Hunters safety test

Under most conditions how long can you survive without water?

About 3 days

What part of a firearm loads, fires, and ejects the shells or cartridges?

Action

What is the best way to stop severe bleeding

Apply direct pressure

Which is the best way to pull a trigger on a rifle for an accurate shot

Apply slow, steady pressure until the gun fires

Teaching others, working with landowners, and cooperating with game wardens is a part of what process?

Becoming a responsible sportsman

What preparatory step will increase your hunting success and add to your enjoyment of the experience?

Becoming educated about the game you will hunt

What is the only kind of powder that should be used in a muzzleloader?

Black powder or synthetic substitute

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

Broadhead

What is the narrowing at the muzzle end of the shotgun barrel called?

Choke

What is the goal of wildlife conservation?

Ensure the wise use and management of renewable resources

What should be worn at all times while climbing a tree when on a tree stand?

Fall-arrest system

What should you do as soon as possible after game has been harvested?

Field dress it

What is the order of the most common chokes from the tightest to most open ?

Full, modified, improved cylinder, and cylinder (unchoked)

How are shotguns classified?

Gauge

When target shooting with a rifle or pistol, which of the following would make the best backstop?

Grassy hill with earthen bank

What do you call all the environmental requirements that an animal has for survival ( food, water, cover, space, and arrangement)

Habitat

What is the number one concern in preventing meat spoilage?

Heat

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

Immediately point the muzzle in a safe direction.

Why is good marksmanship ( accuracy and consistency) important?

It is critical for a clean kill

Why is hunter education important?

It produces knowlegable and responsible hunters

There are four primary rules of firearm safety. What is one of these rules?

Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot

What should you do if you think you see or hear game running through the brush?

Make sure of your target and what's beyond before you shoot

What is the final step in correctly matching the proper ammunition to a firearm?

Match the information on the barrel to the information on the cartridge or shell

What is the first step in cleaning your firearm?

Point the muzzle In a safe direction

What is the very first step in checking for an obstruction in the barrel of a firearm?

Point the muzzle in a safe direction

While hunting laws preserve wildlife, what do hunter ethics accomplish?

Preserve the hunters opportunity to hunt

Of the four standard rifle shooting positions, which is the steadiest?

Prone

The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman- Robertson Act) provides funds for which of the following?

Selecting, restoring, and improving wildlife habitats

What is sighting-in a rifle?

The process of adjusting the sights to hit a target at a specific range

Why should bullets never be fired at the water

They can bounce or ricochet off the in any directions

What is a complaint that landowners often have about hunters?

They do not get permission to hunt

What is the primary reason hunting laws were passed?

To conserve wildlife for further generations

You are getting ready to carry a firearm on a boat. What is the first step you should take?

Unload the firearm, and keep the action open.

When turkey hunting which of the following can be very dangerous?

Wearing red, white, black, or blue clothing

In which situation should a firearm be unloaded?

When crossing a fence

When do most tree stand falls occur?

When the hunter is climbing up or down the tree

Before leaving on a hunting trip you should prepare a hunting plan, and leave it with a family member or friend, what should it include?

Where you are hunting and when you expect to return

What is the area in which the hunter may shoot shaft let when hunting in a group?

Zone of fire

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

in a quiver with a cover

Which of the following statements about firearm safety is true?

A safety mechanical device that could fail

Why should deer hunters avoid wearing white

They might be mistaken for the rump of a deer

Which potential outdoor emergency can be prevented by drinking plenty of water and taking frequent breaks and dressing in layers

Heat exhaustion

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events that takes place when a shotgun, rifle, or handgun fires?

Pull trigger, firing pin strikes primer, primer sparks, gunpowder ignites, gunpowder converts to expanding gas, projectile(s) exits barrel

What causes the bullet to spin as it travels out of the barrel of a rifle or a handgun?

Rifling

What is the main difference between center fire and rimfire ammunition?

Rimfire ammunition has the primer contained in the rim of the casing

What are the basic components of ammunition?

case, primer, powder, and projectile

What is the international emergency sign for distress?

three of any signal

Why should hunters wear daylight fluorescent orange clothing?

to be more visible to other hunters

What is the hunter's role in wildlife conservation?

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

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

vital organs