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In the 1961–62 season, Hayes appeared in all thirty-eight episodes as Lincoln Vail, officer of [[Florida]]'s Everglades County Patrol, in the half-hour syndicated adventure series, ''The Everglades.'' After ''The Everglades,'' Hayes appeared in more westerns, including the last season of NBC's ''Laramie'' in two episodes, "Shadow of the Past" and "Protective Custody." He then appeared in Jeffrey Hunter's ''Temple Houston'' as Lambert in the episode "Billy Hart" and on NBC's ''The Virginian'' as Marshal Brett Cole in the episode "Siege." From 1960 to 1964, Hayes appeared as different characters in eight episodes of ''Wagon Train.'' In 1964, he appeared once on John Gavin's ''Destry'' series as Jethro Jellico in "Blood Brother-in-law." In 1965, he was cast as Jamie Brewster in the episode "A Long Way Home" of Robert Horton's ''A Man Called Shenandoah.''<ref name=imdb/>

In the 1961–62 season, Hayes appeared in all thirty-eight episodes as Lincoln Vail, officer of [[Florida]]'s Everglades County Patrol, in the half-hour syndicated adventure series, ''The Everglades.'' After ''The Everglades,'' Hayes appeared in more westerns, including the last season of NBC's ''Laramie'' in two episodes, "Shadow of the Past" and "Protective Custody." He then appeared in Jeffrey Hunter's ''Temple Houston'' as Lambert in the episode "Billy Hart" and on NBC's ''The Virginian'' as Marshal Brett Cole in the episode "Siege." From 1960 to 1964, Hayes appeared as different characters in eight episodes of ''Wagon Train.'' In 1964, he appeared once on John Gavin's ''Destry'' series as Jethro Jellico in "Blood Brother-in-law." In 1965, he was cast as Jamie Brewster in the episode "A Long Way Home" of Robert Horton's ''A Man Called Shenandoah.''<ref name=imdb/>

In 1962, Hayes' ten-year marriage by which he had three children, ended in a bitterly contested divorce. In 1964, he wed Betty Endicott, a stunt actress on NBC's ''Bonzanza.'' Hayes himself appeared six times on ''Bonanza.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/files/castbios/stunt.html|title=''Bonanza'': Extra Girls: Betty Endicott|publisher=Ponderosa Scenery Homestead.com|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref>

In 1962, Hayes' ten-year marriage by which he had three children, ended in a bitterly contested divorce. In 1964, he wed Betty Endicott, a native of [[Sacramento]] and a stunt actress on NBC's ''Bonzanza.'' Hayes himself appeared six times on ''Bonanza.''<ref name=imdb/>

From 1966, Hayes co-starred as Ben Jones in M-G-M's short-lived ABC comedy-western series ''The Rounders'' about cowpokes on a [[Texas]] [[cattle]] ranch, with Chill Wills as rancherr Jim Ed Love and Patrick Wayne, a son of [[John Wayne]], in the role of Howdy Lewis.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 710</ref> He also appeared on three 1966 episodes of the [[CBS]] animal drama ''Daktari'' playing Roy Meadows, an escaped murderer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ken Lynch and Susan Bailey|url=https://daktaritvshow.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/daktari-season-one-episode-guide "Daktari Season One Episode Guide"|publisher=daktaritvshow.wordpress.com|accessdate=May 22, 2015.</ref>

From 1966, Hayes co-starred as Ben Jones in M-G-M's short-lived ABC comedy-western series ''The Rounders'' about cowpokes on a [[Texas]] [[cattle]] ranch, with Chill Wills as rancherr Jim Ed Love and Patrick Wayne, a son of [[John Wayne]], in the role of Howdy Lewis.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 710</ref> He also appeared on three 1966 episodes of the [[CBS]] animal drama ''Daktari'' playing Roy Meadows, an escaped murderer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ken Lynch and Susan Bailey|url=https://daktaritvshow.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/daktari-season-one-episode-guide "Daktari Season One Episode Guide"|publisher=daktaritvshow.wordpress.com|accessdate=May 22, 2015.</ref>