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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 “Predator Control Trapper”

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.
Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
Remove designated parts such as ears or tails from slain quarry as evidence for killing bounty, using knives.
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.
Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation.
Train dogs for hunting.
Cut walk tracks for better access to traps and bait stations.
Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.
Cure pelts with salt and boric acid.
Obtain required approvals for using poisons or traps, and notify persons in areas where traps and poison are set.
Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
Decide where to set traps, using grid maps and aerial maps of hunting areas.
Publicize hunting activities by writing for outdoor magazines or by making videos of hunts.
Wash and sort pelts according to species, color, and quality.
Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.
Mix baits for attracting animals.
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.
Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.
Participate in animal damage control, wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.

Related Technology & Tools

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