Ontario Hunter Education Practice Test 1

All 25 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

1. 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

2. When must you notch (invalidate) your tag after killing a deer?

   1. Within 24 hours, before butchering it
   2. Immediately, at the kill site, before moving it
   3. When you get the deer back to your camp
   4. Before you leave the Wildlife Management Unit on the way home

3. 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

4. During bear season, how close to a public road or marked trail may bear bait be placed?

   1. No closer than 300 metres
   2. No closer than 5 metres
   3. No closer than 30 metres
   4. There is no rule for roads

5. A moose is swimming across a lake. May you shoot it from shore?

   1. Yes, but only with a centre-fire rifle
   2. Yes, once it is within 50 metres of shore
   3. Yes, if you are standing on solid ground
   4. No, big game may not be hunted while swimming

6. Why does Ontario restrict bringing in whole deer carcasses harvested in other provinces?

   1. Because out-of-province deer meat cannot be eaten in Ontario
   2. To make hunters buy Ontario tags instead
   3. To prevent chronic wasting disease from entering Ontario
   4. To protect the price of venison sold in Ontario

7. 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

8. Why is it unsafe to stalk a wild turkey you hear gobbling?

   1. Stalking turkeys is illegal in spring
   2. Turkeys always flee from moving hunters
   3. Gobbling turkeys are always protected birds
   4. The sound may be another hunter calling

9. You hunt rabbits in an area where deer season is open, with no deer licence. What may you not carry?

   1. A centre-fire rifle
   2. A shotgun with No. 6 shot
   3. A .22 rim-fire rifle
   4. A bow with blunt-tipped arrows

10. 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

11. 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

12. Which sign tells you entry is prohibited on private land in Ontario?

    1. A red circle about 10 cm across
    2. A green stripe on a gate post
    3. A yellow triangle on a fence post
    4. A blue square painted on a tree

13. Which species may be party hunted in Ontario?

    1. Ruffed grouse and wild turkey
    2. Moose, deer and black bear
    3. Wild turkey and black bear
    4. Wolf and coyote where tags are needed

14. Which level of government sets the seasons and bag limits for ducks and geese?

    1. The federal government
    2. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
    3. The local municipality
    4. The Ontario ministry

15. What do most people need to pass before they can get an Ontario resident hunting licence?

    1. The Ontario Hunter Education Course and its exam
    2. A shooting test at a ministry-approved range
    3. An interview with a local conservation officer
    4. A wildlife identification test at ServiceOntario

16. What precaution is recommended when field dressing a deer?

    1. Field dress only after the carcass has fully cooled overnight
    2. Rinse the body cavity with lake water before you start
    3. Remove the head first so it can be sent for testing
    4. Wear rubber or latex gloves and avoid the brain and spinal cord

17. A gun hunter must carry proof of firearms accreditation. Which document is NOT acceptable?

    1. A copy of the CFSC student report
    2. A valid Possession and Acquisition Licence
    3. An Ontario Outdoors Card
    4. A valid minor's firearms licence

18. A field was baited for ducks until 5 days ago. May you hunt migratory birds within 400 metres of it?

    1. Yes, once the bait has been eaten up
    2. Yes, if the bait was placed by someone else
    3. Yes, if you hunt more than 100 m away
    4. No, it must be bait-free for at least 7 days

19. A deer hunter's tag is valid for an antlerless deer. When may they take an antlered buck?

    1. When the antlerless deer quota is already filled
    2. When the buck is seen on the last day of the season
    3. Whenever the buck is clearly larger than any doe that is in view
    4. When party hunting with someone whose tag allows a buck

20. You hold a bear licence and the deer gun season is also open in your WMU. What firearm rule applies?

    1. Carry any centre-fire rifle you like, since bear rules apply
    2. Carry a shotgun with birdshot only
    3. Carry only a firearm legal for deer at that time and place
    4. Carry two firearms, one for each species

21. Which big game species may NOT be hunted with dogs anywhere in Ontario?

    1. Black bear
    2. Moose
    3. White-tailed deer
    4. Elk

22. You are hunting alone from a ground blind. How should you bring your firearm in?

    1. Unload it, set it outside, enter, then bring it in
    2. Carry it in loaded with the safety on so you are ready
    3. Leave it loaded outside the blind for the whole hunt
    4. Pass it in first while loaded, then crawl in after it

23. 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

24. You passed hunter education but not the Canadian Firearms Safety Course. What may you hunt with, once licensed?

    1. A gun, if a friend carries the ammunition
    2. A bow or crossbow, but not a gun
    3. Only an air or pellet gun
    4. Any rifle or shotgun you own

25. What must a hunter do with a cormorant they shoot?

    1. Retrieve it at once and count it in the bag
    2. Leave it, since cormorants are a pest
    3. Report it to the ministry within 7 days
    4. Leave it for other wildlife to eat