Deer Hunting
The most commonly hunted deer species in Michigan.
What is the white-tailed deer?
Michigan’s state game bird, famous for “drumming.”
What is the ruffed grouse?
Hunters must use this type of shot for ducks and geese.
What is steel? (non toxic)
Name one of the four primary rules of firearm safety.
What is:
“treat every firearm as loaded,” “keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction," “keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot,” and “be sure of your target and what’s beyond”?
The city where MSU is located.
What is East Lansing?
The soft, fuzzy covering on growing antlers in spring and summer.
What is velvet?
A bird dog’s rigid stance that shows you where the bird is.
What is on point?
These honking migrants often fly in a V formation.
What are Canada geese?
The bright color hunters wear to be seen by others.
What is hunter (blaze) orange?
MSU’s nickname and its mascot.
What are the Spartans and Sparty?
The breeding season for deer, when bucks are most active.
What is the rut?
A male grouse makes his “drumming” sound by beating this.
What are his wings?
The group of decoys placed on the water to attract ducks.
What is a spread?
Before taking a shot, you must be sure of your target and this.
What is what is beyond it?
Founded in 1855, MSU was America’s first of this type of college.
What is a land-grant agricultural college?
Deer are most active at dawn and dusk; animals with this pattern are called what?
What is crepuscular?
In thick grouse cover, many hunters choose this more open choke to handle close flushes.
What is skeet? (or improved cylinder)
A colorful drake with bold white face markings that nests in tree cavities.
What is the wood duck?
The safe area in front of you where you can shoot.
What is your zone of fire?
The river that runs through campus and inspires “MSU Shadows.”
What is the Red Cedar River?
The bare patch of ground a buck paws under a low-hanging branch to leave and check scent.
What is a (buck) scrape?
This long-billed bird’s spring “sky dance” happens over young forests.
What is the American woodcock (or timberdoodle)?
In addition to a state license, waterfowlers must carry this federal permit.
What is the Federal Duck Stamp?
Crossing a fence with a firearm: name two steps to do it safely.
What are unload and open the action; place the firearm on the other side with the muzzle pointed in a safe direction; cross the fence away from the muzzle; or use a buddy system with an unloaded firearm?
One of the nation’s oldest continuously operated university botanical gardens on MSU’s campus.
What is the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden?