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.

Wilderness
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Episode 390 - Pablo Carol || Wild Hunting Spain...
Pablo Carol of Wild Hunting Spain is a young guy and valuable supporter of the Blood Origins mission. After connecting with Robbie to do a little hunting during a film debut in Madrid, Pablo joins the podcast with Robbie to share the story, talk about the hunt, the landscape, and Spanish culture. If you’ve ever wanted to hunt Spain, here’s an outfitter on the ground, talking about exactly that. 
30 min
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Episode 389 - Duncan Fraser || Go Hunt New Zeal...
Duncan Fraser, owner-operator of Venator Cardrona Safari’s in New Zealand, talks about his experience hunting New Zealand as a guide and outfitter on the landscape. Rich or poor, if you can get to New Zealand, you can hunt, so go HUNT New Zealand!
40 min
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Episode 388 - National Wildlife Federation || I...
Aaron Kindle and Bill Cooksey of the National Wildlife Federation’s sportsman and outdoors program join Robbie for a short and sharp conversation showing who the NWF really is. Misunderstood? Rabid anti-hunters? Listen in and decide for yourself.
40 min
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Episode 387 - Jon Trapp || Diving Deep Into The...
If you name a facet of the wolf management debate, chances are Jon Trapp has been involved. He joins us to give his insider’s perspective from being involved in every step of the wolf debate. 
53 min
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Episode 386 - Roundup 101 || Slots Media’s Host...
After a minor coup for the first few minutes of the show by the Slots Media boys, Robbie finally wrests back the reigns and gets us back on track. Still in Botswana, the boys recap their adventure, Patrick’s uncharacteristic good health this trip, and more!
27 min
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Episode 385 - Randy Johnson || Future Of The No...
The legendary Randy Johnson of High Desert Sheep Guides is an old school western sheep hunter raised on shooting mule deer back in the glory days of the sport. Well-known and respected among hunters, Randy joins Robbie to talk about everything from the glory days, to the age of social media we are in today, to what hunters need to do to conserve our hunting lifestyle as we look to the future of our sports.
39 min
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Episode 384 - Snow Hewetson || What is a Tahr?
Robbie follows friend of Blood Origins and previous guest (Episode 102) Snow Hewetson in the steep mountains of the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand as he chases the thing he loves so much, the Himalayan Tahr, while talking about hunter-led conservation efforts in New Zealand.
30 min
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Episode 383 - Roundup 100 || Recorded-live from...
Robbie is on the ground in Botswana for the 100th Blood Origins roundup with the Slots Media boys! Patrick Tillard joins the boys for this special episode, a filmmaker and journalist, who is new to the podcast but on his second trip with the Blood Origins crew. After recounting Louis’s constant bad luck in Africa and baggage woes while traveling on Virgin Airlines, they discuss Botswanan hunting policy, their plans for the trip, the conservation project they’re working on and more!
43 min
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Episode 382 - Mark Healey || Hunting From The M...
Surfer, hunter, and spear fisherman and cofounder of Protekt Products Mark Healy of Oahu, Hawai’i joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to discuss hunting both above and below the water’s surface, his ethos around hunting, how he got into the lifestyle, and more!
49 min
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Episode 381 - RC Carter || Perceptions On Regen...
RC Carter, owner of Carter Country Meats, joins Robbie this week to share his philosophy on regenerative agriculture, hunting and the perceptions around both things. As a purveyor of regenerative meats in ‘middle of nowhere’ Wyoming, as he puts it, RC talks about the blend between regenerative agriculture and the pursuit of wild game as both an ag producer and as a hunter.
48 min
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Episode 380 - Nick Pearce || A Cook, Not A Chef...
Nicholas Pearce of Recipearce fame is an Instagram ‘cook’ (NOT chef) from New South Wales, Australia. He is also a new hunter who joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to discuss his recent wild game cooking series on his instagram channel, his experience hunting for the last four years, and what happened when those two things intertwined.
42 min
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Episode 379 - Katie Pavlich || I'm Not Afraid T...
Conservative Commentator and Fox Nation personality Katie Pavlich joins the Blood Origins Podcast after running into Robbie at the recent Safari Club International convention. Katie gives us her background as a lifelong hunter and dives deep with Robbie on the challenges facing our sporting lifestyle and her take on what we do well, what we could do better, and her philosophy on how we save hunting for future generations.
36 min
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Episode 378 - Roundup 99 || CO Supreme Court ru...
Cody is back after his #ClassicCody hiatus last week, and the boys are up and at em. They unpack the post-land use debate controversy, answer some texts including from long-time listener Shay, the Maine Sunday hunting controversy, the welsh game bird consultation, the Colorado Supreme Court case on navigable waterways and public trust doctrine, and more!
41 min
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Episode 377 - Conor O’Gorman || The Welsh Game ...
Biologist Conor O’Gorman of British Association For Shooting and Conservation (BASC) joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the ongoing consultation by the Wlesh government to consult people from around the world about the idea of permitting the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges in Wales for shooting. Get involved at basc.org.uk - the consultation closes on the 20th of June, 2023!
42 min
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Episode 376 - Michael ’t Sas Rolfes || A Non-Hu...
Michael ’t Sas Rolfes, who has more than three decades of experience in conservation, has recently completed his PhD thesis. His background is as, for lack of a better term, a wildlife economist. Michael joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the trade in Rhinos, and even though he’s not a hunter, he understands the game when 8it comes to the ‘value’ of wildlife and sustainable use better than most.
82 min
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Episode 375 - Roundup 98 || Corner Crossing New...
After a long-awaited comeback Cody has bailed yet again (but for a good reason) on a Roundup, but no fear because Robbie was joined by hunter, attorney, California BHA co-chair and first time podcaster Erik Hanson. The boys tackle the amazing update on the corner ‘crossing case’ controversy that has embroiled the hunting world for over a year and Erik shares his experience as the man personally wrote the amicus brief that helped win the case. If you’re in the mood, give Cody a hard time by texting #ClassicCody to 620-860-4804. Remind him that Avery DEFINITELY would have understood (kidding Avery, we love you).
43 min
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Episode 374 - Travis Bader || Silver Core Outdoors
Travis Bader, owner of Canada-based Silver Core Outdoors and host of the Silver Core Podcast, joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to have a hard hitting discussion between two individuals who think very deeply about this thing we love so much, and the nature of the controversies around it.
57 min
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Episode 373 - Hunt Quietly || Land Access Debat...
If you’ve missed him, he’s back! Friend of the podcast and one of our most opinionated guests Matt Rinella joins this week for part two of a debate series with Land Trust exploring the land access issue. Just like the podcast before this one, Land Trust presented questions for Hunt Quietly to answer exploring the issue of land access versus privatization. In this part two of a two-part, double drop we explore the series of questions each ‘side’ of the debate has prepared for one another and allow the groups an opportunity to respond. This is the Hunt Quietly's side of the debate answering the Land Trust's questions.
78 min
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Episode 372 - LandTrust || Land Access Debate P...
Nic De Castro the CEO and Founder of LandTrust joins the Blood Origins podcast for part one of a debate series on hunting access. The Hunt quietly team prepared questions for Nic and Land Trust to answer exploring the issue of land access versus privatization. In this part one of a two-part, double drop we explore the series of questions each ‘side’ of the debate has prepared for one another and allow the groups an opportunity to respond. This is the Land Trust side of the debate answering the Hunt Quietly's questions.
52 min
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Episode 371 - Roundup 97 || Land access debate,...
The band is BACK together for this week’s Roundup. The boys recount Cody’s fishing and gardening adventures (for all you that have been worried about him) go through some text messages, preview the upcoming double drop land access debate series between LandTrust and Hunt Quietly coming out Tuesday, Louisiana black bears, UK’s trophy hunting bill, and more!
48 min
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Episode 370 - Brant MacDuff || The Shotgun Cons...
Brant MacDuff, author of The Shotgun Conservationist, joins Robbie after the release of his first book. Brant is a former non-hunter who later became a hunter, who later wrote about it in his book. Brant is a man of many hats, also a conservation historian and a jack of all trades with an incredible story. Give it a listen! If you are interested in buying his book - it is available now on all major platforms. Also find Brant on his website where he is currently on tour promoting his book and you could see if schedules line up to go see him: https://www.immortalanimals.com/about 
40 min
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Episode 368 - Don Kleiner || ANTI-Allowing Sund...
If you’re missing him from the roundups, don’t worry, we’ve got a double dose of Blood Origins co-host Cody Heitschmidt for you. He’s joined by Maine hunting guide and pro-Sunday hunting ban activist Don Kleiner in this episode, part one of our double feature on the Maine Sunday Hunting issue, to talk about ongoing controversy around efforts to legalize Sunday hunting in Maine.
46 min
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Episode 369 - Jared Borstein || PRO-Allowing Su...
If you’re missing him from the roundups, don’t worry, we’ve got a double dose of Blood Origins co-host Cody Heitschmidt for you. He’s joined by a special guest in this episode for part two in a double feature on the Maine Sunday Hunting issue. In this episode, he catches up with Jared Borstein, Executive Director of Maine Hunters United for Sunday Hunting, to talk about ongoing controversy around efforts to legalize Sunday hunting in Maine.
49 min
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Episode 367 - Roundup 96 || Colorado Wolves Wit...
Cody is away for the week at a fly fishing retreat for fellow veterans so Robbie is joined by Gaspar Perricone for this week’s Roundup. The boys catch up and dig deep on the latest regarding the Colorado wolf issue - specifically the veto of SB-256 by Governor Pollis.
27 min
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Episode 366 - Craig Stephen || A Wealth Of Know...
Wildlife Epidemiologist Craig Stephen joins the Blood Origins podcast to share his expertise on wildlife disease and the issues we face today in that world.
60 min