Ontario Hunting License Practice Exam

When must a firearm be unloaded and encased in an area inhabited by game?

1. Half-hour before sunset until half-hour after sunrise

2. Half-hour after sunset until half-hour before sunrise

3. During daylight hours only

4. At all times

The correct answer is: Half-hour after sunset until half-hour before sunrise

In this scenario, during the hours of darkness it is required by law to have a firearm unloaded and encased in an area inhabited by game for safety reasons. Option A is incorrect because it includes the time of morning when there is still light, even though it is not fully daylight yet. Option C is incorrect because it does not consider the dusk or dawn hours where it may still be dark enough to require a firearm to be unloaded and encased. Option D is incorrect because it does not take into account the specific time period of half-hour after sunset until half-hour before sunrise.