Half an hour before sunrise this morning, firearms hunting season for white-tailed deer began in several areas. I offer you a quiz with several answer options. This is how you can demonstrate your knowledge. The solution can be found at the bottom of the page.
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1. The white-tailed deer is the most common and widespread wild deer in North America. Its distribution area extends from Canada to…?
A) Labrador
B) New Brunswick
C) New Hampshire
D)Peru
2. How many species and subspecies of deer are there on the planet?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 20
D) 100
3. In the winter, a white-tailed deer typically uses an area of less than 3 miles (5 km).2 while in summer it can be up to…?
A) 10 km2
B) 15 km2
C) 20 km2
D) 25 km2
4. During the rutting season, white-tailed deer communicate using sounds and chemical signals called…
A) Pheromones
B) Testosterones
C) hormones
D) progesterones
5. THE Desire Scratches the ground to leave the scent of the glands between his fingers, then urinates on the _________ glands in his hind legs to give off a strong scent to indicate his presence.
A) Pelvis
B) Tarsus
C) cornea
D) palmar
6. The deer can reach sexual maturity from the age of…
A) 6 or 7 months
B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 30 months
7. As far as reproduction goes, the female becomes more productive by…?
A) 1.5 years
B) 2 years
C) 2.5 years
D) 3 years
8th. For kittens, breastfeeding is minimal around 6 weeks of age. They are fully weaned after about __________ weeks and can survive without their mother, who would normally accompany them for almost a year.
A) 8-9
B) 10-12
C) 13-15
D) 16 and older
9. Brain worms can cause death in infected moose and caribou. For deer, this parasite is…?
A) fatal in 25% of cases
B) fatal in 50% of cases
C) fatal in 75% of cases
D) has no serious effects
10. To be considered a point, a male’s plume must measure at least…?
A) 2.5cm or 1 inch
B) 7cm
C) 10cm
D) There is no minimum size
11. Laser sights are for hunting __________.
A) forbidden
B) permission
C) only permitted for black powder
D) only permitted south of the St. Lawrence River
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12. The use of natural deer urine, regardless of its origin, is prohibited at all times. As for natural deer scent attractants such as tarsal glands and pheromones, their use is…?
A) forbidden
B) forbidden, except on the island of Anticosti
C) allowed
D) allowed as long as it comes from Quebec
13. The footprints of caribou are 7 to 13 cm, and those of moose are 12 to 15 cm. How long are the deer’s?
A) 5 to 8 cm
B) 7 to 12 cm
C) 9 to 15 cm
D) 5 to 15 cm
14. The deer bush appears and begins to grow around mid-April. Normally growth stops when the deer reaches the age of…
A) 4.5 years
B) 6 ½ years
C) 8.5 years
D) it will never stop growing
15. For deer, the plume acts as a kind of spotlight, because…?
A) Blood circulates there
B) it is covered with velvet
C) it absorbs water
D) it grows in winter and falls in summer
16. Under good conditions, an adult eats ____ per day?
A) 1kg
B) 2kg
C) 3.5kg
D) 5kg
17. Just like humans, deer have baby teeth that are replaced by permanent teeth as they age…?
A) 6 months
B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 30 months
18. Deer are good swimmers, partly because they…?
A) have flat hooves
B) have a layer of hollow hairs that ensure their buoyancy in the water
C) have a naturally swollen intestine
D) They are not good swimmers
19. Like cows, deer have ____ stomachs?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
20. When deer sense potential danger, they raise their tails to escape, exposing the white underside. This instinctive act aims to…?
A) alert other members of the species and provide the fawns with a landmark to follow
B) create confusion and doubt in the minds of predators
C) pass a small amount of urine that alerts others
D) no specific purpose
21. Deer eyes are positioned on the side of the head. This gives them the advantage of wide-angle vision
of _______degrees.
A) 180
B) 240
C) 270
D) 310
22. Unlike dogs, white-tailed deer only wag their tails when they…?
A) in heat
B) surprised
C) in a group
D) with their offspring
23. Because deer have more rods than cones, their vision is worse at night than during the day.
A better one
B) less good
C) identical
D) more vague
24. Transporting the remains on the roof or hood of the car should be prohibited for the following reasons:
A) the heat released
B) Sunlight exposure of the carcass
C) the negative image that this can create for certain people
D. All of the above
25. It is _________ to hunt under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, including cannabis.
A permission
B) tolerated
C) tolerates being alone
D) forbidden
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Answer
1) D, 2) D, 3) B, 4) HAS, 5) B, 6) HAS, 7) VS, 8th) B, 9) D, 10) HAS, 11) B, 12) HAS, 13) HAS, 14) B, 15) HAS, 16) VS, 17) D, 18) B, 19) VS, 20) HAS, 21) D, 22) B, 23) HAS, 24) D, 25) D
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