Hunting Skills: Hunter Education Quiz Practice Test

Last Updated on March 27, 2025

Hunting Skills: Hunter Education Quiz Practice Test: Hunting Skills are an important aspect of Hunter Safety Education. This module covers the various techniques and strategies hunters need to succeed in the field. Topics covered in this module include:

These topics are essential for hunters who want to be safe, ethical, and successful in the field. By completing a hunter safety education program, hunters can learn the skills to enjoy hunting while protecting themselves and others.

Hunting Skills: Hunter Education Quiz Practice Test

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Hunting Skills Quiz Hunter Education

Quiz: Multiple Choice and True False
Time Limit: NA
Topic: Hunting Skills

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When hunting in an area with dense vegetation, what is the recommended method for approaching a target animal?

Walk straight towards the animal

Walk in a circular pattern around the animal

Walk downwind from the animal

Crouch and walk slowly and quietly

2 / 17

When hunting in a group, what is the recommended method for determining who should take the shot?

The first person to see the animal should take the shot

The person with the best shot should take the shot

The person with the highest rank in the hunting party should take the shot

The person who calls out the animal should take the shot

3 / 17

When hunting small game, such as rabbits or squirrels, what is the recommended shot placement for a quick and humane kill?

Head

Chest

Belly

Hind legs

4 / 17

Where is the recommended shot placement for a clean kill on a deer?

Shoulder

Neck

Heart and lung area

Belly

5 / 17

When hunting from a stand or blind, what should you do to reduce your scent?

Apply scent-eliminating spray

Wear scent-blocking clothing

Place your stand or blind downwind from the target animal

All of the above

6 / 17

Hunting from a blind or stand can offer a hunter _________.

Improved visibility

Reduced movement

Scent control

All of the above

7 / 17

When looking for sign of animals while hunting, what should you be looking for?

Footprints

Droppings

Broken twigs and branches

All of the above

8 / 17

After tagging a harvested white-tailed deer you must also _____.

report the harvest to the landowner

skin the deer immediately

complete the White-tailed Deer Harvest Log on the back of the license.

complete a Wildlife Resource Document.

9 / 17

After a good shot that you are very sure hit the deer, if it runs off, you should _____.

go immediately to where the deer was standing and look for blood

go immediately in the direction the deer fled

go get others to help to search

mark the time then wait for at least 30 minutes to an hour before beginning to trail.

10 / 17

In Texas, to legally give a portion of deer meat to another individual I must ______.

contact a game warden for permission

complete, sign and date a Wildlife Resource Document which includes my name, address, license number, description of animal parts, name of location, name and address of person receiving meat.

provide a copy of my hunting license

use an additional tag from my license

11 / 17

_________________ does not cause meat to spoil.

dirt

cold

heat

moisture

12 / 17

When approaching a downed deer or other large animal, you should _____.

approach from the front and make noise to startle the animal

pause above and behind the animal's head and watch the chest cavity for any movement

approach from the front if the animal's eyes are closed

run up to the animal from any direction

13 / 17

A ______ shot is the most effective shot on deer, antelope and other large game animals.

broadside

quartering away

head on

quartering toward

14 / 17

A true sportsman not only strives to bring home the wild game he or she is seeking but also strives to _____ the animal.

fire as soon as possible at

cripple

wound

cause the minimal amount of suffering to

15 / 17

If a game animal requires it, a tag should be completed and secured to the animal ______.

using barbed wire

somewhere on the head

just before driving on a public road

immediately after the kill

16 / 17

Understanding the anatomy of the animal you are hunting will help you _____.

know that the animal is thinking

hit a vital organ for a clean kill

imitate the animal's call

complete the proper tag

17 / 17

You should always plan your hunt and ____.

take more food than ammunition

wear a heavy coat regardless of the temperature

hunt your plan

keep it a secret

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