He is the author of Producing Predators: Wolves, Work, and Conquest in the Northern Rockies, the co-editor (with Jennifer Jensen Wallach) of The Routledge History of American Foodways, and the author of many articles and essays on the critical historical dimensions of meat and carnivorousness. His work has won awards from the state historical societies of Texas and Montana, and has been supported by the Social Science Research Council, the Newberry Library, the Huntington Library, and other public and private agencies. Wise is currently co-editor of the journal Historical Geography as well as co-editor of the interdisciplinary book series, Food and Foodways, published by the University of Arkansas Press