Blood Origins

Blood Origins


Latest Episodes

Episode 470 - Dan MacNulty || What do wolves actually DO in the Yellowstone System?
April 30, 2024

Dr. Daniel MacNulty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. Robbie really is interested in the wolf elk dynamics across the west, and really wanted

Roundup 120 || Botswanan elephants, NZ wapiti, Catalina island deer, and more recorded on location from Portugal!
April 29, 2024

Robbie chops it up with Ben Cassidy, the Executive Vice President of Safari Club International, from the recent CIC General Assembly in Portugal. The two reminisce about Brazilian soccer and Robbies

Episode 469 - Ron Thomson || Old School Elephant Culling 
April 25, 2024

Ron Thomson is a former 25-year Zimbabwe Parks Board veteran who was involved in wildlife managements heyday in the 60s through the 80s. Ron was involved in elephant management - including so-calle

Episode 468 - Dylan Williams || The Practical Conservationist
April 23, 2024

Dylan Williams out of the UK makes his livelihood in the shooting sports arena. He is a stalwart in the english shooting and conservation space, and was gratefully brought to our attention by a very g

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

David Quammen, the evolutionary author behind Robbies favorite book Monster of God (youve 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