Practice Test Chapters 3-4
What are the steps that should be taken to prepare for a hunt?
-educate yourself about the game and its environment -obtain the most current state regulations -Get to know where others will be hunting on adjacent land -buy appropriate clothing and gear for the environment -secure lease arrangements and permits and dog and horse records -visit the site in the off season to prepare -set up trail cameras and feeders -site in rifles, handguns, and bows -sharpen your shooting skills -pack extra firearms, scopes, bowstrings, etc.
As a general rule when still hunting, you should spend how many times longer being still and observing than walking?
10
How many weeks can a person typically go without food? (75)
2
How many quarts of water does a person need a day (75)
2-4
The sighting in process for most center fire rifles begins at ___________ yards and then should be repeated at _____ yards. (pg. 26)
25 and 100
On average, how many days can a person survive without water?
3
GPS units are accurate to within how many feet on average? (73)
49
Most hand guns are initially sited in at _____ feet.
50
When patterning a shotgun the pattern should contain a sufficient percentage of load, which should be at least ________________.
55 to 60 percent
What size plate is the standard target for establishing deer hunting accuracy? (23)
8 in.
When hunting, what is critical for a clean kill? (23)
Accuracy
When sighting in a rifle, you may also consult a __________- or get help from an experienced shooter.
Ballistic chart
Typically, what type of hunters use still hunting in unfamiliar terrain or where stands are impractical of forbidden?
Big Game
If stranded and you know you can't make it back to camp on your car before nightfall, what should you do? (74)
Commit yourself to stay where you are
What is the difference between try and magnetic north called? (73)
Declination
What type of hunters know their personal accuracy and limits? their shots accordingly? (23)
Ethical Hunter
When preparing a shelter, it should be near what?
Fire wood and water
Never leave a camp without taking what? (74)
Fire-starter and foil blanket
What is a navigation system based on a network of satellites? (73)
GPS
Clear mountain streams are often contaminated by what (75)
Giardia lamblia
What does GPS stand for? (73)
Global Positioning System
What is accurately and consistently hitting the target where planned? (23)
Good Marksmenship
What is the foundation for good shooting and hunting safety? (24)
Good Vision
If burning a signal fire, what can be added to produce more smoke?
Green boughs
To rotate the cylinder of a single action revolver, the hammer must be puller back to what?
Half-cock
Other than ensuring accurate shots, which of the following is not an advantage of sighting-in a rifle? (25)
Improves the accuracy of your rifle
What provides a distress and alerting system for use in a life and death situation?
Personal Locating System
Which of the following are not one of the three fundamentals of good marksmanship? (23)
Proper ammunition
Unlike rifle shooting, what is essential for effective shotgun shooting?
Quick reflexes and flexibility
Which of the following are priorities of survivor skills? (74)
Shelter, Fire, Signal
What is the process of lining up rear and front sights? (24)
Sight Alignment
What is the image you see when the sights are aligned correctly with the target? (24)
Sight Practice
When using a rifle to hunt with, it is proper to do which of the following prior to hitting the woods? (25)
Sight in Use the same ammunition to hunt with as sighting in with
What is the process of adjusting the sights to hit a target as a specific range? (25)
Sighting in
What can provide emergency drinking water by condensing ground water on a plastic cone set in the ground and collecting drippings into a collecting pan? (75)
Solar Still
Which target leading method involves an estimation of the length of the lead necessary to hit the target and maintain that lead as you swing with the target, fire, and continue the swing?
Sustained lead
Which target leading method involves increasing the speed of the shotgun so that the muzzle passes the target and then fire?
Swing through
Knowing your quarry is necessary to ensure that you do what?
Take legal game
Topographic maps are drawn to what? (73)
True North
Moving shots up or down is known as what?
adjusting for elevation
Moving shots from side to side is known as what?
adjusting for windage
Because target usually appear suddenly and move quickly, there is not time to do what with a shotgun?
aim
Choice of a shotgun choke may depend on....
ammunition target distance hunting conditions
How should a shelter be oriented? (positioned) (74)
away from the wind
The site on a shotgun is usually what on front of the gun?
bead
The best way to purify water is by which method?
boiling
When sighting in a rifle, what is the process called in which a person removes the bolt from the rifle, looks down the barrel, and corrects the rifles position until the sight picture through the barrel matches the sight picture of the sights? (25)
bore sighting
What are considered a handgun shooting fundamentals?
breath control trigger squeeze follow through
Whatever you are hunting, a basic understanding of an animal what will help you to develop an effective strategy for identifying and tracking it??
characteristics
When you bring the shotgun to your shoulder, the stock should be brought to your _______.
cheek first and then shoulder
What allow you to fine-tune your shotgun for the type of game you are hunting?
choke
What is a constructed device that controls the shot string thus affecting the density at various ranges?
choke
In regards to patterning a shotgun other than firing characteristics of the gun what other factors may alter or affect the pattern of a shotgun?
choke brand of shot shell shot size type of shot
What is the name of the instrument that slips into the muzzle end of the barrel and allows you to adjust the sights?
collimator
Using what will help you steady the rifle for the most accurate shooting
correct firing techniques
Which of the following is not a shooting position?
crouching
What is the least restricted choke?
cylinder
At the shooting range, many hand gun shooters use a site picture that places the bullseye on the top of the front site, rather than placing it in the sites over the center of the target, however hunters should hold the alignment where?
directly over the vital area
Animals can be identified using the following methods...
distinctive markings sounds movement group behaviors NOT size
What type of revolvers have cylinders that fall downward, exposing all chambers for loading?
double-action
When referring to the "driving" strategy, who spreads out across a field or woods to push the game out of cover?
drivers
Type of hunting strategy that involves a group of hunters, some as drivers and others acting as posters...
driving
Which type of hunting strategy offers above seats or blind that conceal the hunter above the level of the quarry
elevated stands
Ideally, beginner hunters should seek the guidance of what on their initial hunt?
experienced hunter
As with any firearm, especially handguns, it is important to use...
eye protection and ear protection
Which type of hunting strategy involves using noise, movement, or dogs to cause game to become nervous and leave cover?
flushing
What prevents you from jerking the gun before the bullet has left the barrel?
follow through
What is the most restricted (tightest) choke?
full
Some hunting a larger less mobile bird that is usually farther away such as a turkey would select a ___________.
full choke
What is are the four most common kinds of shotgun chokes?
full, modified, improved cylinder, and cylinder
The success of a drive depends on what, and being familiar with the terrain?
good organization
Many of the fundamental of rifle shooting also apply to what?
handgun shooting
When holding a handgun, it is important to hold the firearm in which way to insure recoil reduction and that the had and arm are in a string line?
high on the grip
If you do this for too long, your heart beats faster, which increases your pulse and causes the rifle to move?
hold your breath
What type of dog are used to hunt raccoons and rabbits in the southeast, lions and bears in the west and deer in some states?
hunting hounds
Someone hunting small, fast, closet birds would use what kind of choke?
improved or modified
When stalking you must remember to...
keep down wind stay quiet stay alert remain patient
A common error when shouldering a shotgun is to do what?
lower the cheek to the stock
Sound that cannot be imitated to draw game to you...
mating
What is the distance at which you can hit the target consistently?
maximum effective range
What is the standard measurement unit of shooting accuracy
minutes of angle
When adjusting peep of telescopic sights, the rear sights or dials adjusted by a certain number of ____________ or "clicks" in a a certain direction. (pg. 26)
minutes of angle
The process of planning usually requires _____ time than the hunt itself.
more
A shotgun is almost always shot at a _______ from a standing position.
moving target
What is known as the optical bending of telescopic crosshairs in relation to the target>
parallax
What is the process of firing one shot with a shotgun at the center of a target drawing a 30 inch circle around the dense part of the shotgun pattern counting the number of pellet holes that fall within the 30 inch circle then finding the average pellet count within the 30 inch circle?
patterning
You aim a rifle while you ________ a shotgun.
point
Which type of dogs are used primality to upland game birds
pointer
When referring to the "driving" strategy, who takes the position at the end of the cover to intercept game?
posters
Which type of hunting strategy involves sitting or standing in one spot?
posting
Which type of hunting strategy is effective when you know where the game is traveling each day and you're not allowed to use a blind or a stand?
posting
which of the following is not a rifle-firing technique?
posture
Why is in important to keep your fingers away from the front of the trigger area when firing a revolver?
powder flashing from the cylinder
A successful hunt begins with careful planning and _______.
preparation.
Which of the following is not a classification of the four basic animal categories?
primitive birds
Which is the steadiest shooting position?
prone
What is important when hunting with a shotgun?
quick trigger action
Which of the following is not a fundamental for an accurate rifle shot?
relax your back muscles
Which type of dogs are large, hearty, and used to fetch waterfowl and other game birds?
retriever
When starting a fire on snow, you should build the fire on a platform of ____________. (75)
rocks and green logs
When sighting in a rifle, the rear sight is moved ____________ that you want your shot to move on the target.
same direction
What type of pistol usually fires rounds stored in a magazine that is stored in the grip or handle?
semi-automatic
Which target leading method involves simply raising the shotgun and pointing where you think the target will be when the shot arrives?
shap-shooting
When sighting in a rifle, if you rest the gun on the barrel rather than the stock, the gun will?
shoot high
When shooting in the field, which of the following is the safest and most accurate way to make a shot?
shooting from a rest
Why is site alignment more important in handgun shooting than in rifle shooting?
shorter distance between the sites
What type of revolver typically loads through a gate on the right side of the frame?
single action
What type of dog is used mainly for flushing?
spaniel
Typcially hand gun sites consist of a _______.
square rear notch and a heavy square front blade site
What type of hunting strategy involves following signs leading to a particular type of game or group of animal, or to close the distance to game already spotter?
stalking
Which shooting position is the most difficult position for firing an accurate shot?
standing
What type of hunting strategy involved walking stealthily through an animals habitat stopping frequently?
still hunting
What are two common methods of leading a target with a shotgun?
swing through and sustain lead
Of all the steps of preparation, educating yourself about what is the most critical in regards to hunting?
the game you are hunting
What is the international signal for distress? (75)
three of anything X on the ground
What was at one time a full time occupation, but now many people do it for enjoyment, recreation, and additional income?
trapping
Use caution when stalking what animal because the sound you hear may be another hunter calling?
turkey
Good tips to remember when firing a handgun
use a good holster with a safety strap draw a handgun only when you see game cock your gun only when ready to shoot keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot
When hunting with a group, it is illegal in most states to do what when you kill a game animal?
use your license as another persons kill
Shooting a firearm can cause immediate and permanent hearing loss and can also damage your __________.
vision
When you find yourself in a survival situation, the most important tool is what?
your brain
