Hidehunter and Joe Hyde covered the topic of "Good Ol' Boys" having an adventure, writing about it and having it published in a periodical. In the '70's I took a few creative writing classes at a local community college. One of our assignments was to submit articles to magazines for possible publication.
At the time I was a bait fisher and muzzlestuffer (Black powder hunter). I wrote several 'Me and Bruce' stories about our adventures in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern NM and the Gila Wilderness and the Mogollon range in Southwestern NM.
I was informed by all the mags I submitted to that they would not accept that genre of writing. It was passe and not what people wanted. One of the stories I sent in was about a Mountain Man Rendevous in the Sangre De Christo Mountains. I got an "A" on the article, which included photos and interviews with various attendees. Another was a turkey hunt near Reserve, NM. I even bagged a bird.
Their rejection saved me a lot of time to do other things I was better suited for like working for a living, raising kids and wishing I hadn't wasted my money on frivilous college classes.
I don't know what became of Bob Lawless but I enjoyed reading his tales in the Lighter Side here on FAOL. He just seems to have a good imagination and the type of humor I enjoy in a BS session. I mean, who would take a parrot fishing? Who keeps a dog in the pocket of a fishing vest? Exactly. Jimsnarocks