Trappers set and position traps along trails; maintain trails for access to traplines; operate snowmobiles or travel on foot, snowshoes, or skis to patrol traplines; kill / skin catch for pelts; and treat / market pelts. They also trap live animals for sale / relocation purposes, and trap designated animals for bounty / other animal control programs.
They may monitor animal populations to ensure future sustainability.
People in this group are self-employed trappers.
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