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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 “Chain Tender”

Mix baits for attracting animals.
Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.
Wash and sort pelts according to species, color, and quality.
Trap and capture quarry dead or alive for identification, relocation, or sale, using baited, scented, or camouflaged traps, snares, cages, or nets.
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.
Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.
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.
Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.
Cure pelts with salt and boric acid.
Train dogs for hunting.
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.
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.
Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.
Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
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.
Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.
Decide where to set traps, using grid maps and aerial maps of hunting areas.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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