Jack was not raised a hunter, but he knew he wanted to be one. After pestering his father until the age of 12, Navy Diver Jack Bottoms’s father bought him his first shotgun, a .410. From there, Jack embarked a solo journey, learning the ropes - and the lessons the outdoors has to offer - even picking up a few friends along the way. He discusses how hunters can begin to combat the anti-hunting vitriol of today with ethics and discipline.

Renee Snider is arguably the toughest female hunter on the planet. Weatherby Award Winner Renee Snider grew up at the foot of the Bitterroot Mountain Range in Montana. Her father, an avid outdoorsman, fed his family off the land. She grew up with a great love for the outdoors because of those experiences. She uses these experiences to frame the ugly perceptions of hunters and how we can respond and educate non-hunters.

In this episode, Robbie and Prairie Rock Outfitters Co-Owner Jake Latendresse venture to where it all started for him on his hunting journey. This private property in Tennessee has been in Jake’s family for over 50 years. It’s where he cut his teeth - learning to hunt, fish and be a woodsman.

In this social media age; where vegan, anti-hunting, non-hunting is on the rise, there is a very important question that hunters need to be able to answer. “Why do you hunt?” Pepe Madrazo of Salamanca, Spain is a lifelong hunter, and Pantheon, Conklin and OVIS Award winner, he has been hunting since he was a child. The nostalgia of his memories preparing to hunt with his father as a boy in Spain is palpable in this conversation with Blood Origins.

Katie Hargreaves is an exceptional artist that typically focuses on wildlife as her subject of choice. She is a highly intelligent individual that has chosen to be Vegan. So it would surprise you that last December she went hunting for Chinese water deer, and she actually pulled the trigger herself. Why? Why did a Vegan decide she was okay taking the life of an animal? Isn't that totally contrary to what a Vegan believes? The answer is no in Katie's mind. 

Gray Thornton is the CEO and President of the Wild Sheep Foundation, in which every year during their annual convention they raise millions of dollars for wildlife conservation. In the 2021 Virtual Sheep Show they raised over $8 million, with $4 million coming directly from the conservation permit tags. So where does that money really go? Isn't the North American Model supposed to be that wildlife is for all vs. the ultra-wealthy? Well, listen and find out ...

Russel De Le Harpe (or just Russ) is a young bow-hunter out of Zambia who has started an outfitting business called Back Country Africa that specializes in Spot and Stalk Bow-Hunting. Essentially the out-west experience of the US in Zambia and Zimbabwe. A truly exceptional experience that should be the pinnacle of all bow-hunters to do. So why have so many bow-hunters written off Africa? We are featuring Russ and getting to know him in our Outfitter Spotlight Series where we highlight outfitters around the world and really get to know them and their passion for hunting and taking care of wildlife. This is a conversation beyond what he hunts, and but rather why he loves this thing called hunting so much.

Since the new administration’s State of the Union is due any day now, we decided to do a Blood Origins "State of the Union". 2020was an incredible year, what does 2021 have in store?? A brand-new supporters program-support us with $3 / month and be eligible for all sorts of goodies, including AMAZING hunts all over the world! Join us. Support us. Help us convey the truth around hunting. 

There is a stigma associated with the duck hunting world. A stigma where women are nice to have around in the blind, not a need to have. A stigma where one could ask "do they really belong?", after all this is a man's world. Well, the stigma has never met Ashton. Ashton wasn't raised a hunter but she knew that there was something buried in her blood that was drawing her to the outdoors. Her calling was duck hunting and you will struggle to find a more passionate, die-hard duck hunter than Ashton, male or female alike. And oh yes, she can operate a duck call better than most men. 

Ryan is an ex-combat marine that will tell you that its waterfowl above anything. He is chasing the elusive 41, and I have been engaging Ryan over the last several weeks about addressing some of the stupidity we are finding in hunting and specifically waterfowling i.e., the biting of the duck bill, the pushing the bill of the duck into the shotgun, etc. A thought provoking discussion.

Dr. Fulton Mangwanya is the Director-General of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. There has been, and continues today to be a very loud chorus coming out the UK to ban hunting. Well how about a voice from the ground provides a first hand perspective to what the reality is.

Cole Kramer is very well known in the hunting industry circles for his passion for hunting in Alaska - chasing goats, grizzlies, you name it, he chases it. 

Johnathan West is an African American from Nashville Tennessee that self-proclaims that he is from the suburbs. He didn't hunt, but after he and his wife tasted venison for the first time, his wife literally told him he needed to go hunting to bring home the proverbial bacon for the family. So he did, with us, and it was incredible. This is him explaining that process and event.

Josh Quong is a second generation Chinese American that grew up in the Mississippi Delta, that has this burning passion for upland bird hunting, german short-hair pointers, and fly-fishing. He is also likely one of the most eloquently speaking individuals you will come across teaching English to hundreds of students where he recites a poem before the start of every class. I challenged him about the use of the term harvest vs. kill when it comes to the hunting. Here is his answer.

Anytime Wolves are brought up there is immediate controversy from delisting, to Proposition 114 in Colorado to introducing wolves by 2023. Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota are now considering proposing 2021 hunting seasons. Politics, wildlife management, and public sentiment are all colliding as it pertains to this alpha predator

Trish Michler, wife to Ryan Michler, was raised in a hunting lifestyle. She is a homemaker, a hunter, and a connoisseur of homegrown sourcing of food. Hunting is all about the meat to her. It's all about connection - a connection to her food, as well as connection to exposing her kids to this lifestyle. She also absolutely can't stand poaching. 

You have heard the headlines, "Lady Kills Giraffe"! "How could she!?" "Giraffes Are Endangered!!" - well technically they are not endangered.

Kyle didn't grow up a hunter. But today he is a proud hunter. Hunting is a passion now for him. He is a member of the hunting fraternity. Add another to the ranks and his perspective is exactly the type of individual that we want to welcome into our tribe.

The Arizona Game And Fish Commission recently decided to propose a ruling to ban the use of trail cameras for the take of the state’s wildlife. Robbie invited the Chairman and one Commissioner of the AZGFD and asks the questions everyone wants to ask around the topic, including its implications on hunters’ choice, fair chase and more - leaving no stone unturned.

Meredith Bernard’s kids hunt, her husband hunts, but she doesn’t hunt.

Ryan Michler runs an organization for men called Order of Man.

Memo Someh runs a non-profit in Kenya called Wildnow – an organization keenly interested in engaging youth in wildlife conservation.

Suzanne Call is currently a non-hunter, but has recently taken her hunter safety and has started chasing wildlife in the backcountry in an anticipation of her taking an animal.

Candace Sabol lives in Maine, works for a feminist organization, loves to hunt, used to be a vegetarian, and has only eaten wild game meat for the last 20 years.

John Bair lives in Utah. He is a passionate predator hunter and has been working behind the scenes in the State of Utah for 25+ years championing wildlife, wildlife conservation, and this way of life we hold so dear.