Michael Sabbeth, author of The Honorable Hunter, sits down with Robbie to discuss how we give hunters the tools to show hunting in a positive light and defend and discuss our sporting lifestyle in a way that works.

Past Weatherby Award winner J. Alain Smith (pronounced ‘Alan’) talks about adventure hunting with Robbie and gets down to the brass tax of what drives him to hunt species across the world.

Another Blood Origins community member joins Robbie and Cody on this week’s roundup. They talk about mistakes in the woods, when a mistake is negligent - sometimes with fatal consequences, and how we can be better as hunters.

Chris Parrish, director of the Peregrine Fund and cofounder of North America’s largest non-lead partnership - also known as ‘the redneck biologist’ - joins Robbie to talk efforts to institute voluntary non-lead programs and how that contrasts with calls for outright bans.

Anne Marie Doramus, current - and the state’s first woman - member of the Arkansas game and fish commission discusses the origins of conservation and how hunter-angler dollars are generated and spent for the betterment of all wildlife resources - in Arkansas and elsewhere.

The boys, joined by Steve, discuss Cody’s (lack of) beard care routine, responding to HSUS’s newest anti-rhino-hunting campaign, what a hunter’s ‘no-shoot’ list is like, and Steve’s big muscles.

Cody and Robbie wrap-up the Trail Cam controversy with final thoughts after hearing from the neutral, pro-cam and pro-ban sides of the argument this week. 

Third in a series discussing the controversial Arizona Trail Camera Ban. Two Arizona Game and Fish Commissioners, James Goughnour and Kurt Davis, join Robbie for a followup to an earlier conversation and defend their decision to ban trail cameras in Arizona, along with addressing some concerns brought forth by citizens of their state.

Arizona residents, and game camera activists, Ron Nixon and Josiah Scott join Robbie and Cody to discuss what they see as an unfair mischaracterization of the game camera issue and cry foul on the murkiness of the controversial game camera ban’s rulemaking process.

Jay Scott, a Arizona outfitter, professional wildlife manager, and avid sportsman who while deeply knowledgeable about Arizona’s fish and wildlife scene after almost 30 years with an active guide’s license describes himself as “without a dog in the fight” on the controversial trail cam ban issue, kicks off an in-depth series where Robbie explores all sides of the issue with each of the competing opinions and personalities surrounding trail cams in Arizona.

The inaugural roundup with a Blood Origins listener as guest, the boys - Rob, not to be confused with Robbie, included - tackle issues ranging from hunt camps to UK animal rights extremism to Ibex trophy hunting to Cody’s thoughts on the true purpose of the domestication of dogs (which definitely isn’t instagramming).

Steven Godfrey is likely known to those in the College Football ranks as one of the most in depth investigative journalists of College Football. He did a documentary called the "Bag Man" about the underground booster rings of Olemiss and Mississipi State Football, and he is non-hunter. Steven and Robbie are good friends and Robbie wanted to pick his brain about his thoughts and perceptions around hunting and see if he would entertain the idea of hunting one day.

Mark Hall, Canadian scientist and podcast host, dissects the California cougar problem with Robbie. Together, they delve into a pair of interesting studies and what that data means for the future of mountain lions. Mark asks the question “are cougars truly better off than they were before the ban” - and answers the question with hard facts and science.

Ivan Carter, professional hunter, conservationist, and now Elephant mover, sits with Robbie for a mind-blowing conversation about Elephant conservation and the ‘hard truths about conserving Africa’s charismatic megafauna.

John Bartolo is the host of the "John Bartolo Show / Podcast" and Robbie was lucky enough to sit down with him in his studio surrounded by 100 guns and over 200 optics to get his opinions on the intersection of 2A and Hunting. John has a popular podcast because he speaks his mind and is straight up honest (or you could say controversial). They talk about influencers, idealistic perspectives of marketing directors and the need for clicks and impressions, and how like FFL's, the outfitters are the foundational pillars of the hunting industry. 

Cody and Robbie are joined by author of the Honorable Hunter, and friend of Blood Origins, Michael Sabbeth to cover the week's topics. This is the Blood Origins audience's first introduction to Michael, and you will hear the reason why we like him so much! Of the 5 articles up for discussion the team only gets to one of them as Michael sweeps the discussion along hunting ethic and rhetoric lines that gets everyone talking!

Mikiah has not always been pro-hunting, but as her interest in wildlife, and research in wildlife has progressed things might have changed. Robbie dives in with Mikiah Carver, PhD Student and whitetail deer researcher in North Carolina, about what management really means and an honest evaluation of the ’tools’ available to wildlife managers. The question is would she ever hunt today?

Robbie’s had a lot of conversations with interesting, even eclectic, personalities - but few more electic than Jenn Cubbage. This master colorist and salon owner in Baltimore also trains hog and deer hunting hounds in South Carolina. You don’t want to miss this.

After a slow couple of weeks in the news, Cody and Robbie get back into the swing with in-depth discussions on lions, justifying rural depredation in Africa and where in the world Cody’s rifle sling is.

Full time professional guide and president of New Zealand’s Tahr Foundation Snow Hewetson joins Robbie to talk about ‘Tahrmaggeddon’ and his work advocating for New Zealand’s Tahr population, and how we can change perceptions and goals from pest eradication to treasured species management.

Robbie digs down with Mike Rogers of Safari Club International on exactly ‘who’ the SCI convention is for - and it’s not who you think! The 50th anniversary of SCI is January 19th - 22nd, 2022 in Las Vegas Nevada.

Convention season will be back with a vengeance in 2022 and with the first big outdoor convention on the books, DSC Executive Director Corey Mason chats with Robbie on what’s in store and why you should go - from deals to camaraderie and more. The 40th anniversary of DSC Convention is January 6th - 9th, 2022 in Dallas Texas.