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Range Sheepherder-March 2024
Hagerman
Mar 28, 2026
About Range Sheepherder

  This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148457

  Seasonal position: 3/16/2024 - 11/30/2024

  Must have 3 months experience with 800 - 1000 head flocks. One referencerequired.

  Attends sheep and/or goat flock grazing on range or pasture: Herds flockand rounds up strays using trained dogs. Attend to sheep grazing on therange to include: Herding sheep on the range or in

  pastures while riding on horseback, riding ATVs, or walking on foot.Beds down flock near evening campsite. Guards flock from predatoryanimals and from eating poisonous plants. Drenches sheep

  and/or goats. May examine animals for signs of illness and administervaccines, medications and insecticides according to instructions.

  Range herding is completed when vegetation is not in a dormant state. Arange herder requires knowledge and maintenance of rangeland in order toavoid overgrazing of the range land and prevention

  of animals ingesting noxious weeds. The proper grazing action of theseanimals helps to reduce wildland fire fuel, increase soil fertility andimprove vegetation. Experienced employees hired for this

  type of position would need to have the knowledge of maintaining a herdon a range so the animals dont disperse in large open areas, be able topromote proper grazing of rangeland, and predator

  control on the range. May perform incidental work with cattle.

  Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 50% of work willbe performed on the range. Western Range Association and its memberranches facilitate practices of good animal

  husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoninglivestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If thenegligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the

  loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, theemployee may be held accountable for these actions.

  The worker will live in the employer provided range housing. Saidhousing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided tothe employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the

  housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoidflies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert theemployer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable

  amount of time. The employee may be held accountable for damage to thehousing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of theemployee (normal wear and tear excepted).

  On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week

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