Game keeper jobs in Finland
Game keepers manage the habitat and wild game population in a defined area.
Game keeper - Which skills are essential?
Develop and apply a habitat management plan.
Develop, manage and monitor a game management plan to ensure that there is enough game such as deer, pheasant, partridge and grouse.
Understan biology and ecology of relevant game specieis including game birds, deer, and fisheries.
Understand food safety management procudures and national requirements for wild game meat.
Support the hygienic handling of dead game. Inspect game carcasses to make sure it is suitable for consumption. Ensure game meat is handled, stored and dispatched hygienically and according to legal requirements.
The legal boundaries, codes of professional conduct, national and EU regulatory frameworks and legal procedures of working with animals and living organisms, ensuring their welfare and health.
Plan and organise shoots and fishing parties.
Rear and care for juvenile game in accordance with a game production plan.
Repair game equipment, buildings and game pens. Clean guns after use.
Plan and use appropriate hygiene measures to prevent transmission of diseases and ensure an effective overall hygiene. Maintain and follow hygiene procedures and regulations when working with animals, communicate site hygiene controls and protocols to others. Manage the safe disposal of waste according to destination and local regulations.
Prevent unlicensed hunting by patrolling the area at night.
Control predators such as foxes, crows and rats by shooting and trapping.
Game keeper - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Keep records of what animals are killed or caught. Arrange the sale of game.
Protect and manage rivers and streams as habitats for trout and salmon.
Clear woodland and burn heather.
Manage the procedures to be used in chemical testing by designing them and conducting tests accordingly.
Plan for the management of game and habitat on an estate.
Train gun dogs and work with them.
Hire and supervise beaters to startle game during shoots and related activities.