California Hunter Safety - Unit 7 Quiz
Most hunters would agree that certain hunting behaviors are ethical. Certain behaviors are unethical. Other behaviors are in a gray area, and each hunter must make a personal choice. Which of the following behaviors is in the gray area? A hunter baits deer with corn or protein pellets. A hunter takes a shot outside his or her effective range. A hunter drinks alcohol while hunting. A hunter continues to hunt after reaching the bag limit.
A hunter baits deer with corn or protein pellets.
How many people in the U.S. hunt? about 50% of the population about 35% of the population about 20% of the population about 5% of the population
about 5% of the population
How can you show respect for natural resources? by following game laws and regulations by ignoring game violations by leaving behind litter and garbage by leaving shot game for scavengers
by following game laws and regulations
How can you show respect for non-hunters? by keeping firearms in plain sight by showing pictures of your kill in a public place by transporting animals without displaying them by wearing bloody hunting clothes on the street
by transporting animals without displaying them
Landowners often complain that hunters: clean up all their litter leave all gates as they found them notify the landowner when they arrive and when they leave do not get permission to hunt
do not get permission to hunt
Aldo Leopold is the father of wildlife management. He once defined ethical behavior as doing the right thing when no one else is watching, even when: doing the right thing is illegal doing the wrong thing is legal doing the illegal thing is wrong doing the legal thing is right
doing the wrong thing is legal
Hunters tend to pass through five stages of development. What is the focus during the shooting stage? bagging the limit the total hunting experience getting off the shot quality of game rather than quantity
getting off the shot
Hunting loses respect as a sport when hunters: work to improve others' image of hunters become involved in efforts to make hunting a respected sport participate in hunting while ignoring the arguments of critics teach hunting knowledge and skills to others
participate in hunting while ignoring the arguments of critics
Hunters tend to pass through five stages of development. What is the focus during the trophy stage? bagging the limit the total hunting experience getting off the shot quality of game rather than quantity
quality of game rather than quantity
Why were hunting laws passed? to conserve wildlife to protect private property to promote hunting to discourage hunting
to conserve wildlife
