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Gary Dietrich Wildlife Apprenticeship Internship

Employer
South Carolina Waterfowl Association
Job Description, Responsibilities and Required Qualifications or Skills

 

Gary Dietrich Wildlife Management Apprenticeship Internship Program 

 

Title:  Gary Dietrich Wildlife Management Apprentice Intern 

Location: Pinewood, SC

Terms: Full-Time 10 weeks / 400hour 

Starting Date: May 2026

Salary: $7.25

Requirements:  Degree related to Wildlife Management

 

About:

 The Gary Dietrich Wildlife Management Apprentice Intern Program is a 10-week program designed to introduce wildlife students to the Gary Dietrich Wildlife Management Apprenticeship Program (GDWMAP). The GDWMAP exists to train the next generation of land management professionals who will make a large-scale positive impact on Wildlife Management. 

 Candidates who are pursuing an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree can come to learn hands-on wildlife, fisheries, and natural resource management skills. Through the implementation of a quality curriculum, expert instructors, and a host of industry and landowner partners, we are equipping apprentices with the training and on-the-job experience needed to provide quality wildlife management on public and private lands. 

Experience Opportunities:

Wildlife Management 

  • Planting and maintaining crops
  • Pesticide applicator training
  • Sprayer calibration
  • Duck pond management and construction
  • Trapping  nuisance animals
  • Tractor/Equipment maintenance
  • Planter /Grain drill set up
  • Quality deer management
  • Prescribed burning training 
  • Early release quail management
  • Pond fisheries management
  • Wood duck nest box maintenance 

Hospitality 

  • Hunt Operation Management (Duck,Deer,Quail,Turkey, Dove and Pheasant tower shoots)
  • Accounting and Budgeting
  • Food Service management
  • Sporting Clays Course design and Management 

Other Skills 

  • Basic Welding/Fabricating 
  • Basic Carpentry
  • Basic HVAC
  • Basic Electrical
  • Basic plumbing
  • Surveying 

 

 

 

 

Benefits:

Intern  Rate: $7.25 per hour.

 

Other: 

  • Housing and utilities
  • On-site transportation 

 

 To learn more about SCWA and our programs please visit SCWA.org. If you are interested in our Apprentice Intern Program, please contact Jonathan Patrick (jonathan@scwa.org).     

Skills Required 

  • Ability to lift 50lbs
  • Willingness to learn
  • Ability to work in an outdoor environment
  • Ability to work well with others 
Job Field:
Wildlife
Job Type:
Seasonal, Temporary, Internship
Location Detail:
Pinewood SC
Salary:
$7.25 an Hour
Application Deadline:

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