Tennessee Hunter Education Practice Test 2026: Practice test 6

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

Hunting
Tennessee
132 questions
Checked October 10, 2026

Question 1 of 20
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 2 of 20
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 3 of 20
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 4 of 20
How do hunters pay for wildlife conservation in the US?
- They do not pay anything
- Only through donations to private clubs and national hunting organizations
- Only through federal income tax
- Through license fees and excise taxes on guns, ammunition and archery gear
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Answer: D. Through license fees and excise taxes on guns, ammunition and archery gear
This "user pays" system funds state wildlife agencies and benefits all wildlife.
Question 5 of 20
What is hypothermia?
- Dehydration
- A high fever
- A dangerous drop in body core temperature
- A bad sunburn
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Answer: C. A dangerous drop in body core temperature
Wind, wet clothes and cold water pull heat from the body fast.
Question 6 of 20
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 20
On a hot early-season hunt, a partner is sweating heavily, dizzy and weak. What should you do?
- Make them keep walking
- Move them to shade, cool them, and have them rest and sip water
- Cover them with a heavy coat
- Give them an energy drink and leave them to rest alone in the sun
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Answer: B. Move them to shade, cool them, and have them rest and sip water
These are signs of heat exhaustion. If the person becomes confused or stops sweating, call 911.
Question 8 of 20
A hunter is selective and judges success by the size of the animal. Which stage is this?
- Sportsman stage
- Trophy stage
- Shooter stage
- Limiting-out stage
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Answer: B. Trophy stage
In the trophy stage, quality matters more than quantity.
Question 9 of 20
What should duck hunters wear in a boat?
- Heavy waders only
- Nothing extra
- A life jacket only if they cannot swim
- A life jacket (PFD) at all times
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Answer: D. A life jacket (PFD) at all times
A fall overboard into cold water can quickly become deadly, and a life jacket only helps if you are wearing it.
Question 10 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 11 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 12 of 20
Under the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, who owns wildlife?
- Only hunters
- Wildlife is held in public trust for all people
- The landowner where the animal lives
- Whoever kills it
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Answer: B. Wildlife is held in public trust for all people
Governments manage wildlife in trust for everyone.
Question 13 of 20
Why should heaters never be used in a closed blind or tent without ventilation?
- They can produce deadly carbon monoxide
- They scare game
- They use up too much fuel too fast
- They melt the blind
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Answer: A. They can produce deadly carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide has no color or smell.
Question 14 of 20
A rabbit runs from hunter 2's zone into hunter 1's zone. What should hunter 2 do?
- Stop and not shoot outside their own zone
- Step in front of hunter 1
- Shout a warning to hunter 1 and then shoot quickly
- Swing with the rabbit and shoot
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Answer: A. Stop and not shoot outside their own zone
Swinging the muzzle into a partner's zone is a common cause of hunting incidents.
Question 15 of 20
In the TAB-K firearm safety rules, what does the "T" stand for?
- Treat every firearm as if it is loaded
- Take the safety off before you start walking
- Test-fire the gun before every hunt
- Tell your partner when you see game
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Answer: A. Treat every firearm as if it is loaded
The first rule is to treat every firearm as loaded, even if you think it is empty.
Question 16 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 17 of 20
In the TAB-K rules, what does the "A" stand for?
- Aim only at moving targets
- Always carry your license and your tags with you
- Avoid hunting alone in the woods
- Always point the muzzle in a safe direction
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Answer: D. Always point the muzzle in a safe direction
Muzzle control is the most important habit. If a gun fires by accident, nobody gets hurt.
Question 18 of 20
Why is "sky busting" (shooting at ducks or geese that are too far away) a bad practice?
- It wounds birds that fly off and are never recovered
- It uses too little ammunition
- It is the best way to hunt geese, so it is not a bad practice
- It is only bad on windy days
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Answer: A. It wounds birds that fly off and are never recovered
Shoot only at birds within your effective range so you can kill cleanly and retrieve them.
Question 19 of 20
You see movement and hear a noise in the brush. What should you do?
- Fire a warning shot
- Wait until you can clearly see and identify the animal
- Fire at the sound, since deer are the only animals there
- Shoot quickly before it leaves
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Answer: B. Wait until you can clearly see and identify the animal
Never shoot at sound, movement or color. Hunters are sometimes mistaken for game.
Question 20 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.

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