Ontario Hunter Education: Hunter ethics and enforcement

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1. You are driving a friend's deer home for him. What should you be ready to tell a conservation officer?

   1. The hunter's name, card and licence numbers, and hunt details
   2. Only the make and model of the firearm that was used to kill it
   3. Nothing, because it is not your deer
   4. Only the name of the butcher who will process it

2. May poison be used to kill coyotes bothering your livestock?

   1. Yes, on your own property only
   2. Yes, if you hold a small game licence
   3. Yes, in winter when other animals sleep
   4. No, poison may never be used on wildlife

3. What does the summary advise about getting hunter training and accreditation?

   1. Wait until the season opens to see if you need it
   2. Take it the same day as your first hunt
   3. Plan ahead, well before the hunting season
   4. Take it only after buying your first licence

4. A conservation officer stops you on a back road. What may the officer do?

   1. Only ask questions, not look in the vehicle
   2. Only check that you hold a driver's licence
   3. Nothing unless you are caught shooting
   4. Inspect your firearms, ammunition and any wildlife

5. What must hunters do at a game check station?

   1. Refuse questions unless a lawyer is present
   2. Only show their Outdoors Card and leave
   3. Hand over the meat of any animal taken
   4. Give reasonable help and accurate information

6. A non-Indigenous friend goes along on an Indigenous hunter's treaty-rights hunt. What may the friend do?

   1. Help retrieve or transport the game
   2. Search for game with their own rifle
   3. Carry a gun and flush game toward them
   4. Shoot game for the Indigenous hunter

7. According to the summary, why are positive landowner relationships important?

   1. They are needed before a store will sell you any ammunition
   2. They replace the need for a hunting licence
   3. They are important to the future of hunting in Ontario
   4. They are required to get an Outdoors Card

8. May you sell the venison from a deer you hunted?

   1. No, selling game wildlife is generally illegal
   2. Yes, to a restaurant with a receipt
   3. Yes, if it was butchered by a licensed shop
   4. Yes, to anyone who holds a hunting licence

9. Which of these people can act as a conservation officer under the FWCA?

   1. An RCMP or police officer
   2. A landowner on their own property
   3. A ServiceOntario clerk
   4. Any licensed hunting guide

10. Besides fines, what penalty can a court impose for hunting offences?

    1. Cancel or suspend hunting licences
    2. Seize the hunter's home
    3. Ban the hunter from driving
    4. Order a new hunter education course for all family members

11. What is the maximum fine for a general offence under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act?

    1. $25,000
    2. $250,000
    3. $5,000
    4. $1,000

12. You ship frozen moose meat to a relative without travelling with it. What must be on the outside of the box?

    1. Only the hunter's Outdoors Card number
    2. Sender, receiver and a list of the contents
    3. Nothing, as long as the box is sealed
    4. Only the word GAME in large letters

13. You shot a bear but do not want the meat. What does the law say?

    1. You may leave it if you keep the hide
    2. Leaving it in the bush is fine for bears, since they are predators
    3. You may leave it if you tell a neighbour
    4. You may not let edible meat spoil or be abandoned