A Vermont hunting license may be issued to a person aged 15 or under only with what?10 V.S.A. § 4254(b)
From whom does a person who completes the Vermont hunter course receive the certificate?10 V.S.A. § 4254(c)
In place of a course certificate, which document does section 4254(b) of the Vermont statutes accept?10 V.S.A. § 4254(b)
What does 10 V.S.A. section 4254(b) have a first-time applicant present before a Vermont hunting license is issued?10 V.S.A. § 4254(b)
What may be charged for a hunter education course provided under section 4254(c) of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4254(c)
Which subjects does section 4254(c) say the basic Vermont hunter course gives instruction in?10 V.S.A. § 4254(c)
The course and the written exam 5
At what reading level are Vermont hunter education courses and homework conducted?Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Find a Certified Course
Besides passing a written exam, what must a student do to pass a Vermont hunter education class, as the Department puts it?Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Find a Certified Course
In-person Vermont hunter education students under what age must have a signed parental consent form?Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Hunter Ed FAQs
What is the minimum age to take an in-person Vermont hunter education course?Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Hunter Ed FAQs
Who may take Vermont hunter education completely online?Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Hunter Ed FAQs
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Licenses 9
A nonresident landowner loses the Vermont license exemption of section 4253(b) if the land is what?10 V.S.A. § 4253(b)
A Vermont youth hunting license is for persons of what age on the date of purchase?10 V.S.A. § 4252(a)
Besides a game warden, who may demand to see a Vermont hunter's license under section 4266?10 V.S.A. § 4266
How long must a person have resided in Vermont to be a "resident" under section 4001(20)?10 V.S.A. § 4001(20)
May a Vermont landowner whose license is under suspension still hunt on their own land?10 V.S.A. § 4280
What does section 4267 of the Vermont statutes say about letting another person use your license?10 V.S.A. § 4267
When do annual Vermont hunting licenses expire?10 V.S.A. § 4263
Which Vermont license entitles the holder to take wild deer by bow and arrow or crossbow?10 V.S.A. § 4252(a)
Who may hunt on their own Vermont land without a license under section 4253(a)?10 V.S.A. § 4253(a)
Mentored and youth hunting 12
A Vermont mentored hunting license holder must be accompanied by a licensed hunter of at least what age?10 V.S.A. § 4256(a)
A Vermont youth deer weekend hunter must be what age on the weekend of the hunt?10 V.S.A. § 4742a(b)
Game taken by a Vermont mentored hunter is deemed taken by whom?10 V.S.A. § 4256(f)
How close to the licensed hunter must a Vermont mentored hunter stay?10 V.S.A. § 4256(d)
How many mentored hunters may one licensed Vermont hunter accompany at a time?10 V.S.A. § 4256(d)
How many times may a Vermont mentored hunting license be issued to one person?10 V.S.A. § 4256(a)
How many young people may one adult accompany at a time during Vermont youth deer weekend?10 V.S.A. § 4742a(b)
Under section 4742a(g) of the Vermont statutes, "accompany" means the adult can see and communicate with the youth without what?10 V.S.A. § 4742a(g)
What must a Vermont youth weekend hunter first obtain before hunting on privately owned land?10 V.S.A. § 4742a(d)
What must be true of the adult who accompanies a Vermont youth deer weekend hunter?10 V.S.A. § 4742a(b)
When is Vermont youth turkey hunting weekend?10 V.S.A. § 4908(a)
Which animal may a Vermont mentored license holder not hunt?10 V.S.A. § 4256(e)
Legal hours and lights 4
Between which times does section 4701(b) of the Vermont statutes forbid taking game?10 V.S.A. § 4701(b)
What does section 4702 of the Vermont statutes forbid?10 V.S.A. § 4702
Which aid may not be used to take big game under section 4747 of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4747
Which animals may be taken with a light under the rules of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board?10 V.S.A. § 4702
Vehicles and public highways 7
From which of these may a person not shoot to take a wild animal in Vermont?10 V.S.A. § 4705(a)
In what condition must a crossbow be when it is carried in or on a motor vehicle in Vermont?10 V.S.A. § 4705(b)
What does section 4705(c) say about a Vermont hunter shooting across the traveled portion of a public highway?10 V.S.A. § 4705(c)
What is "remote-control hunting", which section 4715 of the Vermont statutes forbids?10 V.S.A. § 4715(a)
What may a person not carry in a motor vehicle within the right-of-way of a Vermont public highway?10 V.S.A. § 4705(b)
Which of these is not a "public highway" under section 4705(f) of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4705(f)
Within what distance of the traveled portion of a Vermont public highway may a person not shoot to take a wild animal?10 V.S.A. § 4705(c)
Posted land, safety zones and stands 10
How far apart at most may notices stand along the boundary of Vermont land posted against hunting?10 V.S.A. § 5201(b)
How far apart at most may safety zone posters be on the boundaries of a Vermont safety zone?10 V.S.A. § 4710(a)
How must a tree stand or ground blind be marked in Vermont, unless the landowner built it on their own land?10 V.S.A. § 4713(b)
How often must the signs on posted Vermont land be dated?10 V.S.A. § 5201(b)
What is needed to build or use a tree stand or ground blind on private land in Vermont?10 V.S.A. § 4713(a)
What makes it lawful to discharge a firearm inside a posted Vermont safety zone?10 V.S.A. § 4710(a)
What must a Vermont "permission only" sign contain?10 V.S.A. § 5201(a)
What words do Vermont safety zone posters carry?10 V.S.A. § 4710(a)
Where must the owner record the posting of Vermont land each year?10 V.S.A. § 5201(c)
Within what distance of an occupied dwelling may a Vermont owner post a "safety zone" under section 4710?10 V.S.A. § 4710(a)
Tagging and reporting big game 8
For how many days after the open season may big game meat be bought or sold within Vermont?10 V.S.A. § 4783(a)
How long must the tag remain on a Vermont big game carcass?10 V.S.A. App. § 2a(a)
Parts of a big game animal in transport in Vermont must be marked with what?10 V.S.A. App. § 2a(b)
What must happen before a big game carcass is transported out of Vermont?10 V.S.A. App. § 2(c)
When must a person tag a big game carcass in Vermont?10 V.S.A. App. § 2a(a)
Where on a Vermont big game carcass must the tag be placed?10 V.S.A. App. § 2a(a)
Which of these is "big game" under section 4001(31) of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4001(31)
Within how many hours must a person report taking big game in Vermont, unless a species rule says otherwise?10 V.S.A. App. § 2(a)
Legal methods 8
An arrowhead used to hunt deer in Vermont must measure at least how wide at its widest point?10 V.S.A. App. § 5
For which big game may dogs be used in Vermont, as fish and wildlife rules provide?10 V.S.A. § 4747
What does section 4703 of the Vermont statutes forbid?10 V.S.A. § 4703
What does section 4706 of the Vermont statutes say about taking an animal by snaring?10 V.S.A. § 4706
What does section 4716 of the Vermont statutes prohibit?10 V.S.A. § 4716
Which deer may not be taken under section 4751 of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4751
Which of these is a lawful means of taking game under section 4701(a) of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4701(a)
While hunting in Vermont, an autoloading rifle other than a .22 rimfire may not have a magazine capacity over how many cartridges?10 V.S.A. § 4704(a)
Retrieval and conduct 4
Besides game birds, which bird does section 4921 of the Vermont statutes name as a "covered wild animal"?10 V.S.A. § 4921(1)
How is a person treated who drives, scouts for or otherwise aids another in a Vermont fish and wildlife violation?10 V.S.A. § 4501
What does section 4922 of the Vermont statutes require of a person who kills a covered wild animal?10 V.S.A. § 4922
Which act is unlawful interference under section 4708 of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4708(a)
Words the law defines 6
The nests and eggs of which birds are not protected by section 4905 of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4905
Under section 4001(23) of the Vermont statutes, which of these counts as "taking"?10 V.S.A. § 4001(23)
What does "partridge" mean in Vermont fish and wildlife law?10 V.S.A. § 4001(11)
Which of these is a "game quadruped" under section 4001(12) of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4001(12)
Which of these is a fur-bearing animal under section 4001(14) of the Vermont statutes?10 V.S.A. § 4001(14)
Which wild bird does section 4902(a) of the Vermont statutes leave out of its general protection?10 V.S.A. § 4902(a)
How this list was compiled: Written from the Vermont Statutes Annotated, Title 10, Part 4 (Fish and Wildlife): chapter 101 (section 4001), chapter 105 (sections 4252, 4253, 4254, 4256, 4263, 4266, 4267, 4280), chapter 109 (section 4501), chapter 113 (sections 4701 to 4706, 4708, 4710, 4713, 4715, 4716, 4742a, 4747, 4751, 4783, 4902, 4905, 4908, 4921, 4922) and chapter 119 (section 5201), and from the Fish and Wildlife Board rules in the Title 10 Appendix, sections 2, 2a and 5, each read on the Vermont General Assembly's site, https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/title/10, on 2026-10-09. Each question names its section and links to it. The course facts in the topic "The course and the written exam" (no minimum age, the parental consent form under 16, the online course for residents 18 or older, what a student must do to pass) are the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department's own, read the same day on its pages https://vtfishandwildlife.com/hunt/hunter-education, https://vtfishandwildlife.com/hunt/hunter-education/hunter-ed-faqs and https://vtfishandwildlife.com/hunt/hunter-education/find-a-hunter-ed-course, which are the published outline this page follows. The Department publishes no number of questions and no pass mark for its written exam, so none is given here. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the text of the Vermont statutes and Board rules and the facts on the Department's public pages; nothing is copied from a hunter education manual, a workbook, an online course or an examination.
How it works
Unofficial practice test on Vermont hunter safety law: every question comes from Title 10 of the Vermont Statutes or a Fish and Wildlife Board rule and names its section. Firearm handling and field skills belong to the course.
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Rules that are Vermont's own
A mentored hunter stays within 15 feet of the licensed hunter. Big game is tagged immediately and reported within 48 hours. Nobody shoots within 25 feet of the traveled part of a public highway, and a posted safety zone reaches 500 feet from an occupied dwelling.
What the written exam is
The Fish and Wildlife Department says a student must pass a written exam, show maturity handling a firearm or bow and act safely in class. It publishes no question count and no pass mark, so none is set here; a round of 25 is our own length.
Two posting distances: safety zone posters stand no more than 200 feet apart, notices on land posted against hunting no more than 400 feet apart.
Youth deer and turkey weekends are for hunters 15 or under who have passed the course, each with an unarmed licensed adult over 18.
Questions and answers
Is there a Vermont hunter safety course practice test for the written exam?
This page is one for the law part: our own questions from the statutes, never the Department's exam. The course manual and workbook, which the Department mails on request, cover firearm safety and the rest.
How old do you have to be to take hunter safety in Vermont?
The Department sets no minimum age for an in-person course. Students under 16 need a signed parental consent form, and the material is written at a 6th grade reading level. The fully online course is for Vermont residents 18 or older.
Do you need hunter safety to hunt in Vermont?
Section 4254 asks a first-time applicant for a hunter safety certificate or an earlier hunting license from any state or Canadian province. A mentored hunting license under section 4256 lets a beginner hunt beside a licensed hunter 21 or older.
How much does the Vermont hunter education course cost?
Nothing. Section 4254(c) says no fee shall be charged for a course of instruction the Commissioner provides, and the Department describes the course as free, taught by volunteer instructors.
Is this the official Vermont hunter education test?
No. This site is unofficial and has no connection to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, which schedules the courses and certifies students through its instructors.