Podcast Episodes

Ian Nowak || Bad Journalism is Bad for Wildlife

Episode 448

Ian 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 …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Anthony Roe || From Feral to Resource - Deer in Australia

Episode 447

Anthony 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 …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

David Howe || Chasing Predators With A Predator

Episode 446

Anthropologist/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 lig…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Heather Kelly ||  Backcountry and Frontcountry in the Shark Tank

Episode 445

If 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 h…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Mark Duda || Does the American Public Approve of Hunting??

Episode 444

Mark 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, genera…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Dave Gittleson || ‘Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up’?

Episode 443

Colorado 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 subj…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Lindsay Thomas || Busting The Myth Of Whitetail ‘Culling’

Episode 442

Lindsay 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 a…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Short Truths Ep. 15 - Hunting Tourism VS Photographic Tourism?

The 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 a…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Tim Gale || Exploring New Zealand’s GLOBAL ‘Better Hunter’ Program

Episode 441

Robbie 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 poli…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Conservation Musings || Interview From A Land Cruiser In Botswana

Episode 440

This 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 holde…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago