Blood Origins

Robbie was sitting down about to have a banquet at the Hunters Ball in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe when he received a text message. Now that is a feat unto itself, since Zimbabwe does not have a cell carrier that is compatible with Verizon, but somehow Robbie had connected to WiFi and got this text message. All it said was - "Louisiana State Record Whitetail has been broken." The pictures on his phone halfway around the world made his mouth drop. As Tyler Jordan says in this podcast, "probably the biggest typical whitetail that is likely going to be seen." Well, of course we had to podcast about it. It's not often that you get to record right after a history-making buck hits the ground, but that's exactly what we did. Robbie catches up with Drew and Tyler out of the Bayou State about their incredible achievement harvesting the new state record whitetail of Louisiana, a record that has stood since 1939. Hear their incredible story, the heart of the hunt behind it, and the incredible conservation work that goes into producing state record animals for us to enjoy.Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Garry Kelly Safaris: https://garrykellysafaris.com/ Encinarejo Outfitters: https://www.encinarejooutfitters.com/ Mashambanzou Safaris: https://www.mashambanzousafaris.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

It has been a long time since Robbie talked to someone who decided to change their lifestyle and move from the non-hunter ranks to the hunter ranks. Its one of our favorite podcast styles to really get to grips with someone who has made this decision. Why did they make that decision? Why did they decide to span the chasm of someone who just consumes meat to someone who is the executioner in the activity? Robbie interviews Jared Brown and Ashley Carillo about Ashley’s journey from non hunter to hunter. Ashley (a vet tech by trade who grew up in a non-hunting household) discovered hunting through her relationship with Jared, a keen hunter, and how her first hunt just happened to be a draw for a once-in-a-lifetime Oryx tag on the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Share this episode with those in your community that are non-hunters - as they can relate to Ashley and understand from her why she decided to become a hunter.Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!970 Services: https://970services.com/ Venator: https://www.venator.co/ Brush Country Studios: https://brushcountrystudios.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

Robbie and Ashlee chop it up after a hectic Holiday Season, wrap up Robbie’s recent South Africa trip, talk about new deer records this season in the Deep South, a Colorado wolf update, elephant euthanization, and more! By the way, we LOVE Cody, what are you guys talking about?! Text us on the new text line at 601-790-0607!Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!970 Services: https://970services.com/ Venator: https://www.venator.co/ Brush Country Studios: https://brushcountrystudios.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

There are hunters giving back to communities all over the world. In discussions with our Conservation Club member, Monarch Hunting out of the South Island of New Zealand, we learned about an incredible duo of individuals that have taken it upon themselves to give back. This program has been called Hunters 4 Hope. Hunters 4 Hope, what is essentially a Hunters For The Hungry program out of Christ Church, New Zealand, joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about New Zealand’s abundant deer resource and how that can contribute to food security in the nation by distributing organic venison into food banks and, by extension, people’s homes when they need it the most. It’s these kinds of conversations that inspire us to tell these stories and see what we can do to help raise funds for programs like this. Listen to this podcast and if you are interested and feel stirred to give please reach out to Blood Origins to see how you can help this incredible program in New Zealand.Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!970 Services: https://970services.com/ Venator: https://www.venator.co/ Brush Country Studios: https://brushcountrystudios.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

Jeb Linscombe, is the alligator program lead for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Jeb and Robbie have been talking for some time about the incredible success story that is Louisiana Alligators. Recently, Robbie and Jeb connected in person in Louisiana on a secret filming project (with an A List Celebrity no less!) tied to the sustainable use of alligator leather. The two discuss one of the top conservation success stories across the world, the recovery of the American alligator, and about sustainable use of alligator leather. There is such a strong connection with conservation and utilization of wildlife - this story is the poster child for it!Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Legacy Land Management: https://definemylegacy.com/ Rowesborg: https://www.instagram.com/rowesborg/ McGhee Insurance: https://www.mcgheeinsurance.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

Since Robbie is in South Africa working on some pretty big documentaries for the hunting community and has no phone signal, the roundup is taken over by Ashlee and guest cohost, Jim Inglis, this week. Jim, who used to be the government affairs for Pheasants Forever, is a good friend of Blood Origins and is the perfect person to talk about what the future of hunting looks like with the change in administration in the US. Ashlee and Jim dissect the current state of politics post-election and walk through Trump’s cabinet nominees, current legislation being passed to advance sportsmen’s interest and natural resources conservation, and analyze the new leadership in the Senate and House and how it will affect hunters as we head into 2025 under a new administration.Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Legacy Land Management: https://definemylegacy.com/ Rowesborg: https://www.instagram.com/rowesborg/ McGhee Insurance: https://www.mcgheeinsurance.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

Benji Backer, author of ‘The Conservative Environmentalist’ and founder of the American Conservation Coalition, joins Robbie to talk about his middle ground political approach to environmentalism - a mantra Blood Origins itself is deeply familiar with. Benji and Robbie have been trying to connect on a podcast for some time, first through Blood Origins’ podcast producer Cody McLaughlin and then a second time through a common connection of Toby Lavigne. The two discuss Benji’s bird hunting hobby, his big game ambitions, growing up with vegans, what it means to be a conservative environmentalist, and much more. It’s a strong narrative discussion between two individuals that passionately believe in a middle ground to pushing a narrative of sustainability forwardDo you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Legacy Land Management: https://definemylegacy.com/ Rowesborg: https://www.instagram.com/rowesborg/ McGhee Insurance: https://www.mcgheeinsurance.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

Eric Michel, Sam Oberfores, and Tyler Obermoller join the podcast to talk with Robbie about their Minnesota deer fawn survival study. Eric Michel and Robbie know each other from Robbie’s days at Mississippi State University when he was a professor, and Eric was a PhD student working in the MSU deer lab. Eric is the deer biologist for Minnesota DNR and has published a fantastic study on predator dynamics and foreign survival of whitetail in Minnesota. You don’t often see a DNR agency putting out great interaction science like this. Eric invited a DNR colleague Tyler to come onto the podcast, as well as Sam who is the master student on this project. They discuss deer fawn mortality on the farmland, and the science behind the study.Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Sun Africa Safaris: https://www.sun-africa.com/ Bear Country Outdoors: https://bearcountryoutdoors.com/ Land Limited: https://www.land.limited/ 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

CIC X BO Our Voice is back with Satau, of Botswana, to talk about his 17 years of community based natural resources management. In this episode, Robbie, joined by cohost, Bupe Banda, and Satau talk about the feelings of communities in Botswana towards wildlife and the challenges they face in owning and managing wildlife resources. Satau highlights the historical displacement and marginalization of indigenous communities and the need for their inclusion in conservation efforts. They also discuss the role of international collaborative efforts in addressing these challenges and the importance of informed decision-making. Satau emphasizes the need for communities to benefit from wildlife and the importance of incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into conservation strategies. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at info@bloodorigins.com or DM us through our social media platforms.Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!Sun Africa Safaris: https://www.sun-africa.com/ Bear Country Outdoors: https://bearcountryoutdoors.com/ Land Limited: https://www.land.limited/ 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

John Koleszar is a sustainable wild horse management advocate in Arizona - a key difference from the wild horse advocates you may initially be thinking of. John and Robbie discuss the fascinating history of Apache’s Sitcrees National Forest, horse management, and sets the scene for this issue going forward.Do you have a questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@bloodorigins.comSupport our Conservation Club Members!John X Safaris: https://www.johnxsafaris.com/ Stone Road Media: https://www.stoneroadmedia.com/ Wettstein Safaris: https://www.trophydestinations.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