1220.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition, 1997

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/07/1997

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Contents >> 02 Structure & Definitions >> 9 Labourers and Related Workers >> 99 Other Labourers and Related Workers >> 992 Agricultural and Horticultural Labourers >> 9929 Other Agricultural and Horticultural Labourers >> 9929-11 Shooter-Trapper

9929-11	Shooter-Trapper
	Hunter

Hunts, traps or shoots animals for food, pelts, research or for pest control.

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is completion of compulsory secondary education or higher qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks Include:

lays traps for animals, including poison baits, mechanical traps, pens and snares
uses spotlights for night hunting
checks traps and removes trapped animals
guts and skins animals and removes unwanted pieces of carcass
places carcasses in mobile freezer vans
may tag and release animals or transfer them to cages or bags