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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 “Predatory Animal Trapper”

Mix baits for attracting animals.
Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation.
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.
Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
Cure pelts with salt and boric acid.
Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.
Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.
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.
Cut walk tracks for better access to traps and bait stations.
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.
Trap and capture quarry dead or alive for identification, relocation, or sale, using baited, scented, or camouflaged traps, snares, cages, or nets.
Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages.
Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.
Train dogs for hunting.
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.
Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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