Minnesota Firearms Safety Practice Test 2026: Oefenexamen 2

1. Vraag 1 van 25

   You see someone poaching. What should you do?

   • ANote details from a safe distance and report it to a game warden
   • BConfront them with your firearm so they know you are serious about it
   • CFollow them home
   • DIgnore it
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: 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.

2. Vraag 2 van 25

   You see movement and hear a noise in the brush. What should you do?

   • AFire a warning shot
   • BWait until you can clearly see and identify the animal
   • CFire at the sound, since deer are the only animals there
   • DShoot quickly before it leaves
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. Wait until you can clearly see and identify the animal

   Never shoot at sound, movement or color. Hunters are sometimes mistaken for game.

3. Vraag 3 van 25

   Almost all hunting incidents involve what?

   • AAn attack by a wounded animal
   • BA broken firearm that fires on its own without anyone touching the trigger
   • CBreaking one or more of the basic TAB-K safety rules
   • DBad weather and poor visibility
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: 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.

4. Vraag 4 van 25

   Which feature helps identify a mule deer?

   • AA wide tail raised like a white flag when it runs away
   • BPalm-shaped antlers
   • CA narrow white tail with a black tip and large ears
   • DSmall, short ears
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: 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.

5. Vraag 5 van 25

   How do white-tailed deer antlers usually grow?

   • AThey fork, and each fork forks again
   • BThey grow straight back from the head with no points
   • CPoints grow up from one main beam on each side
   • DThey are flat and wide like a shovel
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: 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.

6. Vraag 6 van 25

   Which state started the first mandatory hunter education program, in 1949?

   • ACalifornia
   • BFlorida
   • CNew York
   • DTexas
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. New York

   Today every state offers hunter education, and most require it for new hunters.

7. Vraag 7 van 25

   In what year did Congress pass the Pittman-Robertson Act (Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act)?

   • A1918
   • B1900
   • C1964
   • D1937
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. 1937

   The 1937 Act sends money from excise taxes to state wildlife agencies.

8. Vraag 8 van 25

   Why can deer hunters wear blaze orange?

   • ADeer see colors differently, so orange does not stand out to them as it does to us
   • BDeer are completely color-blind, so they cannot see any bright colors at all in daylight
   • CDeer are attracted to orange
   • DOrange is only worn after shooting
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: 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.

9. Vraag 9 van 25

   Before you shoot, what must you know about the animal?

   • AOnly that it is on public land
   • BIts species, and that its sex or antlers are legal for your license or tag
   • COnly that it is moving away from you and not toward any other hunters
   • DOnly that it is large
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. Its species, and that its sex or antlers are legal for your license or tag

   Licenses and tags often apply to one species, sex or antler type.

10. Vraag 10 van 25

    You hit an animal but it runs off. What is your responsibility?

    • AMake every reasonable effort to find it and finish it quickly
    • BAssume it will recover, since most wounded animals heal on their own
    • CShoot another one instead
    • DLook for a few minutes, then give up
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Make every reasonable effort to find it and finish it quickly

    Following up on every hit is a basic part of ethical hunting.

11. Vraag 11 van 25

    Two hunters reach a fence together. What is a safe way to cross?

    • AUnload both guns; one hunter holds them while the other crosses, then hands them over
    • BOne covers the other with a loaded gun
    • CBoth lean loaded guns on the fence
    • DBoth climb over at the same time while holding their loaded guns with the safeties on
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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.

12. Vraag 12 van 25

    A hunting partner hands you a shotgun and says it is unloaded. What should you do?

    • ALook into the muzzle to check the barrel
    • BPoint it in a safe direction and check the chamber and magazine yourself
    • CPull the trigger once to be sure
    • DTrust your partner and close the action right away so dirt cannot get inside
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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.

13. Vraag 13 van 25

    What does the Pittman-Robertson Act fund wildlife restoration with?

    • AAn excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
    • BA tax on gasoline
    • CA tax on fishing boats only
    • DFines collected from poachers in every state
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. An excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition

    The Act uses an 11 percent excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition.

14. Vraag 14 van 25

    Which direction is a "safe direction" to point a firearm?

    • AAlways straight up, since bullets fired into the air cannot come back down with force
    • BToward your hunting partner's feet
    • CAlways at your feet
    • DOne where an accidental shot could not injure anyone or damage property
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. One where an accidental shot could not injure anyone or damage property

    What is safe depends on the situation. Think about people, buildings and hard surfaces.

15. Vraag 15 van 25

    When should you NOT use the shoulder carry, which points the muzzle up and behind you?

    • AWhen someone is beside you
    • BWhen you are at the back of the group
    • CWhen walking alone
    • DWhen someone is walking behind you
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. When someone is walking behind you

    Choose a carry that keeps the muzzle away from everyone around you.

16. Vraag 16 van 25

    Which US president, a hunter and conservationist, set aside large areas of public land and wildlife refuges?

    • AGeorge Washington
    • BTheodore Roosevelt
    • CAbraham Lincoln
    • DJohn Adams
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Theodore Roosevelt

    Roosevelt also helped found the Boone and Crockett Club in 1887.

17. Vraag 17 van 25

    Why should heaters never be used in a closed blind or tent without ventilation?

    • AThey can produce deadly carbon monoxide
    • BThey scare game
    • CThey use up too much fuel too fast
    • DThey melt the blind
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. They can produce deadly carbon monoxide

    Carbon monoxide has no color or smell.

18. Vraag 18 van 25

    In the tree stand diagram, what is item 1?

    • AA single chest strap
    • BA full-body harness
    • CA loose rope
    • DA waist belt
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. A full-body harness

    Always use a full-body harness in a tree stand.

19. Vraag 19 van 25

    Why is non-toxic shot required for waterfowl hunting in the US?

    • ALead pellets left in wetlands can poison waterfowl that swallow them
    • BNon-toxic shot is quieter
    • CLead shot rusts
    • DLead is too heavy for most shotguns to fire safely at flying ducks and geese
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Lead pellets left in wetlands can poison waterfowl that swallow them

    Ducks and geese swallow spent pellets while feeding.

20. Vraag 20 van 25

    How should firearms be carried in a vehicle?

    • ALoaded on the seat
    • BWith a round in the chamber
    • CLoaded with the safety on
    • DUnloaded, and in a case
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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.

21. Vraag 21 van 25

    Why should you never dry-fire a bow or crossbow?

    • AIt only affects the sight
    • BIt makes the bow quieter and much less accurate
    • CIt wastes arrows
    • DIt can damage the bow and injure the shooter
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. It can damage the bow and injure the shooter

    Without an arrow to absorb the energy, the bow can break.

22. Vraag 22 van 25

    How should you help someone with mild hypothermia?

    • AGet them out of the wind and wet and put dry layers on them
    • BHave them sit in the wind
    • CGive them alcohol to warm them up
    • DRub their arms and legs hard to get the blood moving again
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Get them out of the wind and wet and put dry layers on them

    Warm them gently, never give alcohol, and get medical help for serious cases.

23. Vraag 23 van 25

    Which animal has broad, flat (palmated) antlers?

    • AElk
    • BWhite-tailed deer
    • CPronghorn
    • DMoose
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Moose

    Bull moose have large, palm-shaped antlers.

24. Vraag 24 van 25

    What did the Lacey Act of 1900 do?

    • AIt banned all hunting of deer in the United States for ten years to let herds recover
    • BIt started the duck stamp
    • CIt made it a federal crime to move illegally taken wildlife across state lines
    • DIt created the first national park
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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.

25. Vraag 25 van 25

    Which law, passed in 1918, protects migratory birds in the United States?

    • AThe Endangered Species Act
    • BThe Migratory Bird Treaty Act
    • CThe Lacey Act
    • DThe Pittman-Robertson Act
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act

    It put into effect a 1916 treaty with Great Britain, acting for Canada.

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