Hunter Education Practice Test (US) 2026: Practice test 4

1. Tanong 1 ng 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
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: 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. Tanong 2 ng 25

   Is it acceptable to leave edible game meat to spoil in the field?

   • AYes, at the end of the season
   • BNo. Wasting game is unethical and illegal in many states
   • CYes, for small game
   • DYes, as long as you take the antlers and the hide home
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. No. Wasting game is unethical and illegal in many states

   Ethical hunters use the meat of the animals they take.

3. Tanong 3 ng 25

   Why is shooting from a road or vehicle a poor choice?

   • AIt gives the best backstop
   • BIt is the safest way to hunt
   • CIt is unsafe, unfair to the animal, and illegal in many states
   • DIt is required on public land so hunters do not damage the habitat
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: C. It is unsafe, unfair to the animal, and illegal in many states

   Roads are used by people, and shooting from them often breaks fair chase and the law.

4. Tanong 4 ng 25

   What are the basic parts of wildlife habitat?

   • AFood, fences, roads and towns
   • BTrees, sun, rocks and snow
   • CWater, hunters, weather, predators and roads
   • DFood, water, shelter (cover) and space
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. Food, water, shelter (cover) and space

   Animals need all four, arranged so they can reach them.

5. Tanong 5 ng 25

   What is carrying capacity?

   • AThe amount of gear in a truck
   • BThe weight a hunter can safely carry out of the woods
   • CThe number of hunters allowed
   • DThe number of animals a habitat can support over time
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: D. The number of animals a habitat can support over time

   When animals exceed carrying capacity, habitat is damaged and animals suffer.

6. Tanong 6 ng 25

   Which of these is a limiting factor for a deer herd?

   • AA hard winter with little food
   • BA highway sign
   • CA full moon in the fall
   • DA new hunting license design
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: A. A hard winter with little food

   Disease, predators, weather and food supply limit how much a population can grow.

7. Tanong 7 ng 25

   How do wildlife agencies use regulated hunting?

   • ATo wipe out common species
   • BAs a tool to keep populations in balance with their habitat
   • CAs a replacement for habitat
   • DTo remove all predators, such as wolves and coyotes, from the state
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. As a tool to keep populations in balance with their habitat

   Seasons and bag limits are set using population data so harvests are sustainable.

8. Tanong 8 ng 25

   What is biological surplus?

   • ALeftover meat that hunters give away to their friends and neighbors after the season
   • BExtra animals produced each year that the habitat cannot support through winter
   • CAnimals kept on game farms
   • DAnimals in zoos
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. Extra animals produced each year that the habitat cannot support through winter

   Regulated hunting can take part of this surplus that would otherwise be lost.

9. Tanong 9 ng 25

   Under the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, who owns wildlife?

   • AOnly hunters
   • BWildlife is held in public trust for all people
   • CThe landowner where the animal lives
   • DWhoever kills it
   Ipakita ang sagot

   Sagot: B. Wildlife is held in public trust for all people

   Governments manage wildlife in trust for everyone.

10. Tanong 10 ng 25

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

    • A1918
    • B1900
    • C1964
    • D1937
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: D. 1937

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

11. Tanong 11 ng 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
    Ipakita ang sagot

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

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

12. Tanong 12 ng 25

    What did the Dingell-Hart amendments of 1970 and 1972 add?

    • AA ban on all handguns
    • BA federal hunting license required in every state for all hunters over 16
    • CA tax on hunting dogs
    • DExcise taxes on handguns and archery gear, partly for hunter education
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: D. Excise taxes on handguns and archery gear, partly for hunter education

    These taxes help pay for hunter education programs and target ranges.

13. Tanong 13 ng 25

    How do hunters pay for wildlife conservation in the US?

    • AThey do not pay anything
    • BOnly through donations to private clubs and national hunting organizations
    • COnly through federal income tax
    • DThrough license fees and excise taxes on guns, ammunition and archery gear
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

14. Tanong 14 ng 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
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

15. Tanong 15 ng 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
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: B. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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

16. Tanong 16 ng 25

    Since 1934, what federal stamp must waterfowl hunters age 16 and older buy?

    • AA federal fishing stamp
    • BThe Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp)
    • CA national park pass
    • DA federal deer and turkey stamp
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

17. Tanong 17 ng 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
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: B. Theodore Roosevelt

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

18. Tanong 18 ng 25

    Who is often called the father of wildlife management?

    • ADaniel Boone
    • BJohn James Audubon
    • CTheodore Roosevelt
    • DAldo Leopold
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: D. Aldo Leopold

    Leopold wrote the textbook Game Management in 1933.

19. Tanong 19 ng 25

    What happened to the passenger pigeon?

    • AIt moved to Europe
    • BIt became common in cities
    • CIt became extinct, largely from unregulated market hunting and habitat loss
    • DIt nearly died out but was restored by hunters and is common again in eastern forests
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: C. It became extinct, largely from unregulated market hunting and habitat loss

    The last known passenger pigeon died in 1914. Its loss helped build support for wildlife laws.

20. Tanong 20 ng 25

    What nearly happened to the American bison by the late 1800s?

    • AIt was almost wiped out by unregulated killing
    • BIt became a farm animal only
    • CIt spread across the whole continent, from coast to coast
    • DNothing changed
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: A. It was almost wiped out by unregulated killing

    Bison numbers fell from millions to very few. Protection helped them recover.

21. Tanong 21 ng 25

    Which species is a well-known conservation success story, restored with help from hunter-funded programs?

    • ACarolina parakeet
    • BGreat auk
    • CPassenger pigeon
    • DWild turkey
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: D. Wild turkey

    Wild turkeys were restored to most of their former range through trapping, moving birds and habitat work.

22. Tanong 22 ng 25

    What must migratory bird hunters register with in each state where they hunt?

    • AThe state driver's license office
    • BA national gun registry
    • CA local hunting club
    • DThe Harvest Information Program (HIP)
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: D. The Harvest Information Program (HIP)

    HIP gives biologists the contact list they need to survey migratory bird harvest.

23. Tanong 23 ng 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
    Ipakita ang sagot

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

    Ducks and geese swallow spent pellets while feeding.

24. Tanong 24 ng 25

    How can hunters help slow chronic wasting disease (CWD)?

    • AMove whole carcasses across the state to share the meat with family
    • BFeed deer in groups during the winter
    • CIgnore sick deer
    • DFollow carcass movement rules and have deer tested when asked
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: D. Follow carcass movement rules and have deer tested when asked

    CWD is a fatal disease of deer, elk and moose.

25. Tanong 25 ng 25

    Why do states ask hunters to report their harvest?

    • ATo pick lottery winners
    • BThe data helps biologists set seasons and bag limits
    • CTo sell hunters' contact information to outdoor stores
    • DOnly to collect fees
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: B. The data helps biologists set seasons and bag limits

    Harvest reports show how many animals were taken and where.

Keyboard: 1–4 para sumagot, Enter para sa susunod na tanong.

Ang tunay na pagsusulit: Set by each state (for example, 80% in Michigan and Missouri)