Free hunter education exam prep for North Dakota 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 landowner who gives permission to hunt their property can legally:
2. When using a muzzleloader, loose black powder or substitute powder should be kept:
3. The best way to carry a firearm when hunting with a group is:
4. 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:
5. A habitat's "arrangement" — how food, water, and cover are positioned relative to each other — matters because:
6. Most state wildlife agencies are funded mainly through:
7. Before hunting on private property, a hunter must:
8. An early sign of hypothermia often includes:
9. Two similar-looking game species with different seasons or legal status underscore why hunters should:
10. Studies on feral hog control have generally found that hunting them, with or without dogs, is:
11. A hunter education certificate earned in one state:
12. Wearing blaze orange while hunting primarily helps to:
13. A single antlerless deer standing alone in an open field or food plot is often, in fact, a:
14. States require hunters to report their harvest mainly so that:
15. Where can hunters find current season dates, bag limits, and legal hunting methods for their state?
16. Under many waterfowl regulations, being able to identify each species matters because:
17. Hen mallards and hen American black ducks look similar at a distance; hunters are taught to compare their:
18. A hunter unsure whether an animal is a legal, huntable species or a protected look-alike should:
19. Harvested game must typically be tagged and reported:
20. Feral hogs are a fast-spreading invasive species in many states. Research suggests that to simply prevent a feral hog population from growing, managers must remove roughly what share of it each year?
21. Before climbing into a tree stand, a hunter should always:
22. Which action mechanism requires the shooter to manually operate a handle between each shot?
23. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic habitat components an animal needs to survive?
24. Before taking a shot, positively identifying the species and, where required, the sex of the animal is important mainly because:
25. In late summer, some male ducks molt into a temporary "eclipse" plumage that: