A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.
ORDER XXVII.—PERSONS ENGAGED IN PERSONAL SERVICE (including Institutions, Clubs, Hotels, etc.)
910.—Game Keepers and Game Watchers
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- beck watcher
- see water bailiff.
- decoy keeper, decoy man
- erects wire netting tunnel traps on lake and marsh waters for decoying of wild ducks, etc.; sets decoy ducks; kills ducks so trapped and sends to market.
- deer park keeper
- feeds deer in private or public park at fixed times; drives deer into fold for night where necessary; generally attends to upkeep of deer park; repairs and sets up fences for fold; promotes growth of grass by scattering manure or soil; keeps watch that deer are not molested.
- deer stalker
- acts as guide to sportsmen hunting deer, directs stalking operations.
- earth stopper
- stops up rabbit holes, demolishes burrows in banks, etc.
- fishery keeper, fish keeper (river)
- see water bailiff; cf. fish breeder (989).
- fish watcher
- see water bailiff.
- gamekeeper
- is responsible for the breeding, feeding, and general care and preservation of game patrols grounds against trespassers, lays traps for and destroys vermin.
- keeper of fox cover
- keeps trespassers from disturbing foxes in their dens; provides foxes with food if necessary, especially at breeding time.
- rabbit breeder
; warrener, warren holder
- in charge of privately owned rabbit warren in which rabbits are bred for game; keeps wire netting enclosure fence in repair; sets traps for and shoots vermin; patrols ground to keep off poachers; places food for rabbits when natural food is insufficient; kills and prepares rabbits for table or market, when required.
- rabbit catcher or destroyer
- as for rabbit catcher (039).
- river bailiff, keeper, warder or watcher
- see water bailiff.
- trapper
- as for rabbit catcher (039).
- warrener, warren holder
- see rabbit breeder.
- water bailiff, keeper or watcher
; beck watcher, fishery keeper, fish keeper (river), fish watcher, river bailiff, keeper, warder or watcher
- patrols rivers and lakes to] see that local bye-laws for protection of private fisheries are observed, keeps off trespassers and fish poachers; sometimes also breeds fish, see fish breeder (989).
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From:
A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain. 