Job description Muskrat Trapper in the Montréal Region

Find out what work is like for a muskrat trapper in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Trappers and hunters (NOC 85104).

Trappers and hunters

Description

Trappers and hunters trap and hunt wild animals for pelts or live sale. They are usually self-employed and work on a seasonal basis.

Work week duration

Trappers and hunters usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Trappers and hunters have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Set traps with bait and position traps along trails
  • Operate boats or snowmobiles or travel on foot, snowshoes or skis to patrol trapline or to reach hunting areas
  • Pursue animals by observing and recognizing tracks, trails, animal droppings or broken foliage
  • Remove catch and reset traps and snares
  • Kill and skin catch for pelts, and treat and pack pelts for marketing or for transport to public auctions
  • Kill wild animals using firearms or other weapons
  • Trap live animals for sale to buyers or for relocation purposes
  • Maintain and repair trapping and hunting equipment
  • Maintain trails and access to trapping lines or hunting regions
  • Trap designated animals for bounty or other control programs
  • May train dogs for hunting
  • May monitor animal population in the trapping or hunting regions to ensure future sustainability.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Trappers and hunters are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Self-employed

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • Skin injury
  • In an open vehicle or equipment
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Biological agents
  • In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
  • Extremely bright or inadequate lighting
  • Standard safety equipment

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 85104), and a list of similar occupations:

  • fur trapper
  • game trapper
  • hunter
  • sealer
  • trapper

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Trappers and hunters in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey

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