The Origins Foundation Podcast

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Episode 32 - India's Tiger King Mar 09, 2021

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For well over a century, the Tigers of India have been the subject of intense debate. What you’re about to hear is the first of many conversations between Rajeev and Robbie and some mind-blowing information about the state of wildlife in India, from bears to wolves to leopards and, of course, tigers.

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Episode 31 - A Pro-Hunting Vegetarian Mar 04, 2021

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Cayce De Simone is an avowed lifelong vegetarian and mother who has come through her years to understand who hunters are, even marrying one. She is from the interior of British Columbia, where hunting ban issues of large carnivore hunting and possibly other species are coming to a head. So her perspective as a non-hunter in the interior of British Columbia is likely the most valuable perspective we as hunters could have. In this podcast, we hear directly from Cayce about what her perspective of hunting used to be like, what it is today, and why it has changed. Remember that she is a vegetarian, because she will sound like a hunter.

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Episode 30 - “The Anti’s are never gonna stop” Mar 02, 2021

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Sportsmen’s Alliance is an advocacy organization that fights for sportsmen’s rights in the political arena nationwide. Brian Lynn and Bruce Tague push the stone up the hill every day in defense of hunting, fishing and trapping. In this episode, Robbie gets into the weeds of advocacy efforts to save hunting, what messages work, and what threats are out there looming over the sportsmen of America.

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Episode 29 - Wolf Problems are Global Feb 25, 2021

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Aleksi is a Finnish hunter, author and IT professional with a passion for the wolves of his Scandinavian homeland. In this episode, Robbie and Aleksi tackle the controversies surrounding wolves and try to chart a path forward for these incredible animals. From human-wildlife conflicts to agricultural damage, the parallels to the United States’ own wolf controversies is staggering.

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Episode 28 - Amy Dickman. Big Cat Biologist. Non-hunter. Vegetarian. Self-professed “bunny hugger”. Feb 23, 2021

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Big Cat Biologist. Non-hunter. Vegetarian. Self-professed “bunny hugger”. Advocate for the benefits of hunting? Amy Dickman is a jack of of all trades in the wildlife space and noted conservationist in Africa. She is pro-hunting, even when her heart is against it, because of the cost-benefits analysis we has been face with during her career as a biologist. In this critical conversation, colored , Amy and Robbie cover everything from lions to poaching to disingenuous attacks by anti-hunters on her funding sources.

Photo credit: Johann Vorster

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Episode 26 - “It requires patience. It requires courage. It requires discipline.” Feb 18, 2021

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Jack was not raised a hunter, but he knew he wanted to be one. After pestering his father until the age of 12, Navy Diver Jack Bottoms’s father bought him his first shotgun, a .410. From there, Jack embarked a solo journey, learning the ropes - and the lessons the outdoors has to offer - even picking up a few friends along the way. He discusses how hunters can begin to combat the anti-hunting vitriol of today with ethics and discipline.

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Episode 27 - “I hunt because…” Feb 18, 2021

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Renee Snider is arguably the toughest female hunter on the planet. Weatherby Award Winner Renee Snider grew up at the foot of the Bitterroot Mountain Range in Montana. Her father, an avid outdoorsman, fed his family off the land. She grew up with a great love for the outdoors because of those experiences. She uses these experiences to frame the ugly perceptions of hunters and how we can respond and educate non-hunters.

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Episode 24 - “Why do you hunt?” - for Pepe Madrazo, it’s in the blood. Feb 16, 2021

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In this social media age; where vegan, anti-hunting, non-hunting is on the rise, there is a very important question that hunters need to be able to answer. “Why do you hunt?” Pepe Madrazo of Salamanca, Spain is a lifelong hunter, and Pantheon, Conklin and OVIS Award winner, he has been hunting since he was a child. The nostalgia of his memories preparing to hunt with his father as a boy in Spain is palpable in this conversation with Blood Origins.

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Episode 25 - “Where it all started” Feb 16, 2021

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In this episode, Robbie and Prairie Rock Outfitters Co-Owner Jake Latendresse venture to where it all started for him on his hunting journey. This private property in Tennessee has been in Jake’s family for over 50 years. It’s where he cut his teeth - learning to hunt, fish and be a woodsman.

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Episode 23 - A Vegan Hunter. Yes. You read that correctly. Feb 11, 2021

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Katie Hargreaves is an exceptional artist that typically focuses on wildlife as her subject of choice. She is a highly intelligent individual that has chosen to be Vegan. So it would surprise you that last December she went hunting for Chinese water deer, and she actually pulled the trigger herself. Why? Why did a Vegan decide she was okay taking the life of an animal? Isn't that totally contrary to what a Vegan believes? The answer is no in Katie's mind.

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