Blood Origins

Robbie is joined by Marilyn Vetter, CEO of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, for a conversation about the incredible work of these organizations, Marilyn's perspective on the future of hunting and habitat conservation, and an inspiring dialogue between two deeply passionate conservationists. If you want to learn more about Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, please visit https://www.pheasantsforever.org  Get to know the guest: https://www.pheasantsforever.org  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Coenraad Vermaak Safaris: https://www.cvsafaris.com/  Trout Stream Studios: https://www.troutstreamstudios.com/  Raise Em Outdoors: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/raise-em-outdoors/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie is joined by Carlos Lozano, the marketing manager for Bushnell (a sponsor of our show!). Listen as Carlos explains who they are now, what they're going to do, what the brand needs to do to position itself, and much more. Listen all the way to the end to see how you can enter a special contest to win an amazing trail camera package. Get to know the guest: https://www.bushnell.com/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Venator: https://www.venator.co/pages/nz  Green Top Roofing: https://greentoproofing.com/  Tahr Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/tahr-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ky Furlough and Calem O'Grady are a dynamic duo of survivalists and Michelin-star-grade chef and, above all, partners in crime and in life that love the Outback, serving on the team of Wild Origins: Australia. Robbie sat down with them at the Wild Deer Expo to talk about this thing we all love so much - hunting and harvesting wild food, what it takes to make a life outdoors, and more.  Get to know the guest: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQM77uZw_h2rnbohKH1SRg  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Venator: https://www.venator.co/pages/nz  Green Top Roofing: https://greentoproofing.com/  Tahr Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/tahr-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Lawry, a self-professed “sandhill crane” (that is, someone who migrates from Montana to Arizona and back annually, rather than a traditional “snowbird”), has been in the wildlife conservation field for 43 years, with the vast majority of that time spent on the wildlife law enforcement side of conservation. Sam regales Robbie with stories around wildlife law enforcement and the work that he has been involved with. An incredible conversation with a man who has been in the proverbial trenches of wildlife conservation for many decades. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/sam.lawry/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Venator: https://www.venator.co/pages/nz  Green Top Roofing: https://greentoproofing.com/  Tahr Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/tahr-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arguably the biggest fight (and let's be honest there are a lot of fights) within the hunting community is the use of euphemistic terms to potentially lessen the impacts of words. The biggest euphemism utilized is using harvest vs. kill. Is it truly a cop-out? Should we be changing our language depending on the audience we are talking to? Are we apologizing for being hunters and what we do when we change terms? Charles Whitwam from HOWL for Wildlife, James Nash from the 6 Ranch Podcast, and Robbie get together on this podcast to have a very frank and open discussion about this. This is definitely a thought provoking podcast that will make you think and outlines the perspectives on both sides of this eternal debate. Get to know the guest: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Rack Hub: https://www.rack-hub.com/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie and Ashlee kick off legislative sessions across the country with a few highlights from Idaho (4 technology law restrictions proposed), Wisconsin (sandhill crane hunting season up for a vote), and Colorado (facing a shutdown of their wolf program by the feds), as well as the nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management and a crazy situation with NG13 in Botswana involving elephants and other big game hunting.   Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Rack Hub: https://www.rack-hub.com/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has made headlines lately for its controversial decision to end its postseason Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) targeted deer removal program. Join Ashlee as she connected with MO MDC Director Jason Sumners, and they explain the decision and discuss MO's deer and elk program, and CWD efforts in general.  Ashlee and Jason also go into his background and the Missouri deer program writ large. This podcast is an incredibly informative resource for the CWD discussion, and all of the elements associated with it. Get to know the guest: https://www.newstribune.com/news/2024/may/26/jason-sumners-to-start-as-new-missouri-department/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Rack Hub: https://www.rack-hub.com/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee hit the New Year running as they discuss the national order issued by the USFWS to review all wildlife refuges across the country, a showdown between Colorado and the Feds over wolves, the MO Department of Conservation's decision to end their post-season CWD targeted deer culling program and other hot topics. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Maartens Safaris: https://maartenssafaris.com/  Grayl: https://grayl.com/  The Sun Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-sun-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike ‘Trapper Mike' nee ‘Python Cowboy' Kimmel joins Robbie on the podcast recorded on-location in sunny South Florida. Mike, who has made a name for himself as a prolific python catcher using German wire-haired pointers, talks about sustainability, invasive species, and what drives him to hunt.  Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/pythoncowboy/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Maartens Safaris: https://maartenssafaris.com/  Grayl: https://grayl.com/  The Sun Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-sun-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whenever Robbie is in Australia, he likely eats his bodyweight in pies (yes, those fluffy pastry things). One pie maker that Robbie was eager to meet was the incredible Jo Barrett. Jo Barrett, master chef, master pie maker, now a hunter herself, and one of the partners at Discover Wild Foods, who are taking wild venison and crafting it into incredible dishes—well, in Jo's case, incredible pies. It was by pure coincidence that Robbie was standing in line for a wild pie and saw Jo—and as is the common phenomenon around social media—they both met for the first time and managed to connect. Robbie convinced her to jump on a podcast in between pies being cooked at the Wild Deer Expo in Victoria, Australia. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/jobarrett/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Ivy Safaris: https://www.ivysafaris.com/  Grumpy Duck Co.: https://www.grumpyduckco.com/  The Rhino Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-rhino-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's society, we need all the voices we can get to champion hunting and the sustainable use of wildlife. There is no greater mechanism to do that than influencers, especially those who have used the sustainable use of wildlife for survival. Australian influencer Karla Pound became well known for her escapades on the show Alone. She joined Robbie from the floor of the Wild Deer Expo in Victoria, Australia, back in October. Robbie went into the interview cold, knowing nothing about Karla, and peels back the layers of the onion to get to the bottom of her life as a survivalist, hunter, and more. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/karla_inthewild/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Cabassa Safari: https://cabassasafaris.com/  Ovis Wildlife Taxidermy: https://www.oviswildlife.com/  Hunters for the Hungry: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/hunters-for-the-hungry/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee and Robbie sit down with newly appointed Director of Arkansas Game and Fish and former President and Chairman of the Board for Ducks Unlimited, Doug Schoenrock, to discuss why he made the decision to come out of retirement after an illustrious career in the private sector to become the head of a government wildlife agency. Ashlee, Robbie, and Doug cover the two recent bear attacks in Arkansas, the massive die-offs in both state and federal hatcheries near the Norfolk and White Rivers and the emergency regulations for anglers that followed, his personal hunting history, and the vision he has for the future of AGFC. Get to know the guest: https://www.agfc.com/news/schoenrock-chosen-to-lead-agfc/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Lalapa Safaris: https://www.lalapasafaris.co.za/  A & F Builders, LLC: https://www.facebook.com/p/A-F-Builders-LLC-61551647027879/  Success Untold: South Africa's Hunting Journey: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/success-untold/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are legends in the Hunter conservationist world, and we are fortunate to be able to meet a few of them. Pud Howard is one of these individuals. Pud (a nickname given to him as a young boy) of Sale, Victoria in Australia grew up in the duck hunting scene and has dedicated his life to ducks, duck hunting, and conservation of ducks in Australia. Pud recounts heart and soul efforts to purchase and restore a block of land from nothing but a desert to a thriving wetland ecosystem that holds waterfowl and takes Robbie on an in-person tour of the property, exploring the Heart Morass and talking about what it means. This is a heartfelt podcast straight from the heart of an individual that has never done a podcast before, and lives everyday on how he can better wetlands for ducks  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Kwalata Safaris: https://kwalata.com/  Boss Shot Shells: https://bossshotshells.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorPJTOjUwIrAzph-GlqMrpTtGQmWDo7G3Kwl8Fy4EWhwWy50HHo  Lionheart: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/lionheart/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most misunderstood actvitiies in sustainable use is trapping - including how trapping has evolved over time to include best management practices to ensure the humane trapping of animals.  Robbie is joined by Jason Wisniewski, the current President of Fur Takers of America, to talk about the science and stories behind trapping in the US. From the myths to what's happening in the trapping world, to what's happening in the fur taking trade, and beyond.  Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/trentleen/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Africa Maximum Safaris: https://www.africamaximum.co.za/  Turbine Tool & Gage: https://www.turbinetoolandgage.com/  Depredation to Conservation: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/depredation-to-conservation/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie is across the pond, so Ashlee is joined by special guest host David Willms to discuss the news of the week, including an epic battle between the Oklahoma Attorney General and the Governor over tribal hunting rights, the new classification of bison in Colorado, Wyoming considering allowing landowners to sell hunting tags, and Ohio constitutional right to hunt and fish. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Champion Ranch: https://championranch.com/  Big Bear Services: https://big-bear-services.com/home  Fighting Fire with Fire: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/fighting-fire-with-fire/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Robbie was making his way through South Australia and Victoria, he connected with team members of Field and Game Australia throughout Victoria. Robbie is joined by Trent Leen, the Conservation Director of the Geelong Field and Game Branch—similar to his counterpart (and previous guest) Graeme Wall. The Geelong Branch has a storied history in Field and Game, and Trent joins on location from the wetland his family donated to the headquarters of Field and Game. He discusses his history and passion for ducks, his heritage, and why this is about more than just shooting ducks for him. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/trentleen/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Champion Ranch: https://championranch.com/  Big Bear Services: https://big-bear-services.com/home  Fighting Fire with Fire: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/fighting-fire-with-fire/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Graeme Wall, the Conservation Director of the Rushworth Field and Game Branch of Field and Game Australia, is an enigma. We first learned about Graeme and his branch last year and celebrated all the things they do for conservation because they love to duck hunt. During Robbie's tour down under, he managed to stop in and see Graeme in Rushworth. Graeme joined Robbie on the podcast to discuss his tiny little town of just 1,000 people in the middle of nowhere—Victoria, Australia—and his role as the spear tip of conservation in his community. The two discuss Rushworth's rural success in conservation, all recorded on location in the middle of an Australian wetland in the middle of nowhere (check out the YouTube video). Get to know the guest: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-31-rhino-horn-harvested-from-captive-breeding-operations-can-be-exported-high-court-rules/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Camino Real Hunting Consultants: https://www.crhunting.com/  Mirim Enterprises:  Arkansas Black Bear Collaring: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/arkansas-black-bear-collaring/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee and Robbie are back after a couple of weeks off traveling, and discuss the statewide warning from Maine not to eat wild turkey and deer due to PFAS, the recent mass killing of almost 400 ostriches on a farm in Canada after 2 tested positive for H1N1 over a year ago, the Louisiana Wildlife Commission 4-3 ruling to shrink the Menhaden (pogie) commercial fishing buffer zone from ½ mile to ¼ mile against overwhelming pushback from conservation community, a new study discussing the massive decline in global biomass of wild animals, the uptick in bear attacks around the globe. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Camino Real Hunting Consultants: https://www.crhunting.com/  Mirim Enterprises:  Arkansas Black Bear Collaring: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/arkansas-black-bear-collaring/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Returning guest, sponsor, and CEO of Silencer Central, Brandon Maddox, sits down with Robbie at Silencer Central HQ in Sioux Falls, SD, during their 20th anniversary celebration to talk about the past, present, and future of silencers. From humble beginnings selling them face-to-face out of the back of his car to becoming the largest seller of silencers in the world—and sharing things you may not know about their 20-year run and achieving the American dream—this podcast dives into some little-known territory about the brand and the man behind it, Brandon Maddox. Get to know the guest: https://www.silencercentral.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Schalk Pienaar Safaris Namibia: https://spsafarisnamibia.com/  Dr. Blake Brown, DDS: https://www.drblakebrowndentistry.com/  The Hunting Ban in Cabaneros National Park: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/hunting-ban-cabaneros-national-park/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wicus Diedericks, owner of Rockwood Conservation, dropped a bomb on the rhino conservation world on Friday, when a court ruled that he can trade in rhino horn (devil is in the details). It's not quite that simple, but the ruling stated that the CITES exemption for conservation-bred rhinos is part of South African law - i.e., he should legally be able to get an export permit for horns that have been dehorned from his herd. This is huge news for rhino conservation and potentially the legal mechanism by which rhino horn can be purchased by the east and the Middle East. This is absolutely breaking news, with this court decision occurring last Friday. We do not know the extent of the implications of the court ruling, we do know the MEC of the Northern Cape has 7 days to respond to the issuance of the export permit. We also know that in 2 1/2 weeks CITES COP starts in Uzbekistan and this will be the talk of the town there! Get to know the guest: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-31-rhino-horn-harvested-from-captive-breeding-operations-can-be-exported-high-court-rules/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Schalk Pienaar Safaris Namibia: https://spsafarisnamibia.com/  Dr. Blake Brown, DDS: https://www.drblakebrowndentistry.com/  The Hunting Ban in Cabaneros National Park: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/hunting-ban-cabaneros-national-park/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In celebration of National Bison Day (November 1st), Jon Flocchini, the generational farmer of the Durham Bison Ranch, joins Robbie to give a State of the Union on bison in the U.S. All Jon knows is bison, and he dives deep into the state of these iconic American mammals and the practices it takes to keep a herd of these majestic animals thriving for over a century. If you have been fascinated by bison or are interested in learning more, then this is the podcast for you. Get to know the guest: https://durhambisonranch.com/the-ranch/ranch-staff/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Schalk Pienaar Safaris Namibia: https://spsafarisnamibia.com/  Dr. Blake Brown, DDS: https://www.drblakebrowndentistry.com/  The Hunting Ban in Cabaneros National Park: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/hunting-ban-cabaneros-national-park/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When one thinks of poaching, the mind often turns to Africa—snares, and people involved in the illegal bushmeat trade. Few would think of poaching occurring in the United States of America. Boone and Crockett Club President Tony Schoonen and researcher Jon Gassett join Robbie to talk about the Club's new Poach and Pay program. This enormous undertaking to understand poaching in the U.S. revealed a massive “dark number” of poachers—and what that means for the landscapes and lifestyles we love. It's an incredibly fascinating episode where you'll learn the data and science behind the true impact of poaching in the U.S. today, what motivates it, and what steps can be taken to combat its staggering scale. This is the kind of podcast you'll definitely be talking about with your colleagues around the water cooler—or the coffee pot—in the morning. Get to know the guest: https://podfollow.com/boone-and-crocketts-heritage-of-the-hunt-podcast Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Mumembe Safaris: https://www.mumembesafaris.com/  Dog & Gun Coffee: https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/  Whio vs Stoats - A Conservation Battle: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/whio-vs-stoats-a-conservation-battle/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The beauty of The Origins Foundation podcast is that you have no idea who we are going to speak with or what topic we'll be exploring. If you look around the world at the hunting community and how we try to communicate that lifestyle to those who don't hunt, a simple message that resonates is one around food. From the Australian outback to the woods of Mississippi to the inner city of London in the United Kingdom, food is a powerful messaging tool. Robbie is joined by UK chefs and members of the Eat Wild UK scene, Leon Challis-Davies and Sanjay Bhattacharya, to talk about the burgeoning wild game scene in the UK and some amazing recipes and resources that Eat Wild UK is providing for people to enjoy. This isn't your typical dove popper cuisine, but rather high-end dishes that will make your taste buds salivate just hearing about them. Get to know the guest: https://www.specialityandfinefoodfairs.co.uk/news/eat-wilds-leon-challis-davies-promoting-uks-wild-meat-sector Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Mumembe Safaris: https://www.mumembesafaris.com/  Dog & Gun Coffee: https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/  Whio vs Stoats - A Conservation Battle: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/whio-vs-stoats-a-conservation-battle/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you think of wildlife and biodiversity conservation in this world, the most fundamental element of wildlife conservation is habitat. In North America, the most imperiled habitat ecosystem we have is grasslands. Ted Koch, the Executive Director of the North American Grouse Partnership, joins Robbie to discuss grouse, grasslands, the Great Prairie Chicken, and how we can protect this critical type of habitat that is dwindling away here in America. It's an insightful look into something you may not know much about, and as such, you can arm yourself with information. Get to know the guest: https://www.grousepartners.org Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Cross Continent Expeditions: https://crosscontinentexpeditions.com/  Dead on Display: https://www.deadondisplay.com/  The Gift of School: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-gift-of-school/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You have seen lots of recent discussions, talking heads, and articles about Madikwe, a nature reserve in the North West Province of South Africa, and its elephant dilemma. The Origins Foundation is firmly positioned to talk and deliver an understanding of the system from a practical conservation perspective. Robbie was forwarded a podcast radio spot in which a non-hunting economics professor was asked to bring his ecological perspectives to bear on the Madikwe situation. The interview was very biased and unfortunately didn't have a voice from the sustainable use lobby, so we decided to bring our own voice to the table. Robbie reacts in this special episode to the radio/podcast interview titled “An Atrocity Planned in Madikwe.” Robbie plays the podcast for you and gives you an unscripted response to what he is hearing and gives his opinion on this Madikwe controversy. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Aru Game Lodges: https://arugamelodges.com/  Leica: https://leica-camera.com  Moyowosi Njingwe 2 Relay Station: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/moyowosi-njingwe-2-relay-station/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie connects with Corina Jordan, the new CEO of the Game Animal Council of New Zealand—a statutory authority that provides advice to the Minister of Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand (currently the Honorable James Meager, who was a recent guest on the show as well)—to talk about herds of special interest and other exciting developments in New Zealand hunting. New Zealand is an incredible hunting landscape, facing many of the same issues as other hunting communities, but also holding unique opportunities to truly cement a hunting legacy—from the Sika to the Wapiti herd—and to establish the critical management plans needed for the future. Get to know the guest: https://nzgameanimalcouncil.org.nz/introduction-to-gac-ceo-corina-jordan/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Aru Game Lodges: https://arugamelodges.com/  Leica: https://leica-camera.com  Moyowosi Njingwe 2 Relay Station: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/moyowosi-njingwe-2-relay-station/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your favorite short truths series are back. The short truths are a short pieces of information that you can listen to, digest, and talk about. Today's Short Truths question is, “What animals have quotas in South Africa?” And the answer is not what you've been told. Most animals belong to the owner of the land based on law and certificates of adequate enclosure. However, other animals have different rules. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE, as it is called colloquially) hasn't actually issued a quota for black rhino, elephant or leopard in South Africa since 2021. What happened in 2021? DFFE was taken to court by Humane Society International - and two full years later, the case was thrown out by a judge. Find out from Robbie all about the quota process and the goings-on there in this Short Truths episode. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Monarch Pursuits: https://monarchpursuits.com/  Christensen Arms: https://christensenarms.com/  Anti-Poaching Aid Program: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/anti-poaching-aid-program/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee and Fred work through some spotty recording issues to tackle the news this week, including how the current Government Shutdown affects our wildlife and public lands, all things Fall Turkey Season, the clash between agency vs legislative wildlife management, the MS River Basin Fishery Commission Act going for hearing, and a bunch of bills hopefully coming down the pipeline as new legislative sessions gear up. Check out the Sportsmen's Voice Podcast by Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation: https://podfollow.com/1705085498 Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Monarch Pursuits: https://monarchpursuits.com/  Christensen Arms: https://christensenarms.com/  Anti-Poaching Aid Program: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/anti-poaching-aid-program/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee is joined by Civil Rights activist and founder of the Black Lives Matter New York City chapter to discuss the 2nd Amendment, living in the Bronx & outside perceptions on hunting as well as his upcoming first hunt in MS, an alleged racially charged incident that recently occurred to him and his group as they were teaching gun safety to a group of beginners at a PA state-owned gun range & how to handle similar situations that may occur.  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Monarch Pursuits: https://monarchpursuits.com/  Christensen Arms: https://christensenarms.com/  Anti-Poaching Aid Program: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/anti-poaching-aid-program/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Hall, Director of Wild Origins Canada, joins The Origins Foundation podcast to talk about his upcoming Project Grizzly Balance. After many years of a ban on grizzly hunting in the Province of BC, Mark's own back yard, Mark is getting in touch with First Nations people and understanding the impact of the ban and understanding the idea of balance that can't be achieved with an outright ban. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/wildorigins_canada/?hl=en Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Leithen Valley: https://www.leithenvalley.com/  Hunt Hike Harvest: https://hunthikeharvest.com  Alberta Pronghorn Connectivity Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/alberta-pronghorn-connectivity-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Kilkenny, advocacy lead for the Australian Deer Association, joins the podcast to talk about the huge hunter-opportunity wins they are fighting for right now—opening up two massive national parks for hunter access. Australia is not known for racking up wins when it comes to hunting and is, honestly, a country where hunters are even more “on the back foot” than in the U.S. or even Europe. This is a big deal. Listen in to learn how these brave activists achieved it—and how you might replicate their success where you are. Get to know the guest: https://www.austdeer.com.au Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Mike Currie: https://www.mikecurrieadventures.co.za/index.html  Deluxe Wall Tents: https://www.deluxewalltents.com/  Kamukeze Clinic Construction: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/kamukeze-clinic-accomodation-construction/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Origins Roundup this week, Robbie and Ashlee dive into all sorts of news updates. Ashlee and Robbie discuss last week's trials and tribulations of Ashlee and her family being sick. Robbie talks about a legend bowhunter whose funeral he went to, and then they jump into discussing news: 1) Ohio mass deer mortality and proposed limit change, 2) the anti-hunter's attempt to sabotage the Florida black bear season and reduction in tags, 3) goldfish infiltrating waterways and being fed to zoo animals, 4) the captive birth of the endangered and tiniest turtle on the planet, and 5) Congress' recent vote to dissolve BLM public land management plans. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Mike Currie: https://www.mikecurrieadventures.co.za/index.html  Deluxe Wall Tents: https://www.deluxewalltents.com/  Kamukeze Clinic Construction: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/kamukeze-clinic-accomodation-construction/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard York, CEO of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA), joins Robbie to talk about WRSA's proposal to delist the bontebok—an endemic species to South Africa—at CITES. Following a non-detrimental finding submitted to the South African government, the government took up the mantle to remove the bontebok from Appendix II and manage the population through hunting. This proposal is a critical one, as it will be the first voted on at CITES (votes occur alphabetically) and has no reason not to be approved—except if politics and anti-use organizations play their respective games. Get to know the guest: https://www.wrsa.co.za Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Mike Currie: https://www.mikecurrieadventures.co.za/index.html  Deluxe Wall Tents: https://www.deluxewalltents.com/  Kamukeze Clinic Construction: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/kamukeze-clinic-accomodation-construction/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pieter Swart, the President of the South Africa Taxidermy and Tanners Association, joins Robbie this week to discuss a recent proposal by the organization to delist giraffes from Appendix II protections. This proposal and its science were put forward to the DFFE (Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment) in South Africa, and the governmental agency has agreed and has moved the proposal forward to be reviewed, discussed, and voted on at the CITES COP in November in Uzbekistan. There is no reason this proposal shouldn't be adopted and approved by CITES. The science is there, CITES requirements have been met, and the proposal is going forward. At CITES, the requirement to pass is a two-thirds majority vote—which is the political gamesmanship of South Africa up against a global political machine to fight for the science. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Jannie Otto: https://jannieotto.com/  Johann Fanzoj: https://fanzoj.hr/  Botswana Teacher Incentives: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/botswana-teacher-incentive-program/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie is joined on location by one of his best friends and the man who introduced him to hunting as an adult, Landon Lee. Landon has never been to South Africa before, and Robbie wanted to be with him as he experienced Africa for the first time. Sitting next to a river in the Northern Cape over lunch, Robbie, Landon, and the Trophy Destinations crew (Carl and Oliver) bring you into their camp and give you a sense of what the week has been like so far hunting in South Africa. If you have ever been curious to hunt South Africa - please don't hesitate to reach out to us - ⁠info@theoriginsfoundation.org⁠ and we can send you information and/or connect you with people that can help. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Jannie Otto: https://jannieotto.com/  Johann Fanzoj: https://fanzoj.hr/  Botswana Teacher Incentives: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/botswana-teacher-incentive-program/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whiskey distiller and deer farmer Charles Cagnat from southeastern France joins Robbie to talk about French whiskey and deer—a perfect combination in his eyes. His operation, Domaine de la Pèze, specializes in deer meat (and a little bit of whiskey). Charles dives into how to market it, sell it, prepare it, and much more. Learn about the use of fallow deer in the French landscape, from their introduction by the Romans to the present day, by tuning in right here! Get to know the guest: https://www.cfmradio.fr/charles-cagnat-un-whisky-rouergat  https://domainedelapeze.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Tholo Safaris: https://tholosafarisbotswana.com/  Triple AAA Muffler: https://tripleamuffler.com/  Sepago Village Water Distribution: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/sepago-village-water-distribution/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an especially raucous Weekly Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee discuss their past week in South Africa and Montana, opening hunting season in a number of states, the rescission of the USDA public lands Roadless Rule, VT black bears, Asian Carp, CT deer, record-breaking Atlantic halibut and alligator harvests this week…. and Robbie's small dog. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Tholo Safaris: https://tholosafarisbotswana.com/  Triple AAA Muffler: https://tripleamuffler.com/  Sepago Village Water Distribution: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/sepago-village-water-distribution/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Returning guest—archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (basically a knower of all things)—Paul Hubbard joins Robbie to discuss the history of the ivory trade. This is an incredibly important podcast, as it's the first we know of that truly seeks to tease apart the amount of ivory exported from African shores throughout recent history. They delve into painstaking historical detail about the trade over the years to examine the question often posed by anti-hunters: whether hunters stand to kill off all the “big tuskers” in Africa. So listen in and get the historical evidence to the contrary—some of the figures in this podcast will change your perspective on ivory and, hopefully, get you thinking about what could be driving the occurrence of big ivory in Africa. Get to know the guest: https://www.africa-adventure.com/guides/paul-hubbard/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Tholo Safaris: https://tholosafarisbotswana.com/  Triple AAA Muffler: https://tripleamuffler.com/  Sepago Village Water Distribution: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/sepago-village-water-distribution/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Bichel, President of the Sydney branch of the Australian Deer Association, sits down with Robbie this week to dive deep into the ethics of hunting, specifically in the unique Australian context. From social media pressures, the feral species question and its effect on ethics, and much more.  Get to know the guest: https://www.austdeer.com.au/news/a-hybrid-with-everything/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Whispering Water: http://www.whisperingwater.com/  Badger Cargo: https://badgercargo.com/  New Zealand Venison Food Distribution Program: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/new-zealand-venison-food-distribution-program/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee is joined by special guest and host of Meateater's Backwoods University podcast for this week's Roundup. They discuss the hit show Hunting Wives, a recent social media prank pulled on the MS Wildlife Agency, the upcoming wolf season in MT plus an article by the Guardian claiming hunting wolves do not help with livestock depredation, a new study showing devastating impacts on sportfishing by the menhaden/pogie industry, and more! Get to know the guest: https://wildliferanchsolutions.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Whispering Water: http://www.whisperingwater.com/  Badger Cargo: https://badgercargo.com/  New Zealand Venison Food Distribution Program: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/new-zealand-venison-food-distribution-program/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chuck Dye and Joe Bailey of Wildlife Ranch Solutions in the Texas Hill Country join Robbie to talk about the world of ranching exotics in the United States. Robbie dives into exactly “what is” Wildlife Ranch Solutions - the people who do the work, how the education component works with landowners, and whether native whitetail can exist alongside certain introduced species. Get to know the guest: https://wildliferanchsolutions.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Hunting France: https://www.hunting-france.com/en/  Hunters for BC: https://huntersforbc.ca/  Engushay Primary School Construction: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/engushay-primary-school-construction/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee is joined by special guest and host of Meateater's Backwoods University podcast for this week's Roundup. They discuss the hit show Hunting Wives, a recent social media prank pulled on the MS Wildlife Agency, the upcoming wolf season in MT plus an article by the Guardian claiming hunting wolves do not help with livestock depredation, a new study showing devastating impacts on sportfishing by the menhaden/pogie industry, and more! Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Hunting France: https://www.hunting-france.com/en/  Hunters for BC: https://huntersforbc.ca/  Engushay Primary School Construction: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/engushay-primary-school-construction/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Country music star Drake White nearly lost everything after a life-threatening stroke—but hunting brought him back. His story proves how time outdoors, the pursuit of wild game, and the primal act of providing can heal body, mind, and spirit. From growing up hunting Alabama whitetails and wood ducks to touring the world as a country musician, Drake's life changed overnight when a rare brain condition left him partially paralyzed. In this inspiring episode, he shares how a giant Tennessee buck, long days in the deer stand, and the camaraderie of duck camps gave him purpose and restored his strength. Get to know the guest: https://www.drakewhite.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Hunting France: https://www.hunting-france.com/en/  Hunters for BC: https://huntersforbc.ca/  Engushay Primary School Construction: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/engushay-primary-school-construction/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand Parliamentarian, the Honorable James Meager, has a very specific designation—the first of its kind, in fact—in the world: Hunting and Fishing Minister of New Zealand. James joins to talk about the “HOSI” (Herd of Special Interest) process happening right now in New Zealand, which stands to greatly benefit many of the conservation organizations you've heard of and followed here at The Origins Foundation. Find out from James what it is, how it happens, and learn about the bright future of hunting in New Zealand. This is an incredible podcast, timed specifically to coincide with the Environment Select Committee taking comments on the two HOSI applications. Get to know the guest: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/biography/james-meager Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Glendene Hunting: https://glendenehunting.com/  Julian & Sons: https://julianandsons.com/  Panyame Cheetah Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/panyame-cheetah-project/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pierre Barau is a dog handler from Réunion (a former French colony), an island off the coast of Southern Africa. He currently serves as a dog handler for anti-poaching efforts in the Mkuze Falls area of Zululand, South Africa. Robbie met Pierre while filming the first installment of a rhino docuseries in South Africa. Pierre and Robbie sit down to talk about the stark realities of rhino poaching, what Pierre and his team are up against, and much more! Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/_pierre_barau_/?hl=en Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Glendene Hunting: https://glendenehunting.com/  Julian & Sons: https://julianandsons.com/  Panyame Cheetah Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/panyame-cheetah-project/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peet Van Der Merwe, a professor in the School of Tourism Management at the University of the Northwest, joins Robbie to nerd out on the science behind a paper on hunting tourism in a post-COVID world. Professor Peet is a returning guest, having discussed in earlier episodes the direct contributions of hunting in South Africa and much more. This is the kind of episode you need to listen to if you want to bury information in your brain about the benefits of hunting. Get to know the guest: http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economics-environs-and-society-trees-tourism-management/peet-van-der-merwe Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Bull Creek Outfitters: https://www.bullcreeklionhunts.com/  Cross Continent Expeditions: https://crosscontinentexpeditions.com/  Grumpy Duck Co: https://www.grumpyduckco.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Robbie and Ashlee for this week's Roundup as they discuss the tragic hunting accident in South Africa, the connotations around the phrase “trophy hunting,” a proposed bill to allow guided crocodile hunting in Australia, and the continued debate over baiting bears! Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Bull Creek Outfitters: https://www.bullcreeklionhunts.com/  Cross Continent Expeditions: https://crosscontinentexpeditions.com/  Grumpy Duck Co: https://www.grumpyduckco.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Arnold, a conservation geneticist, professor, and lifelong hunter from Texas, was blown away by the conservation ethic and benefits he witnessed during a hunting trip with Mark Haldane in Mozambique. He was so impressed, in fact, that he wrote a book about Mark's efforts, Bringing Back the Lions. Robbie and Mike dive into why he wrote the book, what we can learn from these herculean efforts, and much more. Get to know the guest: https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Back-Lions-International-Tribespeople/dp/B0B4KXHVMH Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Bull Creek Outfitters: https://www.bullcreeklionhunts.com/  Cross Continent Expeditions: https://crosscontinentexpeditions.com/  Grumpy Duck Co: https://www.grumpyduckco.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee discuss the IL “Rewilding” bill that was just signed into law, the controversy surrounding the take of “Blondie” the lion, a new bill proposing a national ban on baiting bears, increased Bear tags in LA and more! Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Ivy Safaris: https://www.ivysafaris.com/  Old Wolf Taxidermy Cleaning: https://www.oldwolftaxidermycleaning.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marco Pani, Director of International Programs for Conservation Force, joins Robbie to discuss their behind-the-scenes conservation work on wide-ranging issues, such as the import-export of trophies, state-level game management and CITES. More specifically, the two dive deep in to their work with elephants in Zimbabwe and more - all from the floor of the inaugural Dallas Safari Club Summer Expo. Conservation Force is a little known organization that has done a yeoman's effort supporting government agencies all across the world in conservation, management of willdife, and policies and regulations of trade of wildlife. Get to know the guest: https://www.conservationforce.org/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.com Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Ivy Safaris: https://www.ivysafaris.com/  Old Wolf Taxidermy Cleaning: https://www.oldwolftaxidermycleaning.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashlee, with the Origins Foundations, discusses the conservation impacts of Alligator Alcatraz and whether Florida is about to get a real bear season for the first time in decades. Fifth Generation Floridian, Professional Hunting Guide & Conservationist of the Year, Travis Thompson, joins Ashlee to discuss the conservation and environmental risks associated with the highly controversial Alligator Alcatraz project in the Everglades as well as the upcoming final FWCC Commission vote on a Florida Black Bear Hunting Season. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/travisthompson/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Ivy Safaris: https://www.ivysafaris.com/  Old Wolf Taxidermy Cleaning: https://www.oldwolftaxidermycleaning.com/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencercentral.com  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices