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Feb 13, 2025 • 52min

Episode 537 - Bronson Strickland | Chronic Wasting Disease #2 

Bronson Strickland is arguably one of the leading extension deer biologists in the entire country. Robbie and Bronson used to be in the same Wildlife and Fisheries department at Mississippi State University, and so Bronson was invited onto the show by Robbie for this special second installment of our CWD Series to explore some of the major questions around the management of white-tailed deer with Chronic Wasting Disease. With this series we wanted to explore first the private land owners perspective (Doug Duren) on CWD, and then talk to an extension biologist and their landscape level purview of the issue and management implications around it. Get to know the guest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIh0wylRUgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=t0yJd7oouqU&t=0s  https://www.amazon.com/Books-Dr-Bronson-Strickland/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADr.%2BBronson%2BStrickland https://wildlifeinvestments.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Canada North Outfitting: https://www.canadanorthoutfitting.com/ Christensen Arms: https://christensenarms.com/ CIC Wildlife: https://www.cic-wildlife.org/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 12, 2025 • 46min

Roundup 145 || North Dakota CWD Woes, Connecticut Bear Hunting, Oregon Lions And Hounds

Ashlee and Robbie chop it up this week on everything from our CWD-focused series release, where listeners can get educated on the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease and proven conservation-focused strategies to mitigate it, to the upcoming Connecticut bear hunt and its part in the greater Northeastern bear wars, to a new bill around Oregon lion hunting with hounds, and more. Don’t forget to catch Ashlee at the NWTF convention this week!Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Canada North Outfitting: https://www.canadanorthoutfitting.com/ Christensen Arms: https://christensenarms.com/ CIC Wildlife: https://www.cic-wildlife.org/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 11, 2025 • 1h 7min

Episode 536 - Doug Duren | Chronic Wasting Disease #1 

Doug Duren of Blood Origins fame (kidding, but he is a frequent guest of ours and we love him!) joins us for the landowner perspective in Wisconsin - one of the hot beds of the Chronic Wasting Disease crisis affecting our nation, where 80+% of counties are testing positive for CWD. Doug shares what he’s seen from his decades of hunting the same piece of land. The CWD discussion is a very hot topic right now, especially with what is happening all over the United States, from Georgia to North Dakota.Get to know the guest: https://www.dougduren.com https://www.themeateater.com/people/doug-duren  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Canada North Outfitting: https://www.canadanorthoutfitting.com/ Christensen Arms: https://christensenarms.com/ CIC Wildlife: https://www.cic-wildlife.org/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 6, 2025 • 36min

Episode 535 - The Custodians of Professional Hunting in South Africa

Robbie is joined by Adri Kitzhoff-Botha, CEO of the Custodians of Professional Hunting South Africa and Craig Kelly-Maartens, the current chairman of the same association - recorded on-location in South Africa - to discuss the new rebrand of the Custodians and what it means for wildlife and conservation. Adri and Craig go into the ‘why’, the evolution of the association, answer the question of ‘who we are’ and Robbie is the FIRST to sit down with them and talk about the rebrand.Get to know the guest:https://www.cphc-sa.co.za/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com/ DSC South Texas: https://www.dscsouthtexas.org/ Sportman's All-Weather All-Terrain Marksmenship: https://ftwsaam.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 5, 2025 • 53min

Roundup 144 || Can Kids Paint, CWD ‘Zombie Deer’ Madness, Board Makeups In The Southwest, And More!

After the old folks catch up and compare notes on ‘back-in-my-day’ childhood home remodel assignments, Robbie and Ashlee discuss all the news fit to print around hunting in the country, including CWD and new bills affecting hunting (LOTS OF THESE), public reaction to Fish and Game changes down in New Mexico (particularly a proposed commission shakeup), the intersection of gun safety education and cultural impacts on gun violence, and more!Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com/ DSC South Texas: https://www.dscsouthtexas.org/ Sportman's All-Weather All-Terrain Marksmenship: https://ftwsaam.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 4, 2025 • 31min

Our Voice: Kenya, With Daniel Kobei

In this edition of Our Voice, the collaborative podcast highlighting indigenous voices and perspectives on wildlife conservation with CIC, Robbie and Bupe interview Daniel Kobei, a community representative from Kenya, about wildlife conservation efforts in the nation and the perspective of the local indigenous communities. They discuss the ban on hunting in Kenya, the challenges of human-wildlife conflict that the ban presents to those who live there, and the unique contributions of indigenous communities to conservation. From the Mau Forest Complex and the coexistence of pastoralists with wildlife to the need for benefit sharing and community involvement in conservation efforts. The team dives deep on the international efforts of wildlife conservation and the importance of engaging local communities in Kenya and beyond.Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com/ DSC South Texas: https://www.dscsouthtexas.org/ Sportman's All-Weather All-Terrain Marksmenship: https://ftwsaam.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 30, 2025 • 1h 3min

Episode 534 - Andy Fraser || So You Want To Be A Wildlife Vet?

If you grew up in South Africa and loved wildlife you likely wanted to be a veterinarian. Robbie did, but quickly realized that to be a wildlife vet and not a typical cats and dogs vet, 1) there were very limited chances of you getting into vet school, and 2) an even smaller chance of you working in that field when you graduated. Dr. Fraser was one of those guys that succeeded on both of those levels. Andy Fraser is a wildlife vet out of Rooiberg, South Africa, - a little town about 2 hours north of Pretoria in South Africa. He has spent the last decade of his life dedicating himself to wildlife conservation through his veterinary work, working on everything from rhinos to wild dogs to cheetahs and beyond. Andy sits down with Robbie and dives deep into veterinary work, wildlife conservation, Andy’s incredible career at the very top of his field, the future of wildlife conservation, and a look at an ongoing project of ours that involves Andy - meaning you’ll be hearing from him a lot more! Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/rooibergvet/p/DCjvZZwMu33/?img_index=1 https://www.facebook.com/Rooibergvet/about/?ref=page_internal&_rdr Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Adam Clements Safaris: https://safaritrackers.com/ SCI Louisiana Acadiana Chapter: https://laacadianasci.org/ Georgia SCI: https://www.gasci.org/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 29, 2025 • 45min

Roundup 143 || Show Season Bugs, Wolves, A Weird Winter For Ducks, And More!

Robbie and Ashlee are back after a busy three weeks of travel for the entire Blood Origins crew, home renovation madness, recent conventions and, of course, all the news that’s fit to print around wildlife conservation around the world. Ashlee and Robbie chop it up on everything from the ‘show season bugs’ from traveling around for meetings to the implications of changing weather patterns on duck populations, legal hunting issues within city limits, the proposed turkey stamp, updates on other wildlife bills around the country, and the always popular wolf debate in Montana and Idaho. They also touch on mountain lion hunting regulations in Wyoming, a potential sandhill crane hunt in Wisconsin, and more. And don’t forget to TEXT IN comments, questions and more at 601-790-0607.Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Adam Clements Safaris: https://safaritrackers.com/ SCI Louisiana Acadiana Chapter: https://laacadianasci.org/ Georgia SCI: https://www.gasci.org/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 28, 2025 • 55min

Episode 533 - Richard Sowry || A Game Drive In Kruger

Richard Sowry, a 22 year veteran of Kruger National Park and current Pafuri section ranger in Kruger National Park, took Robbie on a game drive outside the Letaba Rest Camp in late November. Richard is an incredible conservationist, has fought the height of the Rhino poaching battle in Kruger National Park, loves argentinian doggos, and is just a pragmatic guy when it comes to wildlife conservation in today's era. Richard is a neutral in my book - he hunts, but isn't completely pro-hunting, he is also pro-ecotourim, and is a staunch pro-sustainable use guy. Robbie and Richard drove around for an hour, and recorded a podcast as they did it, during the height of sweltering summer in South Africa to talk all about African wildlife, Rich’s career, and more. You will have to forgive Richard and Robbie, as both during this podcast are like dogs when they see a squirrel, but this time, it's two passionate individuals spotting wildlife and game on their game drive together!Get to know the guest: https://www.krugerpark.co.za https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5NtagwL4A4 Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Adam Clements Safaris: https://safaritrackers.com/ SCI Louisiana Acadiana Chapter: https://laacadianasci.org/ Georgia SCI: https://www.gasci.org/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 24, 2025 • 47min

Roundup 142 || Sheep hunting, WA black bear conservation and more with Dana Dykema!

Ashlee is joined by Dana Dykema, her counterpart (head of policy) at Blood Origins Canada for this week’s Blood Origins around the world roundup! The ladies get revenge on Robbie for relentlessly teasing Ashlee, talk about Dana’s intro into hunting, discuss sheep hunting, black bear conservation and controversy in Washington state and Japan, spring turkey hunting, Colorado wolves, and more!Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Global Hunters Coalition: https://globalhunterscoalition.org/ International Order of T. Roosevelt: https://t-roosevelt.org/ Rivers & Glen Trading Co.: https://www.riversandglen.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.ioThis 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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