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- "Hunter and Trapper"

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

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Job Tasks for: "Hunter and Trapper"

Traps or captures quarry alive for identification, relocation, or live sale.

Stands watch to observe behavior of captured quarry.

Trains dogs for hunting.

Removes designated parts, such as ears or tail, from slain quarry as evidence for killing bounty, using knife.

Packs pelts in containers and loads containers onto trucks for transporting.

Washes and sorts pelts according to species, color, and quality.

Scrapes fat, blubber, or flesh from skin-side of pelt with knife or hand scraper, and cures pelts with salt and boric acid.

Skins quarry, using knife, and stretches pelts on frames to be cured.

Releases quarry from trap or net and transfers it to cage, or secures identification tag to quarry and releases it.

Restrains quarry with arms or nets, and rigs net or sling under catch to permit hoisting without bodily injury.

Drives quarry into traps, nets, or killing area, using dogs or prods.

Kills quarry for pelts or bounty, using club, poison, gun, or drowning method.

Select, baits, and sets traps according to species, size, habits, and environs of bird or animal and reason for trapping.

Patrols trapline or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.

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Skill Requirements for: "Hunter and Trapper"

Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

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Ability Requirements for: "Hunter and Trapper"

Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Speed of Limb Movement -- The ability to quickly move the arms and legs.

Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Far Vision -- The ability to see details at a distance.

Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Explosive Strength -- The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.

Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Spatial Orientation -- The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

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Job Activities for: "Hunter and Trapper"

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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