Hunter.Ed

Which of the following is the best way to make sure you have the proper ammunition for your firearm? Always use a caliber or gauge of the recommended size or smaller. Load different types of ammunition in your firearm and see which type shoots best. Match the information on the firearm's barrel to the information on the cartridge or shotshell before you shoot. Use whatever ammunition is handy--matching the ammunition to the firearm is not really that important.

Always use a caliber or gauge of the recommended size or smaller.

What should you do as soon as possible after tagging game? Take it back to camp. Hang it up. Allow it to cool. Field dress it.

Hang it up

What should every prepared hunter carry for outdoor emergencies? hunting plan fanny pack global positioning system first-aid kit

Hunting plan

Choose the true statement about steel shot versus lead shot. Steel shot weighs about two-thirds as much. Steel shot produces a larger pattern. Steel shot is softer. Steel shot is more unstable in flight.

Steel shot weighs about two-thirds as much.

You get lost in extremely cold weather. You are unable to start a fire. Which of the following is the best way to survive? Wrap up in a thermal foil blanket. Cover yourself in snow for insulation. Change from wool to cotton clothing if available. Exercise vigorously to stay warm.

Wrap up in a thermal foil blanket.

Which type of bow has limbs that curve away from the belly of the bow? compound bow recurve bow longbow crossbow

recurve bow

When do bowsights work best? when the distance is known when the distance is not known when the target is moving when the target is far away

when the distance is known

When should you carry arrows in the nocked position? when you are slowly approaching game when you are walking behind another hunter when you begin the hunt when you first spot game

when you are slowly approaching game

A downed animal appears to be dead. What should you do before approaching this animal? Make a loud noise. Wait to see if the animal reacts. Use your rifle or a long branch to prod the animal's hindquarters. Wait to see if the animal reacts. Wait a short distance away. Watch for any rise and fall of the animal's chest. Wait a short distance away. Watch for the animal's eyes to blink.

Wait a short distance away. Watch for the animal's eyes to blink.

Arrows have plastic vanes or feathers that provide stability and accuracy in flight. What is the name for these vanes or feathers? fletching nock nocking point crest

fletching

There are four main causes of hunting incidents. One of these causes is: hunter judgment mistakes crowded hunting grounds using the wrong gunpowder target practice

hunter judgment mistakes

Where should broadheads be kept while traveling to and from the field? firmly in your hands in a carrier attached to the bow in a quiver with a cover in a plastic bag to protect from moisture

in a quiver with a cover

Most bowstrings have a small brass band to mark the correct position for nocking the arrow. What is the name for this band? fletching vane nocking point crest

nocking point

Hunters reduce surplus wildlife populations. Hunters play an additional role in wildlife management by: establishing fees for hunting licenses providing wildlife managers with information from the field educating the public about the importance of wildlife management constructing new trails and other access points in wildlife areas

providing wildlife managers with information from the field