MD Hunter Safety Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
What is the goal of wildlife conseration? - Correct answer-To use and manage
renewable resources wisely
What does the rules of fair chase address? - Correct answer-How game may be
taken
The Federal Aid and Restoration Act (Pitt-Robertson Act) pays for what? - Correct
answer-Restoring and improving wildlife habitat and hunter education
Name the four basic pars of rifle ammunition - Correct answer-Case, Primer,
Powder, Projectile
Why can't you shoot endangered species? - Correct answer-These species are fully
protected by law
What should you do before haul lining a gun into an elevated stand? - Correct
answer-Unload the firearm and open the action
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, Before loading a gun, what must you check with the ammunition? - Correct
answer-Match the information on the box to the ammunition and the ammunition
to the gun.
What is inside a barrel that makes a bullet spin? - Correct answer-Rifling
What does a choke do? - Correct answer-Affects the shot pattern
Why do you need to know the firearm's maximum projectile range? - Correct
answer-To determine the distance for the firearm's projectile could cause injury or
damage to persons, animals or objects. Knowing the maximum range will help to
assess the "effective killing range" for a clean kill.
the action of a firearm does what? - Correct answer-Loads, Fires and Ejects
Cartridges
What does a responsible hunter do? - Correct answer-Teaches other and works with
the Game Wardens
What is the #1 cause of outdoor fatalities (death) - Correct answer-Hypothermia
What are the goals of hunter education? - Correct answer-Improve hunters skill and
knowledge
What limits the potential production of wildlife? - Correct answer-Disease
Hunting is an effective wildlife tool - Correct answer-True
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and Answers
What is the goal of wildlife conseration? - Correct answer-To use and manage
renewable resources wisely
What does the rules of fair chase address? - Correct answer-How game may be
taken
The Federal Aid and Restoration Act (Pitt-Robertson Act) pays for what? - Correct
answer-Restoring and improving wildlife habitat and hunter education
Name the four basic pars of rifle ammunition - Correct answer-Case, Primer,
Powder, Projectile
Why can't you shoot endangered species? - Correct answer-These species are fully
protected by law
What should you do before haul lining a gun into an elevated stand? - Correct
answer-Unload the firearm and open the action
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, Before loading a gun, what must you check with the ammunition? - Correct
answer-Match the information on the box to the ammunition and the ammunition
to the gun.
What is inside a barrel that makes a bullet spin? - Correct answer-Rifling
What does a choke do? - Correct answer-Affects the shot pattern
Why do you need to know the firearm's maximum projectile range? - Correct
answer-To determine the distance for the firearm's projectile could cause injury or
damage to persons, animals or objects. Knowing the maximum range will help to
assess the "effective killing range" for a clean kill.
the action of a firearm does what? - Correct answer-Loads, Fires and Ejects
Cartridges
What does a responsible hunter do? - Correct answer-Teaches other and works with
the Game Wardens
What is the #1 cause of outdoor fatalities (death) - Correct answer-Hypothermia
What are the goals of hunter education? - Correct answer-Improve hunters skill and
knowledge
What limits the potential production of wildlife? - Correct answer-Disease
Hunting is an effective wildlife tool - Correct answer-True
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