New Brunswick Firearms Safety/Hunter Education

State at least three field techniques that you must have knowledge of in order to be a safe and successful hunter.

State at least three guidelines with respect to how you should dress for a hunting trip.

State the primary purpose of a compass.

Identify the major parts of a compass and explain what each does.

State three ways a hunter can use a compass without a map.

State at least three types of maps that a hunter might use and briefly describe each.

Name at least four parts of a topographical map.

State two ways a hunter can use a map and compass together.

Define the term magnetic declination and explain its importance with respect to determining a bearing from a map.

Explain the term GPS and state two functions of a GPS unit.

State at least three types of tree stands.

Describe at least three safety practices that should be used whenever you hunt from a tree stand.

State three reasons why it is important to sight-in your rifle before you hunt.

State at least three guidelines for sighting-in a rifle.

Name three techniques for shooting game birds with a shotgun.

Define the term lead poisoning as it relates to waterfowl and state at least three alternatives to lead shot available to waterfowl hunters.

State three practices that hunters should adopt when using steel shot to hunt waterfowl.

Explain the term big game crippling loss and state three ways hunters can minimize it.

Define the term vital target area and visually locate it on at least two examples of big game animals provided in the student manual.

State three recommended shot angles for placing a shot in the vital target area with a rifle.

List the steps for finding a big game animal after it has been shot.

Define the term field dressing.

State the three main causes of meat spoilage with respect to field care of game.

Name at least three items used to field dress big game.

Describe the general procedure for field dressing big game.

List at least three guidelines with respect to properly transporting big game from the field.

Describe the general procedure for processing small game and game birds including migratory game birds.

Identify three major species of native wildlife and three migratory species of wildlife hunted in New Brunswick.

Identify two examples each of areas within the province where hunting is prohibited and areas where hunting is permitted with permission only.

Name two ways you can further your hunter education efforts.