Blood Origins
511 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 146 ratingsBlood Origins is an non-profit organization bringing unique storytelling and conservation together to change not only how hunting is viewed, but also how we fund conservation programs around the world more efficiently and effectively.
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Roundup 120 || Botswanan elephants, NZ wapiti, Catalina island deer, and more recorded on location from Portugal!
April 29, 2024 07:05 - 41 minutesRobbie 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 Robbie’s early childhood there, the recent epic call-out by Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi challenging the UK and German governments to take delivery of elephants, a legal clarification by the German government on the legality of owning elephants (2,000 hectares and minimum 5 elephants, if you’re w...
Episode 469 - Ron Thomson || Old School Elephant Culling
April 25, 2024 11:17 - 1 hourRon Thomson is a former 25-year Zimbabwe Parks Board veteran who was involved in wildlife management’s heyday in the 60’s through the 80’s. Ron was involved in elephant management - including so-called ‘precision removal’ of elephants, i.e., a population control mechanism called culling. Culling is an extremely controversial topic and has been eradicated from all elephant management today. It was removed from management because it was seen by as cruel and unethical. Culling was a tool to main...
Episode 468 - Dylan Williams || The Practical Conservationist
April 23, 2024 07:05 - 50 minutesDylan 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 good friend of us both, Hannah Gibson, the GM of Spartan Precision. Raised a farmer, with a formal education in conservation, has a broad idea of game bird resource conservation, rural life and shooting sports, and more. This is a fascinating conversation between two individuals that passionately ...
Episode 467 - David Quammen || Monster Of God
April 18, 2024 07:05 - 58 minutesDavid Quammen, the evolutionary author behind Robbie’s favorite book ‘Monster of God’ (you’ve DEFINITELY heard that title a few times) joins Robbie for an amazing, insightful conversation with his favorite author. Support our newest Conservation Club Members! Canada North Outfitting: https://www.canadanorthoutfitting.com/ Vortex Optics: https://vortexoptics.com/ Spartan: https://javelinbipod.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by I...
Episode 466 - Peet Van Der Merwe || The Economics Of Hunting Tourism in Africa
April 16, 2024 06:41 - 41 minutesPeet 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) tourism, tourism writ-large, and how they benefit the region. So, if hunting disappeared, what would happen to the economy and wildlife conservation? Its an important question to ask and get answered because value is the thing that will keep wildlife around for many generations to come. Robbie d...
Episode 465 - Lucas Cooke || Ahead of Australia’s Duck Season
April 11, 2024 07:05 - 45 minutesLucas 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 season. Antis fell just short of a victory last year when the parliamentary inquiry voted to suggest banning duck hunting in Australia, but the force of the trade unions swayed them, and the labor government refused to ban duck hunting. Today marks the opening of the 2024 duck season in Victoria Aus...
Episode 464 - Sarah Vermaak || Marrying Into A Hunting Family In South Africa
April 09, 2024 07:05 - 35 minutesSarah 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 longest standing outfitter in South Africa) and as a result today has very much become an avid hunter. Robbie catches up with Sarah on location in Zululand, in the hills next to the Tugela river, when he was in South Africa at the beginning of March filming an embedded Blood Origins episode with the V...
Roundup 119 || Catching Up With Wyoming Wildlife Federation
April 08, 2024 07:05 - 50 minutesRobbie 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 advocacy organization in the state. The two cover Wyoming’s HB 60 concerning elk population issues in the state, some misinformation that’s spreading around about the unlimited elk tag proposal in Wyoming, the Kelly Parcel in Grand Teton National Park, wolves in Colorado, and more! Support our newe...
Short Truths Ep. 17 - Are Colorado Mountain Lions ‘Trophy Hunted’?
April 05, 2024 07:05 - 5 minutesHere is the question on everyone’s 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 something that is not easily controlled – this is for all segments of the population including drunk driving, cheating on your taxes, taking steroids for body-building competitions – its unclear what makes people do certain things. Mix in different backgrounds, different ethics, and how you were rais...
Episode 463 - Eamon Waddington || Hosted Hunting Education In Australia
April 04, 2024 07:05 - 40 minutesEamon Waddington is a passionate bowhunter in Australia. As he grew in his bowhunting career and started growing more and more on social media, he constantly had folks reaching out to him asking him all the normal questions - how do I get into it, where do I go, how do I cook the meat. He figured - man there is definitely a niche that is needing to be filled - from that Broadside Hunting was created - an opportunity for people to learn how to hunt, butcher, cook, in a hosted environment. He t...
Episode 462 - From Spain || A Landowner’s Perspective In Cabaneros National Park
April 02, 2024 07:05 - 1 hourWe’re keeping this lady's full name anonymous, and as a result Robbie gets to delve deep into a discussion with a private landowner within Cabaneros National park, where hunting has been banned. They talk about the system, what challenges she faces, and what that means for the land. This podcast is going to be followed up with several videos towards the 3rd Quarter / 4th Quarter of 2024 in which the full Cabaneros documentary will be complete and released for everyone to see. Its a documentar...
Roundup 118 || Wrapping Up A Trip Spanning 2 Continents
April 01, 2024 07:05 - 34 minutesRobbie records this introspective Roundup solo from his hotel room in space after a grueling trip that saw the Blood Origins team span two continents in the quest to share the heart of hunting with you all. He makes a big announcement of a new Heritage Tier supporter of Blood Origins in Bergara, covers what exactly the Blood Origins team was up to in Spain and South Africa, an upcoming appearance on Jim Shockey’s podcast. Robbie covers the economic and environmental impacts of anti-hunting pu...
Short Truths Ep. 16 - Are Mountain Lions and Bobcats Endangered in Colorado?
March 29, 2024 07:05 - 5 minutesHere is a question floating around out there – are mountain lions and bobcats threatened and endangered in Colorado? This question is a valid one. We currently hunt both species in Colorado and if their respective populations were threatened in anyway or endangered, then all the sportsmen and women in Colorado and those non-residents that hunt them would say absolutely, we shouldn’t be hunting them. This is an incredibly important question to answer specifically in light of the potential ball...
Episode 461 - Willem Briers Louw || A Dream Job - Lion Conservationist
March 28, 2024 07:05 - 54 minutesSouth African wildlife researcher Willem Briers Louw joins the Blood Origins podcast to talk about his role in wildlife research and monitoring. One could argue that Willem has the best job in the world (or more likely the most romantic job in the world). Flying around in helicopters, helping dart elephants, collaring lions and elephants to camera traps, to a recent research program started out the 24 lions project to the 100 lions project and more. Willem is in the thick of it as the lead re...
Episode 460 - Renée Thornton || Non-Hunter to Women Hunt Champion
March 26, 2024 07:05 - 41 minutesRobbie is joined by Renée Thornton, the volunteer Chair of the Women Hunt Program at the Wild Sheep Foundation, one of dozens of programs out there trying to help provide educational resources to the fastest growing demographic of hunters - women. Renée was a non-hunter - from a farming family, no less! - and once beginning to consider the ethical implications of eating meat, she began to consider what becoming a hunter would mean for that choice. This podcast is a look into that journey and ...
Roundup 117 || Recorded LIVE From South Africa
March 26, 2024 03:38 - 34 minutesRobbie is joined LIVE on location along the Tugela River, in the heart of Zululand, in South Africa with the Slots Media boys and Kolby Edwards with Mutambo films to talk about their latest trip to SA. From more lost luggage to a malaria infection to tweezing nipple hairs, it’s as much wild antics from the Slots Media boys as you’ve all com to expect. Support our newest Conservation Club Members! Georgia SCI: https://www.gasci.org/ Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com/ Kilombero North Saf...
Episode 459 - Harvard Hansen || Our First Norwegian Hunter
March 14, 2024 07:05 - 43 minutesHarvard Hansen is a hunter out of Norway, and an absolute podcast novice. He reached out to Robbie to say that we had neglected to ever have a guest from Norway on the show, so Robbie invited him on to talk about the landscape, species available to Norwegian hunters, and the issues facing hunters in Norway. Support our newest Conservation Club Members! International Order of T. Roosevelt: https://t-roosevelt.org/ Adam Clements Safaris: https://safaritrackers.com/ SCI Acadiana Chapter: ...
Episode 458 - Dave Carson & Kaz Dube || Ecotourism VS Professional Hunting?
March 12, 2024 07:05 - 59 minutesDave Carson and Kaz Dube are professional guides in Zimbabwe. And while they are ecotourism guides, NOT professional hunters, but still had to do everything a professional hunter would have to do during the course of their qualification - such as shooting an elephant to pass and get their rank as professional guide in Zimbabwe. Robbie discusses the potential animosities between ecotourism and professional hunting and how we can bridge that gap as conservationists for the good of the resource....
Episode 457 - Anonymous C || Anti Hunting
March 07, 2024 08:05 - 38 minutesRobbie hosts an anonymous conversation with a friend’s anti-hunter girlfriend after dinner in South Africa, and the result is a heartfelt discussion that explains how what we do from a hunting perspective is good for wildlife and how having an open mind can lead to some incredible conversations and education on the issues! Support our newest Conservation Club Members! Shop Bergara Stock: https://www.bergara.online/us/ Shop Ebrlestock: https://eberlestock.com/ Support Global Hunters Coal...
Episode 456 - Erik Verreynne || A Veterinary Perspective on Elephants in Botswana
March 05, 2024 08:05 - 56 minutesErik Verreynne, has been a wildlife veterinary surgeon in Botswana for the last twenty years. He is a non hunter and wildlife conservationist on the front lines of the information war around hunting because of where he lives and the work he does around elephant conservation and conservation sustainability in Botswana. This conversation is probably one of the first conversations around changing Botswana elephant populations with someone who has been in Botswana for 20 years and has seen the ch...
Episode 455 - Leo Kroger’s .416 Rigby || A Gun, 30 Years Gone. Found.
February 29, 2024 08:05 - 31 minutesRobbie recounts the story of finding his grandfather’s .416 Rigby - gone for thirty years - during his November trip to South Africa and interviews the man that had the gun all this time after Robbie bought the gun back from him. Support our newest Conservation Club Members! Shop Bergara Stock: https://www.bergara.online/us/ Shop Ebrlestock: https://eberlestock.com/ Support Global Hunters Coalition: https://globalhunterscoalition.org/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/Blood...
Episode 454 - McKenna Noata || A Black Professional Hunter In SA Speaks Up
February 27, 2024 08:05 - 40 minutesMcKenna Noata is a black African professional hunter in South Africa. There are not many black PH’s in South Africa, and so Robbie delves into the ‘why’ of McKenna getting involved in wildlife conservation, starting his career as a black PH, his upbringing as it pertains to wildlife, and how he perceives the future of getting more black South Africans into being professional hunters. Support our newest Conservation Club Members! Shop Bergara Stock: https://www.bergara.online/us/ Shop Ebr...
Episode 453 - Audrey Mayes || Big Green x Audrey Mayes
February 22, 2024 08:05 - 38 minutesWe bring you this conversation recorded on-location at the Remington Ammunition factory between Robbie and Audrey Mayes, the marketing specialist of Remington Ammunition (and host of their new podcast!), as the two talk about hunting, the Big Green Brand and legacy, and so much more! Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Boss Shot Shells https://bossshotshells.com/ Visit Aru Game Lodges https://arugamelodges.com/ Hunt with Wintershoek Safaris https://www.wintershoeksafaris.com/ See...
Episode 452 - Adam Bender || ‘Hashtag Conservation’ with Adam Bender
February 21, 2024 08:05 - 34 minutesAdam Bender, the official first employee and Development Director of the Cabela Family Foundation, joins to talk about his new role, what the Cabela Family Foundation is planning and doing, how we at Blood Origins are teaming up with them, and more! Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Boss Shot Shells https://bossshotshells.com/ Visit Aru Game Lodges https://arugamelodges.com/ Hunt with Wintershoek Safaris https://www.wintershoeksafaris.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://b...
Episode 451 - Michael Arnette And Bob Bourland || Are Traditional Bows more Ethical?
February 15, 2024 19:07 - 1 hourRobbie is joined by traditional bowhunters Michal Arnette (who has been on the podcast before) and Bob Bourland, to have a conversation about the traditional bowhunting wing of bowhunting in direct response to the long range rifle conversation of an earlier episode with Gunwerks in 2023. Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Boss Shot Shells https://bossshotshells.com/ Visit Aru Game Lodges https://arugamelodges.com/ Hunt with Wintershoek Safaris https://www.wintershoeksafaris.com/...
Episode 450 - Kendall Long || Q&A from a Non-Hunter “Bachelor” Cast-Member
February 13, 2024 08:05 - 1 hourKendall Long, formerly of ‘The Bachelor’ fame, came to the defense of hunting in a recent Instagram spat - and as such Robbie invited her - unbeknownst to the reason behind her social media following - to talk about hunting, the perceptions around it, and the reasons behind hunters’ pursuit of game afield. She comes on to get ALL her hunting related questions answered - from conservation to trophy hunting to book recommendations by Robbie! Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Boss Sh...
Episode 449 - Charlie And Will || Two Nonhunters On The Recent Tanzanian Elephant Controversy
February 09, 2024 14:02 - 1 hourCharlie Dunn and Will Fortescue are non-hunters, one of Robbie’s favorite type of guest. Self-identifying as ‘not anti-hunters, but pro-conservation’ and ecotourism operators in the photography space in Kenya, that are weighing in with Robbie on a recent controversy regarding two elephants in Tanzania. Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Boss Shot Shells https://bossshotshells.com/ Visit Aru Game Lodges https://arugamelodges.com/ Hunt with Wintershoek Safaris https://www.wintersh...
Episode 448 - Ian Nowak || Bad Journalism is Bad for Wildlife
February 06, 2024 08:05 - 58 minutesIan Nowak, the head game warden of Bulule Game Reserve, which is part of Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) on the West side of Kruger National Park in South Africa. Ian joined Robbie to talk about his recent elephant hunt controversy that Balule had to fight tooth and nail to have their side of the story told, and the effect bad journalism has on the lives of those living on the ground. Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Boss Shot Shells https://bossshotshells.com/ Visit ...
Episode 447 - Anthony Roe || From Feral to Resource - Deer in Australia
February 01, 2024 08:05 - 55 minutesAnthony Roe is the owner-operator of Dama Dama Free-Range, a venison distribution business in Victoria Australia. Anthony joins Robbie to discuss the amazing mechanism he has optimized through which he can share his ethically wild harvest meat with the rest of the world and how we can all use this example to better share wild game meat in Australia and beyond. Its a eye opening episode that truly showcases how a species like deer can be move from being non-native (sometimes classified as fera...
Episode 446 - David Howe || Chasing Predators With A Predator
January 30, 2024 08:05 - 49 minutesAnthropologist/Archaeologist David Howe was introduced to the show via Correy Hawk (@organic.archer on instagram). He specializes in ethnocynology - the study of ancient humans and their dogs. In light of Colorado’s ballot initiative banning cat hunting with dogs, David brings his perspective on the history of using dogs for hunting and answers the tough questions about where we’ve come from, where dogs have come from, and whether or not hunting with dogs is something new or should be frowned...
Episode 445 - Heather Kelly || Backcountry and Frontcountry in the Shark Tank
January 25, 2024 08:05 - 39 minutesIf you’re a hunter, you are probably acquainted with Heather’s Choice, the dehydrated food company out of Alaska. Heathers Choice CEO Heather Kelly joins Robbie on the heels of her debut on the ABC hit series Shark Tank. Heather talks about her experiences, whether or not she herself is a hunter, and the intersection between what she does, the backcountry, and the front country. Support our Conservation Club Members: Hunt with Maartens Safaris https://maartenssafaris.com/ Shop Grumpy Duck ...
Episode 444 - Mark Duda || Does the American Public Approve of Hunting??
January 23, 2024 08:05 - 1 hourMark Duda is the CEO of Responsive Management, a survey company based out of Virginia that has performed thousands of surveys over the last 30 years as it relates to wildlife, hunter attitude, general population responses to hunting, and more. Mark talks about the being at the forefront of the science behind these surveys and their responses, and what they can teach us about how to present hunting to the non hunter majority. Support our Conservation Club Members: Hunt with Maartens Safaris ...
Episode 443 - Dave Gittleson || ‘Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up’?
January 18, 2024 08:05 - 47 minutesColorado Rancher Dave Gittleson returns to the Blood Origins podcast this week to give us an update on the Colorado wolves issue. You may remember Dave as the first rancher whose calves were the subject of depredation by reintroduced Colorado wolves, and applied for a 10-J ruling to lethally remove wolf 2101 for chronic depredation issues with it. Robbie asks if Dave’s attitude has changed around wolves, and gets into the tough questions like the ‘shoot, shovel, shut up’ doctrine and more. ...
Episode 442 - Lindsay Thomas || Busting The Myth Of Whitetail ‘Culling’
January 16, 2024 08:05 - 49 minutesLindsay Thomas, the Communications Director of the National Deer Association, joins Robbie to talk about the science - and widespread myth and misinformation - around the culling of deer to improve antler class. The two dive deep into the studies around this and explain exactly why this is a bad strategy and what you should be focused on. Support our Conservation Club Members: Hunt with Maartens Safaris https://maartenssafaris.com/ Shop Grumpy Duck Co. https://www.grumpyduckco.com/ Visit ...
Short Truths Ep. 15 - Hunting Tourism VS Photographic Tourism?
January 12, 2024 08:05 - 5 minutesThe question was posed to me: why do you Robbie differentiate between hunting and photographic tourism? Are they not the same thing - i.e., tourism? What's the difference? When you take a step back and really examine what the definition of tourism is - it's simply defined as visiting a location for a specific reason - whether that is to take a photo, take a drink, hunt an animal. It's all the same thing. There is an economic endeavor tied to that activity and at the end of the day both consum...
Episode 441 - Tim Gale || Exploring New Zealand’s GLOBAL ‘Better Hunter’ Program
January 11, 2024 08:05 - 44 minutesRobbie is joined by Tim Gale, General Manager of the Game Animal Council of New Zealand, a government organization reporting to the Minister of Conservation whose mission is to set conservation policy in New Zealand. Tim and Robbie talk about the organization’s new hunter-friendly platform called Better Hunting, which was designed to create new hunters, give them all the information that they need from field skills such dressing and skinning, to safety skills such as navigation and medical t...
Episode 440 - Conservation Musings || Interview From A Land Cruiser In Botswana
January 09, 2024 08:05 - 58 minutesThis is a little different podcast. Recorded from a land cruiser as the team was moving between Maun, Botswana and a concession called NG 41. Robbie was driving with one of the concession lease holders, Johan Calitz and a rangeland scientist out of Botswana, Christian Winterbach. The boys talk through wildlife, conservation, sustainable use and hunting, perspectives and perceptions around hunting, the science tied to wildlife conservation and more. Support our Conservation Club Members: Vis...
Short Truths Ep. 14 - Is Trophy Hunting Conservation?
January 05, 2024 08:05 - 6 minutesThe question that was posed to me was one that we get a lot: Is Trophy Hunting Conservation? Or do people just use that terminology to make themselves feel better about killing animals? This is a great question for the Short Truths. Though the motivation of the individual may not be based in conservation, the action of the individual is conservation, though it may not be the direct motivation. What is conservation? Preservation, sustaining, not wasteful loss of a resource, that has a plan to ...
Episode 439 - Mary O’Neill || A Strong Woman In The Hunting Space
January 04, 2024 08:05 - 58 minutesMary O’Neill Phillips, host of Country Outdoors, is an Australian female in the hunting space. She talks about gaining notoriety from the controversial ‘Love and Likes’ show that was on Outdoor Channel, what it was like to have a massive viral campaign targeting her as a ‘huntress addicted to hunting’, and just generally what it’s like to be a strong female in the hunting space - which is the biggest growing demographic in the hunting space. Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Vort...
Episode 438 - Matt Chan || From Crossfit To Firefighter To Hunter
January 02, 2024 08:05 - 45 minutesFormer competitive cross-fitter and firefighter in Denver, CO Matt Chan joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to discuss his feelings about coming out to the community he influences that he does, indeed, hunt - along with his feelings on hunting in general and what it’s like being a semi-retired influencer who hunts - loudly and proudly - in his space. Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Vortex Optics https://vortexoptics.com/ Visit Spartan Precision Ammo https://javelinbipod....
Short Truths Ep. 13 - Are Forest Elephants Endangered?
December 29, 2023 08:05 - 6 minutesThe question that was posed to me was are Forest Elephants Endangered? I think the question was more writ large: Are elephants endangered? The answer technically by IUCN and CITES standards is yes, all elephant species in the world are endangered, but practically on the ground the answer for the African Savannah Elephant maybe answered a little differently. Since 2021 the African Forest Elephant has been reclassified as a separate species and the first comprehensive survey of their population...
Episode 437 - Callum Perry || A Dream Job In South Africa
December 28, 2023 08:05 - 40 minutesCallum Perry, a conservationist originally from the UK, who is now out of South Africa, joins Robbie to talk about how amazing dream job collaring rhinos, working with lions, and much more along with his viewpoints and perspectives of hunting. Support our Conservation Club Members: Visit the Acadiana Chapter of SCI https://laacadianasci.org/ Hunt with Adam Clements Safaris https://safaritrackers.com/ Shop Vortex Optics https://vortexoptics.com/ See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.l...
Short Truths Ep. 12 - Do ‘Grip And Grins’ Hurt Hunting?
December 22, 2023 08:05 - 5 minutesThe question was posed to me - do so-called ‘grip and grins’ hurt hunting? This is a fantastic question with a complicated answer. We get hit with this question or thought every single day - does the grip and grin picture or the "trophy" picture help or hurt hunting? The answer is that it depends. There are certainly things that are portrayed today through social media that are not good for hunting. The picture with the animal should reflect respect for wildlife, respect for the animal, show ...
Episode 436 - Scott Talbott || Guides, Outfitters, and SCI Convention
December 21, 2023 08:05 - 34 minutesScott Talbot, the new guides and outfitters liaison at Safari Club International (SCI) joins the Blood Origins podcast this week to discuss the revival of his role, which has been vacant for a couple of years, and his plans for the position. Scott, to his credit, has embraced the role completely - and takes the opportunity to dispel certain perceptions around SCI and guides and outfitters, the upcoming SCI convention in Nashville, and an introduction to who Scott himself is and his storied hi...
Episode 435 - Corey Mason || All About DSC’s Convention
December 19, 2023 08:05 - 34 minutesCorey Mason, CEO of Dallas Safari Club and Dallas Safari Club Foundation, joins Robbie in Zimbabwe to talk about the DSC’s convention and next steps of the Convention in years to come. Robbie and Corey spent some time together on a recent trip to Africa while touring the different professional hunting operations and recorded this podcast about the move in 2025 from Dallas to Atlanta, the reasoning behind some limitations on the number of vendors, and more! Support our Conservation Club Membe...
Short Truths Ep. 11 - What do you think about Corner Crossings?
December 15, 2023 08:05 - 4 minutesThe question was posed to me - what do I think about corner crossings? If you are not familiar with the United States and public lands, the landscape typically out west looks exactly like a checkerboard of private and public land. Often public land is opposite one another where their corners touch, and you can literally step from one piece of public to another. That is called corner crossing. If you are reading this - you are likely thinking what's wrong with that? Well it's illegal to do. Ho...
Episode 434 - Sarah Tilt || Work Ethic Is The Center Pin Of Montana’s Master Hunter Program
December 14, 2023 08:05 - 34 minutesRobbie is joined by Sarah Tilt, Executive Director of One Montana, which administers the Master Hunter program of Montana. Born of the increasing frustrations of landowners over the behavior of hunters, which closed the doors for everyone, the Master Hunter program tries to ensure proper etiquette among hunters and in return, landowners who believe in the program allow certain hunters to come out and hunt or earn their way to a hunt in the ‘old school’ way of mending fence, bailing hay and mo...
Episode 433 - Gray Thornton || Does Hunting Need to Be ‘Sanitized’?
December 12, 2023 08:05 - 54 minutesRobbie is joined this week by Gray Thornton, the President and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation. Gray returns to the podcast to discuss a controversial recent decision by the Wild Sheep Foundation board of directors refusing to show kill shots or the celebration of the kill in content shown at their Convention and through social media - what some might call ’white washing’ or ‘sanitizing’ and it has sparked a controversy around the question - does hunting NEED to be sanitized? True to form, R...
Short Truths Ep. 10 - Are White-tailed Deer Endangered?
December 08, 2023 08:05 - 5 minutesThis week’s question: Are white-tailed deer endangered? Robbie desperately wanted to answer this one with a flip ‘have you lived in the United States at all?’ response, but he provides you with all the facts you need to refute it all the same. The simple answer, of course, is ‘no’. From golf courses to roadsides to backyards - white-tailed deer are nearly ubiquitous. Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Walther Arms https://waltherarms.com/ Visit the J Martin Taxidermy website http...
Episode 432 - Rich Froning || Mr. CrossFit Himself
December 07, 2023 08:05 - 49 minutesRich Froning, the man synonymous with the CrossFit Games, and Cross Fit as a lifestyle, has switched his entire mindset as a member of Blood Origins. Raw, authentic, we explore Rich’s transition into a hunter and the intricate details of our heart as hunters during this short and sharp conversation. This conversation specifically dives into the why behind why hunters hunt, specially Rich - asking the question - why do you hunt? Support our Conservation Club Members: Shop Walther Arms https:...