Rev. 9/13

- 1. The hunter skills event shall consist of two (2) phases. The first phase will be a written exam combining data gathered throughout the NC Hunter Education Manual and the waterfowl identification publication used with the manual. The second phase of the hunter skills event will be an orienteering course. This course will be an example, or simulation, reference to hunting and/or hiking to a pre-determined location. Participants or teams will be required to use a compass to follow a bearing to a pre-determined station.
- a. The Hunter Education Responsibility Exam will consist of fifty (50) questions containing all nine (9) chapters. Ten (10) of the fifty (50) questions must be animal and track identification.
- b. The orienteering course will consist of three (3) legs. The total length, given in yards, of the three combined legs must not equal less than 100 yards and not more than 200 yards. No leg of one course may cross another course if multiple courses are used. The course will be set at 0 declination. Working as a team using their compass, knowledge and skill they will complete each leg. NO SCORE will be given for the first two (2) legs. No assistance from any coach, tournament official, volunteer, representative, or any other individual other than one of the five (5) teammates participating in the orienteering course. Should a team take longer than 12 minutes, five (5) points will be deducted from their score and five (5) points for each minute thereafter. A new team should be released every ten (10) minutes from the starting position. Once the team and/or team member calls (3rd) position on the third leg (by calling out completed and planting their team flag), scoring will take place, and the flag will be pulled. Any challenges must be made before the flag is pulled.
- c. All participants will be administered the Hunter Education Responsibility Exam to serve as tie breaker in the event of TEAM EVENT TIES. Five (5) participants will compete in the Hunter Education Skills Event at the discretion of the coach without knowledge of the exam score.
- d. The state Hunter Education Responsibility Exam will be administered on the Tuesday immediately preceding the State Tournament. No exam will be administered the day of the tournament with the exception of a tie breaker exam. Teams are allowed to test participants and alternates. Only participants registered to compete the morning of the tournament will be scored.
- e. District Hunter Education Responsibility Exam procedures are at the discretion of the district tournament officials. District testing dates will be in the invitation letters sent to eligible teams.
- f. No electronic devices (including cell phones) are allowed during the orienteering event and hunter education skills exam.
- 2. Scoring:
- a. Each participant may earn 100 points on the orienteering portion of hunter skills and 100 points at the test station for a possible score of 200 points each and a possible team score of 1000 points.
- b. Team and Individual ties will be broken by the highest hunter skills score from the fifty question written test. If the written test score is unable to break the tie, follow the process of elimination for team ties to break the individual tie for the hunter skills event. (See reference tournament regulations.)
- c. Only compasses will be permitted on the orienteering course. Digital and electronic compasses and Jacob Staff’s are not allowed. Should a team take longer than 12 minutes, five (5) points will be deducted from their score and five (5) points for each minutes thereafter. After the team flag is planted, scoring will occur. The third and final leg will consist of a bearing point with a 100 feet

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