Hunter Safety Chapters 3 & 4

Why is it important in hunting to know which is your dominant eye?

• it will help determine your dominant side

• it's the eye you should use when aiming the firearm for accurate shooting

• it will help you determine your dominate hand

• it's the eye you close when aiming the firearm for accurate shooting

What chokes are best for hunting small, fast birds?

• improved cylinder or modified

• full or cylinder (unchoked)

• modified or cylinder (unchoked)

• full or improved cylinder

Why is good marksmanship (accuracy and consistency) important?

• it is essential for a hunter to become a true sportsman

• it is critical for a clean kill

• it ensures that the hunter will always bag the limit

• it ensures that the hunter will bag trophy game

__________ is the process of aligning the sights to hit a target at a specific range.

• trigger squeeze

• sighting-in

• aiming

• pointing

The proper technique for pulling the trigger when shooting a rifle is to _______.

• pull the trigger quickly, moving only your finger

• squeeze the trigger slowly

• jerk the trigger

• snap the trigger

Which shotgun shooting technique is best for a beginning hunter and is performed by pointing at a moving target, and then moving past it and firing?

• snap-shooting

• swing-through

• sustained lead

• patterning

Unlike still hunting, stalking involves _________________.

• following signs left by the animal

• spending at least 10 times longer being still and observing rather than walking

• using a game call

• using dogs to help locate the game

A _______ shot is the preferred shot for larger game animals, such as deer, elk, and bear.

• broadside

• rear-end

• head-on

• quartering-away

Of the four standard rifle shooting positions, which one is the steadiest?

• standing

• kneeling

• sitting

• prone

Which hunting strategy allows the hunter to sit concealed in one spot above the level of the quarry?

• posting

• ground blind

• elevated stand

• still hunting