Gilliland, Steve
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Pepe’ LePew with Spots
I wonder how many of you realize there are two different skunk species living in Kansas; the Striped Skunk with which we are very familiar, and the Eastern Spotted...
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Fur at its Best
A term tossed around by trappers and by people who work with fur is the word “prime.” When a fur-bearing animal’s fur is at...
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Veterans Day
By the time you are reading this, Veterans Day 2025 has come-and-gone, and I have used this column before, but I believe it is...
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Deer Hunting the Old-fashioned Way
Sometimes as I conjure up “OK Google” or check Fox News or the 7-day weather forecast on my smart phone, all while sitting in...
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Man’s Best Friend, we Love You!
Today I want to pay homage to man’s best friend, for nowhere is man’s best friend appreciated more than in the world of outdoor...
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Boo at the Zoo
A few years back, the Hutchinson Zoo was raising money to build a new otter exhibit, and we heard they were looking for an...
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Have you an Owl in your Burrow?
I love birds of prey, especially owls. Among my top ten favorite life experiences has been sitting on my brother’s porch after dark, when...
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Skunks I have met
I haven’t trapped much for a couple years now, mainly because of the lack of fur buyers within driving distance, and the fact that...
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Firewood Follies
I used this column once a few years ago, but as fall closes in on us, and I can almost smell the comforting scent...
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Wacky Warnings
Somewhere on my lengthy list of unanswered questions is the query that asks “Just how far will we go to protect ourselves from ourselves?”...
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A Fair Assumption
My annual day spent helping at the Kansas Fur Harvesters booth at the Kansas State Fair, showed me once again that there are great...
