hunter
Hunters track and pursue animals with the intention of trapping or killing them. They hunt animals for the purpose of gaining food and other animal products, recreation, trade or wildlife management. Hunters specialise in the skill of tracking down and shooting animals with weapons such as rifles and bows. They also use devices to trap animals for similar purposes.
Also called: pelt trapper, game trapper, trapper, fur trapper, wildlife culler, animal hunter, deer stalker, deer hunter
- 15
- essential skills
- 15
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- game keeper3 skills in common
- alternative fuels engineer1 skill in common
- chemical metallurgist1 skill in common
- corrosion technician1 skill in common
- environmental programme coordinator1 skill in common
- scrap metal operative1 skill in common
- sewerage systems manager1 skill in common
- sustainability manager1 skill in common
Essential skills
15- acquire licences for the use of weapons
- animal hunting
- camouflage
- comply with wildlife hazard management programmes
- dispose of dead animals
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- European firearms-control legislation
- hunt animals
- manage game management plans
- monitor wildlife
- trap animals
- understand game species
- use firearms
- wild game meat food safety requirements
- wildlife
Optional skills
15No account needed to start
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