The Philosophical Hillbilly
Essays
Back in the saddle -- The Drake
This little piggy went to market -- FERN *
What we once thought timeless -- HATCH*
Jake -- ABOUT the River Valley
How to save the world -- HATCH
Crawdads -- ABOUT the River Valley
Squirrel tail Clousers -- HATCH
Out there in the dark -- ABOUT the River Valley
Of cutthroat, elk, and pine -- HATCH
I don't like the word "sportsman" -- HATCH
Hidden in the tall grass -- HATCH
Cracker fishing culture -- HATCH
What about the others -- HATCH
Guns and responsibility -- HATCH
Personal rewilding -- HATCH
How-to
Ultimate guide to squirrel hunting -- Outdoor Life
Bigs, smalls, and spots -- MidCurrent
So you want to kill some squirrels -- HATCH
One-match fire -- HATCH
Reviews
Book: Spell of the Sensuous -- HATCH
Irish Setter MudPaws -- HATCH
Book: A Report on the Banality of Evil -- ABOUT
LaCrosse Aerohead Sport boots -- HATCH
LaCrosse Venom snake boots -- HATCH
Book: Woe to live on -- ABOUT the River Valley
Orvis Pro Approach wading shoes -- HATCH
Journalism
It's time to stop starving Florida Bay -- HATCH
Vanishing Paradise II -- HATCH
Fiction
Finding Bigfoot -- HATCH
Gearhead -- ABOUT the River Valley
Ol' Hickory -- HATCH
Legend of Henry Hayseed -- ABOUT the River Valley
Podcasts
National Wildlife Federation Outdoors with Drew YoungDyke
Snake Talk with Dr. Christopher Jenkins
Arkansas Tech University Pendergraft Library podcast with Luke Heffley
Bear Hunting magazine podcast with Clay Newcomb
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast and Blast with Hal Herring.
Awards
2020 -- Society of Professional Journalists Arkansas Diamond Journalism Awards First Place Opinion and Editorials
2019 -- Society of Professional Journalists Arkansas Diamond Journalism Awards First Place Magazine News and First Place Magazine Sports
2019 -- OWAA/Conservation Hawks Climate Challenge Second Place Writing Division
2019 -- Outdoor Writers Association of America Excellence in Craft Third Place Hunting/Shooting
2019 -- International Regional Magazine Association Merit in Essay Division and Gold for Cover Copy
2018 -- Outdoor Writers Association of America Excellence in Craft First Place Magazine Conservation/Nature
2017 -- Society of Professional Journalists Diamond Journalism Award First Place All Print: Sports
2013 -- SEOPA Excellence in Craft Magazine Short Feature Third Place
2012 &2014 -- Realtree Website Horizon award presented by the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) First Place