Hunter
Code 6224.1
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.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- camouflage
- animal hunting
- forest conservation
- forest ecology
- ecosystems
- understand game species
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- European firearms-control legislation
- wildlife projects
- wild game meat food safety requirements
- wildlife
Skills and competences
- apply forest legislation
- trap animals
- hunt animals
- monitor forest health
- monitor wildlife
- develop wildlife programs
- dispose of dead animals
- assess harvesting impact on wildlife
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- organise game shoots
- perform forest analysis
- comply with wildlife hazard management programmes
Transversal competences
- assist forest visitors
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- promote environmental awareness
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Sources
This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences