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Job Description

Hunt and trap wild animals for human consumption, fur, feed, bait, or other purposes.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-3021.00

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Hunters and Trappers”.

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Tasks for “Choke Setter”

Obtain required approvals for using poisons or traps, and notify persons in areas where traps and poison are set.
Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
Wash and sort pelts according to species, color, and quality.
Remove designated parts such as ears or tails from slain quarry as evidence for killing bounty, using knives.
Participate in animal damage control, wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Publicize hunting activities by writing for outdoor magazines or by making videos of hunts.
Select, bait, and set traps, and lay poison along trails, according to species, size, habits, and environs of birds or animals and reasons for trapping them.
Decide where to set traps, using grid maps and aerial maps of hunting areas.
Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages.
Cure pelts with salt and boric acid.
Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.
Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
Cut walk tracks for better access to traps and bait stations.
Trap and capture quarry dead or alive for identification, relocation, or sale, using baited, scented, or camouflaged traps, snares, cages, or nets.
Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.
Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation.
Mix baits for attracting animals.
Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.
Pack pelts in containers, load containers onto trucks, and transport pelts to processing plants or to public auctions.
Train dogs for hunting.
Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.

Related Technology & Tools

Hand trowels
Headlamps
Hunting trucks
Claw hammers
Hand saws
Ratchet shears
Hunting knee pads
Folding saws
Ammunition magazines
Air horns
Hunting binoculars
Tactical axes
Infrared game cameras
Laser sights
Duck boat paddles
Black powder rifles
Nipple wrenches
Trigger pull gauges
Personal computers
Hunting flashlights
Radio headsets
Dog training dummy launchers
Pneumatic hog ring tools
Sonic cleaners
Patch pullers
Bone saws
Heatseekers
Night vision binoculars
Bolt action rifles
Pipe cleaners
Cocking aids
Black powder revolvers
Quivers
Rifle scopes
Dirt sifters
Game calls
Hunting arrows
Trap triggers
Fur combs
Hunting gun cases
Pack saws
Reloading powder funnels
Lever action rifles
Game straps
Longbows
Hunting decoys
Propane lanterns
Crossbows
Hand guards
Hunting waders
Recurve bows
Wildlife food plot spreaders
Reloading dies
Bow hunting gloves
Viewing equipment tripods
Bipods
Bodygrip traps
Cappers
Hunting handguns
Game sleds
Trap stakes
Game carts
Longspring traps
Trail cameras
Monoculars
Hog slammers
Bore swabs
Live traps
Mechanical releases
Laptop computers
Gun vises
Foot traps
Bow cameras
Hunting hatchets
Hearing enhancement aids
Stake pullers
Boning knives
Double-action revolvers
Box traps
Powder measures
Collarum snares
Shooting sticks
String silencers
Knife sharpeners
Throwing axes
Finger tabs
Magnetic compasses
Rifle borescopes
Bow hunting arm guards
Game scales
Fire starters
Bow stringers
Muzzleloader scopes
Coilspring traps
Cable cutters
Single-action revolvers
Snowshoes
Chamber brushes
Trigger locks
Cleaning jags
Bore lights
Hunting machetes
Bow presses
Semi-automatic rifles
Skinning knives
Blinds
Nipple picks
Choke tubes
Wrist slings
Camp axes
Tunnel traps
Reloading calipers
Noose poles
Handheld global positioning system receivers GPS
Cross country skis
Survival pocket knives
Tranquilizer guns
Shotgun scopes
Bullet micrometers
Hunting boats
Dog training dummies
Case tumblers
Bullet pullers
Caper knives
Trap setting tongs
HuntingSouth HuntSmart
Gambrels
Priming tools
Pump action rifles
Tree steps
Garmin Topo U.S. 100K
Hand-held radios
All terrain vehicles ATV
Hunting vests
Bronze brushes
Broadhead wrenches
Shooting glasses
Hunting safety harnesses
Bowlegs
Game shears
Cable hoists
Water purifiers
Thread cleaning tools
Spotlights
Compound bows
Jaw traps
Signal mirrors
Space blankets
Bow stabilizers
Personal floatation devices
Hunting snowmobiles
J-hook tools
Break-action pistols
Holsters
Tablet computers
Arrow rests
Black powder pistols
Hunting ear muffs
Fleshing knives
Night vision scopes
Weather alert radios
Fixed-blade knives
Hunting pliers
Night vision goggles
Folding knives
Arrow straighteners
Snares
Spotting scopes
Hunting shotguns
Arrow sharpeners
Reloading presses
Bullet puller collets
Digital laser rangefinders
Break action rifles
Arrow pullers
Hunting utility knives
Crossbow broadheads
Gunsmith screwdrivers
Trap setters
Choke tube wrenches
Drowning locks
Emergency first aid kits
Hunting goggles
Bone crushers
Arrow stripping tools
Haul lines
Climbing straps
Arrow squaring devices

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