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Survival practice questions for Alberta

By Hunters Guide. Last reviewed September 18, 2026.

These 4 survival questions are drawn from the Alberta Hunter Education Practice Exam. They are original practice items written from published Alberta Hunter Education Course curriculum topics, with an explanation on every answer.

Survival questions

  1. 1What are the first three priorities if you become lost with darkness approaching?

    1. Keep walking toward where you think the road is
    2. Stop, make shelter, and make yourself findable
    3. Climb to high ground and shout
    4. Build a large fire and keep moving
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    Stop, make shelter, and make yourself findable

    Movement after dark turns a lost hunter into an injured lost hunter and widens the area searchers must cover. Stopping while you still have daylight to build shelter is what most survival outcomes turn on.

  2. 2Why is cotton clothing a poor choice for cold-weather hunting?

    1. It is too heavy
    2. It loses nearly all insulating value when wet and dries slowly
    3. It is too noisy
    4. It holds scent
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    It loses nearly all insulating value when wet and dries slowly

    Wet cotton pulls heat from the body faster than bare skin. Wool and synthetics keep insulating when damp, which is why the saying about cotton in the cold exists.

  3. 3Dusk is coming and you need a fire in wet bush. What do you do before you strike the first spark?

    1. Collect tinder, small kindling, and larger fuel, and have all three within arm's reach
    2. Light the biggest log first so it has time to catch
    3. Pour stove fuel over the whole pile
    4. Wait for full dark so the flame is easier to see
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    Collect tinder, small kindling, and larger fuel, and have all three within arm's reach

    A flame lasts seconds, so anything you still have to go looking for is fuel you will never get lit. Building up in stages from tinder to fuel is what turns one match into a fire that lasts the night.

  4. 4Before a three day hunt in country you do not know, which single habit does the most for you if things go wrong?

    1. Leaving a written trip plan with someone, covering where you are going and when you will be back
    2. Packing a second rifle
    3. Telling nobody, so your spot stays yours
    4. Carrying extra ammunition
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    Leaving a written trip plan with someone, covering where you are going and when you will be back

    A search can only start once somebody knows you are overdue and roughly where to look. Keeping a good spot secret feels smart right up until a broken ankle means nobody comes looking for two weeks.

Ready for the full set? Take the Alberta Hunter Education Practice Exam.