HUNTER SAFETY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is good marksmanship? - - ANSWER: >hitting the target accurately
and consistently
Sighting-in a rifle helps the shooter: - - ANSWER: >determine
problems with shooting technique
You are shooting at a moving target. You estimate the length of lead
necessary to hit the target. You maintain that lead as you swing with the
target. You fire and continue the swing. This method of shooting is
called: - - ANSWER: >snap- shooting
All hunters should take several steps to prepare for each hunting trip.
Which step will help ensure that you take only legal game? - -
ANSWER: >learn about your quarry
It produces knowledgeable and responsible hunters. - - ANSWER: >Why is
hunter education important?
, to help control wildlife populations at a healthy balance for the habitat. -
- ANSWER: >What is the hunter's role in wildlife conservation?
selecting, restoring, and improving wildlife habitats - - ANSWER:
>The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson Act)
provides funds for which of the following?
becoming a responsible sportsman - - ANSWER: >Teaching others,
working with landowners, and cooperating with game wardens is a part of
what process?
What part of the firearm loads, fires, and ejects the shells or cartridges? - -
ANSWER: >action
case, primer, powder, and projectile - - ANSWER: >What are the basic
components of ammunition?
rifling - - ANSWER: >What causes the bullet to spin as it travels out of
the barrel of a rifle or handgun?
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events that takes place
when a shotgun, rifle, or handgun fires? - - ANSWER: >pull trigger,
firing pin strikes primer, primer sparks, gunpowder ignites, gunpowder
converts to expanding gas, projectile(s) exits barrel
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is good marksmanship? - - ANSWER: >hitting the target accurately
and consistently
Sighting-in a rifle helps the shooter: - - ANSWER: >determine
problems with shooting technique
You are shooting at a moving target. You estimate the length of lead
necessary to hit the target. You maintain that lead as you swing with the
target. You fire and continue the swing. This method of shooting is
called: - - ANSWER: >snap- shooting
All hunters should take several steps to prepare for each hunting trip.
Which step will help ensure that you take only legal game? - -
ANSWER: >learn about your quarry
It produces knowledgeable and responsible hunters. - - ANSWER: >Why is
hunter education important?
, to help control wildlife populations at a healthy balance for the habitat. -
- ANSWER: >What is the hunter's role in wildlife conservation?
selecting, restoring, and improving wildlife habitats - - ANSWER:
>The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robertson Act)
provides funds for which of the following?
becoming a responsible sportsman - - ANSWER: >Teaching others,
working with landowners, and cooperating with game wardens is a part of
what process?
What part of the firearm loads, fires, and ejects the shells or cartridges? - -
ANSWER: >action
case, primer, powder, and projectile - - ANSWER: >What are the basic
components of ammunition?
rifling - - ANSWER: >What causes the bullet to spin as it travels out of
the barrel of a rifle or handgun?
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events that takes place
when a shotgun, rifle, or handgun fires? - - ANSWER: >pull trigger,
firing pin strikes primer, primer sparks, gunpowder ignites, gunpowder
converts to expanding gas, projectile(s) exits barrel
