Here’s a list of all of our authors.
Our Authors
Mark Raycroft
Mark Raycroft has spent the past 30 years traversing the continent during his career as a professional wildlife photographer, biologist, and author. Specializing in filming the icons of the north country, Mark is world-renowned for his images of heavy-beamed white-tailed deer, monster moose, giant elk, incredible caribou, full-curl mountain sheep, bears, and more! Mark’s award-winning published portfolio includes hundreds of articles, thousands photos, and several books. Mark’s recent book “MOOSE: Crowned Giant of the Northern Wilderness” won 1st place from the Outdoor Writers of Canada. Mark has been a Deer and North American Big-Game hunter his entire life. He believes that if one includes meat in their diet, the best route from field to table is harvesting one’s own food, fostering the respect and appreciation that comes with that ownership. His work can be viewed and easily ordered as stunning prints, ready-to-hang canvases, and vivid HD metals on his website.4 Articles
Amanda Lynn Mayhew
This award-winning, tough outdoorswoman is a product of Northern Ontario, the Creator of Just Hunt INC. and producer and host of THAT Hunting Girl. This young woman has proved her worth as an athlete, inspirational speaker, angler, power sports enthusiast, sport shooting advocate, and an accomplished hunter whose mission it is to pass on the passion to our future.4 Articles
Bill Brod
Bill is a native of central New York State, is the Publisher and CEO of Outdoor Specialty Media Group, a digital publishing company dedicated to outdoor enthusiasts. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College and spent a decade working across various regions in the United States before returning to his hometown area. Bill is married and has four grown daughters. He actively participates on several community boards and has a deep-seated passion for outdoor activities, including hunting, fishing, gardening, and golf. Additionally, he is involved in ski racing both as a competitor and a coach. Under Bill's leadership, Outdoor Specialty Media Group delivers premium outdoor content through four fully interactive websites. Beyond producing engaging content for outdoor enthusiasts, Outdoor Specialty Media Group helps brands tell their story by creating exciting, original content and leveraging state-of-the-art digital technology. The company employs strategic tools such as email marketing, social media, SEO, paid search, and affiliate marketing to advance the business interests of its partners. By combining innovative digital strategies with high-quality storytelling, Bill Brod and his team connect brands with passionate outdoor audiences in meaningful ways. Through his work, Bill Brod blends his professional expertise with his personal interests, fostering a community that shares his dedication to hunting, fishing, conservation, and the great outdoors.4 Articles
Brian Kightlinger
Award-winning author, Brian R. Kightlinger, is an avid outdoorsman, middle school social studies teacher, and official whitetail deer scorer from Northwest Pennsylvania. He has had a passion for everything outdoors since his youth. Brian enjoys shooting archery and competing in 3D archery competitions. He loves talking about whitetail deer, turkey, and exotics and meeting others with the same passion.4 Articles
Emily Lamb
Growing up on a farm, Emily Lamb had a contagious passion for the outdoors at a young age. As time progressed, this began to bloom into obtaining quality food via hunting, fishing and foraging, as well as wildlife management through professional trapping and environmental work. As Emily learned more, she became enthusiastic about introducing potential outdoorsmen to the lifestyle and teaching basic, obtainable skills to anyone with interest. Today, Emily teaches outdoor skills via freelance writing and her outdoor education company Canis Outdoors, as well as provides professional wildlife management as the owner of Canis Environmental Solutions. In her free time, she travels to hunt and fish, or cooks delicious ethically obtained food for as many friends as possible on her hobby farm in western AB.3 Articles
Clede Spooner
In 2019, with over 17 years experience in multi-facetted marketing strategies and content creation, I left the “real-world” to bring my part time marketing agency to a full-time career. In late 2020, I joined the Xpedition Marketing team and continue to operate my personal business, Crossroads Media Productions, on the side. Focusing on outfitter marketing strategies and support has allowed me opportunities to pursue game across the world that I once only dreamed about. Continuing to pursue this outdoor lifestyle as a career, I live each day with one hand on the camera or computer, and the other on my bow. From website design to television production, commercial creation, graphic design, and marketing strategy, I am fortunate to have found a space to continue to live life to the fullest in the outdoors, while making a living doing what I love. You can follow our progress on Struttinbuck TV on the Pursuit Channel or on demand at Carbon TV and Waypoint TV. Current work projects can be found at www.markettheoutdoors.com and www.xpeditionmarketing.com. "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself" - Henry Ford3 Articles
Mike Reeber
Mike Reeber is a Chef, outdoor writer and hunting guide, based in the Texas Hill Country. As the Chef/Owner of the live-fire catering company, "Roaming Fire", Mike travels across the great state of Texas modernizing traditional recipes, while showcasing wild game as a main ingredient. Partnering with a wide array of farms and ranches throughout the state, Mike only sources ingredients which are harvested through sustainable agricultural practices in order to support the entire Roaming Fire menu. Over the years, Mike has been featured by several popular digital and print publications, including the Texas Trophy Hunter's Association, Tuskers and Wide Open Spaces. Mike also shares both hunting and cooking related content on his own site, NortheasternBowhunter.com.3 Articles
Jason Houser
Jason Houser is an award-winning author, photographer and TV host based out of southern Illinois. Since 2008 Jason has been a fulltime outdoor writer for most national hunting publications. In 2016 Jason began hosting Bone Wild TV on the Pursuit Channel. Over the course of his career, he has hunted throughout much of North America as well as in South Africa several times. His love will always be hunting big whitetails on his family farm in Illinois, but he is not opposed to hunting anything that might be in season. Jason is known as an authority on trapping, having written hundreds of articles on the subject as well as dozens of TV shows related to trapping. It is not all about four legs for Jason though, he loves spending time on the water as much as possible. When Jason is not in the woods, on the water or on the trapline, you can find him spending quality time with his family.3 Articles
Lisa Roper
Lisa Roper is enthusiastic about all things outdoors. Enjoying her time in the woods and on the waters in Western Canada, she doesn’t just spend some of her free time pursuing her passion, she has been creating memories that will last a lifetime. Join Lisa Roper Outdoors on Sportsman Channel Canada and World Fishing Network on an authentic outdoor journey. Lisa engages the viewer’s emotions in an exciting and wildly inspiring fishing experience. Between the beautiful scenery, delicious shore lunches, fishing tales shared among friends, and phenomenal trophy fish on the line, Lisa will surely have you hooked! Lisa is a strong advocate for conservation and ethically sustainable hunting and angling. Her greatest joy comes from introducing people, particularly women and youth, to the amazing opportunities and adventures that accompany hunting, angling, and the outdoors! Through her journeys, outdoor writing, engagements, and workshops she strives to educate and inspire others to find joy and confidence in an outdoor lifestyle.3 Articles
Timothy Fowler
Timothy Fowler is an award-winning Canadian Journalist-chef, hunter, and fisherman focused on wild food, the tools and processes to acquire game, and the techniques that make it delicious for the table. He is approaching 500 articles published in the Outdoor Media space, including contributing as a columnist to several magazines. Fowler hosts a weekly podcast entitled Elevate Your Game, where he often interviews experts as part of his research. Follow him on Instagram @timothyfowler, where you can find a visual record of his latest travels, hunting adventures, and culinary exploration.3 Articles