HUNTER ED UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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✔✔What is sight alignment? - ✔✔The process of lining up a firearm's rear and front
sights
✔✔Sighting-in a rifle means: - ✔✔Adjusting the sights to hit a target at a specific range
✔✔You are shooting a rifle or handgun. What is the best way to pull the trigger for an
accurate shot? - ✔✔Apply slow, steady pressure until the gun fires
✔✔Which shotgun choke is best for hunting a large, slow bird, such as a turkey? -
✔✔Full
✔✔Why do hunters pattern their shotguns? - ✔✔To select ammunition with the best
performance
✔✔How should you hold a handgun or maximum accuracy? - ✔✔High on the grip with
two hands
✔✔Why should you use ear protection when shooting a firearm? - ✔✔To prevent
permanent hearing loss
✔✔Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔When hunting, limit your shots to
your most accurate range
✔✔What legal requirements must you consider when selecting a firearm for hunting? -
✔✔Caliber or gauge
✔✔What is sight picture? - ✔✔what you see when a firearm's sights are aligned
correctly with the target
✔✔When sighting-in a rifle: - ✔✔fire the rifle from a solid bench rest
✔✔A hunter is shooting a rifle in the field. For the safest and most accurate shot, this
hunter should: - ✔✔Shoot from prone position with a rest
✔✔Which shotgun choke is the most open? - ✔✔cylinder (unchoked)
✔✔What distance should be used to pattern a shotgun? - ✔✔The distance you expect
to be from your quarry
, ✔✔What is the correct way to shoulder a shotgun? - ✔✔Bring the stock all the way up
to your cheek and then back to your shoulder
✔✔When firing a handgun, how far should you hold it from your body. - ✔✔At arm's
length
✔✔What type of eye protection should you wear when shooting a firearm? -
✔✔shooting glasses with high-impact lenses
✔✔What is good marksmanship? - ✔✔Hitting the target accurately and consistently
✔✔What should you check before choosing a firearm for hunting? - ✔✔It meets the
state's legal projectile requirements
✔✔Sighting-in a rifle helps the shooter: - ✔✔determine problems with shooting
technique
✔✔There are four standard rifle-firing position. Which position provides the least
support? - ✔✔Standing
✔✔Which two chokes are best for hunting small, fast, close birds? - ✔✔Improved
Cylinder and Modified
✔✔When patterning a shotgun, what is a sufficient percentage of pellets within a 30-in
circle? - ✔✔At least 55% of the load,with even distribution
✔✔You point a shotgun at a moving target. You swing the gun faster than target is
moving so that the muzzle passes the target. Then you fire. This method of shooting is
called: - ✔✔Swing-through
✔✔What parts of your body should have protection whenever you shoot any firearm? -
✔✔Ears and eyes
✔✔All hunters should take several steps to prepare for each hunting trip. Which step
will help ensure that you tae only legal game? - ✔✔Learn about your quarryz
✔✔To take game and minimize its suffering, what must you know about the animal you
are hunting? - ✔✔Its anatomy
✔✔What is the preferred rifle shot for larger game animals, such as elk or bear? -
✔✔Broadside
ANSWERS GRADED A+
-
✔✔What is sight alignment? - ✔✔The process of lining up a firearm's rear and front
sights
✔✔Sighting-in a rifle means: - ✔✔Adjusting the sights to hit a target at a specific range
✔✔You are shooting a rifle or handgun. What is the best way to pull the trigger for an
accurate shot? - ✔✔Apply slow, steady pressure until the gun fires
✔✔Which shotgun choke is best for hunting a large, slow bird, such as a turkey? -
✔✔Full
✔✔Why do hunters pattern their shotguns? - ✔✔To select ammunition with the best
performance
✔✔How should you hold a handgun or maximum accuracy? - ✔✔High on the grip with
two hands
✔✔Why should you use ear protection when shooting a firearm? - ✔✔To prevent
permanent hearing loss
✔✔Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔When hunting, limit your shots to
your most accurate range
✔✔What legal requirements must you consider when selecting a firearm for hunting? -
✔✔Caliber or gauge
✔✔What is sight picture? - ✔✔what you see when a firearm's sights are aligned
correctly with the target
✔✔When sighting-in a rifle: - ✔✔fire the rifle from a solid bench rest
✔✔A hunter is shooting a rifle in the field. For the safest and most accurate shot, this
hunter should: - ✔✔Shoot from prone position with a rest
✔✔Which shotgun choke is the most open? - ✔✔cylinder (unchoked)
✔✔What distance should be used to pattern a shotgun? - ✔✔The distance you expect
to be from your quarry
, ✔✔What is the correct way to shoulder a shotgun? - ✔✔Bring the stock all the way up
to your cheek and then back to your shoulder
✔✔When firing a handgun, how far should you hold it from your body. - ✔✔At arm's
length
✔✔What type of eye protection should you wear when shooting a firearm? -
✔✔shooting glasses with high-impact lenses
✔✔What is good marksmanship? - ✔✔Hitting the target accurately and consistently
✔✔What should you check before choosing a firearm for hunting? - ✔✔It meets the
state's legal projectile requirements
✔✔Sighting-in a rifle helps the shooter: - ✔✔determine problems with shooting
technique
✔✔There are four standard rifle-firing position. Which position provides the least
support? - ✔✔Standing
✔✔Which two chokes are best for hunting small, fast, close birds? - ✔✔Improved
Cylinder and Modified
✔✔When patterning a shotgun, what is a sufficient percentage of pellets within a 30-in
circle? - ✔✔At least 55% of the load,with even distribution
✔✔You point a shotgun at a moving target. You swing the gun faster than target is
moving so that the muzzle passes the target. Then you fire. This method of shooting is
called: - ✔✔Swing-through
✔✔What parts of your body should have protection whenever you shoot any firearm? -
✔✔Ears and eyes
✔✔All hunters should take several steps to prepare for each hunting trip. Which step
will help ensure that you tae only legal game? - ✔✔Learn about your quarryz
✔✔To take game and minimize its suffering, what must you know about the animal you
are hunting? - ✔✔Its anatomy
✔✔What is the preferred rifle shot for larger game animals, such as elk or bear? -
✔✔Broadside
