Besides a hunter education certificate, what lets a person born after January 1, 1975 buy an Idaho hunting license?Idaho Code 36-411(a)
For another state's course to count as equivalent hunter education in Idaho, what must it have included besides safety, laws and ethics?IDAPA 13.01.02.200
Idaho will not issue a hunting license without hunter education to a person born after which date?Idaho Code 36-411(a)
Under Idaho Code 36-412, what is the most the commission may set as the fee for a hunter education program?Idaho Code 36-412(c)
What does every student who successfully completes the course of instruction receive under section 36-412?Idaho Code 36-412(c)
What must a first-time applicant show before Idaho issues an archery permit?Idaho Code 36-411(b)
Which subject does Idaho Code 36-412 require the education programs to teach?Idaho Code 36-412(a)
Who needs a parent's or guardian's signed permission to attend in-person department education?IDAPA 13.01.02.210
Who prescribes and administers Idaho's education programs in hunting, trapping and archery?Idaho Code 36-412(a)
Who teaches the education programs under Idaho Code 36-412(b)?Idaho Code 36-412(b)
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The course and its tests 6
Before hunting black bear in Idaho, what test must a hunter have completed?IDAPA 13.01.02.221
The department says its hunter education courses are open to people of what age?Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education
How long does the department say an instructor-led hunter education course takes?Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education
What does the department say about a field day for Idaho's online hunter education courses?Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education
What is the passing score on the department's online mountain goat gender identification test?IDAPA 13.01.02.220
When does the department say a student gets the hunter education certificate?Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education
Young and mentored hunters 11
A junior hunting license is issued to Idaho residents of what ages?Idaho Code 36-404
From what age may a Hunting Passport holder obtain general hunt big game tags?IDAPA 13.01.02.101.02
How do Idaho's mentored hunting rules define "accompanied"?IDAPA 13.01.02.010.01
How many mentees may one mentor accompany at once?IDAPA 13.01.02.102.01
How old must a person be to possess a Hunting Passport?IDAPA 13.01.02.101.02
Idaho Code 36-1508 bars a child under what age from possessing a firearm in the fields or forests, with stated exceptions?Idaho Code 36-1508(b)
What does an Idaho Hunting Passport allow?IDAPA 13.01.02.101.01
When does a Hunting Passport expire?IDAPA 13.01.02.101.01
Who may serve as a mentor to a Hunting Passport holder?IDAPA 13.01.02.102.01
Who must accompany a junior license holder aged 10 or 11 in the field?Idaho Code 36-404
Why may a junior hunting license be issued to a 9-year-old?Idaho Code 36-404
Licenses, tags and reports 17
A driver unintentionally kills a deer on a roadway and wants to salvage it. What does Idaho Code 36-506 require?Idaho Code 36-506
An Idaho hunter chose an electronic tag at purchase. How is it validated?IDAPA 13.01.08.320.01
How is a paper big game tag validated in Idaho?IDAPA 13.01.08.320.01
How soon after killing a deer, elk or pronghorn must the hunter submit the Mandatory Report?IDAPA 13.01.08.421.01
In a season for white-tailed deer only, the head is removed. What must stay naturally attached?IDAPA 13.01.08.350.02
On a black bear or mountain lion, where does the tag stay until the mandatory check is completed?IDAPA 13.01.08.320.01
Signs direct hunters to stop at a wildlife check station on their route. What must a hunter do?Idaho Code 36-1201(b)
Someone else transports your legally taken deer. What must go with it, besides the validated tag?Idaho Code 36-502(a)
Until when must evidence of sex stay naturally attached to a big game carcass?IDAPA 13.01.08.350.01
What does Idaho Code 36-401 require before a person hunts any wild animal or bird?Idaho Code 36-401
What follows from failing to submit a deer, elk or pronghorn Mandatory Report?IDAPA 13.01.08.421.02
What must stay naturally attached to a wild turkey carcass in transit?IDAPA 13.01.09.200.01
When most game birds are transported, what must stay naturally attached to the carcass?IDAPA 13.01.09.200.02
When must a game tag be validated and attached under Idaho Code 36-409?Idaho Code 36-409(d)
Where is the tag attached on a deer or elk?IDAPA 13.01.08.320.01
Where must the license be while a person is hunting in Idaho?Idaho Code 36-1201(c)
Which use of a tag by another person does Idaho Code 36-405 allow?Idaho Code 36-405(c)
Shooting hours and methods 21
A hunter locates elk from an aircraft or a drone. When may the hunter not hunt those elk?Idaho Code 36-1101(b)
Bait may be used to hunt which big game animal in Idaho?IDAPA 13.01.08.700
During which dates does Idaho Code 36-1101 bar thermal imaging, night vision and drones for hunting or scouting big game?Idaho Code 36-1101(b)
For a game bird, what does Idaho Code 36-1202 define as the edible portion?Idaho Code 36-1202(a)
For which big game animals do Idaho's rules allow hunting with dogs?IDAPA 13.01.08.410.04
For which big game animals may electronic calls be used, in seasons set by proclamation?IDAPA 13.01.08.410.04
From August 30 through December 31, where may transmitting trail cameras not be used to hunt or scout big game?Idaho Code 36-1101(b)
How far must a bear bait site be from a designated campground, picnic area or dwelling?IDAPA 13.01.08.700.02
How far must a bear bait site be from any lake, pond or year-round stream?IDAPA 13.01.08.700.02
How is a paper federal migratory bird hunting stamp validated under Idaho Code 36-1102?Idaho Code 36-1102(b)
Idaho's waste rule does not cover the edible portions of which animals?Idaho Code 36-1202(a)
What are Idaho's official shooting hours for big game animals?IDAPA 13.01.07.400.02
What are Idaho's official shooting hours for migratory game birds and wild turkey?IDAPA 13.01.07.400.01
What does Idaho Code 36-1101 say about hunting game animals from a motorized vehicle?Idaho Code 36-1101(b)
What is the lowest peak draw weight a bow may have for taking big game in Idaho?IDAPA 13.01.08.410.02
What must an Idaho hunter do after wounding a game animal?IDAPA 13.01.07.500
What shot may a hunter possess while taking waterfowl in Idaho?IDAPA 13.01.09.301.01
Where an Upland Game Bird permit is required, how much hunter orange must an upland bird hunter wear above the waist?IDAPA 13.01.09.300.01
Which animal does Idaho Code 36-1101 name as the exception to its ban on hunting with an artificial light?Idaho Code 36-1101(b)
Which firearm may never be used to take big game under IDAPA 13.01.08.410?IDAPA 13.01.08.410.01
Which parts of a big game animal are "edible portions" that may not be wasted?Idaho Code 36-1202(a)
Roads, land and conduct 10
A hunter carelessly handled a weapon and caused an injury. For a first offense, how long may the director revoke the hunting license?Idaho Code 36-1503(a)
Does Idaho's trespass rule for hunters cover entering another's land only to retrieve wildlife?Idaho Code 36-1603(a)
For most violations of title 36, a court may revoke hunting privileges for up to how long?Idaho Code 36-1402(e)
In Idaho's law on improper handling of a weapon while hunting, what does "weapon" mean?Idaho Code 36-1501
Under Idaho Code 36-1603(b), what may no one post or indicate about public land that is not under an exclusive control lease?Idaho Code 36-1603(b)
What does Idaho Code 36-1508(a) forbid?Idaho Code 36-1508(a)
What must the department's landowner permission forms state clearly?Idaho Code 36-1603(d)
Which act is unlawful under Idaho's law on interference with hunting?Idaho Code 36-1510(1)
Which of these is a flagrant violation under Idaho Code 36-1402(f)?Idaho Code 36-1402(f)
Which parts of a government-maintained road count as "public highway" in title 36?Idaho Code 36-202(x)
Words the code defines 6
How long must a person be domiciled in Idaho to be a "resident" for a license?Idaho Code 36-202(s)
In title 36, what does the word "license" cover?Idaho Code 36-202(aa)
May one Idaho hunter take game toward filling another hunter's bag limit?Idaho Code 36-202(o)
Under Idaho Code 36-202, does "take" include an attempt?Idaho Code 36-202(i)
What counts as a "motorized vehicle" under Idaho Code 36-202?Idaho Code 36-202(y)
Which activity is not "hunting" under Idaho Code 36-202?Idaho Code 36-202(j)
How this list was compiled: Written from Title 36 of the Idaho Code (Fish and Game) as published by the Idaho Legislature at https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title36/ (sections 36-202, 36-401, 36-404, 36-405, 36-409, 36-411, 36-412, 36-502, 36-506, 36-1101, 36-1102, 36-1201, 36-1202, 36-1402, 36-1501, 36-1503, 36-1508, 36-1510 and 36-1603), and from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game rules in the Idaho Administrative Code as published by the Office of the Administrative Rules Coordinator at https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/13/ (IDAPA 13.01.02, mandatory education and mentored hunting; 13.01.07, taking of wildlife; 13.01.08, big game; 13.01.09, game birds). The chapter files of the title and the four rule chapters were read on 2026-10-12; each question names its section or rule and links to it. The course facts in the topic "The course and its tests" that carry no rule number (ages 9 to adult, the 12 to 13 hours, the online courses with no field day, the certificate on the day) are the department's own, read the same day on its Hunter Education page, https://idfg.idaho.gov/hunt/education, which is the published outline this page follows. The department publishes no number of questions and no pass mark for the hunter education test, so none is given here. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the text of the Idaho Code, the Idaho Administrative Code and the facts on the department's public page; nothing is copied from a hunter education manual, a study guide, an online course, a chapter review or an examination.
How it works
Unofficial practice for the Idaho hunter education test: our own questions from Title 36 of the Idaho Code and the Fish and Game rules, each with its section. Weapon safety, hunting skills, survival and first aid belong to the course.
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An Idaho hunters ed practice test on the code and rules
A tag is validated as soon as a big game animal is killed: two triangles cut from a paper tag, or the date entered in the department's app. Shooting hours for big game run from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Only black bear may be hunted over bait.
What the course is
The department requires hunter education of anyone born on or after January 1, 1975 who cannot show a hunting license held before. It offers an instructor-led course of 12 to 13 hours and two online courses with no field day.
No certificate yet: a Hunting Passport lets a person 8 or older hunt beside a licensed mentor who is 18 or older.
Black bear hunters first pass the online bear identification test, which tells grizzly bear from black bear.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Idaho hunter education test?
The Department of Fish and Game gives no question count and no pass mark for its hunter education test. Exam mode here draws 25 questions, a length this site chose, and reports a score with no verdict.
Is this an Idaho hunter safety practice test from Fish and Game?
No. This page is unofficial and not affiliated with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Course enrollment and certificates come only from the department.
What age can you take hunters ed in Idaho?
The department says all its courses are open to anyone aged 9 to adult. A junior hunting license is for residents 10 through 17, and those aged 10 or 11 hunt with a licensed adult.
How much does hunters education cost in Idaho?
The department's page lists $9.75 for the instructor-led course and $38.00 for online certification, which outside providers run. Idaho Code 36-412 caps the education program fee itself at $8.