Ontario Hunter Education: Hunter orange, hunting hours and loaded firearms

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1. How much hunter orange must your garment show above the waist?

   1. At least 400 square inches, visible from all sides
   2. At least 200 square inches on the back
   3. Any amount at all, as long as the hat is fully orange
   4. At least 100 square inches on the chest

2. After legal hours you are walking out of the bush, an area where wildlife lives. What must you do with your rifle?

   1. Unload it and encase it
   2. Remove only the cartridge in the chamber
   3. Keep it loaded with the safety on
   4. Carry it unloaded over your shoulder

3. What are the normal legal hunting hours in Ontario?

   1. One hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset
   2. Any time, as long as you can see the target
   3. Sunrise to sunset only
   4. Half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset

4. When is a rifle with a detachable magazine considered loaded?

   1. Only when the magazine is completely full
   2. Only when a round is in the chamber itself
   3. Whenever ammunition for it is anywhere in the same vehicle
   4. When a live round is in the chamber or attached magazine

5. When is a firearm considered encased under Ontario's hunting rules?

   1. When a trigger lock is fitted to it
   2. When it is enclosed on all six sides
   3. When it is wrapped in a jacket
   4. When the action is open and visible

6. You hunt deer from a ground blind during the gun season. What applies to hunter orange?

   1. The blind replaces the need for orange
   2. You must keep wearing it inside the blind
   3. You may take it off once inside the blind
   4. Only your hat must stay on inside the blind

7. When is a crossbow considered loaded?

   1. Only when the safety is turned off
   2. Whenever it is cocked, bolt or not
   3. When it is cocked with a bolt in place
   4. Whenever a bolt is in the quiver

8. Which hunter orange vest does NOT meet Ontario's rules?

   1. A vest made of orange camouflage
   2. A solid orange vest worn with an orange cap
   3. A solid orange vest with reflective stripes
   4. A solid orange jacket with a small logo

9. During a spring bear season with no deer, elk or moose gun season open, when may a bear hunter skip hunter orange?

   1. When sitting in a tree stand
   2. When hunting with a bow
   3. When hunting after 4 p.m.
   4. When hunting on private land

10. During a gun season for deer, elk or moose, who must wear hunter orange?

    1. Only hunters using rifles or shotguns
    2. Only hunters who are moving, not sitting
    3. Only hunters on Crown land
    4. All licensed hunters, including bow hunters

11. What time does spring wild turkey hunting end each day?

    1. Noon
    2. 7:00 p.m.
    3. 5:00 p.m.
    4. Half an hour after sunset

12. Which hunters are exempt from the hunter orange rule during a deer gun season?

    1. Most migratory bird hunters and cormorant hunters
    2. Bow hunters sitting quietly inside a ground blind
    3. Wild turkey hunters using decoys
    4. Trappers hunting under a trapping licence

13. A percussion muzzleloader has powder and a ball in the barrel but no cap on the nipple. Is it loaded under Ontario's hunting rules?

    1. Yes, powder alone makes it loaded
    2. No, it is loaded only when the cap is also on
    3. Yes, a ball in the barrel makes it loaded
    4. No, muzzleloaders are never considered loaded