A professional who traps animals for pelts, live sale, bounty, or to relocate them in other areas. Respnsibilities include:

• Sets traps with bait, scent, or camouflage, and in patterns according to size, species, habits, and environs of animal sought or according to reason for trapping.
• Patrols trapline to remove catch and reset or relocate traps.
• Clubs or drowns trapped fur-bearing animals to prevent damage to pelts.
• Skins animals, using knife, and stretches pelts on frames to be cured.
• Scrapes or skives skin-side of pelt with knife to remove fat and flesh, and rubs skin with salt to dry and preserve it.
• Sorts pelts according to species, color, and quality.
• Removes parts, such as ears or tail, from predatory animals and presents them as evidence of kill for bounty.
• May be designated according to animal trapped as Beaver Trapper; Muskrat Trapper.