Winter Range Shepherd: Herd, Protect & Care for Flock

H2ajobs; Wilder (ID); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Water and supplies

Résumé du poste

H2ajobs in Wilder, Idaho, is seeking a range herder to manage 800–1000 head flocks on the range. The role requires riding, monitoring nutrition, and ensuring animals have access to unfrozen water during winter.

Housing and meals are provided, with duties including lambing support and predator protection. Candidates should demonstrate experience with extreme winter conditions, tracking animal health, and working with dogs and pack animals to move and tend flocks across large pastures.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience with 800–1000 head flocks.
• Ability to identify approaching storms and protect the herd.
• Experience handling extreme winter conditions on a range.

Responsabilités

• Herd sheep/goats/horses on range or pasture, riding on horseback, ATVs, or on foot.
• Guard flock from predators and from poisonous plants.
• Drench sheep/goats; assist in lambing, docking, and shearing; move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds.

Connaissances

Range herding experience

Description du poste

H2ajobs in Wilder, Idaho, is seeking a range herder to manage 800–1000 head flocks on the range. The role requires riding, monitoring nutrition, and ensuring animals have access to unfrozen water during winter.

Housing and meals are provided, with duties including lambing support and predator protection. Candidates should demonstrate experience with extreme winter conditions, tracking animal health, and working with dogs and pack animals to move and tend flocks across large pastures.