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Useful experience for hunters and trappers includes:
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There are no specific requirements to become a hunter and trapper, as most skills are learned on the job. However depending on what sort of hunting or trapping you are doing, you may need training in an aspect of the work.
If you are hunting with a rifle, you will need a firearms licence, and a hunting permit.
Hunters and trappers intending to use poison to kill animals have to gain an Approved Handler Test Certificate and a Controlled Substance Licence.
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Most people will come from a recreational hunting and trapping background.