Maine guide practice test
What kind of weather is indicated by smoke from your fire hanging low to the ground? - correct answer
✔✔Unsettled weather
Dew on the grass in the morning is a sign of what? - correct answer ✔✔Fair day ahead
What is the meaning of the canoeing term "broaching" - correct answer ✔✔Washing up sideways
against a rock, or other mid river obstacle
What is the most popular wood for making canoe paddles? - correct answer ✔✔Ash
Where are red running lights displayed on a boat? - correct answer ✔✔Port side
A type of type four PFD is which? - correct answer ✔✔Throwable
What is the average size of a Township - correct answer ✔✔36 mi.²
When referring to map and compass, what is declination? - correct answer ✔✔The angular difference
between magnetic north and true North
How far away from a roadway must you be to legally set a bear bait? - correct answer ✔✔50 yards
To legally take an antler deer, how long must at least one antler be? - correct answer ✔✔3"
Is it legal to shoot a moose with a .22 caliber? - correct answer ✔✔No
,What is the opening and closing date for general law open water fishing season? - correct answer
✔✔April 1 to September 30
What is the minimum legal length for togue in lakes and ponds? - correct answer ✔✔18"
How far away from a dwelling must you be to legally discharge a firearm without permission from the
owner of the dwelling? - correct answer ✔✔300 feet or 100 Yards
If you are far away enough from a dwelling to legally discharge a firearm, is it OK for the projectile to
pass inside the legal distance from said dwelling? - correct answer ✔✔No
What are the two general terms describing types of ducks? - correct answer ✔✔Puddle ducks and diving
ducks
How many types of Trillium are in Maine? - correct answer ✔✔
What color Trillium are there? - correct answer ✔✔White, red, purple, painted
How many types of birch trees are in Maine and what are their names - correct answer ✔✔There are
four, white, gray, yellow, black
What is a Splake? - correct answer ✔✔A cross between a lake trout and a Brook Trout
Does a moose have a tail? - correct answer ✔✔Yes a small one
Which trout spawn in the spring? - correct answer ✔✔Rainbow trout
What animals change color in the winter? - correct answer ✔✔Weasel, Ermine, snowshoe hare
Which animal has all 4 feet completely webbed? - correct answer ✔✔Otter
,What is the elevation of mount Katahdin? - correct answer ✔✔5267 feet
What is Maine's state flower? - correct answer ✔✔White pine cone with a tassel
How many acres are in Baxter state park? - correct answer ✔✔209,501
What is the maine state bird? - correct answer ✔✔Black capped chickadee
What is the maine state fish? - correct answer ✔✔Landlocked salmon
What is the maine state animal - correct answer ✔✔Moose
Name five big game animals in Maine - correct answer ✔✔Moose, bear, deer, turkey, bobcat
Who was the first registered me and Guide? - correct answer ✔✔Flyrod Crosby
How many square miles in a townships? - correct answer ✔✔36
What is a benchmark? - correct answer ✔✔Surveyors Mark used as a reference point in measuring
elevation
We navigating with a compass which best describes how to travel in a straight line? - correct answer
✔✔Leapfrog by siding on fixed objects
Describe declination? - correct answer ✔✔The angular difference between true and magnetic north
You were at your camp and decide to do birdhunting. You walk from your camp in the north easterly
direction for 1 mile. At noon you decide to walk any South easterly direction for 1 mile. What direction of
travel is the shortest, most direct route back to camp? - correct answer ✔✔West
, On a topographical map, the closer the contour lines the... - correct answer ✔✔Steeper the terrain
If an azimuth is taken from a map using true North/grid North orientation, before going to the field to
navigate with your compass you must: - correct answer ✔✔Adjust your Azmath to account for
declination
On a map, what is indicated by a blue line crossing several brown lines over a short distance? - correct
answer ✔✔A river with an elevation drop
The scale closest to 1 inch equals 1 mile is: - correct answer ✔✔1:62,000
Describe an azimuth - correct answer ✔✔Directional bearing expressed in degrees
With a magnetic bearing of 268° and a Declan nation of 17° what would truenorth bearing be? - correct
answer ✔✔251
With a true North bearing of 199° and a declination of 19° what were the magnetic bearing be? - correct
answer ✔✔218
The cardinal points of a compass are: - correct answer ✔✔North, south, east, west
How many acres in a square mile? - correct answer ✔✔640 acres
Which features on a map or color to black? - correct answer ✔✔Church, schools, man-made, roads
Which features on a map or color to brown? - correct answer ✔✔Contour lines
Which features on a map or colored red? - correct answer ✔✔Major highways
What kind of weather is indicated by smoke from your fire hanging low to the ground? - correct answer
✔✔Unsettled weather
Dew on the grass in the morning is a sign of what? - correct answer ✔✔Fair day ahead
What is the meaning of the canoeing term "broaching" - correct answer ✔✔Washing up sideways
against a rock, or other mid river obstacle
What is the most popular wood for making canoe paddles? - correct answer ✔✔Ash
Where are red running lights displayed on a boat? - correct answer ✔✔Port side
A type of type four PFD is which? - correct answer ✔✔Throwable
What is the average size of a Township - correct answer ✔✔36 mi.²
When referring to map and compass, what is declination? - correct answer ✔✔The angular difference
between magnetic north and true North
How far away from a roadway must you be to legally set a bear bait? - correct answer ✔✔50 yards
To legally take an antler deer, how long must at least one antler be? - correct answer ✔✔3"
Is it legal to shoot a moose with a .22 caliber? - correct answer ✔✔No
,What is the opening and closing date for general law open water fishing season? - correct answer
✔✔April 1 to September 30
What is the minimum legal length for togue in lakes and ponds? - correct answer ✔✔18"
How far away from a dwelling must you be to legally discharge a firearm without permission from the
owner of the dwelling? - correct answer ✔✔300 feet or 100 Yards
If you are far away enough from a dwelling to legally discharge a firearm, is it OK for the projectile to
pass inside the legal distance from said dwelling? - correct answer ✔✔No
What are the two general terms describing types of ducks? - correct answer ✔✔Puddle ducks and diving
ducks
How many types of Trillium are in Maine? - correct answer ✔✔
What color Trillium are there? - correct answer ✔✔White, red, purple, painted
How many types of birch trees are in Maine and what are their names - correct answer ✔✔There are
four, white, gray, yellow, black
What is a Splake? - correct answer ✔✔A cross between a lake trout and a Brook Trout
Does a moose have a tail? - correct answer ✔✔Yes a small one
Which trout spawn in the spring? - correct answer ✔✔Rainbow trout
What animals change color in the winter? - correct answer ✔✔Weasel, Ermine, snowshoe hare
Which animal has all 4 feet completely webbed? - correct answer ✔✔Otter
,What is the elevation of mount Katahdin? - correct answer ✔✔5267 feet
What is Maine's state flower? - correct answer ✔✔White pine cone with a tassel
How many acres are in Baxter state park? - correct answer ✔✔209,501
What is the maine state bird? - correct answer ✔✔Black capped chickadee
What is the maine state fish? - correct answer ✔✔Landlocked salmon
What is the maine state animal - correct answer ✔✔Moose
Name five big game animals in Maine - correct answer ✔✔Moose, bear, deer, turkey, bobcat
Who was the first registered me and Guide? - correct answer ✔✔Flyrod Crosby
How many square miles in a townships? - correct answer ✔✔36
What is a benchmark? - correct answer ✔✔Surveyors Mark used as a reference point in measuring
elevation
We navigating with a compass which best describes how to travel in a straight line? - correct answer
✔✔Leapfrog by siding on fixed objects
Describe declination? - correct answer ✔✔The angular difference between true and magnetic north
You were at your camp and decide to do birdhunting. You walk from your camp in the north easterly
direction for 1 mile. At noon you decide to walk any South easterly direction for 1 mile. What direction of
travel is the shortest, most direct route back to camp? - correct answer ✔✔West
, On a topographical map, the closer the contour lines the... - correct answer ✔✔Steeper the terrain
If an azimuth is taken from a map using true North/grid North orientation, before going to the field to
navigate with your compass you must: - correct answer ✔✔Adjust your Azmath to account for
declination
On a map, what is indicated by a blue line crossing several brown lines over a short distance? - correct
answer ✔✔A river with an elevation drop
The scale closest to 1 inch equals 1 mile is: - correct answer ✔✔1:62,000
Describe an azimuth - correct answer ✔✔Directional bearing expressed in degrees
With a magnetic bearing of 268° and a Declan nation of 17° what would truenorth bearing be? - correct
answer ✔✔251
With a true North bearing of 199° and a declination of 19° what were the magnetic bearing be? - correct
answer ✔✔218
The cardinal points of a compass are: - correct answer ✔✔North, south, east, west
How many acres in a square mile? - correct answer ✔✔640 acres
Which features on a map or color to black? - correct answer ✔✔Church, schools, man-made, roads
Which features on a map or color to brown? - correct answer ✔✔Contour lines
Which features on a map or colored red? - correct answer ✔✔Major highways
