Free hunter education exam prep for New Mexico hunters. 25 questions — answer them all, then check your score.
Note: the real exam's length, time limit, and passing score vary by state — this practice test is a fixed-length sample covering the same topics, not a copy of your state's exact exam format.
1. A hunt plan left with a family member or friend should include:
2. Wearing blaze orange while hunting primarily helps to:
3. Harvested game must typically be tagged and reported:
4. The five components of wildlife habitat are food, water, cover, space, and:
5. A single antlerless deer standing alone in an open field or food plot is often, in fact, a:
6. When field dressing game, it is most important to:
7. A habitat's "arrangement" refers to how close its parts are to each other — for example, a white-footed mouse may find everything it needs within half an acre, while a white-tailed deer may need to range across:
8. Under the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, wildlife is considered:
9. Before climbing into a tree stand, a hunter should always:
10. Before crossing a fence, obstacle, or difficult terrain, a hunter should:
11. Ammunition should always match the firearm's:
12. Many states participate in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, which means a wildlife law violation in one member state can result in:
13. Habitat protected using hunting license fees and excise taxes on hunting equipment:
14. Hen mallards and hen American black ducks look similar at a distance; hunters are taught to compare their:
15. The best way to carry a firearm when hunting with a group is:
16. A "zone of fire" refers to:
17. A sudden decrease in a species' habitat, such as a drought reducing water sources, is an example of a:
18. States require hunters to report their harvest mainly so that:
19. If a shot only wounds an animal, a responsible hunter should:
20. When a wildlife population grows well beyond a habitat's carrying capacity, the most likely outcome is:
21. If a distant animal can only be identified by sound or partial movement in brush, a hunter should:
22. Since the Pittman-Robertson Act took effect in 1937, hunting and fishing license fees and equipment excise taxes have generated for wildlife conservation:
23. Before taking a shot, positively identifying the species and, where required, the sex of the animal is important mainly because:
24. A hunter unsure whether an animal is a legal, huntable species or a protected look-alike should:
25. Species like white-tailed deer, reduced to just a few hundred animals in some areas in the early 1900s, recovered to healthy populations mainly because of: