Texas Hunter Education Practice Test 2026: Practice test 3

Practice test 3 of 6 for the Texas Hunter Education Practice Test: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Hunting
Texas
134 questions
Checked October 10, 2026

Question 1 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 2 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 3 of 25
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 4 of 25
Why is cotton a poor choice in cold, wet weather?
- It is too warm
- It soaks up water and loses its insulation when wet
- It is too bright
- It is banned for hunting clothing in most states
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Answer: B. It soaks up water and loses its insulation when wet
Wool and synthetics keep more warmth when damp.
Question 5 of 25
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 6 of 25
What is the safest way to store firearms at home?
- Unloaded and locked, with ammunition stored separately
- Loaded in a closet
- Unloaded on an open rack, with the ammunition on the shelf beside it
- Loaded under the bed for quick use
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Answer: A. Unloaded and locked, with ammunition stored separately
Locked, unloaded storage keeps firearms away from children and unauthorized people.
Question 7 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 8 of 25
Before hunting on private land, what should you do?
- Park out of sight
- Nothing, as long as there are no signs posted
- Get the landowner's permission, ideally in writing
- Ask a neighbor
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Answer: C. Get the landowner's permission, ideally in writing
Getting permission builds good relationships and is required by law in many places.
Question 9 of 25
How should the tree strap and tether be set?
- At knee height
- Tied to the platform
- Above head height with little slack
- Loose, so you can lean out to shoot
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Answer: C. Above head height with little slack
A short tether above your head keeps any fall short so you can get back on the stand.
Question 10 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 11 of 25
Why can deer hunters wear blaze orange?
- Deer see colors differently, so orange does not stand out to them as it does to us
- Deer are completely color-blind, so they cannot see any bright colors at all in daylight
- Deer are attracted to orange
- Orange is only worn after shooting
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Answer: A. Deer see colors differently, so orange does not stand out to them as it does to us
Hunter orange is very visible to people. Movement and scent are more likely to alert deer.
Question 12 of 25
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 13 of 25
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 14 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 15 of 25
A hunting partner hands you a shotgun and says it is unloaded. What should you do?
- Look into the muzzle to check the barrel
- Point it in a safe direction and check the chamber and magazine yourself
- Pull the trigger once to be sure
- Trust your partner and close the action right away so dirt cannot get inside
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Answer: B. Point it in a safe direction and check the chamber and magazine yourself
Never take anyone's word that a gun is unloaded. Check it yourself with the muzzle pointed safely.
Question 16 of 25
Which is an early sign of hypothermia?
- Extreme thirst
- Uncontrolled shivering and clumsy hands
- Itchy skin
- A red, sweaty face
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Answer: B. Uncontrolled shivering and clumsy hands
As it gets worse, a person may stumble, slur words and become confused.
Question 17 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 18 of 25
You hunt alone and reach a fence. What is your first step, as shown in the diagram?
- Unload the firearm and open the action
- Lean the loaded gun on a post
- Pass the loaded gun through the wires first
- Climb over while holding the firearm
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Answer: A. Unload the firearm and open the action
Always unload before crossing a fence or other obstacle.
Question 19 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 20 of 25
Where must your fingers be when you shoot a crossbow?
- Below the rail, out of the string's path
- Over the top of the rail
- In front of the bolt to help guide it
- On the string
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Answer: A. Below the rail, out of the string's path
A crossbow string can cause serious injury to fingers in its path.
Question 21 of 25
In carry 2 of the diagram, a break-action shotgun is open over the forearm. Why is this a good choice when walking with others?
- It keeps the shells warm and dry
- Everyone can see the gun is open and cannot fire
- It is the only carry allowed by federal law when hunting in groups
- It is the fastest way to shoot
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Answer: B. Everyone can see the gun is open and cannot fire
The open action shows the gun is safe, and the muzzle points at the ground ahead.
Question 22 of 25
Which feature helps identify a mule deer?
- A wide tail raised like a white flag when it runs away
- Palm-shaped antlers
- A narrow white tail with a black tip and large ears
- Small, short ears
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Answer: C. A narrow white tail with a black tip and large ears
White-tailed deer have a broad tail, brown on top and white underneath, that they often raise when running.
Question 23 of 25
How should frostbitten skin be treated?
- Rewarm it gently and do not rub it
- Rub it hard
- Hold it over a fire
- Rub it with snow
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Answer: A. Rewarm it gently and do not rub it
Rubbing damages frozen tissue. Do not rewarm if it might freeze again.
Question 24 of 25
What is the difference between antlers and true horns?
- Antlers are shed every year; true horns usually grow for life
- Horns are shed every spring
- There is no difference
- Antlers are made of keratin, like fingernails, and are never shed
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Answer: A. Antlers are shed every year; true horns usually grow for life
Deer, elk and moose grow antlers. Bison, sheep and goats grow horns.
Question 25 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.

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