Blood Origins

Blood Origins


Latest Episodes

Episode 467 - David Quammen || Monster Of God
April 18, 2024

David Quammen, the evolutionary author behind Robbie’s favorite book ‘Monster of God’ (you’ve DEFINITELY heard that title a few times) joins Robbie for an amazing, insightful conversation with his fav

Episode 466 - Peet Van Der Merwe || The Economics Of Hunting Tourism in Africa
April 16, 2024

Peet Van Der Merwe is a senior lecturer on tourism economics at Northwestern University in South Africa. Peet has dedicated much of his career to studying the economic impacts of consumptive (hunting)

Episode 465 - Lucas Cooke || Ahead of Australia’s Duck Season
April 11, 2024

Lucas Cooke, CEO of Field and Game Australia, joins Robbie on the podcast on the eve of the upcoming duck season in anticipation of the amount of anti hunters that will be pushing back on the duck sea

Episode 464 - Sarah Vermaak || Marrying Into A Hunting Family In South Africa
April 09, 2024

Sarah Vermaak was a non hunter before she got married into the Vermaak family. The Vermaaks are a stalwart family of the hunting industry of South Africa, starting in 1970 (they are actually the longe

Roundup 119 || Catching Up With Wyoming Wildlife Federation
April 08, 2024

Robbie catches up with Jess Johnson, the Government Affairs Director of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation, an independent affiliate of the Wildlife Federation and the biggest and oldest conservation adv

Short Truths Ep. 17 - Are Colorado Mountain Lions ‘Trophy Hunted’?
April 05, 2024

Here is the question on everyones lips are mountain lions in Colorado trophy hunted? The technical answer is no. The emotional answer is tied to the motivation of the individual. Motivation is some

Episode 463 - Eamon Waddington || Hosted Hunting Education In Australia
April 04, 2024

Eamon Waddington is a passionate bowhunter in Australia. As he grew in his bowhunting career and started growing more and more on social media, he constantly had folks reaching out to him asking him a

Episode 462 - From Spain || A Landowner’s Perspective In Cabaneros National Park
April 02, 2024

Were keeping this lady's full name anonymous, and as a result Robbie gets to delve deep into a discussion with a private landowner within Cabaneros National park, where hunting has been banned. They

Roundup 118 || Wrapping Up A Trip Spanning 2 Continents
April 01, 2024

Robbie records this introspective Roundup solo from his hotel room in space after a grueling trip that saw the Blood Origins team span two continents in the quest to share the heart of hunting with yo

Short Truths Ep. 16 - Are Mountain Lions and Bobcats Endangered in Colorado?
March 29, 2024

Here is a question floating around out there are mountain lions and bobcats threatened and endangered in Colorado? This question is a valid one. We currently hunt both species in Colorado and if the