Rebecca Welker didn’t grow up in a hunting family. Her perspective changed when she met her husband, Daniel, who showed her the world of conservation and the good hunters do for the environment.

You don’t know Jesse - but he is Robbie’s right-hand-man on-set during filming.. In this short episode, we get behind the scenes of the set and talk candidly with Jesse, and hear some funny stories from the road.

Musician and host of Nick’s Wild Ride on the Outdoor Channel joins Robbie and Cody for this week’s Roundup. The boys discuss elephant hunting, self-censorship and the finest instrument country music has to offer. You’re going to want to listen to the end.

You’ve doubtless heard of Hunt Domain. The king of the hunting meme account who some might say is a troll account. Robbie and Glenn delve into hunting’s instagram culture and talk at length about self-censorship and how we can preserve hunting for future generations.

One of the biggest controversies in the hunting world over the past few weeks is the response to Matt Rinella’s “R3” article on the Meateater site. In this exclusive interview; Robbie, Matt and Cody delve into the meaning behind the article and give Matt a chance to expound, in detail, on his beliefs and his thoughts on the future of hunting.

In this week’s roundup Robbie, Cody and special guest and former top-ranked weigh lifter Brandon Lilly talk about Brandon’s Plus 1 mindset, how Meateater responded to their own controversy and more.

Fred Fanizzi, a first generation Florida cattleman and member of the board of the Florida Cattleman’s Association - along with a turkey hunting guide and lifelong outdoorsman, reached out to Blood Origins recently on social media to express his disagreements with a story. Robbie invited him on the podcast to share his side of the story and educate us on the similarities and differences between the perception battles in both the ranching and hunting industries.

Robbie and Hunt To Eat CEO Mahting Putelis discuss “harvest” vs “kill” terminology, the gravity of life and death, the inclusion of so-called “non-traditional” hunters and how we can - and should - take more pride in our food system.

Darryl Carver grabs his Whistle Pig and joins Robbie and Cody for this week’s roundup. This week, the guys talk helmets as snow leopard protection, officials calling over a hundred man-eating predators’ farmers’ “friends” and a Meateater article about R3 that has made big waves in the hunting industry.

National Geographic filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade filmed the film "Wildlife Killing Contests" that has been generating significant debate and controversary- in this episode, Robbie drills down with Filipe and debates the merits of not only the film but the role of predator hunting in sound ecology and the ethics of the controversial way the film portrayed hunters.

Longtime friend of Blood Origins John Bair, a sheep farmer and expert predator hunter on the importance of managing predator populations, discusses the ubiquitous news around predator killing “contests” and how we chart a path forward.

For our third roundup, Cody and Robbie are joined by special guest and Blood Origins family member Jana Waller of Skullbound TV. They covered human-wildlife conflict in Africa, SB 32, recent wins in state legislatures - including protecting hound hunting - and so much more!

Andrew Ratcliffe, “Ratty” to his friends, shares his perspective as a man who doesn’t hunt with Robbie. Why is this perspective is critical to hunters? Non-hunters are a much larger demographic, understanding their perspectives is key.

Lyle Mullen grew up around hunting but not much. He reminisces about the best memories around hunting. From witnessing his brother’s first harvest, to watching his son’s reaction to his own first harvest, this episode is big on heart.

From a backcountry road drive, Craig Murton decided to flip on his phone recorder and shares his thoughts on why he has taken to the Blood Origins movement.

Welcome to the second edition of our new Weekly Roundup. This week, Robbie and Cody tackle a proposed federal bill to ban the sale of kangaroo leather, land development and keeping wild places wild, a paper on hunting’s place among stressors to ungulate populations and so much more . Have information we need to know about? Keep the questions coming - whether through instagram, FB messenger, or email. 

In this episode, Robbie asks the tough questions every hunter who’s never been wants to know or learn about hunting in Africa. Oliver from Wettstein Safari's, a family run hunting safari business in South Africa was gracious enough to donate this month’s Blood Origins Supporter Program dream hunt on his family’s ranch in South Africa. Have you ever dreamed of hunting in South Africa? Here's your chance. 

Bribery, corruption. Hunters just come in and pay people off, right? Wrong. Jeff McCollum is a land manager in Mocambique. His perspective is critical, because it provides the context we need to understand what it takes to manage a preserve in Africa, and dispels many of the myths and stereotypes about doing business in Africa that fuel anti-hunting tropes.

We starting something new. We get a lot of questions - whether through instagram, FB messenger, email or otherwise making us aware of so many topics - we decided to create a place where we address them all every week. In this inaugural roundup, Robbie and Cody tackle the New Mexico trapping bill, the wolf quota in Wisconsin, Africa, disingenuous attacks by anti-hunters, and the hypocrisy of ecotourists hating hunting for killing but loving mother nature being as violent as she can be. Have information we need to know about?

Perceptions are 9 tenths of the Law, right? Narrative: Terrance Butler is a game warden with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Robbie caught up with him at Sorinex WinterStrong to discuss how he is changing perceptions around hunting through both his personal life and his work as a Federal Game Warden with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

For well over a century, the Tigers of India have been the subject of intense debate. What you’re about to hear is the first of many conversations between Rajeev and Robbie and some mind-blowing information about the state of wildlife in India, from bears to wolves to leopards and, of course, tigers.

Cayce De Simone is an avowed lifelong vegetarian and mother who has come through her years to understand who hunters are, even marrying one. She is from the interior of British Columbia, where hunting ban issues of large carnivore hunting and possibly other species are coming to a head. So her perspective as a non-hunter in the interior of British Columbia is likely the most valuable perspective we as hunters could have. In this podcast, we hear directly from Cayce about what her perspective of hunting used to be like, what it is today, and why it has changed. Remember that she is a vegetarian, because she will sound like a hunter.

Sportsmen’s Alliance is an advocacy organization that fights for sportsmen’s rights in the political arena nationwide. Brian Lynn and Bruce Tague push the stone up the hill every day in defense of hunting, fishing and trapping. In this episode, Robbie gets into the weeds of advocacy efforts to save hunting, what messages work, and what threats are out there looming over the sportsmen of America.

Aleksi is a Finnish hunter, author and IT professional with a passion for the wolves of his Scandinavian homeland. In this episode, Robbie and Aleksi tackle the controversies surrounding wolves and try to chart a path forward for these incredible animals. From human-wildlife conflicts to agricultural damage, the parallels to the United States’ own wolf controversies is staggering.

Big Cat Biologist. Non-hunter. Vegetarian. Self-professed “bunny hugger”. Advocate for the benefits of hunting? Amy Dickman is a jack of of all trades in the wildlife space and noted conservationist in Africa. She is pro-hunting, even when her heart is against it, because of the cost-benefits analysis we has been face with during her career as a biologist. In this critical conversation, colored , Amy and Robbie cover everything from lions to poaching to disingenuous attacks by anti-hunters on her funding sources.