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Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« on: April 02, 2013, 07:57:30 PM »
Interesting.

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2013, 10:06:46 PM »
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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2013, 10:29:28 PM »
Somebody shoot them Bobcats home address so they know where to drop them off. :rolleyes:
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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2013, 10:37:39 PM »
Wow, sounds like a great job, I'd love to do that. Unfortunately it doesn't pay enough and I'm too old.    :):bash:

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Duties:

Each position reports to the Carnivore Section Manager and serves as a Wolf Biologist 1 and is almost entirely dedicated to capturing and monitoring wolves.
Primary duties of Wolf Biologist 1 include:


Deploys and monitors trail cameras to detect wolf presence in remote areas of Washington, Provides ground reconnaissance to detect and/or confirm wolf presence and breeding status, Follows up on internal/external wolf sighting reports to validate the presence of wolves, Capture, immobilize, and mark wolves

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2013, 10:42:51 PM »
did you see the fine print  :yike:

hunters need not apply - all applicants will be check for WILD ID #'s.  Additional prefrence points awarded for 5 consecutive years of WWF, Defenders of Wildlife or Howling for Justice paid membership (must supply certification or wolf adoption papers with application for credit). ranchers or ranch hand need not apply - if you've ever worked on or for a cattle ranch do not apply

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2013, 10:47:38 PM »
did you see the fine print  :yike:

hunters need not apply - all applicants will be check for WILD ID #'s.  Additional prefrence points awarded for 5 consecutive years of WWF, Defenders of Wildlife or Howling for Justice paid membership (must supply certification or wolf adoption papers with application for credit). ranchers or ranch hand need not apply - if you've ever worked on or for a cattle ranch do not apply
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Wouldn't surprise me that a Wild ID would result in an auto DQ though. 

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2013, 11:46:36 PM »
did you see the fine print  :yike:

hunters need not apply - all applicants will be check for WILD ID #'s.  Additional prefrence points awarded for 5 consecutive years of WWF, Defenders of Wildlife or Howling for Justice paid membership (must supply certification or wolf adoption papers with application for credit). ranchers or ranch hand need not apply - if you've ever worked on or for a cattle ranch do not apply

They dont want people that actually want to catch them...

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2013, 01:12:07 PM »
That is kind of crappy pay, especially when the preferred candidate would have a Bachelor's degree, and they want someone with experience.

Min qual's include:

An associate’s degree in fisheries, wildlife management, natural resource science, or environmental science
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A minimum of 6 months professional field or research experience with trapping, immobilizing, radio-collaring, and studying carnivores.
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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2013, 02:13:17 PM »
You never work a day if you love what you do. Im only 17 though so can't apply. And need to go through college

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2013, 02:56:22 PM »
seriously, I applied not sure how posting that here will affect my chances but wth. i put my name in the hat, although i doubt ill even get a call back, ill have the BS degree in a month but dont have any experience tranq'ing wolves and think i missed the spot on the app process to put in a cover letter and didnt realize that until just now reading the pdf posted here.

besides its only a 6 month job and only pays OK money. its more a foot in the door position for someone wanting to make a career with DFW

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2013, 03:04:15 PM »
It would be a great "foot in the door" type of job. Not only that, but you'd be getting paid to have fun. It would be like getting paid to go hunting.

I hope you at least get an interview. Unfortunately, I bet competition for the job will be fierce.

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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2013, 04:06:37 PM »
It would be a great "foot in the door" type of job. Not only that, but you'd be getting paid to have fun. It would be like getting paid to go hunting.

I hope you at least get an interview. Unfortunately, I bet competition for the job will be fierce.

it would be a great opprotunity, politics aside i would not mind making a career out of dfw, and yeah it would be awesome to get paid to do catch and release hunting all summer long. yeah i bet they get a couple hundred apps the position is taking apps until the 10th im kind of hoping that my background in GIS and GPS gains me a few ladder rungs but i got a feeling that cover letter thing is going to be the death of my application. outdoor skills are pretty easily taught compared to data analysis, i already know how to hunt and track animals (decently) learning to shoot a tranq gun or set a trap wouldnt be all that difficult.



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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2013, 04:22:47 PM »
I'd love that job. If I was single and/or the pay was better and I had the qualifications I'd be all over it. Probably because of the stage I'm at in life, that pay is crappy to me. As a foot in the door type job for someone starting out their career, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Sounds like a dream job.
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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2013, 05:06:29 PM »
I'm glad to see them hiring someone, it's about time. Too bad they aren't adding 10 trappers instead of 2.
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Re: Who's applying? WDFW hiring 2 more wolf trappers.
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2013, 05:06:56 PM »
 :yeah:
If I were recently out of college with the right degree, I'd be all over that job.  I imagine it would lead to better paying permanent jobs in wildlife management.
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