Friday, December 5, 2025

Gilliland, Steve

The Great Coon’ Bait Caper

When it comes to eating habits, raccoons are a lot like teenage boys; they’ll eat anything that smells good, and a lot of things...

New Wildlife Regulations Taking Effect September 12

Here are several changes / updates to hunting and fishing regulations that will take effect September 12, 2025. Expanded Senior License Options and Longer Coyote...

The Case of the Missing Propeller

Do you ever contemplate the things you’ve done that leave you wondering why you weren’t killed doing them? One such incident always comes to...

Are you an Old Fisherman…Take the Test

Well, yet another birthday has come-and-gone. It seems that since I’ve turned 70, my “check engine light” has come on and refuses to go...

Anything New Under the Sun?

Even though I am a grandpa, I try hard not to look or act like the stereotypical, frumpy, old grandpa who thinks the world...

Wimpy and the Woodchuck

As a kid growing up in the farm country of central Ohio, my summer income came from the same source as all other farm...

Ah, My Little Lotus Flower!

I remember several years ago clamoring up over the dike of one pond in the McPherson Valley Wetlands to be greeted by what looked...

We have a State What?

I try hard to color within the lines, not to run with scissors and overall just to keep my mouth shut. But sometimes I...