Georgia Hunter Education Practice Test 2026: Practice test 6

Practice test 6 of 6 for the Georgia Hunter Education Practice Test: 20 more questions with answers and explanations.

Hunting
Georgia
131 questions
Checked October 10, 2026

Question 1 of 20
What did the Lacey Act of 1900 do?
- It banned all hunting of deer in the United States for ten years to let herds recover
- It started the duck stamp
- It made it a federal crime to move illegally taken wildlife across state lines
- It created the first national park
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Answer: C. It made it a federal crime to move illegally taken wildlife across state lines
The Lacey Act was the first federal law protecting wildlife and helped end illegal market hunting.
Question 2 of 20
What should you check before using a tree stand?
- The stand, straps and harness for wear, and the tree for damage or weakness
- Only the color of the stand
- Only the seat padding
- Nothing, as long as it worked last year and has stayed on the same tree since then
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Answer: A. The stand, straps and harness for wear, and the tree for damage or weakness
Make sure the tree can hold both the stand and you.
Question 3 of 20
Two hunters reach a fence together. What is a safe way to cross?
- Unload both guns; one hunter holds them while the other crosses, then hands them over
- One covers the other with a loaded gun
- Both lean loaded guns on the fence
- Both climb over at the same time while holding their loaded guns with the safeties on
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Answer: A. Unload both guns; one hunter holds them while the other crosses, then hands them over
With actions open and guns unloaded, they can be handed across safely.
Question 4 of 20
Almost all hunting incidents involve what?
- An attack by a wounded animal
- A broken firearm that fires on its own without anyone touching the trigger
- Breaking one or more of the basic TAB-K safety rules
- Bad weather and poor visibility
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Answer: C. Breaking one or more of the basic TAB-K safety rules
Wisconsin DNR notes that virtually all hunting incidents involve a violation of at least one TAB-K rule.
Question 5 of 20
Why do states ask hunters to report their harvest?
- To pick lottery winners
- The data helps biologists set seasons and bag limits
- To sell hunters' contact information to outdoor stores
- Only to collect fees
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Answer: B. The data helps biologists set seasons and bag limits
Harvest reports show how many animals were taken and where.
Question 6 of 20
A partner has a deep cut that is bleeding heavily. What should you do first?
- Give them water and wait for it to stop on its own
- Send them to walk out alone
- Rinse it and leave it open
- Press firmly on the wound and call for help
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Answer: D. Press firmly on the wound and call for help
Firm, direct pressure is the first step to stop severe bleeding.
Question 7 of 20
What are the basic parts of wildlife habitat?
- Food, fences, roads and towns
- Trees, sun, rocks and snow
- Water, hunters, weather, predators and roads
- Food, water, shelter (cover) and space
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Answer: D. Food, water, shelter (cover) and space
Animals need all four, arranged so they can reach them.
Question 8 of 20
Besides a harness, what should you take or do for tree stand safety?
- Leave your phone at home so it does not ring and scare game
- Tell someone your plan and carry a charged cell phone
- Hunt where no one can find you
- Skip the harness if the stand has a rail
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Answer: B. Tell someone your plan and carry a charged cell phone
If you fall, people need to know where you are, and you need a way to call.
Question 9 of 20
Besides blaze orange, which bright color do some states, such as Wisconsin, now allow for hunter safety clothing?
- Dark green
- Bright red
- Fluorescent pink
- Sky blue
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Answer: C. Fluorescent pink
Wisconsin allows blaze orange or fluorescent pink during firearm seasons.
Question 10 of 20
When should you fill out and attach your tag?
- When you get home
- Only if a game warden stops you and asks to see it
- At the processor
- As soon as the animal is down, as your state's rules require
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Answer: D. As soon as the animal is down, as your state's rules require
Tag rules vary by state, and many require you to tag the animal right away, before moving it.
Question 11 of 20
You see someone poaching. What should you do?
- Note details from a safe distance and report it to a game warden
- Confront them with your firearm so they know you are serious about it
- Follow them home
- Ignore it
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Answer: A. Note details from a safe distance and report it to a game warden
Wildlife agencies have tip lines, and accurate details help officers act.
Question 12 of 20
Which is the best backstop for a shot?
- The open sky above a wide field
- A pond behind the target
- A flat rock
- A hill or dirt bank behind the target
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Answer: D. A hill or dirt bank behind the target
Dirt stops bullets safely. Water and rock cause ricochets.
Question 13 of 20
In the TAB-K rules, what does the "K" stand for?
- Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot
- Kneel before every shot
- Know the season dates
- Keep the gun loaded in the truck so you are ready the moment you see game
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Answer: A. Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot
Resting a finger on the trigger while walking can cause an unintended shot.
Question 14 of 20
Which state started the first mandatory hunter education program, in 1949?
- California
- Florida
- New York
- Texas
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Answer: C. New York
Today every state offers hunter education, and most require it for new hunters.
Question 15 of 20
Which animal has broad, flat (palmated) antlers?
- Elk
- White-tailed deer
- Pronghorn
- Moose
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Answer: D. Moose
Bull moose have large, palm-shaped antlers.
Question 16 of 20
Where should you aim for a quick, clean kill on big game?
- The hindquarters
- The neck
- The heart-lung area
- The head
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Answer: C. The heart-lung area
The vital area is the largest target that kills quickly and wastes the least meat.
Question 17 of 20
Which US president, a hunter and conservationist, set aside large areas of public land and wildlife refuges?
- George Washington
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Abraham Lincoln
- John Adams
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Answer: B. Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt also helped found the Boone and Crockett Club in 1887.
Question 18 of 20
How do white-tailed deer antlers usually grow?
- They fork, and each fork forks again
- They grow straight back from the head with no points
- Points grow up from one main beam on each side
- They are flat and wide like a shovel
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Answer: C. Points grow up from one main beam on each side
Mule deer antlers fork into branches. White-tailed deer points rise from a main beam.
Question 19 of 20
What does "fair chase" mean?
- Hunting without an unfair or improper advantage over the animal
- Chasing game with a vehicle until it gets too tired to run any farther
- Giving the animal a head start
- Shooting only running animals
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Answer: A. Hunting without an unfair or improper advantage over the animal
Fair chase shows respect for the animal and for hunting.
Question 20 of 20
Why should waterfowl hunters learn to tell drakes from hens?
- It only matters for geese, since all ducks have exactly the same limits
- Drakes are only legal in spring
- Some bag limits are different for males and females of the same species
- Hens cannot be legally hunted anywhere
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Answer: C. Some bag limits are different for males and females of the same species
Learning plumage and flight patterns helps you follow species and sex limits.

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