KSU Wildlife Specialist Drew Ricketts was at the Cherokee County Research and Extension Office in Columbus for a beaver trapping workshop March 4. Attendees are shown how Ricketts sets his own traps in the openings of beaver dens. Photo by Jacob Spencer.
With the assistance of an in-depth slide show and a number of visual aids, KSU Wildlife Specialist Drew Ricketts presented a beaver trapping workshop at the Cherokee County K-State Research and Extension office March 4.
Attendees were taught about the animal’s biology and various ways to capture them.
“I’ve been trapping since I was a young kid,”
Ricketts said. “It’s something I very much enjoy doing…
