Arkansas Hunters Ed

Caliber

-- is the term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun born. This term also describes the size of the cartridges used with different bores.

The shell could lodge in the barrel and cost serious personal injury

A 20 gauge shell is placed in a 12 gauge shotgun. What is the danger?

Quartering away

A bow hunters quarry antelope, deer, Black bear, or other big game of similar size or smaller. Which shot offers a good chance for clean kill?

Shoot it in the heart-lung area

A downed animal is still alive. What should you do if you want to save the head for mounting?

Can be bumped form the safe position, Is a mechanical device that could fail, Can fail when least expected due to many factors

A firearm safety

Learn about your quarry

A hunter is planning a strategy for identifying and tracking quarry. To develop an effective strategy, this hunter needs to understand the animals

Shoot from prone position with a rest

A hunter is shooting a rifle in the field. For the safest and most accurate shot, this hunter should

Doing the wrong thing is legal

Aldo Leopold is the father of wildlife management. He wants to find ethical behavior as doing the right thing when no one else is watching even when --

Learn about your quarry

All hunters should take several steps to prepare for each hunting trip. Which step will help ensure that you only take legal game?

Learn about the game you will hunt

All hunters should take several steps to prepare for each hunting trip. Which step will increase your hunting success and add to your enjoyment?

Crossing rough terrain

Always unload a firearm before

True

An arrow is as deadly as a bullet

Wait a short distance away. Watch for any rise and fall of the animals chest.

Are you down anymore appears to be dead. What should you do before approaching the animal?

Quartering toward

Bow hunters should avoid -- shots, because the vital areas are protected by bone from this angle.

Rifling

Bullet spin when shot from a rifle or handgun. What causes the spinning?

Getting out of the vehicle before takin a shot

Example of a safe and ethical operation of an all-terrain vehicle is

In a locked location, away form the ammunition

For safety, a firearm should be stored --

True

Fully automatic firearms may not be used for hunting.

Heat escape lessening posture

Help refers to the position you should assume in Coldwater. What does that stand for

Transporting animals without displaying them

How can you show respect for nonhunters?

Two to four quarts

How much water do you need each day?

From above and behind the head

How should a deer or other large animals be approached?

The opportunity to hunt

Hunting laws preserve wildlife. Hunter ethics preserve --

True

Never carry more than one caliber or gauge of ammunition at the same time

Determine problems with shooting technique

Sighting-in a rifle helps the shooter

Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times

The first rule of firearm safety is "Watch that muzzle!" What does this mean?

Outside the trigger guard

The fourth row firearm safety is "keep your finger -- until ready to shoot.

Nock

The rear end of an arrow has a slotted plastic tip that snaps onto the string and holds the arrow in place. What is the name for the slotted tip?

What is the front of it and beyond it

The third rule of firearm safety it, "be sure of the target and --."

45 degrees

The zone of fire in front of each hunter spans about

The game being hunted

This is a factor is determining a zone of fire

Using a fall arrest system (safety harness)

This method is recommended for climbing a tree to enter an elevated stand

180 degrees

Two duck hunters are seated back to back in a boat. How large is the zone of fire for each hunter?

Back to Back

Two hunters are duck hunting in a boat what is the safest position?

Saving natural resources

Unlike conservation, what does preservation emphasize?

Food, water, cover, space, and arrangement

What five essential elements must be present to provide a proper habitat for wildlife?

Practice

What is building block of good marksmanship?

Hitting the target accurately and consistently

What is good marksmanship?

Match the information on the barrel to the information on the ammunition.

What is the final step incorrectly matching ammunition to a firearm?

Pointing the muzzle in a safe direction

What is the first step for both loading and unloading a firearm.

Three repeats of any signal

What is the international emergency sign for distress

Heat

What is the number one cause of spoiled meat?

Broadhead

What is the only arrowhead that may be used for big game?

Fall arrest system

What should be worn at all times while climbing a tree or in a tree stand

Try to board your boat, even if it is swamped

What should you do if you fall overboard into Coldwater?

Steel

What type of shotgun pellets are allowed for waterfowl hunting in the US?

Apply direct pressure

What's the best way to stop severe bleeding?

To help control wildlife populations at a healthy balance for the habitat

What's the hunters role in wildlife conservation?

Hypothermia

What's the number one cause of outdoor fatalities?

When crossing a fence

When should a firearm be unloaded

Whenever the hunter is off the ground

When should a hunter wear a fall arrest system?

When you are slowly approaching game

When should you carry arrows in a nocked position?

Fire the rifle from a solid bench rest

When sighting- in a rifle

Where you will be hunting and when you expect to return, the name of any hunting partners

When you go on hunting trips, you should leave a hunting plan was someone you trust. What information should the plan include?

When a shot will give a clean kill

When you know a firearms effective killing range, you can determine

True

When you know a firearms range, you know how far the bullet or shot can travel and still cause injury.

In a quiver with a cover

Where should broadheads be kept while traveling to and from the field?

Two handed or ready carry

Which firearm carry should you use when you may need to fire quickly?

Match the information on the firearms barrel to the information on the initial box before you shoot

Which is the best way to make sure you have the proper ammunition for you firearm?

Prone

Which one of the four standard rifle fire positions is the steadiest?

Full

Which shotgun choke is best for hunting a large, slow bird, such as a turkey?

Cylinder (unchoked)

Which shotgun choke is the most open?

firearms and ammunition

Which two items should always be locked away separately?

Immediately point the muzzle in a safe direction

You remove a firearm from its storage location in your home. How should you handle the firearm?

An elevated stand

You sit concealed in one spot above the level of a quarry. This hunting strategy uses --

Unload the firearm and keep the action open

You're getting ready to carry a firearm on a boat what is the first step you should take?

Immobilize the joint above and below the break don't straighten the leg, but splint it the way you found it

A person with a broken leg must be moved. How should a broken leg be handled?

Leave all the gates the way they were found

How does a responsible hunter show respect for land owner?

After each use

How often should a firearm be cleaned to keep it in sop condition?

Respect

The second rule of firearm safety is "treat every firearm with -- of a loaded gun.

All three hunters

Three hunters are hunting in a group, side-by-side. Which of the hunters needs to be aware of the safe zones-of-fire?

The middle hunter uses the trail carry

Three hunters are walking side by side which carry should be safe.

Each hunter shoots only at pheasants in his or hers zone of fire

Three hunters are walking side-by-side hunting pheasants. Which of the following is a safe and proper practice?

Compound bow

Which type of bow uses wheels and cables, and is the most popular bow for hunting and target shooting?

Telescopic

Which type of site is most accurate and give the best view of the target?

To avoid taking illegal game or non-game animals

Why must you learn to recognize key characteristics of the animal your hunting?

To be more visible to other hunters

Why should hunters wear daylight florescence orange clothing, the most important hunting clothing item

To conserve wildlilfe

Why were hunting laws passed?

Zone of fire

You are hunting in a group. It's safe for you to shoot in the area called

Keep the gun pointed down range

You are shooting a muzzleloader and a hang fire happens. What should you do?

Vital organs

What part of the game animal is most effective place to shoot?

Broadside

What is the preferred rifle shot for larger game animals, such as elk or bear?

Full body harness

What is the safest device to use while climbing a tree or in a tree stand?

Modern day smokeless powder

What kind of powder can cause serious injury if used in a muzzleloader?

Apply slow, steady pressure until the gun fires

You are shooting a rifle or handgun. What is the best way to pull the trigger for an accurate shot?

Sustained lead

You are shooting at a moving target. You estimate the length of lead necessary to hit the target. You maintain that lead as you swing with the target. You fire and continue the swing. This method of shooting is called?

Unload the firearm and open the action

You need to haul your firearm into a tree stand. What is the first step you should take?

Straight up

You nock an arrow with the bow parallel to the ground. The cock feather should be pointing --

Using the wrong shot shell in your shotgun

What might cause a shotgun to explode?

Black powder or synthetic substitute like Pryrodex or Clear Shot

What powder is the only kind that should I use the muzzleloader?