New York Hunter Education Practice Test 2026: Practice test 4

Practice test 4 of 6 for the New York Hunter Education Practice Test: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Hunting
New York
132 questions
Checked October 10, 2026

Question 1 of 25
You are calling turkeys and see another hunter coming toward you. What should you do?
- Stay silent and completely still until they walk past your setup
- Make a gobble call so they know where you are
- Wave your hand quickly
- Call out in a clear, loud voice to let them know you are there
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Answer: D. Call out in a clear, loud voice to let them know you are there
Never wave or use a turkey call to alert a hunter. Your voice tells them you are a person.
Question 2 of 25
Who is often called the father of wildlife management?
- Daniel Boone
- John James Audubon
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Aldo Leopold
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Answer: D. Aldo Leopold
Leopold wrote the textbook Game Management in 1933.
Question 3 of 25
Why should turkey hunters never wear red, white, blue or black clothing?
- Those colors are illegal for hunting clothing in every state during turkey season
- Those are the colors of a wild turkey gobbler's head and body
- Those colors scare turkeys away
- Those colors fade in the sun
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Answer: B. Those are the colors of a wild turkey gobbler's head and body
Another hunter could mistake a flash of red, white or blue for a gobbler's head.
Question 4 of 25
How should you approach big game that appears to be dead?
- From behind and slightly uphill, watching for movement, ready for a follow-up shot
- Quickly, without your gun
- From the front, near the antlers, so you can look closely at its eyes and nose
- By poking it with your foot from the front
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Answer: A. From behind and slightly uphill, watching for movement, ready for a follow-up shot
A wounded animal can suddenly get up. Approach carefully and watch the eyes and chest.
Question 5 of 25
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 6 of 25
How can hunters help slow chronic wasting disease (CWD)?
- Move whole carcasses across the state to share the meat with family
- Feed deer in groups during the winter
- Ignore sick deer
- Follow carcass movement rules and have deer tested when asked
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Answer: D. Follow carcass movement rules and have deer tested when asked
CWD is a fatal disease of deer, elk and moose.
Question 7 of 25
You pull the trigger and nothing happens. What should you do first?
- Turn to show your partner
- Open the action right away and look inside the chamber to see what went wrong
- Look down the barrel
- Keep the muzzle in a safe direction and wait before opening the action
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Answer: D. Keep the muzzle in a safe direction and wait before opening the action
A cartridge may fire late (a hang fire). Wait with the muzzle pointed safely, then unload carefully.
Question 8 of 25
You fall into cold water. What should you do first?
- Take off your life jacket so you can swim faster to the shore
- Swim hard to shore right away
- Keep your head above water and get your breathing under control
- Shout until you are tired
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Answer: C. Keep your head above water and get your breathing under control
Cold shock causes gasping for about the first minute. Control your breathing, then act.
Question 9 of 25
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 10 of 25
What does the Pittman-Robertson Act fund wildlife restoration with?
- An excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
- A tax on gasoline
- A tax on fishing boats only
- Fines collected from poachers in every state
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Answer: A. An excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
The Act uses an 11 percent excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition.
Question 11 of 25
How does a broadhead kill game?
- By cutting blood vessels and organs, causing fast blood loss
- By breaking the large bones of the legs and the shoulders
- By poison
- By shock
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Answer: A. By cutting blood vessels and organs, causing fast blood loss
Arrows kill by bleeding, so they must hit the vital area.
Question 12 of 25
Which of these is a limiting factor for a deer herd?
- A hard winter with little food
- A highway sign
- A full moon in the fall
- A new hunting license design
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Answer: A. A hard winter with little food
Disease, predators, weather and food supply limit how much a population can grow.
Question 13 of 25
You are hanging in your harness after a fall. Why must you act quickly?
- You will scare deer away from the area for the rest of the hunting season
- It is not urgent
- Hanging still can cut off blood flow to the legs and become life-threatening
- The harness will tear in a few seconds
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Answer: C. Hanging still can cut off blood flow to the legs and become life-threatening
Use a suspension relief strap to stand and move your legs, and call for help.
Question 14 of 25
Since 1934, what federal stamp must waterfowl hunters age 16 and older buy?
- A federal fishing stamp
- The Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp)
- A national park pass
- A federal deer and turkey stamp
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Answer: B. The Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp)
Duck Stamp money buys and protects wetland habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Question 15 of 25
When climbing to a tree stand, how many points of contact should you keep?
- None, as long as you climb quickly and keep your eyes on the platform
- Two
- Three: two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand
- One
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Answer: C. Three: two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand
Three points of contact keep you steady if one hand or foot slips.
Question 16 of 25
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 17 of 25
How should firearms be carried in a vehicle?
- Loaded on the seat
- With a round in the chamber
- Loaded with the safety on
- Unloaded, and in a case
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Answer: D. Unloaded, and in a case
Many states ban loaded firearms in vehicles. Pennsylvania, for example, bans a loaded firearm in, on or against any motor vehicle.
Question 18 of 25
What must migratory bird hunters register with in each state where they hunt?
- The state driver's license office
- A national gun registry
- A local hunting club
- The Harvest Information Program (HIP)
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Answer: D. The Harvest Information Program (HIP)
HIP gives biologists the contact list they need to survey migratory bird harvest.
Question 19 of 25
A new hunter mostly wants chances to shoot, whether or not anything is hit. Which stage of hunter development is this?
- Sportsman stage
- Shooter stage
- Trophy stage
- Method stage
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Answer: B. Shooter stage
Hunter education describes five stages: shooter, limiting-out, trophy, method and sportsman.
Question 20 of 25
What is a common distress signal?
- Three of anything, such as three whistle blasts or three fires
- Waving a hat once
- Two short flashes of light
- One long shout
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Answer: A. Three of anything, such as three whistle blasts or three fires
Signals in threes are recognized as a call for help.
Question 21 of 25
About how far can a .22 Long Rifle bullet travel?
- Less than a quarter mile
- About 50 yards
- More than a mile
- About 100 yards
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Answer: C. More than a mile
Even small rifle bullets can travel a long way, so you must know what is far beyond your target.
Question 22 of 25
What should you do before you climb a steep bank, jump a ditch or get into a boat?
- Put the safety on and keep it loaded
- Unload your firearm
- Hold the barrel for balance
- Put your finger on the trigger
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Answer: B. Unload your firearm
Unload whenever there is a chance you could slip or fall.
Question 23 of 25
After unloading, how should a lone hunter get a firearm across a fence?
- Lean it against the fence with the safety on, then climb over right beside it
- Lay it on the far side, muzzle pointing away, and cross away from the muzzle
- Throw it over
- Hold it overhead as you climb
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Answer: B. Lay it on the far side, muzzle pointing away, and cross away from the muzzle
The firearm lies on the far side pointing away, so you are never in front of the muzzle while crossing.
Question 24 of 25
When should you NOT use the shoulder carry, which points the muzzle up and behind you?
- When someone is beside you
- When you are at the back of the group
- When walking alone
- When someone is walking behind you
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Answer: D. When someone is walking behind you
Choose a carry that keeps the muzzle away from everyone around you.
Question 25 of 25
In the tree stand diagram, what is item 1?
- A single chest strap
- A full-body harness
- A loose rope
- A waist belt
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Answer: B. A full-body harness
Always use a full-body harness in a tree stand.

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