Government Trapper Job Opportunity

The South Dakota program has a Wildlife Damage Specialist position available, based out of FT. Pierre SD. Deadline to apply is April 4, 2022

If anyone has questions about the job in general or this district I'd be happy to answer them

Use the link below to apply.


https://sodakprod-lm01.cloud.infor.com:1443/lmghr/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=HE8

I'm your man if we can hold the start date off about 5 years until the last kid is grown (wife won't move until then)

Sounds beyond awesome.

Walmart in Yankton pays $18.50 an hour. Looking at that job description i doubt they have many applications for $20 an hour!

Nice sounding job.

Sure you’re not gonna get rich, but at least you’d get paid to trap, snare, call, work outside, pretty much make your own schedule, love your job, bring your dogs to work every morning, see some cool nature stuff etc... or you could go work at Walmart in Yankton.

Most of the old timers we admire for the life they lived sure weren't doing it for the $

I don't think most people have any idea what this job entails. This is not hobby trapping. It is serious work and ranchers and others expect results and expect them quickly. The miles and hours you put on are incredible. The skill and perseverance needed to do this job is worth way more than $20 an hour. I have great admiration for all the ADC men in SD. I put Walmart on for comparison. The job description for them is probably only 3 sentences.

Any younger guy who loves to trap and is good at it would jump on that job.
I did a job like that for many years-everything was provided.Including benefits and pension.

Lots of miles,long hours,some stress,but very rewarding.

1937

Seeing as how there's no bounty,and the price if fur where its at,I don't believe that's going to be an issue

Pretty Good

Hey you be careful now. Last time there was a trapping job posted that topped at 50k and i commented the pay is crap for how hard you have to work and stuck up for every state employee in this state, the kristi cult came out of the woodwork defending her saying how “its a fair wage”. SD workers have been conditioned to expect terrible pay and be ok with it. We can dump over a million a year into a bounty program but God forbid we pay a damage guy hardly more than 40k starting to eradicate actual problem animals costing guys money.

TTT

Great opportunity. Thanks for posting. I hope some young trapper runs with it

I can’t wait till I get out of college. I’m almost done but still have a little while to go…It sure sounds like a dream job. Thanks for posting.

Going to Fur takers college would look great on your resume!

Spending a few days at Coyote Days would be beneficial.

This is exactly why we started a scholarship last year (which we will begin taking applications for soon) My (our) goal is to get someone up to speed with coyote predator control by they time that person gets a degree, that they are well aware of what is expected of them in a western state's predator program.

As for the job, I'm sure there are better paying jobs out there, but few will more rewarding. It's a good lifestyle!

Had to respond to the article about Long
His nickname was Pud I still find his drag rocks the man covered alot of country around my area
When you find his drag rock you usually catch a cat
He was a good trapper

Go to coyote days. Skip fur taker school. My .02.

I would do both you will get credits for Fur Taker's you should get some for Coyote Days,but I don't know that for sure.One of these year's I would like to make Coyote Day's .but with my work it's almost impossible for me to get out to it.

They sure know how to make it sound nice, like taking a vacation. All I can say it looks like a lot of hours for little pay I can just imagine the hours and getting called out when you want to do something else. Only way I could see it is no family you might make a couple bucks killing critters in the summer the novelty would wear off quick. $25/ hr 40 hrs a week thats a $1000 per week with food and home prices the way they are. I would guess its not going to be 40 hrs a week and starting pay more like what they state $20.

There's a position open in Utah right now as well. You think dakotas would be low pay think about them gov guys out in sheep country that have to stay in the mnts for days or week at a time when kids are dropping

TTT

TTT

I’ve trapped my entire life (since age 10). It’s got me nowhere! Poor career choice.

Get a construction job where you can destroy your body for compensation. Or a profession where you can be stuck in traffic, flush with cash. Either of which turns a day in the field into a cherished privilege. But when you retire you can be all set and catch up on you’re trapping....or just Kiel over dead. Then somebody else will count your money.

Folks in these endeavors having greater motivations then money.

TTT. Monday is the deadline to get your application in.

just can't talk kim into moving

People say to do the things you enjoy doing.
Many of these same people say work hard and/or smart and try to retire early.
Some of these same people say retirement is the end zone, the goal where you SCORE!

Do we know how many people swallow these advice pills every day and live miserable, wasted lives?
10%? 20%? More?
People are prideful and commonly cover up unhappy goings-ons, so when they will say they are happy but when they are online comparing their lives to others a lot, or head out to buy more cannibas, or pills, or make another run to the liquor store, or kick their dog again, we'd define that as not so happy at all.

Trapping is a real great way to get outside and stay outside. In a world turned urban that will call the full time trapper the nuttiest nut in the mix.
The person chasing the end zone of retirement to pick up sea shells (love that Piper message) for the rest of their time on earth will live a wasted life of little value so will ridicule (envy and jealousy) anyone who do not chase what they chase... who instead marvels at creation and the Creator.
The trapper may enjoy and work for less money many times.
Especially in agency work.
Because the sea shell collectors run the show and they think that trappers are not "worth" as much as say, a person who has an advanced degree, or two, or three.
The shell collectors find identity in titles and trappers have very few.
And even if they do, they don't find their identity in them.
They love other things above the alphabet behind their name.

Who then has wisdom? The trapper who loves creation and may not even know why, or the person who collects sea shells and never even notices where they came from?

Trapping has always been my means to be outside where we all belong.
How about you?

Blessings,
Mark

I retired at age 44, started a new career, and thought I’d take a couple years off to enjoy family and trapping. I just finished my first fully retired year and I don’t know if I can make it through a second full year. Im going to go through at least this summer but I’m bored. I’ve done all I can do at the house and have refinished complete bathrooms and it’s just boring. I think retirement would taste better in my 60s.

Being based out of Ft Pierre is this position mainly working on canines? Lots of water there.

Very,very good

Old Coy, There are a few beaver complaints but this district is mostly all coyote work.

John,
Here's the skinny. You sitting down?
Some are not constructed at the factory for retirement.
You may be involved all the days of your life but the involvement will vary according to what you consider valuable.

Who started the legacy of leaving behind cash or stuff anyway?
We don't ride that rodeo circuit.
I doubt by the sounds of your thread post that you do either.

Blessings,
Mark

If I had to do it over I would have gotten a federal or state job , not trapping. Get your 20-25 years in. You will have life time insurance, pension plus your own 401K plan. Then at age 55 trap , hunt and fish as much as you want. Government jobs is so much easier and better benefits. Why do you think Biden Incorporated choose the government jobs . Marty

Chris, how big is this district? I am fairly familiar with the area and curious as to how far it covers? I can’t get the link to open up.

Old coy, it covers Stanley, Jones, Mellette and western Lyman counties

Life is what you make of it. People imprison themselves. That is the truth. I personally have taken a lot of risk in my life. Enjoyed every minute of it. As the old saying goes. You can lead a horse to water. But you can’t make them drink. Opportunities are abound. Only a fool hesitates.

Thanks Chris!