My name is Robbie Kröger: native to South Africa, proud American, rooted Mississippian, member of the hunting family.
I didn’t grow up hunting—but I grew up surrounded by it.
Trophies on the wall. My grandfather’s letters from the field. One side of my family were foresters—protectors of Germany’s first nature preserve. The other side? Hunter-gatherers by necessity. The pulse of the wild was always there. I just hadn’t followed it yet.
I was raised in Johannesburg, South Africa—a place rich in wildlife but short on opportunity. No public lands. No hunting seasons. Hunting was only for the privileged. And I wasn’t one of them.
It wasn’t until I came to the U.S. that I realized what I’d been missing. Here, I had access. Public land. Legal seasons. Freedom. The opportunity to connect with something that had always been in my blood.
I don’t take that for granted. And neither should you.
That’s why I started Origins Foundation.
To tell the stories the world wasn’t hearing.
Before social media, hunters were storytellers. But the narrative was hijacked—reduced to trophy photos with no context. So I asked:
What if we took the story back?
We started with the heart of the hunter—real people, real reasons, real truth. Today, we tell the story of hunting itself: how it protects habitat, supports communities, and fuels conservation when done right.
Because yes, hunting can be conservation—not always through the act, but through what it enables: jobs, land stewardship, sustainable funding, and local leadership.
Our mission is simple:
To convey the truth about hunting and hunters around the world.
And it’s working. We’ve seen minds change. We’ve heard from strangers in airports, remote villages, and conference halls who say, “You changed how I see hunting.” That’s the power of story.
I do this for my sons, who now feel the same pulse I do. For every hunter who’s felt misunderstood. And for everyone who’s never been told the truth.
Origins Foundation is my story—but it’s yours too.
Feel that pull? That stirring in your chest?