Ontario Hunter Education: Roads, vehicles, boats and aircraft

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1. Where is Sunday gun hunting allowed without checking a municipal list?

   1. South of Highway 401 in any rural township
   2. Only in provincial parks that allow hunting
   3. North of the French and Mattawa rivers
   4. Anywhere on Crown land in southern Ontario

2. In which kind of boat may you carry and fire a loaded firearm while hunting?

   1. A pontoon boat tied to a dock
   2. A canoe paddled with no motor attached
   3. A motorboat drifting with the engine off
   4. Any boat if you hunt migratory birds only

3. In parts of central and northwestern Ontario, when does the 8-metre loaded-firearm rule apply?

   1. Only between December and March each year
   2. During an open gun season for deer or elk
   3. Only when hunting migratory birds near water
   4. Only during the spring bear season

4. How must a night raccoon hunter carry their gun while in a vehicle?

   1. Loaded, with the safety on, on the seat
   2. Unloaded but uncased, on the dashboard
   3. Unloaded and encased
   4. Loaded, if the vehicle is stopped and parked

5. May you use a drone to find a deer you wounded?

   1. No, aircraft including drones may not be used
   2. Yes, if a conservation officer is told first
   3. Yes, as long as the drone carries no weapon
   4. Yes, but only after legal hunting hours end

6. Where should you check whether a town allows firearms to be discharged?

   1. The nearest ServiceOntario counter
   2. The RCMP firearms phone line
   3. The provincial park office
   4. The local municipal office

7. Your boat has an outboard motor attached but turned off. May you carry a loaded shotgun in it for deer?

   1. Yes, because the motor is not running
   2. Yes, if you stay close to the shore
   3. Yes, if you paddle the boat instead
   4. No, it is still a motorboat

8. Which use of a vehicle is illegal under Ontario's hunting rules?

   1. Driving to the edge of your hunting area
   2. Using a snowmobile to chase a coyote
   3. Parking a truck at a public access point
   4. Hauling a harvested deer out on a trailer

9. How may double-crested cormorants be hunted from a motorboat?

   1. Only by bow, never with a shotgun of any kind
   2. Only when it is stationary with the motor's power off
   3. At any time if the hunter wears hunter orange
   4. From a moving boat at slow trolling speed

10. In most of southern Ontario, how close to the travelled part of a public road may you have a loaded firearm?

    1. No closer than 3 metres from the shoulder
    2. There is no distance limit if you do not shoot
    3. No closer than 8 metres
    4. No closer than 15 metres from the centre line

11. What counts as a right of way for public vehicular traffic?

    1. Any road or trail open to public vehicle use
    2. Only roads that are shown on a government map
    3. Only roads that are ploughed in the winter months
    4. Only paved provincial highways with posted speed limits

12. Is it legal to have a loaded firearm on an ATV or snowmobile while hunting?

    1. No
    2. Yes, if the safety is on
    3. Yes, on private land with permission
    4. Yes, if the engine is turned off

13. Where in Ontario is it illegal to shoot from or across a public road?

    1. Only during the deer and elk gun seasons
    2. Only in southern Ontario counties and cities
    3. Only within city limits and towns
    4. Everywhere in Ontario