Blood Origins

Blood Origins is an non-profit organization bringing unique storytelling and conservation together to change not only how hunting is viewed, but also how we fund conservation programs around the world more efficiently and effectively.

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Episode 164 - Austin Atkinson | On the Utah Tra...
Austin Atkinson, a native and resident of Utah, discusses the recently announced Utah Trail Camera ban and we ask a very straight forward question about whether you are pro- or against the trail camera ban. This discussion is what is needed in the hunting community. Issues will occur, decisions will be made, people will have opinions on both sides of the coin, and disagreements will be rife. Discussions around disagreements are healthy for hunting.
37 min
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Episode 163 - Jay Leydendecker || Buried In The...
Jay Leydendecker talks with Robbie about his deep roots in South Texas - one might even say it’s in his blood. Since 1847, his family has been a part of the land in the area, with generations of hunting stories and friendships that were cultivated over the years.
26 min
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Episode 162 - Logan Hanks || Are you a Trophy H...
West Tennessee farmer and Living Fully Loaded podcast host Logan Hanks is probably most famous for killing the “Cryptorchid” buck, with one of the most interesting antler schemes on record, but that’s not what we discuss here. He joins Robbie to discuss his motivations BEHIND hunting, and what that means to him.
57 min
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Episode 161 - Roundup 40 || Robbie, Ethos of Bl...
Given the holidays last week and Robbie being in South Texas filming a new non-hunter line of content, Robbie went solo on this week's Roundup to discuss the ethos behind Blood Origins, why he started it, and what issues we are tackling in 2022. If you ever wanted to hear from Robbie about Blood Origins, this short 20 minute podcast is right up your alley.
19 min
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Episode 160 - Missouri Black Bears || The Scien...
Jason Sumners, Chief of the Science Division of the Missouri Department of Conservation, and Laura Conley, who was at the time the bear biologist of the state, discuss the Ozark-highland black bear population and more specifically the science behind Missouri’s first-ever regulated black bear hunt in 2021. File away the information in this podcast as it’s critical information for engaging in discussions on Black Bear management.
53 min
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Episode 159 - Jess Johnson | Wyoming's Grizzly ...
Jess Johnson, the government affairs director for the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, joins Robbie to talk about the controversial Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear issue and what it means for hunters and wildlife.
48 min
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Episode 158 - Roundup 39 || Carver’s back on th...
Robbie, Cody and frequent guest and Blood Origins family member Darrell Carver join a post-Christmas roundup to talk epic elf on the shelf, a recent op-ed on ‘peaceful coexistence’ with grizzly bears, wolves killed on the border of Yellowstone, show season plans and much more! 
65 min
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Episode 157 - Danny Christensen || The Urban Hu...
Danny Christensen is an enigma. He is Danish, who lives in Italy, who was a fashion photographer in New York. Danny has decided to take his love of hunting and bring it into the Urban sphere. He has decided to connect with the Urban side of hunting and show the normal everyday people that engage in our society that are hunters. 
50 min
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Episode 156 - Aron Synder || The Good in Social...
Aron Synder is the CEO of Kifaru and recently had a debate about what he heard from Matt Rinella, and we wanted to have a discussion with him about why there is a positive side to social media, essentially, the good side. Hold onto whatever arm-chair you have as three opinions come together in this humdinger of a podcast.
54 min
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Episode 157 - Roundup 38 || The Working Class B...
Curtis and Austin from the Working Class Bowhunters join the podcast to discuss the incident that has been circulating around the podcast and social media sphere - where Austin posed with a 190 class buck he arrowed even though coyotes had removed all of the meat on it. We ask the question everyone has been wanting to ask: why did you post that?
56 min
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Episode 154 - Jaden Bales || Preference Point C...
Jaden Bales, the catalyst for our recent Wyoming Hunters For The hungry fundraising program, joins Robbie to talk the reality of preference points and the proverbial "creep" - and nothing is off limits. Resident vs. nonresident conflict, how they’re good and bad, and what the future of preference points could or should look like.
39 min
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Episode 153 - Will deRover || Hunting Jack of A...
Will deRover is a young man (only 24) who started hunting in his late teens, has run a successful dairy farm, has started a successful guide business, and has launched a coffee venture - all since graduating high school just a few years ago. In this episode, Cody and Will tackle his story, how he did it, and announce a special giveaway for this month’s Supporter’s Program.
36 min
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Episode 152 - Roundup 37 || Taylor Latchem join...
Taylor Latchem, the first female listener to co-host the roundup, joins Cody to dish on the most important breaking news in hunting. They talk about wolf poisoning in Oregon, human-elephant conflict in Bangladesh, the success of wild turkeys in New York State, spring bear woes in Washington State and much more.
49 min
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Episode 151 - Nicole Qualtieri || Issues Affect...
Nicole Qualtieri, the hunt and fish editor of Gear Junkie, dishes with Robbie on her controversial article “The Hunters’ Decline Myth” and what she perceives as more pressing issues affecting hunting.
46 min
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Episode 150 - Sarah Roberts ||  A Non-Hunter Sc...
Author, non-hunter, former grizzly bear and shark biologist Sarah Roberts joins Robbie to give a non-hunter scientist’s perspective on hunting and the issues surrounding it - from the multi-state bear and wolf issues in the states to trophy hunting in Africa.
47 min
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Episode 149 - Jake Marquez || Understanding Dea...
Former vegan, documentary filmmaker (about meat, no less) and producer of upcoming documentary “Death In The Garden", Jake Marquez joins Robbie to talk about his journey and his plans as an aspiring hunter.
39 min
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Episode 148 - Durrell Smith ||  Dogmen
Durrell Smith - founder, director and President of the Minority Outdoor Alliance and a Dogman - joins Robbie for a hell of a conversation on the ‘why’s’ of hunting dogs and good old fashioned southern quail hunting. 
41 min
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Episode 147 - Roundup 36 || Gabriella Hoffman j...
Freelance Writer and friend of the show Gabriella Hoffman join the boys for this week’s roundup. They discuss a new anti-poaching measure in Oregon involving preference points, a recap of last week’s interview with Matt Rinella, and a discussion of Raincoast Conservation Foundation's anti-trophy hunting stance in British Columbia. 
57 min
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Episode 146 - Austin Booth || Ballsy Conservati...
Austin Booth, a retired marine, is the youngest ever state fish and wildlife director for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and currently youngest State Director in the United States. Austin speaks common sense with Robbie on the big moves they’re making in Arkansas to protect their water fowling resources and how waterfowls stand to reap big dividends over the long term from forward-thinking conservation ideas. Great conversation begins with out of the box thinking with science leading the way. What a conversation. 
42 min
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Episode 145 - Mandi Thomas || Veteran, Firefigh...
Mandi Thomas is a Veteran and a Firefighter who went hunting for the first time with the Blood Origins crew. In this episode Robbie and Mandi dive deep, exploring what this experience meant to Mandi and how, if at all, it changed her.
49 min
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Episode 144 - Roundup 35 || Matt Rinella is back!
Matt Rinella rejoins the Blood Origins podcast to do a bit of an ‘unstructured roundup’. They launch right in, asking big questions like ‘when - or even WHETHER - it is okay to post kills on social media, Matt’s ‘hunting purity index’, and Matt’s unvarnished views of some big names in the hunting world.
92 min
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Episode 143 - Jay McNair || Representation Matt...
Only beginning hunting during her time at university, Captain Jocelyn ‘Jay’ McNair shares her unique perspective on who she is, why she hunts, and shares those thoughts in one of our most hard-hitting conversations yet. Buckle Up.
37 min
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Episode 142 - Julie McQueen || Perspectives of ...
Julie ‘Jules’ McQueen, CEO of OTT streaming service Carbon TV, joins Robbie to talk about what the female hunter looks like from the perspective of a veteran of this industry along with intentionality behind content and why it is important.
42 min
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Episode 141 - Roundup 34 || Sue Tidwell joins t...
With Robbie on location filming this week for an upcoming project, Cody took the reins on today’s Roundup and is joined by Sue Tidwell. Together, they talk about self publishing, poaching and game reserves in Africa, and so much more.
56 min
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Episode 140 - The Season || Changing the Narrat...
Aussie outdoorsman Craig Pringle talks about the making of and upcoming release of the first hunting show to grace Australian national broadcast television - including his camera man’s conversion from non hunter to hunter and what non-Americans try and call ‘tomato sauce’.
36 min