The Origins Foundation Podcast

The Origins Foundation
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The Origins Foundation 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.

  1. Roundup 165 || Colorado Wolves, Wisconsin Sandhill Cranes, Botswana Elephants, and more!

    21H AGO

    Roundup 165 || Colorado Wolves, Wisconsin Sandhill Cranes, Botswana Elephants, and more!

    Robbie and Ashlee kick off legislative sessions across the country with a few highlights from Idaho (4 technology law restrictions proposed), Wisconsin (sandhill crane hunting season up for a vote), and Colorado (facing a shutdown of their wolf program by the feds), as well as the nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management and a crazy situation with NG13 in Botswana involving elephants and other big game hunting.   Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Rack Hub: https://www.rack-hub.com/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 2m
  2. Episode 615 - Jason Sumners || A Tough Decision On Missouri’s Deer

    1D AGO

    Episode 615 - Jason Sumners || A Tough Decision On Missouri’s Deer

    Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has made headlines lately for its controversial decision to end its postseason Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) targeted deer removal program. Join Ashlee as she connected with MO MDC Director Jason Sumners, and they explain the decision and discuss MO’s deer and elk program, and CWD efforts in general.  Ashlee and Jason also go into his background and the Missouri deer program writ large. This podcast is an incredibly informative resource for the CWD discussion, and all of the elements associated with it. Get to know the guest: https://www.newstribune.com/news/2024/may/26/jason-sumners-to-start-as-new-missouri-department/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Wild Hunting Spain: https://www.wildhuntingspain.com/  Rack Hub: https://www.rack-hub.com/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 6m

  3. JAN 7

    Roundup 164 - NFWS's Wildlife Refuge Review, Colorado Wolves Showdown W/The Feds, And More!

    On this week’s Roundup, Robbie and Ashlee hit the New Year running as they discuss the national order issued by the USFWS to review all wildlife refuges across the country, a showdown between Colorado and the Feds over wolves, the MO Department of Conservation’s decision to end their post-season CWD targeted deer culling program and other hot topics. Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Maartens Safaris: https://maartenssafaris.com/  Grayl: https://grayl.com/  The Sun Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-sun-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m

  4. JAN 6

    Episode 614 - Mike Kimmel || The Python Cowboy

    Mike ‘Trapper Mike’ nee ‘Python Cowboy’ Kimmel joins Robbie on the podcast recorded on-location in sunny South Florida. Mike, who has made a name for himself as a prolific python catcher using German wire-haired pointers, talks about sustainability, invasive species, and what drives him to hunt.  Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/pythoncowboy/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Maartens Safaris: https://maartenssafaris.com/  Grayl: https://grayl.com/  The Sun Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-sun-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    52 min
  5. Episode 613 - Jo Barrett || The Best Pie You Will Ever Eat!

    12/30/2025

    Episode 613 - Jo Barrett || The Best Pie You Will Ever Eat!

    Whenever Robbie is in Australia, he likely eats his bodyweight in pies (yes, those fluffy pastry things). One pie maker that Robbie was eager to meet was the incredible Jo Barrett. Jo Barrett, master chef, master pie maker, now a hunter herself, and one of the partners at Discover Wild Foods, who are taking wild venison and crafting it into incredible dishes—well, in Jo's case, incredible pies. It was by pure coincidence that Robbie was standing in line for a wild pie and saw Jo—and as is the common phenomenon around social media—they both met for the first time and managed to connect. Robbie convinced her to jump on a podcast in between pies being cooked at the Wild Deer Expo in Victoria, Australia. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/jobarrett/?hl=en  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Ivy Safaris: https://www.ivysafaris.com/  Grumpy Duck Co.: https://www.grumpyduckco.com/  The Rhino Project: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/the-rhino-project/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min
  6. Episode 612 - Karla Pound || Alone In The Wild

    12/16/2025

    Episode 612 - Karla Pound || Alone In The Wild

    In today’s society, we need all the voices we can get to champion hunting and the sustainable use of wildlife. There is no greater mechanism to do that than influencers, especially those who have used the sustainable use of wildlife for survival. Australian influencer Karla Pound became well known for her escapades on the show Alone. She joined Robbie from the floor of the Wild Deer Expo in Victoria, Australia, back in October. Robbie went into the interview cold, knowing nothing about Karla, and peels back the layers of the onion to get to the bottom of her life as a survivalist, hunter, and more. Get to know the guest: https://www.instagram.com/karla_inthewild/ Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Cabassa Safari: https://cabassasafaris.com/  Ovis Wildlife Taxidermy: https://www.oviswildlife.com/  Hunters for the Hungry: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/hunters-for-the-hungry/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min
  7. Episode 611 - Doug Schoenrock || New Vision for AR Game and Fish – A Visit with Director Doug Schoenrock

    12/09/2025

    Episode 611 - Doug Schoenrock || New Vision for AR Game and Fish – A Visit with Director Doug Schoenrock

    Ashlee and Robbie sit down with newly appointed Director of Arkansas Game and Fish and former President and Chairman of the Board for Ducks Unlimited, Doug Schoenrock, to discuss why he made the decision to come out of retirement after an illustrious career in the private sector to become the head of a government wildlife agency. Ashlee, Robbie, and Doug cover the two recent bear attacks in Arkansas, the massive die-offs in both state and federal hatcheries near the Norfolk and White Rivers and the emergency regulations for anglers that followed, his personal hunting history, and the vision he has for the future of AGFC. Get to know the guest: https://www.agfc.com/news/schoenrock-chosen-to-lead-agfc/  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Lalapa Safaris: https://www.lalapasafaris.co.za/  A & F Builders, LLC: https://www.facebook.com/p/A-F-Builders-LLC-61551647027879/  Success Untold: South Africa's Hunting Journey: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/success-untold/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    48 min
  8. Episode 610 - Pud Howard || From Desert To Paradise

    12/02/2025

    Episode 610 - Pud Howard || From Desert To Paradise

    There are legends in the Hunter conservationist world, and we are fortunate to be able to meet a few of them. Pud Howard is one of these individuals. Pud (a nickname given to him as a young boy) of Sale, Victoria in Australia grew up in the duck hunting scene and has dedicated his life to ducks, duck hunting, and conservation of ducks in Australia. Pud recounts heart and soul efforts to purchase and restore a block of land from nothing but a desert to a thriving wetland ecosystem that holds waterfowl and takes Robbie on an in-person tour of the property, exploring the Heart Morass and talking about what it means. This is a heartfelt podcast straight from the heart of an individual that has never done a podcast before, and lives everyday on how he can better wetlands for ducks  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Kwalata Safaris: https://kwalata.com/  Boss Shot Shells: https://bossshotshells.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorPJTOjUwIrAzph-GlqMrpTtGQmWDo7G3Kwl8Fy4EWhwWy50HHo  Lionheart: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/lionheart/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This 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  This podcast is brought to you by Safari Specialty Importers. Why do serious hunters use Safari Specialty Importers? Because getting your trophies home to you is all they do. Find our more at: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min
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The Origins Foundation 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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    The Origins Foundation
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    710
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