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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

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Tasks for “Hunters and Trappers”

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

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