What should you do to be courteous to other hunters?
ANSWER: Avoid wandering around hunting areas.
Besides protecting you from the elements and rough terrain, what should you consider when choosing bowhunter clothing?
ANSWER: Clothing should include low noise and proper fit
How does a crossbow arrow compare to a conventional arrow?
ANSWER: it is shorter and lighter
When do you use ethics to make a decision about what to do?
ANSWER: When no one is watching what you do
In order to handle a strenuous hunt, or drag or pack out a downed animal, what should you be?
ANSWER: In good physical shape
Who invented the compound bow?
ANSWER: holless allen
Which term describes the moral codes or values that go beyond formal laws?
ANSWER: ethics
Why do many hunters choose a recurve crossbow instead of a compound crossbow?
ANSWER: the recurve crossbow is simpler
Which of the following broadheads offers a more consistent flight for a crossbow arrow?
ANSWER: mechanical broadheads
Where should you carry your arrows to protect yourself and the arrow points?
ANSWER: in a covered arrow quiver
What are the two most common types of crossbows?
ANSWER: Compound and recurve
How do the limbs on a recurve crossbow differ from the limbs on a compound crossbow?
ANSWER: The recurve crossbow's limbs are longer.
What are three essential accessories?
ANSWER: armguard, finger protection, and quiver
Which is a type of portable stand? hunters ed brainly quizlet
ANSWER: hangon, climbing, ladder
What accessory allows the hunter to pull, hold, and release the string without chafing fingers?
ANSWER: Mechanical release
The patterns of camouflage clothing should have a good contrast between which types of colors?
ANSWER: Light and dark
You are sighting-in a crossbow. what will give you more stability?
ANSWER: using a shooting bench
What is the recommended way to uncock a crossbow?
ANSWER: Shooting an arrow from the cocked crossbow into a safe backstop
What type of calls indicate to a fox, coyote, or bobcat that dinner may be trapped nearby?
ANSWER: distress calls
What type of arrowheads should you use to sight-in your crossbow?
ANSWER: practice points that weight the same as the broadheads you will hunt with
Which of the following describes the latch on a crossbow?
ANSWER: It captures the string when the crossbow is cocked and holds the string in place until it's released by the trigger.
What type of boots help minimize human scent?
ANSWER: Rubber-soled
In still hunting, what do hunters do?
ANSWER: Move slowly and deliberately
Besides hot and humid conditions, what other factor contributes to the onset of heat exhaustion?
ANSWER: lack of water
Starvation, hunting, accidents, predators, exposure, and disease are all factors which do what?
ANSWER: limit wildlife population
Which is a rarely used wildlife management practice that enables some wildlife populations to establish stable populations, particularly threatened or endangered species?
ANSWER: predator control
Which part of the crossbow holds the arrow in the track until the trigger is squeezed?
ANSWER: arrow retention spring
A person with a broken leg must be moved: how should the broken leg be handled? hunters ed
ANSWER: immobilize the joint ablove and below the break: don't straighten the limb, but splint it the way you found it.
What type of calls duplicate mating activity, such as antler rattling?
ANSWER: Mating
What is the first responsibility of the hunter once an animal has been shot?
ANSWER: Recover the animal.
What should you do if you are following a wounded animal and you lose all tracking sign?
ANSWER: Begin a methodical search of the area.
How can you avoid hitting the shoulder blade with a broadside shot?
ANSWER: WAIT and WATCH
Why is it critical to be able to judge distances correctly when you are bowhunting?
ANSWER: Arrows have a short trajectory.
What is one of the three primary hazards that bowhunters face that may result in serious injury?
ANSWER: long term exposure
What should hunting companions strive for that will eliminate most problems?
ANSWER: Maintaining good communication