Hunter Education (US)
Safety, ethics, wildlife
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- Cards
- 101
- Categories
- 15
- Price
- €0.99
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What is in this deck
With this deck you learn what every state's hunter education course agrees on: firearm safety, shot placement, the ethics of pursuit and how wildlife management is paid for.
Every state runs its own hunter education course and its own test, and the courses agree on almost everything that matters: how a firearm is carried, where a shot is placed, what a hunter owes an animal that has been hit, and who pays for wildlife management.
101 cards on that common ground. The four rules and why they are layered rather than ranked. What a hangfire is and how long you wait. Where the vital zone is. And why the excise tax on ammunition has funded conservation since 1937.
The state material is not free to copy, and none of it is here. The IHEA standards and the state workbooks belong to their authors; the fact that a bullet does not stop at the animal belongs to nobody. Your state's own course and test remain the requirement, and its numbers are the ones that count.
The categories decide what comes up: start with “After the hunt” alone and add the rest when you are ready.
What you learn
- The four rules, and why breaking two is the pattern
- Carrying, crossing a fence, and the vehicle rule
- Vital zone, acceptable angles and what to do after the shot
- Fair chase, tagging, orange and wanton waste
- Why hunters fund conservation, and how much
The categories
15 categories sort the 101 cards. You can filter by category and take on what is due right now.
- After the hunt
- Conservation
- Ethics
- Ethics and shot placement
- Field safety
- Firearm safety
- Firearms
- Health
- Management
- Marksmanship
- Recovery
- Regulation
- Safety
- Survival
- Treestand
What you get
Here are three of the 101 cards you get when you buy the deck.
Question
What are the four primary rules of firearm safety?
Answer
Treat every gun as loaded, never point at what you will not destroy, finger off the trigger, know your target and beyond.
Note
Every serious incident breaks at least two of them; the rules are layered for that reason.
Question
What does know your target and what is beyond it mean in the field?
Answer
A bullet does not stop at the animal. A miss or a pass-through keeps travelling.
Note
A rifle round can carry more than two miles, which is why a backstop matters more than a clear shot.
Question
What is the safest carry when hunting with a companion?
Answer
Depends on position: two-hand ready in front, elbow or shoulder carry beside, cradle alone.
Note
The muzzle must never cross another person, whatever is comfortable.
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How many cards are in Hunter Education (US)?
101 cards, sorted into 15 categories.
Do I need a connection to study?
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Which devices does this run on?
On iPhone and iPad from iOS 26, and on Apple Watch. One purchase covers the family through Family Sharing.
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