Pieter Nel is a ‘regenerative conservationist’ who works for the South African Wildlife Institute. Pieter’s job is to train people how to regenerate habitat. In this special, in depth episode, Robbie and Pieter discuss integrating people and cattle into wildlife habitat regeneration - a controversial subject that turns the ‘protectionism’ model completely on its head.

Ian Berry - veteran, former game keeper and current forester for the United Food Trust out of the UK - joins Robbie from a stroll on the beautiful English countryside. Together, the boys dive deep into some rabbit holes around this lifestyle we love so much and the UK venison scene.

This is why we do this. David John commented on one of our posts - spoiler alert, he commented from the perspective of a curious vegan - and he got jumped on. But after some education and understanding, Robbie made the offer to him to be a regular guest on the podcast so we can explore these differences in value sets together. You’re not going to want to miss a single minute of this hour of iron sharpening iron conversation.

Wyatt Fettner, owner of Safari Specialty Importers, joins the Blood Origins podcast to give us the inside scoop on the regulatory environment around trophy management and how the import of trophies into the US, specifically Tanzanian lions, is affected by legislation - both existing and what’s PROPOSED - in the States.

Strength and conditioning coach (and avid hunter) Todd Bumgardner catches up with Robbie on the tail of an unsuccessful hunt in Alaska. The two have a short and shape conversation on the idea of ‘failure’ and of the pressure we put on ourselves as hunters.

In this non-traditional roundup, Cody and Robbie are joined by a panel of guests, Maria Davidson of Safari Club International, Brian Lynn of Sportsmen’s Alliance, and native New Jerseyan and former VP of the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Cody McLaughlin, to discuss the shocking decision this week by anti-hunting Governor Phil Murphy to rescind his ban on black bear hunting in favor of scientific management. The panel, who have been on the front lines of this fight since the beginning, share some history of the issue, why the decision was a welcome surprise, and where we go from here.

How to get there, what two do, what to hunt - these are all questions you may have if you’re thinking about hunting New Zealand. Luckily for you, Brian and Kelli from Rolling Bones Outdoors are BACK on Blood Origins to give you the low down on hunting in beautiful New Zealand.

Imagine, a quick overnight flight and you could be hunting some pristine wilderness in beautiful Argentina in some of the finest hunting lodges in the world. Learn about all Argentina has to offer with Brian and Kelli of Rolling Bones Outdoors. Once you’ve gotten sufficiently inspired, GO HUNT Argentina!

On the tails of the Blood Origins annual board meeting, Cody and Robbie catch up for this week’s Roundup. Together, the boys compare scorecards on rescuing leather furniture from sick children, Cody rehashes a text about elk in Utah, some reviews on recent episodes, former Roundup guest Marty issues a challenge for new donors, Robbie concedes the point to Cody on the great ‘pre-fix hunter’ debate of 2022, Robbie compares rump roasts on an elk versus a whitetail and has to upgrade his freezer space after a recent hunt, introducing our series on hunting in New Zealand and Argentina, and much more!

Chantelle Graham is a vegan with a unique, evolved appreciation of hunting. She joins Robbie to talk about her ideas on the state of the food system, why she chose veganism, and what the ‘sensible vegan’ view of hunters is. Special shoutout to Scott Davis for the introduction!

Bassmaster Pro Angler Brandon Palahniuk, winner of 2022’s Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year, made it onto the Blood Origins radar after some thoughtful posts to his thousands of followers about his other passion - hunting elk. Brandon joins Robbie this week to talk about his unabashed life online, and ‘the why’ behind him hunting.

Robbie did a little something different on this week’s Roundup, coming at us on the ground with guests DeeDee Lancey and Ryan Martin who won our Supporter’s Program grand prize. Together, they talk harass our saintly producer with ‘authentic’ banter, talk about ‘blooding’ their knives, recap their hunting experience, misperceptions and stigma they see among their friends and family around their being new hunters, and more.

Calvin Cottar is a wildlife tourism guide in Kenya. He’s also a now-former hunter who is considering what the future of wildlife conservation means in Kenya. He’s also on the team that produced the movie In The Blood that essentially served as the inspiration for Blood Origins. This IS why we do what we do at Blood Origins.

Professional Hunter, guide and helicopter pilot Alex Oelofse, whose family runs Jan Oelofse Hunting Safaris, and the Mount Etjo Rhino Trust. Alex and the Trust - which creates sanctuary areas for Rhinos and calves that have been displaced by poaching - have some strong opinions about legalization of the trade of rhino horns. This isn’t a traditional podcast. This is Alex real and raw, from his vehicle in Namibia, laying out his thoughts on the idea of rhino trade. He sent us this monologue and I knew we needed to publish it. 

With Robbie out with a bad case of the man flu, Cody takes charge on this week’s roundup with guest (and long time listener) Marty! The boys discuss Cody’s ongoing war war with adding prefixes to your hunting moniker, New Mexico’s new scope ban on muzzleloaders, Wisconsin’s first archery bull elk kill, and elk management plan changes in the great state of Utah.

5th generation Floridian Travis Thomspon, the founder of the All Florida conservation foundation and mastermind behind the Cast and Blast Florida podcast, joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about all things hunting from trophies to advocacy to everything in between.

Cam Speedy is a biologist from New Zealand’s North Island. He joins Robbie to talk about his involvement in the Sika Foundation, one of many organizations dedicated to restoring, managing, and protecting New Zealand landscapes. Cam talks about the New Zealand lifestyle, the ecological history of the country, the hunting culture in the state, and what it takes to hunt this beautiful island nation. 

After a week of Robbie scouting locations for a documentary, guest cancellations, technical difficulties, and a stressed out producer Darryl ‘The Man’ Carver comes in clutch to join Cody on this week’s roundup. Marty settles the Great ‘Adult Onset Hunter’ Debate of 2022, snow leopards making a huge comeback, grizzly bear conflicts in Montana, and more!

Bill Vanderhayden, Founder and CEO of Iron Will Outfitters, is famous for archery innovation when it comes to hunting, especially with the engineering principles behind his broadhead innovations. He joins the podcast to talk about the burgeoning bowhunting ban in South Australia as an expert in the craft of archery.

Robbie sits down with Jason Sumner of the Missouri Department of Conservation and Nate Bowersock the new bear biologist for the state of Missouri. This follow up to last year’s podcast on their first ever black bear hunt catches up with Jason and Nate to recap how the season went how the bears are doing, and where we go from here.

The boys are joined by returning guest Alyssa Mahaney on this week’s roundup. Robbie has a senior moment while reminiscing about having tick bite fever, Cody gives the goods and issues a challenge on ‘cow tipping’, round two of the ‘adult onset hunter’ fight, more wolves in Colorado, Chris Pratt’s speech about hunting, how to find Aly Mahaney-approved country tunes, the benefits of trophy hunting in Tajikistan, and more!

Ramsey Russell - also known as ‘GetDucks.Com’ - is a fanatic duck hunter who is also arguably the individual that has spent the most time hunting, exploring, and getting to understanding Argentina. He joins the podcast in a new series that looks to explore hunting in Argentina. This series is designed to really encourage you to consider going hunting. If you’re looking for encouragement, this is it. Listen to the podcast, then GO HUNT Argentina. Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you are interested and we can point you in the right direction.

This is not your traditional podcast. Recently, we were sent an interview by Dr. Susan Close, the new Deputy Premier and Minister of Climate, Environment and Water (among other titles) of Australia’s newly elected government controlled by the ‘Labour Party’. In the interview, Dr. Close asserts her campaign promise to ‘end bowhunting in South Australia’, and Robbie responds.

Cody’s BACK and Erin joins this week’s roundup as well. Together, the crew tackle Cody’s curmudgeonly view on the phrase ‘adult onset hunter’, a politician’s promise in Australia to ban bowhunting, the State of Utah’s new DNR program to use drones for enforcement, New York ‘wolves’, Dan Bilzerian, Cody issues a challenge after a couple of Agaves, and much more!

Joel Gay is one of the leading voices advocating for the reformation of the E-Plus Program in New Mexico. The Chapter President of New Mexico Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA), Joel joins Robbie for a very thoughtful discussion on why BHA believes the E-Plus program needs to be reformed.