The Origins Foundation Podcast

Commissioner Mark Williams of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources - the ‘boss’ of all things concerning fish, wildlife and natural resources in the Peach State, joins Robbie on the podcast to talk about what those resources mean to him and the nearly 11 million citizens he stewards those resources for.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russell De La Harpe joins the roundup from Zambia. The boys talk about Russell’s beloved 375 HH, your weekly update on Cody’s quest to get a Peach Tree Distilleries sponsorship, Cody’s nemesis: the elusive tarpon on the fly, rehashing Robbie’s ‘Texas heart shot’ on a turkey last week, Jaguars in the southwest, Yellowstone wolves, red wolves in the wild and more!See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former NRA Director of Hunting Policy and Advisor at the NRA’s Institute of Legislative Action, and now the Director of Government Affairs for Dallas Safari Club, Erica Tergeson joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about her perspective on hunting as both one of its biggest advocates and as a woman with a leading voice in hunting policy.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy Newberg, host of popular hunting shows ‘Fresh Tracks’ and ‘On Your Own Adventures’ joins Robbie for an in-depth conversation about Randy’s motivations and advocacy for hunters and public lands. This ‘State Of Hunting’ straight from the mouth of Randy himself dives deep on the challenges facing not only hunters and hunting today but the industry as a whole, from corner crossing to distance shots and more.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys cover a lot in this short Blood Origins Roundup today. From Cody’s misadventures helping on a deer collaring project sponsored by NC State, answering good old Dave’s text questions, Robbie’s questionable turkey hunt and - of course - the focus this week was all in on our big project, the Arkansas Black Bear project. Tune in and get the down low on how you can win!See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivan Carter is a conservationist. This former professional hunter has an impressive conservation resume, from helping with the initial 24 lion project in Mocambique, which is arguably the greatest lion conservation success story in Africa, to translocating the most amount of elephants in Mocambique, to working with giraffes, chimpanzees, you name it. Robbie digs deep on the questions that have been flooding in after the Botswana Big Tusker controversy and asks a conservationist on the ground to shed light on them for you.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie first crossed paths with Richard Sowry about 22 years ago when they were both in Skukuza in Kruger National Park. A self-styled ‘Pro-wildlife. Period.” Conservationist - Sowry believes we should be doing what we can to make every activity available for wildlife conservation more sustainable, and he and Robbie touch on three ways we can achieve that, through always looking at the ecological, social and economic sustainability of the activity. This is not a pro-hunting podcast but rather a deep dive into how wildlife conservation can be achieved! See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veterinarian and Non-Hunter Dr. Jen Chatfield joins the Blood Origins Roundup. Together, we discuss Blood Origins getting highlighted in an Elephant hunting controversy out of Botswana, Tajikistan Markhor and snow leopards, and a recent court ruling on the powers of game wardens.Read The Articles: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/19/trophy-hunters-tajikistan-unlikely-saviours-snow-leopard-conservation-aoe https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/tennessee-court-ruling-reduces-game-warden-powers  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Danckwertz is a Safari Guide and Owner / Operator of Odysseia Collection (https://theodysseiacollection.com) that leads photographic expeditions to wild corners of Africa. He is a phenomenal photographer and was one the first persons online to hit back on the Elephant hunt - specifically calling Blood Origins out. Because of who we are, I wanted to engage Andrew and give him an opportunity to voice his opinion and thoughts as we believe one on one dialogue is the best course of action for discussing these controversial topics, as opposed to resorting to name calling through social media. Andrew's viewpoint, which is held by a number of people, needs to be considered as we consider the best mechanisms specifically for big tuskers to be around for our kid and grandkids one day. See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WARNING: CONTROVERSIAL. Robbie sits down with Leon Kachelhoffer, the Professional Hunter who accompanied the hunter who took the big tusker elephant out of NG-13 in Botswana. Controversy surrounds this elephant, mainly because it's a ‘Big Tusker’ - an elephant with a tusk(s) over 100 pounds, which are essentially iconic. While controversial, this conversation is a critical one about the generalities of sustainable, well-managed elephant hunting and why it is important.See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_SubscribeMusic: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices