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Ranch Hand / Assistant Wrangler needed near Leakey, Texas

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Location
near Leakey, TX
Job Type
Full Time
Salary
Salaried position DOE; includes house, utilities, and benefits
Date Posted
November 30, 2023
Housing Offered
Yes
Experience
2-5 yrs

This position requires a motivated self-starter who can complete tasks with minimal prompting and maximum efficiency. Under the direction of the ranch manager, skills and responsibilities include:

General Ranch Work:

  • Operation and maintenance of heavy equipment (skid steer, backhoe, roller, tractor, dozer, feed blower trailer, and maintainer) for land clearing, road maintenance, hunting site preparations/maintenance, and various other projects as needed
  • Basic construction knowledge for maintaining hunting blinds, ranch facilities, horse trails, fencing, and shooting range projects
  • General groundskeeping
  • Basic mechanical and vehicle maintenance knowledge
  • Hiking and horse trails maintenance
  • Assisting with prescribed burns
  • Assisting other ranch staff with routine preparations as needed

Hunting & Trapping:

  • Proficiency in firearms and firearms safety to run feral hog traps during the hunting off-season
  • Maintaining hunting sites throughout the year (blinds, feeders, cameras, etc.)
  • Assisting with driving hunters to and from blinds, and processing game as needed

Horses:

  • Assisting the lead wrangler in a variety of tasks that include (but not limited to) maintaining horse areas and facilities, grooming, feeding, and saddling
  • Accompanying the guest trail rides during the riding season

This position comes with a house, paid utilities, vehicle, and health benefits. For most of the year, days off are Sundays and Mondays, and can change during the hunting season. All staff have 3 established weeks of paid vacation (always in May, September, and Christmas).

TO APPLY:

Please email resumé with at least 3 professional references.

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