John R. Erickson

It’s all hands on deck after head rooster J.T. Cluck files an alarming report that the Charlies have invaded the ranch! And, things go from bad to worse when, in the midst of the chaos, Drover turns up missing.

No self-respecting Head of Ranch Security would be caught dead sleeping on the job...so when Slim catches Hank asleep, not once but TWICE, Hank knows something sinister is afoot....

It’s the kind of day in which the head of ranch security really wouldn’t expect to find himself protecting the ranch from bloodthirsty mosquitoes, doing toad duty, or, most especially of all, standing between his cowboy friends and a sick and angry cow....

Who lived in Texas over a thousand years ago? In Porch Talk, John Erickson and his archaeologist friend Doug Boyd investigate this question while explaining the art and science of archaeology for middle listeners.

Hank is helping the cowboys with the dangerous mission of rounding up a very angry bull when a strange twist of events brings a yellow Labrador onto the scene.....

Fall is an important time of year on a ranch, mostly because it means that winter is coming soon! And, on Hank’s ranch, that means that the cake house is about to be filled with bags of feed to get the cattle through the long frozen days ahead....

It's summertime, and the weather on Hank's West Texas ranch is hot and dry. So dry, in fact, that everyone is on the lookout for prairie fires....

When Little Alfred runs away from home and winds up in the Dark Unchanted Forest being trailed by a bobcat, Hank the Cowdog knows that it's up to him to save his young master....

It's roundup time, and Hank the Cowdog is ready to strut his stuff....

The head of ranch security and his first lieutenant, Drover, are finishing up an exhausting morning of patrols when a mysterious caravan of trucks rumbles past headquarters....

When Halloween arrives, Hank - the self-appointed Head of Ranch Security - has got his hands full of adventure....

Slim Chance is convinced that he needs to build his own herd of cattle and invest in the future. But, just about the time his new herd is calved-out and his investment is beginning to look promising, the dry and windy weather conditions put the entire county on high alert for fire danger....

Hank couldn't be more thrilled when Beulah the Collie comes to the ranch looking for help....

Using his top-notch law enforcement skills, Hank launches one of the hardest-hitting investigations of his career....

When Hank makes the mistake of asking Drover what he's doing, Drover reveals his observation that the moon looks like a cookie....

After Pete the Barncat starts a rumor about a Phantom Dog in the machine shed, Hank the Cowdog decides that he better check it out....

It's scrap day on the ranch, and Hank is looking forward to a delicious feast of juicy, fatty bacon scraps....

Someone has been stealing calves from Uncle Johnny's pasture, and it's up to Hank and Slim to put a stop to it....

Things are looking pretty bleak for Hank the Cowdog. First he gets sick on poisoned bacon grease....

Love doesn't come easy....