New York Hunter Education Practice Test 2026: Övningsprov 3

Övningsprov 3 av 6 för New York Hunter Education Practice Test: 25 fler frågor med svar och förklaringar.

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Kontrollerad 10 oktober 2026

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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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Svar: B. It soaks up water and loses its insulation when wet
Wool and synthetics keep more warmth when damp.
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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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Svar: A. Hunting without an unfair or improper advantage over the animal
Fair chase shows respect for the animal and for hunting.
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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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Svar: B. Wait until you can clearly see and identify the animal
Never shoot at sound, movement or color. Hunters are sometimes mistaken for game.
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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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Svar: C. The heart-lung area
The vital area is the largest target that kills quickly and wastes the least meat.
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How should you help someone with mild hypothermia?
- Get them out of the wind and wet and put dry layers on them
- Have them sit in the wind
- Give them alcohol to warm them up
- Rub their arms and legs hard to get the blood moving again
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Svar: 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.
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What is the purpose of the lifeline (item 3) in the diagram?
- To mark the tree so that other hunters know the stand is already taken
- To keep you connected to the tree while you climb up and down
- To pull up your gear
- To tie your stand to the ground
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Svar: B. To keep you connected to the tree while you climb up and down
Use a lifeline from the time you leave the ground until you are back down.
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You hit an animal but it runs off. What is your responsibility?
- Make every reasonable effort to find it and finish it quickly
- Assume it will recover, since most wounded animals heal on their own
- Shoot another one instead
- Look for a few minutes, then give up
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Svar: A. Make every reasonable effort to find it and finish it quickly
Following up on every hit is a basic part of ethical hunting.
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Which animal has a large tan rump patch and a dark brown neck?
- White-tailed deer
- Moose
- Black bear
- Elk
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Svar: D. Elk
Elk have a light rump patch, a darker neck and long, curved antlers on bulls.
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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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Svar: A. Antlers are shed every year; true horns usually grow for life
Deer, elk and moose grow antlers. Bison, sheep and goats grow horns.
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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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Svar: A. Below the rail, out of the string's path
A crossbow string can cause serious injury to fingers in its path.
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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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Svar: B. Trophy stage
In the trophy stage, quality matters more than quantity.
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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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Svar: 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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Why should you avoid long-range or running shots at big game?
- They are always illegal
- They are more likely to wound the animal than kill it quickly
- They damage your gun
- They are only a problem for bowhunters, not for hunters with rifles
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Svar: B. They are more likely to wound the animal than kill it quickly
Take only shots you are confident will hit the vital area.
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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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Svar: C. Fluorescent pink
Wisconsin allows blaze orange or fluorescent pink during firearm seasons.
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When should you NOT use the trail carry, which points the muzzle ahead and down?
- When someone is walking behind you on the trail
- When someone is walking in front of you
- When you are alone in an open field
- When you are on a road
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Svar: B. When someone is walking in front of you
In the trail carry, the muzzle points ahead, toward anyone in front.
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How should you carry a harvested wild turkey out of the woods?
- Over your shoulder in full view
- Wrapped in blaze orange so it is not mistaken for a live bird
- Held up high so other hunters can clearly see its beard and fan
- Hidden in camouflage
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Svar: B. Wrapped in blaze orange so it is not mistaken for a live bird
Covering the bird keeps other hunters from seeing turkey colors moving through the woods.
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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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Svar: B. The data helps biologists set seasons and bag limits
Harvest reports show how many animals were taken and where.
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When do many tree stand falls happen?
- While climbing up or down, or getting into or out of the stand
- Only after dark
- Only on ladder stands that are more than 20 years old and rusty
- Only while sleeping in the stand
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Svar: A. While climbing up or down, or getting into or out of the stand
Moving between the ladder or steps and the platform is a risky time, so stay connected the whole way.
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What is carrying capacity?
- The amount of gear in a truck
- The weight a hunter can safely carry out of the woods
- The number of hunters allowed
- The number of animals a habitat can support over time
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Svar: D. The number of animals a habitat can support over time
When animals exceed carrying capacity, habitat is damaged and animals suffer.
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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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Svar: 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.
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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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Svar: 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.
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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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Svar: 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.
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Why should you never dry-fire a bow or crossbow?
- It only affects the sight
- It makes the bow quieter and much less accurate
- It wastes arrows
- It can damage the bow and injure the shooter
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Svar: D. It can damage the bow and injure the shooter
Without an arrow to absorb the energy, the bow can break.
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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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Svar: 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.
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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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Svar: A. Unloaded and locked, with ammunition stored separately
Locked, unloaded storage keeps firearms away from children and unauthorized people.

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