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Summary Description


	Hunt and trap wild animals for human consumption, fur, feed, bait, or other purposes.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Alligator Hunter

2.	Alligator Trapper

3.	Animal Bounty Hunter

4.	Animal Control Expert

5.	Animal Control Specialist

6.	Animal Damage Control Agent

7.	Animal Trapper

8.	Bird Trapper

9.	Bounty Hunter

10.	Bounty Trapper

11.	Carriage Dogger

12.	Carriage Operator

13.	Carriage Rider

14.	Carriage Setter

15.	Chain Person

16.	Chain Puller

17.	Chain Tender

18.	Chainer

19.	Chaser

20.	Choke Setter

21.	Choker

22.	Choker Hooker

23.	Chute Greaser

24.	Chute Tender

25.	Climber

26.	Clipper

27.	Deer Hunter

28.	Expedition Supervisor

29.	Forestry Hunter

30.	Fur Trapper

31.	Game Trapper

32.	Hunter

33.	Hunting Guide

34.	Lion Hunter

35.	Moose Hunter

36.	Mule Rider

37.	Nuisance Animal Damage Control Agent

38.	Nuisance Trapper

39.	Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator

40.	Nuisance Wildlife Specialist

41.	Pelter

42.	Pelts Skinner

43.	Predator Control Trapper

44.	Predatory Animal Exterminator

45.	Predatory Animal Hunter

46.	Predatory Animal Trapper

47.	Predatory Game Hunter

48.	Predatory Hunter

49.	Sealer

50.	Trapper

51.	Trapper Instructor

52.	Underwater Hunter-Trapper

53.	Urban Wildlife Damage Control Specialist

54.	Wildlife Control Operator

Job Tasks

	Maintain and repair trapping equipment. Maintain forestry, hunting, or agricultural equipment.

	Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps. Locate animals for fishing or hunting purposes.

	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. Capture or kill animals.

	Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers. Remove skin or other body parts from animals.

	Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods. Capture or kill 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. Position animal trapping or capture equipment.

	Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured. Remove skin or other body parts from animals.

	Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.

	Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation. Locate animals for fishing or hunting purposes.

	Pack pelts in containers, load containers onto trucks, and transport pelts to processing plants or to public auctions. Load agricultural or forestry products for shipment. Transport animals, crops, or equipment.

	Participate in animal damage control, wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.

	Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey. Train workers in farming, forestry, or hunting techniques.

	Remove designated parts such as ears or tails from slain quarry as evidence for killing bounty, using knives. Remove skin or other body parts from animals.

	Wash and sort pelts according to species, color, and quality. Sort forestry or agricultural materials.

	Mix baits for attracting animals. Prepare materials or solutions for animal or plant use.

	Train dogs for hunting.

	Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages. Capture or kill animals.

	Decide where to set traps, using grid maps and aerial maps of hunting areas. Plan trapping or hunting activities.

	Publicize hunting activities by writing for outdoor magazines or by making videos of hunts. Promote agricultural or hunting activities.

	Cut walk tracks for better access to traps and bait stations. Trim trees or other vegetation.

	Cure pelts with salt and boric acid.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

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