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Ethics practice questions for British Columbia

By Hunters Guide. Last reviewed September 18, 2026.

These 4 ethics questions are drawn from the BC CORE Practice Exam. They are original practice items written from published Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education curriculum topics, with an explanation on every answer.

Ethics questions

  1. 1A single deer is taken. How many tags may legally be attached to it?

    1. One
    2. Two, if two hunters shot at it
    3. One per hunter present
    4. None until it is transported
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    One

    One animal takes one tag and counts against one person's bag limit. Where more than one hunter was involved, they settle between themselves who claims it, but tagging it twice is an offence no matter how the shot played out.

  2. 2What does the principle of fair chase mean?

    1. Hunting only during daylight
    2. Always hunting on foot
    3. Taking game in a way that does not give the hunter an improper or unsporting advantage
    4. Sharing the harvest with other hunters
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    Taking game in a way that does not give the hunter an improper or unsporting advantage

    Fair chase is about the balance between hunter and animal. It is an ethical standard rather than a single rule, and it underpins many of the regulations that follow from it.

  3. 3Before hunting on private land, what must you obtain?

    1. Nothing, if the land is unfenced
    2. Permission from the landowner or occupier
    3. A permit from the province
    4. Only a valid licence
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    Permission from the landowner or occupier

    Access is the landowner's to give. An unposted or unfenced boundary is not an invitation, and the responsibility to know whose land you are on sits with you.

  4. 4What does the requirement to remove edible meat from the field mean in practice?

    1. Only the antlers or horns must be removed
    2. Edible portions must be retrieved and not left to waste
    3. Meat may be left if the pack out is difficult
    4. It applies only to moose
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    Edible portions must be retrieved and not left to waste

    Leaving edible meat is both an offence and the clearest possible breach of hunting ethics. Plan the retrieval before you take the shot, not after.

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