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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 “Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator”

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

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Night vision scopes
Knife sharpeners
Fixed-blade knives
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Emergency first aid kits
Bow presses
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Cable cutters
Duck boat paddles
Priming tools
Wrist slings
Nipple wrenches
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Semi-automatic rifles
Trap setters
Cable hoists
Tablet computers
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Headlamps
Game straps
Laptop computers
Rifle borescopes
Skinning knives
Snowshoes
Digital laser rangefinders
Personal floatation devices
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Folding saws
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Hand-held radios
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Single-action revolvers
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Weather alert radios
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Night vision binoculars
Arrow stripping tools
Arrow rests
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Hunting machetes
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All terrain vehicles ATV
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