Gilliland, Steve
Gilliland, Steve
What’s in YOUR Pond?
It’s fishing season again, and if the fishing experience in your pond needs “tuned-up” this is the time to do that. My friend whose...
Gilliland, Steve
Oh those Pesky Pests!
Some friends recently asked me to help them figure out what was messing with some mouse and rat bait stations they had around the...
Gilliland, Steve
Only you can stop the Spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species
Admit it, we’ve all laughed like crazy at the videos of fish jumping crazily out of the water as a boat streaks across a...
Gilliland, Steve
When Your Pond Turns on You
Ever since I moved to Kansas I’ve heard fishermen talk about lakes, reservoirs and ponds “turning,” sometimes involving a fish kill, but always resulting...
Gilliland, Steve
The Circle of Life
One of my editors who runs a monthly outdoor page suggested I do a column on “When wild animals encroach on your yard and...
Gilliland, Steve
Timely Tomato Tips
Though advice about growing tomatoes might seem a stretch to be considered subject matter for an outdoor column, every outdoorsman I know grows a...
Gilliland, Steve
Killdeers
Over the years I’ve had many encounters with those jaunty little stilt-legged birds known as Killdeers. As a midwestern farm kid I can’t count...
Gilliland, Steve
Kansas Turkeys in the Wind
So here we are, it’s the first week of the 2017 Kansas turkey season and I can’t quite explain why I haven’t been chomping...
