Jägerprüfung Practice Test (Germany Hunting Exam) 2026: Practice test 2

1. Question 1 of 25

   Which hunting method is banned by § 19 BJagdG?

   • AHunting from a high seat
   • BHunting during the day
   • CHunting with a trained dog to find wounded game
   • DUsing poison or poisoned bait
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   Answer: D. Using poison or poisoned bait

   § 19 BJagdG bans poisoning game and using poisoned or stupefying baits.

2. Question 2 of 25

   What does § 19 BJagdG say about wire snares?

   • ASnares are allowed in winter only
   • BMaking, selling, buying or setting snares of any kind is forbidden
   • CSnares are allowed if checked daily
   • DSnares are allowed for foxes
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   Answer: B. Making, selling, buying or setting snares of any kind is forbidden

   Snares in which game can be caught are completely banned.

3. Question 3 of 25

   Are traps allowed that may injure game without killing it at once?

   • ANo, traps must catch game unharmed or kill it instantly
   • BYes, with a licence from a hunting club
   • CYes, any trap is allowed
   • DYes, but only for rabbits
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   Answer: A. No, traps must catch game unharmed or kill it instantly

   § 19 BJagdG bans traps that neither catch unharmed nor kill instantly.

4. Question 4 of 25

   What is forbidden near winter feeding places during emergency times (Notzeiten)?

   • AWalking within 1 km
   • BTaking photos
   • CPutting out more food
   • DKilling hoofed game within 200 m of the feeding place
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   Answer: D. Killing hoofed game within 200 m of the feeding place

   § 19 BJagdG bans killing Schalenwild within 200 m of feeding sites in times of need.

5. Question 5 of 25

   Who may collect shed antlers (Abwurfstangen) in a hunting district?

   • AOnly with written permission from the person who holds the hunting right
   • BOnly on Sundays
   • CAnyone walking in the forest
   • DOnly children
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   Answer: A. Only with written permission from the person who holds the hunting right

   § 19 BJagdG forbids collecting shed antlers without written permission of the person entitled to hunt.

6. Question 6 of 25

   Hunting game by chasing it with hounds until it is exhausted (Hetzjagd) is…

   • AForbidden
   • BAllowed in autumn
   • CAllowed for foxes only
   • DAllowed with a youth licence
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   Answer: A. Forbidden

   § 19 BJagdG bans the Hetzjagd.

7. Question 7 of 25

   Which group of animals is 'Schalenwild'?

   • AFoxes, martens and badgers
   • BHoofed game such as deer, chamois, mouflon and wild boar
   • CAll birds of prey
   • DHares and rabbits
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   Answer: B. Hoofed game such as deer, chamois, mouflon and wild boar

   § 2 BJagdG: Schalenwild includes bison, elk, red, fallow, sika and roe deer, chamois, ibex, mouflon and wild boar.

8. Question 8 of 25

   Which hoofed species is NOT counted as 'Hochwild' (high game)?

   • AChamois (Gamswild)
   • BRed deer (Rotwild)
   • CRoe deer (Rehwild)
   • DWild boar (Schwarzwild)
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   Answer: C. Roe deer (Rehwild)

   § 2 BJagdG: Hochwild is all Schalenwild except roe deer, plus capercaillie and golden and white-tailed eagles.

9. Question 9 of 25

   What is 'Schwarzwild'?

   • ABadger
   • BRed deer
   • CWild boar
   • DBlack grouse
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   Answer: C. Wild boar

   Schwarzwild is the hunting term for wild boar.

10. Question 10 of 25

    Which of these is listed as 'Federwild' (feathered game) in § 2 BJagdG?

    • APheasant
    • BBadger
    • CMouflon
    • DFox
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    Answer: A. Pheasant

    Federwild includes partridge, pheasant, quail, grouse, wild geese and ducks, woodcock, birds of prey and others.

11. Question 11 of 25

    Which animal is on the list of game (Haarwild) in § 2 BJagdG?

    • ARed squirrel
    • BMole
    • CHedgehog
    • DBadger (Dachs)
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    Answer: D. Badger (Dachs)

    Haarwild includes fox, badger, martens, hares, rabbits and hoofed game, among others.

12. Question 12 of 25

    What are the male, female and young of roe deer called in German hunting language?

    • ABock, Ricke and Kitz
    • BHahn, Henne and Küken
    • CHirsch, Alttier and Kalb
    • DKeiler, Bache and Frischling
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    Answer: A. Bock, Ricke and Kitz

    Roe deer: Rehbock (buck), Ricke (doe), Kitz (fawn).

13. Question 13 of 25

    When is the roe deer rut?

    • AIn March
    • BThere is no rut
    • CFrom mid-July to mid-August
    • DIn December and January
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    Answer: C. From mid-July to mid-August

    Roe deer rut in high summer, much earlier than red deer.

14. Question 14 of 25

    What is special about roe deer pregnancy (Keimruhe)?

    • AFemales give birth twice a year
    • BThe fertilised egg rests and only develops further from December
    • CThe young are born in winter
    • DPregnancy lasts only 3 weeks
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    Answer: B. The fertilised egg rests and only develops further from December

    After the summer rut, development pauses until December (delayed implantation), so fawns are born in May and June.

15. Question 15 of 25

    When do adult roe bucks shed their antlers?

    • AIn July
    • BBetween October and December
    • CNever; antlers are permanent
    • DEvery month
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    Answer: B. Between October and December

    Roe bucks cast their antlers in late autumn and grow new ones under velvet (Bast) over winter.

16. Question 16 of 25

    What is 'Bast'?

    • AA type of hunting knife
    • BThe winter coat of a hare
    • CThe hairy skin that feeds growing antlers
    • DA deer's hoof
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    Answer: C. The hairy skin that feeds growing antlers

    Growing antlers are covered in velvet (Bast), which supplies them with blood until they are fully grown.

17. Question 17 of 25

    When is the red deer rut (Brunft) in Central Europe?

    • AFrom early September, for about 5 to 6 weeks
    • BIn May
    • CIn midsummer, July
    • DIn February
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    Answer: A. From early September, for about 5 to 6 weeks

    Red deer rut in September and October, when stags roar and compete.

18. Question 18 of 25

    When do red deer stags shed their antlers?

    • AIn June
    • BThey never shed them
    • CBetween February and April
    • DIn September
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    Answer: C. Between February and April

    Older stags cast first. New antlers take about 140 days to grow.

19. Question 19 of 25

    What is an adult male wild boar called?

    • ARicke
    • BFrischling
    • CBache
    • DKeiler
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    Answer: D. Keiler

    Keiler = adult male, Bache = adult female, Frischling = piglet, Rotte = family group.

20. Question 20 of 25

    Who leads a group (Rotte) of wild boar?

    • ANobody; they live alone
    • BThe strongest Keiler all year
    • CThe youngest male
    • DThe oldest, most experienced female (Leitbache)
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    Answer: D. The oldest, most experienced female (Leitbache)

    A Rotte is led by the Leitbache, usually the oldest female.

21. Question 21 of 25

    What do wild boar eat?

    • AOnly grass
    • BOnly meat
    • CAlmost anything: acorns, roots, grass, insects, small animals, carrion and crops
    • DOnly tree bark
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    Answer: C. Almost anything: acorns, roots, grass, insects, small animals, carrion and crops

    Wild boar are omnivores with a very broad diet, which brings them into fields.

22. Question 22 of 25

    What must a gun owner do under § 36 WaffG?

    • AStore weapons and ammunition so they cannot be lost or taken by unauthorised people
    • BKeep them under the bed
    • CLend them only to neighbours
    • DLeave them in the car between hunts
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    Answer: A. Store weapons and ammunition so they cannot be lost or taken by unauthorised people

    § 36 WaffG requires the necessary precautions against loss and unauthorised access. The authority can check the storage.

23. Question 23 of 25

    May the weapons authority check how you store your firearms?

    • AOnly if you agree in writing each time
    • BOnly once, when you buy the first gun
    • CNo, never
    • DYes, owners must show their storage and allow access to the storage rooms
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    Answer: D. Yes, owners must show their storage and allow access to the storage rooms

    § 36 WaffG obliges owners to show their storage measures and let the authority in to check them.

24. Question 24 of 25

    A holder of an annual hunting licence buys a long gun. What must they do within two weeks?

    • ARegister it with the hunting club only
    • BTake another hunting exam
    • CNothing at all
    • DApply for it to be entered on a firearms ownership card (Waffenbesitzkarte)
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    Answer: D. Apply for it to be entered on a firearms ownership card (Waffenbesitzkarte)

    § 13 WaffG: Jahresjagdschein holders need no permit to buy long guns but must apply for the Waffenbesitzkarte within two weeks.

25. Question 25 of 25

    How may a hunter carry a hunting weapon on the way to and from the hunt?

    • AOnly not ready to fire (unloaded)
    • BLoaded and ready, in case game appears
    • CLoaded, but with the safety on
    • DAny way they like
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    Answer: A. Only not ready to fire (unloaded)

    § 13 WaffG lets hunters carry hunting weapons without a separate permit for hunting, but on the way only when they are not ready to fire.

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