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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 Exterminator”

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

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