.