Hunting techniques practice questions for Ontario

Hunting techniques questions

1. 1What makes a broadhead lethal, compared with a firearm projectile?

   1. AShock and hydrostatic pressure
   2. BCutting, which causes haemorrhage
   3. CImpact velocity
   4. DFragmentation
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   BCutting, which causes haemorrhage

   An arrow kills by cutting blood vessels and causing haemorrhage, not by transferred energy. That is why broadhead sharpness and shot placement matter more in bowhunting than raw speed.

2. 2After a hit, why do bowhunters usually wait before tracking?

   1. ATo let the blood trail dry
   2. BBecause a pushed animal travels much further, while an undisturbed one beds down quickly
   3. CTo let the scent disperse
   4. DTo comply with a mandatory waiting period
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   BBecause a pushed animal travels much further, while an undisturbed one beds down quickly

   An animal that is not pursued tends to lie down and expire close by. Pressing it immediately can turn a short recovery into a lost animal.

3. 3A deer stands angled away from you with its far shoulder forward. Why do experienced hunters favour that presentation?

   1. AIt offers the largest overall target area
   2. BA path angled forward through the ribs reaches the vitals without meeting the heavy shoulder bone
   3. CIt stops the animal from hearing the shot
   4. DIt guarantees the projectile passes through
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   BA path angled forward through the ribs reaches the vitals without meeting the heavy shoulder bone

   On an animal quartering away, a line that enters behind the near ribs carries forward into the chest cavity. That route reaches the lungs and heart while avoiding the shoulder, which is the heaviest bone in the way.

4. 4You find an evening trail, hang a stand over it, and sit there every afternoon you can get away. Inside a week the deer quit using the trail. Which mistake most likely caused it?

   1. AThe stand was hung too high in the tree
   2. BYou sat the stand whatever the wind was doing, so deer kept catching your scent
   3. CYou got into the stand too early each afternoon
   4. DDeer shift trails weekly no matter what a hunter does
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   BYou sat the stand whatever the wind was doing, so deer kept catching your scent

   A deer's nose is its main defence, and a stand is only as good as the wind on the day you sit it. Picking stands to suit the wind, and walking in downwind of where deer travel, is what keeps a productive spot productive.

5. 5Taking up a trail, you find blood that is bright red and carries small bubbles through it. What does that sign point to?

   1. AA hit through the lungs
   2. BA wound in the leg muscle
   3. CA hit in the paunch
   4. DBlood smeared from vegetation rather than the animal
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   AA hit through the lungs

   Bubbles mean air is mixing with the blood, which points at the lungs. Sign like that usually means a short recovery, while dark blood carrying stomach material calls for a far longer wait before you follow.