A hunter education certificate from a foreign country is accepted if its course meets or exceeds whose standards?NRS 502.330(1)(b)
A person has 9 demerit points for wildlife convictions and then completes the hunter responsibilities course. How many points come off?NRS 501.1816(1)
A person is convicted of carrying a loaded rifle in a vehicle on a public highway. What must the person do before obtaining a hunting license?NRS 502.330(2)
At how many demerit points must the Department suspend or revoke a person's licenses?NRS 501.1816(2)
How may a student aged 18 or older be certified, according to the Department of Wildlife?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
How much of the workbook or online course must be done before a student attends the class?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
How often may a person take the course to reduce demerit points?NRS 501.1816(1)
Is proof of hunter education needed to apply for a Nevada big game tag?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
Nevada requires proof of hunter education for a hunting license from a person born after which date?NRS 502.330(1)
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The certificate and the course, continued
What does the Nevada course for students under 18 consist of?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
What does the Nevada statute call the hunter education course?NRS 502.330(1)(a)
What is the minimum age to take the Nevada hunter education class?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
What is the most the Commission may let an instructor collect from each hunter education student?NRS 502.350(1)
What must the Department do for a person with a disability who takes the course?NRS 502.340(2)
Which of these does NRS 502.330 accept in place of a Nevada certificate?NRS 502.330(1)(c)
Who must attend the class with a student under 18?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
Young and apprentice hunters 16
An 11-year-old wants a big game tag. When may the youth apply, according to the Department?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
For how many years may a person apply for a junior hunt?NAC 502.333
From what age does the Department say a licensed youth with parental permission may hunt unaccompanied?Nevada Department of Wildlife, Hunter Education page
How many apprentice hunters may a mentor supervise in the field at one time?NAC 502.266(1)
How old must a person be for a Nevada apprentice hunting license?NRS 502.066(1)
May a child under 12 hunt big game in Nevada when a parent is alongside?NRS 502.010(1)(d)
May an apprentice hunter hunt an animal for which a tag is required?NRS 502.066(6)
Must an apprentice hunter complete hunter education first?NRS 502.066(5)
Under NRS 502.010, who must accompany a child under 18 who hunts with a firearm, where no exception applies?NRS 502.010(1)(c)
What does "accompanies and directly supervises" require of a mentor?NRS 502.066(8)
What must a mentor carry while supervising an apprentice in the field?NAC 502.266(2)
What must a parent or legal guardian do when a child under 18 applies for a license to hunt?NRS 502.060(1)
Which Nevada resident does not need a license to hunt, unless one is required for the issuance of tags?NRS 502.010(1)(a)
Who cannot be issued an apprentice hunting license?NRS 502.066(1)
Who is old enough for a junior hunt on its first day?NAC 502.063
Who may be a mentor hunter?NRS 502.066(8)
Aircraft, vehicles, cameras and bait 19
A big game animal wears a radio collar. May a hunter use its signal to find and take the animal?NRS 503.010(6)
A hunter shoots and wounds an animal. What does NAC 503.191 require?NAC 503.191
A pilot spots a herd from the air. For how long after landing is it unlawful to pass the location to a hunter on the ground?NRS 503.010(3)
Does "aircraft" in NRS 503.010 include an unmanned aerial vehicle?NRS 503.010(9)
During which months is it unlawful to hunt wild turkey with a dog?NAC 503.147
During which period may a person not use an aircraft or drone to locate big game for hunting in a management unit?NAC 503.148(1)
For a trail camera that can transmit images, when does the closed period begin?NAC 503.1485(1)
For which game does NRS 503.150 say nothing in the section prohibits the use of dogs?NRS 503.150(3)
Is it lawful to hunt a game bird or game mammal with the aid of an artificial light?NRS 503.150(1)
Is it lawful to shoot at a game mammal from a motor-driven vehicle?NRS 503.010(2)
May a hunter knowingly hunt big game mammals that another person baited?NAC 503.149(1)
May a person kill a bird or animal while flying in an aircraft?NRS 503.005
Unless an exception applies, during which period may a person not place or use a trail camera?NAC 503.1485(1)
What is a "guzzler"?NAC 503.192(3)
What may a person not do to a guzzler?NAC 503.192(1)
Which device may a person not possess or use while hunting a game mammal or game bird?NAC 503.1455
Which of these is "harassing" game under NRS 503.010?NRS 503.010(9)
Which of these is not "bait" under the big game baiting rule?NAC 503.149(2)
Who may shoot from a stopped motor vehicle that is not parked on the traveled portion of a public highway?NRS 503.010(2)
Hours, roads, water and private land 10
A dog running at large is chasing a deer. What does NRS 503.631 say about the owner?NRS 503.631(1)
A group sets out on purpose to disrupt a lawful hunt. What does NRS 503.015 say?NRS 503.015(1)
A rancher moving cattle on public land happens to scatter game near a hunter. Is that interference under NRS 503.015?NRS 503.015(2)
For the vehicle rule, when is a rifle "loaded"?NRS 503.165(2)
How close to a water hole may a person not camp if the camp keeps wildlife from the water?NRS 503.660
May game mammals be hunted outside the open season the Commission designates?NRS 503.090
On which private land is it unlawful to hunt under NRS 503.240?NRS 503.240(1)
What is the offense of discharging a firearm from, upon, over or across a state highway?NRS 503.175
Where is it unlawful to carry a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun?NRS 503.165(1)
Where the Commission has set no time, between which hours may game mammals and game birds be hunted?NRS 503.140(2)
Tags, transport and waste 18
A hunter fails to return the big game tag questionnaire by the deadline. What follows?NAC 502.405(2)
A hunter takes only the antlers of a deer and leaves the carcass. Is that lawful?NRS 503.050(2)
By when must the tag be firmly attached to the carcass?NAC 502.400(1)
How long must the tag stay with the major portion of the meat?NAC 502.400(1)
How much legally taken game may a hunter transport using the license or tag as the permit?NRS 503.040(2)
How must a hunter of migratory waterfowl validate the federal stamp?NRS 503.135
Is it lawful to disguise the sex of an animal when sex decides whether it may be taken?NAC 503.175
May a hunter give a tag to a friend to use?NAC 502.385(2)
May a tag be removed from an animal to be used again?NRS 502.150(2)
What does NRS 503.050 say about the edible portion of a game bird or game mammal?NRS 503.050(1)
What does possession of a tagged species without an attached or validated tag show?NRS 502.150(1)
What is the "edible portion" of a game bird?NAC 503.0047
When must a hunter validate the tag?NAC 502.390
When must a tag holder carry the tag?NAC 502.385(1)
Which details of the kill are punched out to validate a tag?NAC 502.390
Which may a person pick up without a tag, for non-commercial purposes?NRS 502.150(4)
Which of these is not part of the "edible portion" of a big game mammal?NAC 503.0047
Which part of the cape or scalp must stay with a deer carcass until it is frozen, smoked, dried, consumed or taken in by a processor?NAC 503.173
Licenses, officers and penalties 10
A hunter left a valid license at home and is charged. What prevents a conviction under NRS 502.120(2)?NRS 502.120(2)
A license is revoked because a loaded-gun violation injured someone. How soon may another be issued?NRS 503.185(2)
An officer asks a hunter to show the license and the game carried. What is a refusal?NRS 502.120(1)
For which wildlife is no hunting license or permit required under NAC 503.193?NAC 503.193(1)
How soon must a hunting accident that injures another person be reported to the Department?NRS 503.185(1)
To whom does wildlife in its natural habitat in Nevada belong?NRS 501.100(1)
What is the civil penalty for unlawfully killing a trophy big game mammal?NRS 501.3855(1)
What is the offense of making a false statement to obtain a big game tag?NRS 502.060(4)
What is the penalty class for intentionally killing a deer outside the season set by the Commission?NRS 501.376
Which of these is a "big game mammal" under NAC 502.020?NAC 502.020
How this list was compiled: Written from the Nevada Revised Statutes as published by the Nevada Legislature: chapter 501 at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-501.html (NRS 501.100, 501.1816, 501.376 and 501.3855), chapter 502 at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-502.html (NRS 502.010, 502.060, 502.066, 502.120, 502.150, 502.330, 502.340 and 502.350) and chapter 503 at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-503.html (NRS 503.005, 503.010, 503.015, 503.040, 503.050, 503.090, 503.135, 503.140, 503.150, 503.165, 503.175, 503.185, 503.240, 503.631 and 503.660); and from the Nevada Administrative Code, chapter 502 at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-502.html (NAC 502.020, 502.063, 502.266, 502.333, 502.385, 502.390, 502.400 and 502.405) and chapter 503 at https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/NAC-503.html (NAC 503.0047, 503.1455, 503.147, 503.148, 503.1485, 503.149, 503.173, 503.175, 503.191, 503.192 and 503.193). All were read on 2026-10-12; each question names its section. The course facts (who must take the class in person, home study, the 100% rule, ages) are the Nevada Department of Wildlife's own, read the same day on its Hunter Education page at https://www.ndow.org/get-outside/hunter-education/; that page and NRS 502.330 to 502.350 are the published outline this page follows. The department publishes no question count, pass mark or time limit for the class test, so none is given here. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the text of the Nevada statutes and regulations and the facts on the department's public page; nothing is copied from a hunter education manual, a workbook, a study guide, an online course, a chapter review or an examination.
How it works
Unofficial practice for Nevada hunter education: our own questions from chapters 501 to 503 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and the wildlife regulations of the Nevada Administrative Code, each with its source. Law questions only.
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Rules that are Nevada's own
A tag is punched the moment the hunter reaches the animal and attached before camp or the vehicle. Unless an exception applies, trail cameras are off limits from August 1 through December 31. Nobody camps within 100 yards of a water hole so that wildlife is kept from it. A person 12 or older who has never held a hunting license may buy an apprentice license and hunt beside a mentor without the course.
Finish 100% of the workbook or online course before the class.
A hunting accident with an injury or property damage is reported to the department within 30 days.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Nevada hunter safety test?
The Nevada Department of Wildlife does not publish a question count, a pass mark or a time limit for the class test, so this page gives none. Each of the 89 practice questions here shows its source.
Who needs hunter education in Nevada?
Anyone born after January 1, 1960, to obtain a hunting license, under NRS 502.330. A certificate from another state or a Canadian province counts, and so does an earlier hunting license that carries a hunter education number or mark.
Can you take Nevada hunter education online?
Students 18 and older can be certified online, the Department of Wildlife says. Students under 18 complete home study, by workbook or online, and then attend an in-person certification class with an adult.
Is this the official Nevada hunters safety test?
No. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The questions are our own, written from the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code; none comes from the department's class, workbook or test.