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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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