Ontario Hunter Education Practice Test 4

All 25 questions in this test

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1. Which tooth are bear hunters asked to submit to help the ministry age the bear?

   1. A front incisor from the lower jaw
   2. The largest canine at the front of the jaw
   3. The last molar at the back of the jaw
   4. The first premolar, just behind the canine

2. May you show a conservation officer your deer tag on your phone?

   1. Yes, if the phone screen is not cracked
   2. Yes, if you also carry your Outdoors Card
   3. No, tags must be carried on paper
   4. Yes, if it is the official PDF version

3. 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

4. You leave your tagged deer at camp while you go out to party hunt. What must you do with the tag?

   1. Keep it in your pocket while you hunt
   2. Give it to the next hunter in your party
   3. Leave it on the camp table beside the deer
   4. Attach it to the deer

5. 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

6. Which animals can be infected by chronic wasting disease (CWD)?

   1. Black bears and wolves
   2. Ducks, geese and swans
   3. Deer, moose, elk and caribou
   4. Rabbits and hares

7. 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

8. You see a pig running loose in the woods. What does Ontario law say?

   1. Shoot it, but only with a small game licence
   2. Shoot it, since wild pigs are an invasive pest
   3. Trap it and return it to the nearest farm
   4. Hunting pigs is illegal; report the sighting

9. You are alone and must cross a page-wire fence. What is the safe method?

   1. Pass it over by the barrel, then climb over
   2. Unload, lay it under the fence pointing away, then cross
   3. Unload it and lean it against a fence post while you climb over
   4. Keep it loaded and hold it high as you climb

10. Which of these is illegal for an Ontario hunter?

    1. Carrying a 3-year small game licence on the card
    2. Keeping a PDF licence summary on a phone
    3. Buying licences online and printing the summary
    4. Holding two Outdoors Cards with different numbers

11. 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

12. Which of these is illegal when hunting ring-necked pheasants?

    1. Using a rifle
    2. Using a shotgun
    3. Hunting on a licensed game bird preserve
    4. Using a pointing dog

13. A new hunter has only a CFSC student report and no PAL yet. How may they hunt with a gun?

    1. Only with a shotgun, never with a rifle
    2. Only on their own family's land with a relative somewhere nearby
    3. Alone, as long as they carry the report
    4. Only under direct supervision of a valid PAL holder

14. Before hunting on an Indian Reserve, whose permission should you ask?

    1. The Canadian Firearms Program
    2. The nearest ministry work centre
    3. The local municipal council
    4. The Band Council

15. Besides a falconry licence, what must every falconer hold to hunt?

    1. A firearms possession licence
    2. A CFSC student report
    3. A valid small game licence
    4. A big game licence

16. 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

17. Which part of a black bear is illegal to possess once it has been removed from the carcass?

    1. The gallbladder
    2. The canine teeth
    3. The hide with claws
    4. The skull

18. 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

19. If you use a shotgun loaded with shot for deer, what is required?

    1. Any gauge, with No. 4 shot or smaller
    2. At least 20 gauge, with SG or No. 1 buck or larger
    3. At least 28 gauge, with steel BB shot or larger pellets
    4. At least .410, with any buckshot size

20. How many bearded turkeys may you take on the same day in the spring season?

    1. Two, if you hold two tags
    2. Three, with a party
    3. No daily limit
    4. One

21. Under the FWCA, which of these counts as hunting?

    1. Only carrying a loaded firearm outdoors
    2. Only hunting game that you intend to eat
    3. Lying in wait for wildlife, even without firing
    4. Only shooting at and killing wildlife

22. Why should you not use your rifle scope to look at a distant figure you cannot identify?

    1. Scopes are too weak for that distance
    2. You would be aiming your firearm at it
    3. It wastes battery power in the scope
    4. Scopes distort colours at long range

23. 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

24. A farm field has no signs, but it is planted with crops. May you walk in to hunt without asking?

    1. Yes, if you only hunt small game on it
    2. Yes, unsigned land is always open to hunters
    3. Yes, if you stay along the edge of the crops
    4. No, cultivated land itself is notice against entry

25. 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