John E Phillips

For the past 40 years, John E. Phillips of Vestavia, Alabama, has been a fulltime outdoor writer, traveling the world interviewing captains, hunters, guides, fishermen, outfitters and other outdoorsmen about how they hunt and fish. An award-winning author, John has been hunting for many species of game and fishing for both saltwater and freshwater fish since his kindergarten days with his dad and brother. He's had the good fortune to hunt with top outdoorsmen in about every field. He's also traveled across the U.S. and in other parts of the world as a newspaper writer, a magazine writer, an outdoor photographer and a radio host and for the last 16 years as a provider of outdoor internet content for numerous companies daily. John also is the recipient of the 2012 Homer Circle Fishing Communicator of the Year Award from the Professional Outdoor Media Association and the American Sportfishing Association, was chosen as the 2008 Crossbow Communicator of the Year and was inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame as a Legendary Communicator in 2007. To learn more the author and his outdoor experiences, go to johninthewild.com.