Chapter 1 Review Exercises

1.

Most hunting incidents are:

caused by an unknown shooter.
self-inflicted.
caused by someone in the victim's hunting party.

2.

Which age group has the largest number of hunting incidents?

Ages 10-29
Ages 30-49
Ages 50-60+

3.

The use of hunter orange in 40 states generally shows:

incidents decrease when hunter orange is required.
deer harvest decreases when hunter orange is required.
both incidents and deer harvest decrease.

4.

Most hunting-related firearm incidents cannot be prevented.

True
False

5.

Poor muzzle control is not a major cause of careless handling incidents.

True
False

6.

Hunter education is needed because:
.

7.

Three common safety violations which result in hunting incidents include: