Regulations practice questions for Ontario

Regulations questions

1. 1What must you do immediately after harvesting a game animal that requires a tag?

   1. AField dress it first
   2. BAttach and validate the tag as the regulations require, before moving the animal
   3. CPhotograph it
   4. DCall a conservation officer
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   BAttach and validate the tag as the regulations require, before moving the animal

   Tagging is time-critical and comes before transport. Confirm the current validation and attachment wording in the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary, which changes between seasons.

2. 2You have passed the Ontario Hunter Education exam and plan to hunt deer this fall with a shotgun. What else stands between you and that hunt?

   1. ANothing further, because the hunter education course covers firearms use
   2. BA provincial firearms permit issued by Ontario
   3. CThe federal Canadian Firearms Safety Course, which is a separate accreditation
   4. DA recommendation letter from a shooting club
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   CThe federal Canadian Firearms Safety Course, which is a separate accreditation

   Ontario Hunter Education is the provincial requirement and is what stands behind bow hunting. Hunting with a firearm also calls for the federal Canadian Firearms Safety Course, and the two remain separate accreditations even when a provider teaches them on the same weekend.

3. 3A friend holding only the federal firearms safety qualification asks whether that lets him join you during the archery season. How do you answer?

   1. AYes, firearms training satisfies every hunting requirement
   2. BNo, bow hunting rests on the Ontario hunter education accreditation, which his firearms course does not replace
   3. CYes, as long as he hunts within sight of you
   4. DNo, he first needs a second, advanced firearms course
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   BNo, bow hunting rests on the Ontario hunter education accreditation, which his firearms course does not replace

   The two courses answer different questions. The federal one deals with firearms, while Ontario Hunter Education is the provincial accreditation behind a hunting licence, and it is what a bow hunter needs.

4. 4At dusk you are driving a concession road and a buck steps into the field beside you. Your rifle lies cased on the back seat. What may you lawfully do?

   1. ALoad in the cab and shoot through the open window
   2. BStep onto the shoulder, load, and fire across the ditch
   3. CNeither, since a firearm may not be carried loaded in a vehicle and shots may not be taken from or across a roadway
   4. DEither one, provided no traffic is in sight
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   CNeither, since a firearm may not be carried loaded in a vehicle and shots may not be taken from or across a roadway

   A firearm rides in a vehicle unloaded, and a road is never a shooting position. Both rules exist because roads are exactly where other people turn up without warning.

5. 5A landowner tells you that since his farm is private property, you are welcome to take a deer off it after dark with a spotlight. What is wrong with his advice?

   1. ANothing, private land is exempt from hunting hours
   2. BIt applies only if he signs a written permission slip
   3. CIt is fine as long as the light is red rather than white
   4. DHunting hours set by the province apply on private land too, and hunting big game at night is prohibited
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   DHunting hours set by the province apply on private land too, and hunting big game at night is prohibited

   Permission from a landowner grants you access and nothing more. Seasons, hunting hours, and limits still apply, so check the current Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary for the hours that govern the day and place you plan to hunt.