Gilliland, Steve
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Springtime Wildlife Sightings
I turned onto the street that runs in front of our home in the quiet, sleepy, little town of Inman, KS. I hadn’t driven...
Gilliland, Steve
Bring on the Owls!
This spring local farmer Bob Friesen began finding puddles in a soybean field that’s watered by underground drip irrigation. Rodents, (likely gophers) had chewed...
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Have You a Heron in Your Hedgerow?
I remember a turkey hunt along the river some years back and the discovery that it led us to. We had hunted along the...
Gilliland, Steve
Understanding Water Levels in Kansas Reservoirs
For those of us fishermen without boats, good fishing can often be found in the rivers or streams below large reservoirs. As gates are...
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Woodpeckers; Nature’s Little Drummer Boys
I marveled at the woodpecker hammering away at the top of the power pole along our alley. “Probably not much to be had there...
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Don’t Wake a Sleeping Skunk
Well, it’s skunk mating season again, and anytime now the night air will reek of skunk spray. Skunks do not hibernate, but become very...
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Early Kansas Cats’
I went on this trip knowing full well I’d be resigned to using an alias in place of my friends name here in this...
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Reading and Interpreting Kansas Fishing Reports and Forecasts
Unlike hunting seasons, fishing never really ends here in Kansas. Yes, different times of the year bring with them differing success rates for different...
