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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 “Hunter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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