The Origins Foundation Podcast

MP Blaine Calkins is the Conservative representative for Red Deer and Lacombe in the House of Commons of Canada. He’s also what’s known as the ‘shadow minister’ for hunting, fishing and conservation for the Conservative Party - meaning he is the official opposition party’s choice for that role. We connected with his Chief of Staff, and reached out to have a conversation about the Canadian gun issues we’ve been watching through the past year. It’s pretty humbling when an MP in Canada knows about Blood Origins and is a big fan of what we do, and says absolutely to a podcast. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie watched a 2021 Wildlife Society Conference presentation about the attitudes and potential common ground of college students on hunting and conservation and knew he wanted to have this conversation. Rich and Tori join Robbie and the Blood Origins podcast to discuss their paper and their findings tied to this incredible survey. After interviewing 17,000 students across the country, Rich and Tori find amazing links between altruism, egoism and the approval of hunting among the youth of today.This Is How College Students Think We Could Pay for Wildlife Conservation in the U.S. https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/07/this-is-how-college-students-think-we-could-pay-for-wildlife-conservation-in-the-u-s/ How the Next Generation of Hunters Could Look Different https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/05/the-next-generation-of-hunters-could-look-different/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Robbie away at SHOT Show you’re stuck with Cody and Cody again for this week’s roundup. The boys tackle the ‘Kenai Rule’ controversy in Cody’s home state of Alaska, the just-announced lawsuit against Governor Inslee of Washington for stacking the Commission with anti-hunters, the Cody’s started reservations about fly fishing culture, and more!See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Kate Pate is a neurophysiologist that is doing important work in the military mental health space. If you’re asking yourself why we invited a neurophysiologist to a podcast about hunting - Kate is a new member of this tribe of ours! Having recently become a hunter and after posting her first hunt, she naturally got caught up in the social media sphere when discussing and showing you are a hunter. She lost some followers, but also realized how amazing our community can be! This podcast isn’t just about Kate becoming a hunter but also hearing about the neural pathways tied to being in the outdoors and mental health.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you may have heard of incoming UFC prospect Bo Nickal. Bo is also a hunter, and posts regularly about his outdoor adventures and lifestyle. He joins Robbie to talk about his commitment to hunting, even as someone who is about to enter the public eye in a very real way, and the ‘why’ of his hunting lifestyle.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Hall, host of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast, joins Robbie and Cody for this week’s Blood Origins Roundup. The boys discuss an update from our friend Dave Gittelson on Colorado wolves, the burgeoning fight over bear hunting in Alaska, some good news on reduced hunting accidents, France’s refusal to ban Sunday Hunting and MORE!Hunting Accident Statistics: Fatalities, Injuries & Tree Stand Accidents: https://www.targettamers.com/guides/hunting-accident-statistics/ Bear baiting, other sport hunting practices, may be banned for Alaska national preserves: https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/01/09/bear-baiting-other-sport-hunting-practices-may-be-banned-alaska-national-preserves/ France’s refusal to ban Sunday hunting angers anti-hunt campaigners: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/09/frances-refusal-to-ban-sunday-hunting-angers-anti-hunt-campaigners See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jess Caldwell, founder of the Wildkind Academy, sits down with Robbie to talk about the radical idea of blending being wild with the idea of being kind - to yourself, to your body, to your spirit, and to your mind. She shares her journey into hunting and wildness and the outdoors because she had zero experience in it.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arizona Game and Fish Wildlife Science Coordinator Jim Heffelfinger joins Robbie on the Blood Origins podcast to talk about the Mexican wolf recovery project that he has been deeply involved with since its inception. A strong, scientific advocate for hunting, Jim shares with us the history of the project, it’s inception, where we are with the recovery effort, and how Colorado’s northern wolf introduction impacts the amount of work, effort, time and money that has gone into this important project just south of the Centennial State.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of our Go Hunt - Argentina series Argentina Hunting Outfitter Dan Harrison joins Robbie to give us the lay of the land and logistics of big game hunting in Argentina. Explore the magnificent hunting opportunities this planet has to offer. What are you waiting for?Check Dan out at harrisonhunting.com See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may know Carl Jocumsen as the first Australian on the Bassmaster Elite Tour. Raised in a small town in Queensland, he was raised as a fisherman and hunter. When he first came to the US, and the increased following he gained through fishing, he was afraid to post about hunting. Now, 90,000 followers strong - Carl joins Robbie to discuss that mindset shift and where he gained such comfort endorsing hunting as a famous person, and how that journey came to be. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioPodcast is brought to you by:Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices