Hunter-Trappers

Hunter-Trappers hunt, trap and shoot animals for food, pelts, research, and pest control.

What the job involves

• Travels to allocated shooting areas on foot or by helicopter and stalks, shoots or traps animals

• Lays poison and sets traps

• Checks traps to remove carcasses

• Removes parts of animal as evidence of kill

• Collects sample of animal carcasses for scientific analysis if required

• Monitors and records animal population numbers and spread