Intern - Wildlife Damage (Summer)

Sdsoybean; Mitchell (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Game, Fish & Parks in Mitchell, SD seeks a Wildlife Damage Intern for the Summer session (May - August). The role supports wildlife damage management efforts and offers hands-on experience with exclusion fences, hazing, trapping, and banding migratory birds, plus operation of field equipment.

Applicants must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student and have completed at least one year of their program by the internship start.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

Responsibilities

• Intern will perform wildlife damage management techniques to assist the Regional Wildlife Damage Specialists in Southeastern South Dakota.
• Intern will learn methods of exclusion fences for Canada Geese, turkeys, and deer.
• Intern will learn hazing practices, some trapping for nuisance animals and beavers, banding migratory game birds, and other management assignments.
• They will also learn how to operate and maintain equipment and vehicles such as pick-up trucks, tractors, UTVs, kayaks, and boats with motors.
• Record keeping and data entry will be another area of skill development.

Job description

Intern - Wildlife Damage (Summer) - 37116

Mitchell, SD | Game, Fish and Parks | Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly

19.09 - 19.09 US per hour

Posted 12 days ago | Apply before January 27, 2027

Description

Session:Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Wildlife Damage Intern
Hiring Manager: Brad Baumgartner
Agency:Department of Game, Fish & Parks
Location: Mitchell
Minimum Salary: $19.09/hr

Position Description:
Intern will perform wildlife damage management techniques to assist the Regional Wildlife Damage Specialists in Southeastern South Dakota. Internships will provide experience on methods of exclusion fences for Canada Geese, Turkey's, and deer. Intern will also learn a variety of hazing practices, some trapping for nuisance animals and Beavers, banding migratory game birds, and other management assignments regarding Wildlife Damage. They will also learn how to operate and maintain a variety of equipment and vehicles such as pick-up trucks, tractors, UTV's, kayaks, and boats with motors. Record keeping and data entry will be another area of skill development.

Qualifications:
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.