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Hunters and Trappers

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

Other names for Hunters and Trappers: Chain Person, Chain Puller, Chain Tender, Chainer, Chaser, Choke Setter, Choker, Choker Hooker, Chute Greaser, Chute Tender, Climber, Clipper, Deer Hunter, Expedition Supervisor, Forestry Hunter, Fur Trapper, Game Trapper, Hunter, Hunting Guide, Lion Hunter, Moose Hunter, Mule Rider, Nuisance Trapper, Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator, Pelter, Pelts Skinner, Predator Control Trapper, Predatory Animal Exterminator, Predatory Animal Hunter, Predatory Animal Trapper, Predatory Game Hunter, Predatory Hunter, Sealer, Trapper, Trapper Instructor, Underwater Hunter-Trapper, Urban Wildlife Damage Control Specialist, Wildlife Control Operator, Alligator Hunter, Alligator Trapper, Animal Bounty Hunter, Animal Control Expert, Animal Damage Control Agent, Animal Trapper, Bird Trapper, Bounty Hunter, Bounty Trapper, Carriage Dogger, Carriage Operator, Carriage Rider, Carriage Setter,

What do Hunters and Trappers do?

  • Decide where to set traps, using grid maps and aerial maps of hunting areas.
  • Remove designated parts such as ears or tails from slain quarry as evidence for killing bounty, using knives.
  • Train dogs for hunting.
  • Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages.
  • Publicize hunting activities by writing for outdoor magazines or by making videos of their hunts.
  • Cut walk tracks for better access to traps and bait stations.
  • Cure pelts with salt and boric acid.
  • Maintain and repair trapping equipment.
  • Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.
  • 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.
  • Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin-sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.
  • 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.
  • Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.
  • Travel on foot, or by using vehicles or 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.
  • Pack pelts in containers, load containers onto trucks, and transport pelts to processing plants or to public auctions.
  • 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.
  • Wash and sort pelts according to species, color, and quality.
  • Mix baits for attracting animals.