Studies show that playing sports and staying active gives you a better outlook on life. Set a physical challenge for yourself (run a race, rock climb, learn to surf, etc.) and complete it! 

Get active! 

Find a national wildlife refuge near you and click on the refuge name to learn what you can see and do there. Read about the habitat and animals you might see, then plan a trip with family or friends.

Visit a wildlife refuge near you.

Are you more comfortable in hiking boots or scuba gear than a suit? The outdoor industry has a variety of career opportunities. Explore your options based on your interests! 

Explore careers in the outdoor industry.

Read about the difference between blind risk-taking and calculated risk-taking. Think of a calculated risk you could take. Write down the possible consequences and rewards.

Take a calculated risk.

The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

The ability to see details at a distance.

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.

Fishing and Hunting Workers

Hunt, trap, catch, or gather wild animals or aquatic animals and plants. May use nets, traps, or other equipment. May haul catch onto ship or other vessel.

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

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Vice President of Operations

Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed

Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.

Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Hunters and Trappers

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Patrol trap lines or nets to inspect settings, remove catch, and reset or relocate traps.

Obtain permission from landowners to hunt or trap on their land.

Travel on foot, by vehicle, or by equipment such as boats, snowmobiles, helicopters, snowshoes, or skis to reach hunting areas.

Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.

Skin quarry, using knives, and stretch pelts on frames to be cured.

Scrape fat, blubber, or flesh from skin sides of pelts with knives or hand scrapers.

Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.

Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.

Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.

Microsoft Excel

MaxSea TIMEZERO

P-Sea WindPlot

Signet Nobeltec Catch

Trimble MyTopo Terrain Navigator Pro

DeerDays

Strat-Tech Deer Hunting Expert

Winchester Ammunition Ballistics Calculator

Catchlog Trading Catchlog

OLRAC Electronic Logbook Software Solution

Microsoft Office software

MaxSea Time Zero Navigator NOAA

Inventory management systems

Dip nets

Gill nets

Trammel nets

Triplex trawls

Bodygrip traps

Snares

Tunnel traps

Weir traps

Dogbones

Float lines

Thimbles

Trotlines

Black powder pistols

Black powder revolvers

Pump action rifles

Semi-automatic rifles

Downriggers

Electric bottom-fishing reels

Longline haulers

Longline spools

Gillnetters

Large decked fishing vessels

Trollers

Undecked fishing vessels

Arrow rests

Bow stabilizers

Longbows

Recurve bows

Ammunition magazines

Cappers

Reloading presses

Trigger locks

Acorn buoys

Bullet buoys

Radio buoys

Toggles

Commercial fish or shark hooks

Dehookers

Gaffs

Harpoons

Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

Fishing and Hunting Workers

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Career

What Fishing and Hunting Workers Do

Other Job Titles Fishing and Hunting Workers May Have

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Fishing and Hunting Workers

Overview

Career

What Fishing and Hunting Workers Do

Other Job Titles Fishing and Hunting Workers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

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