Intern - Wildlife Damage (Summer)

State of South Dakota; Mitchell (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

State of South Dakota's Department of Game, Fish & Parks in Mitchell is seeking a Wildlife Damage Intern for the Summer session (May–August). You will learn wildlife damage management techniques, help with exclusion fences for geese, turkeys, and deer, and gain hands-on field experience.

The internship involves operating equipment, data entry, and record keeping, with preference for current part-time or full-time students who have completed at least one year of college and are from South Dakota

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute in the time of application.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their program.
• Preference may be given to juniors/seniors, SD residents, and SD institution students.

Responsibilities

• Learn wildlife damage management techniques and assist senior staff.
• Work on exclusion fences and hazing for geese, turkeys, and deer.
• Operate and maintain equipment and vehicles; perform data entry and record keeping.
• Support regional wildlife damage specialists in southeastern SD.

Job 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

• APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

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.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

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