Hunters and Trappers

Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.

Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.

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

Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.

Maintain and repair trapping equipment.

Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.

Track animals by checking for signs such as droppings or destruction of vegetation.

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.

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

Release quarry from traps or nets and transfer to cages.

Kill or stun trapped quarry, using clubs, poisons, guns, or drowning methods.

Trap and capture quarry dead or alive for identification, relocation, or sale, using baited, scented, or camouflaged traps, snares, cages, or nets.

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.

Teach or guide individuals or groups unfamiliar with specific hunting methods or types of prey.

Train dogs for hunting.

Mix baits for attracting animals.

Cut walk tracks for better access to traps and bait stations.

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

Cure pelts with salt and boric acid.

Decide where to set traps, using grid maps and aerial maps of hunting areas.

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