Firearms safety training for youth

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Classes

Please Note: Most firearms classes are offered in spring and fall. Check for spring classes in February and fall classes in July. Classes are added to the DNR website daily as the information becomes available. Periodically check the class listing for additional classes.

NEW
A comprehensive free On-line study guide is now available from HunterCourse.com . This on-line study guide will assist you in successful completion of the course. This training format will soon be available as an alternate to the traditional classroom. Please check it out and let us know what you think.

Check currently scheduled classes listed below.
Contact your local Conservation Officer
Check your local newspaper
Call (800) 366-8917

Requirements

Certification is available to students 11 years and older.
NEW! Apprentice Hunter Validation
DNR Firearms Certification is required of anyone born after December 31, 1979 to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota. Check requirements in other states.
See independent study alternatives for adults.

Fees

A fee of up to $7.50 may be collected by the instructor for any fees they incur to conduct the class. Each student will also pay an on-line DNR fee of $7.50 upon completion of the course.

Three basic rules of firearms handling

Treat each firearm as if it is loaded.
Always control the muzzle of your firearm.
Be sure of your target and what is beyond.

General Information

The firearm safety class consists of a minimum of 12 hours of classroom and field experience in the safe handling of firearms and hunter responsibility. The field experience allows students to learn and demonstrate commonly accepted principles of safety in hunting and the handling of firearms. It includes live fire on a rifle range. Upon successful completion of this course, students receive a temporary certificate. This certificate will allow the bearer to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota and other states where certification is required.

For general information on firearm safety training call (888) 646-6367 or (651) 296-6157.

Duplicate firearms certificates are available through any DNR License agent or by calling (888) 646-6367. The firearms endorsement can be listed on the back of a Minnesota driver's license or identification card upon renewal.

Find (and sort) more courses on the DNR Safety Training Calendar!

Courses

Click on the course name for details.

02/13/12	Pequot Lakes	Crow Wing County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/13/12	Prior Lake - CLASS IS FULL	Scott County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/13/12	Vermillion	Dakota County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/13/12	New Brighton CLASS IS FULL	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class CLASS IS FULL NO WAITING LIST
02/13/12	Miltona	Douglas County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/13/12	Norway/Young America	Carver County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/14/12	Waverly	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/14/12	East Bethel CLASS IS FULL	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class - CLASS IS FULL
02/14/12	Buffalo	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/16/12	Minneota	Lyon County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/16/12	Fergus Falls	Otter Tail County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/16/12	Mayer	Carver County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/17/12	Blaine (Classroom Course & HunterCourse) - Classroom Course is Full, Still Accepting HunterCourse On-line Students for Range Day	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class & On-line Field Day
02/18/12	Fulda	Murray County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/18/12	Burnsville (HunterCourse) ADULTS ONLY	Dakota County	Adult Firearm Safety Training (16 years and older) Class
02/20/12	Duluth	St. Louis County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/21/12	Cottonwood	Lyon County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/21/12	Roseville - Class is FULL	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class - CLASS IS FULL
02/21/12	LaCrescent	Houston County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/21/12	New London	Kandiyohi County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/22/12	Owatonna	Steele County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/23/12	Farmington CLASS IS FULL	Dakota County	Firearm Safety Training Class CLASS IS FULL NO WAITING LIST
02/25/12	Clara City	Chippewa County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/26/12	Hanover	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/27/12	Buckman	Morrison County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/27/12	Nicollet	Nicollet County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/27/12	Pierz	Morrison County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/27/12	Prior Lake	Scott County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/27/12	Henning	Otter Tail County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/27/12	Benson	Swift County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/27/12	Waseca	Waseca County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/28/12	Waconia	Carver County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/28/12	Battle Lake	Otter Tail County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/28/12	Plainview	Wabasha County	Firearm Safety Training Class
02/29/12	North Oaks	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/01/12	St. Francis	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/01/12	Rosemount	Dakota County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/01/12	White Bear Lake	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/01/12	Garfield	Douglas County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/01/12	Cambridge	Isanti County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/03/12	Wanamingo	Goodhue County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/03/12	Chanhassen	Carver County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/05/12	Green Isle	Sibley County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/05/12	Wolverton	Wilkin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/05/12	Rush City	Chisago County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/05/12	Rochester	Olmsted County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Jackson	Jackson County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Houston	Winona County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Spring Valley	Fillmore County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Westbrook	Cottonwood County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Mountain Iron	St. Louis County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Blaine	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Rosemount	Dakota County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Lake Elmo	Washington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Rochester	Olmsted County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/06/12	Kerkhoven	Swift County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/07/12	Roseville	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/08/12	Marine on St. Croix	Washington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/08/12	Windom	Cottonwood County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/08/12	Royalton (HunterCourse) CLASS IS FULL	Morrison County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Field Day - Class is FULL
03/12/12	Stewartville	Olmsted County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/12/12	Slayton	Murray County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/13/12	Caledonia	Houston County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/13/12	Watertown	Carver County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/13/12	Darwin	Meeker County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/15/12	Blue Earth	Faribault County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/15/12	Montgomery	Le Sueur County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/15/12	Orono	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/16/12	Long Prairie	Todd County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/18/12	Corcoran	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/19/12	Roseau	Roseau County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/19/12	Foley	Benton County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/19/12	Spring Lake Park	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/20/12	LaCrescent Ladies Only 12yrs and older	Houston County	Firearm Safety Training Class - Ladies only (12 years and older)
03/20/12	Warren	Marshall County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/20/12	Le Center	Le Sueur County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/22/12	Marine on St. Croix	Washington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/22/12	Hawley	Clay County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/23/12	Blaine (Classroom Course & HunterCourse) Classroom Course is Full, Still Accepting HunterCourse On-line Students for Range Day	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class & On-line Field Day
03/26/12	Fairmont	Martin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/26/12	Audubon	Becker County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/27/12	Onamia	Mille Lacs County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/27/12	Andover	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/27/12	Arden Hills	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/29/12	Mankato	Blue Earth County	Firearm Safety Training Class
03/31/12	Rochester (HunterCourse)	Olmsted County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
04/03/12	Bloomington	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/03/12	Grand Meadow	Mower County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/03/12	Hugo	Washington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/07/12	Rockford	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/09/12	Thief River Falls	Pennington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/09/12	Red Wing	Goodhue County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/10/12	Lakeville	Dakota County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/10/12	Culver	St. Louis County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/10/12	Hastings	Dakota County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/10/12	Andover	Anoka County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/10/12	Stillwater	Washington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/11/12	Albert Lea	Freeborn County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/12/12	Morgan	Redwood County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/12/12	Forest Lake	Washington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/12/12	Rockford	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/13/12	New Ulm - CLASS IS FULL	Brown County	Firearm Safety Training Class - CLASS IS FULL
04/13/12	Madison Lake	Blue Earth County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/14/12	St. Michael	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/17/12	East Grand Forks	Polk County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/19/12	Maple Lake	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/21/12	Staples (HunterCourse)	Wadena County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
04/21/12	Waverly (Adult Only 16yrs & Older)	Wright County	Adult Firearm Safety Training Field Day (16 years and older)
04/21/12	Lakeshore/Brainerd (HunterCourse)	Crow Wing County	Youth Firearm All Day Field Day
04/21/12	Lakeshore/Brainerd (HunterCourse)	Cass County	Youth Firearm All Day Field Day
04/23/12	Barnesville	Clay County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/24/12	Warroad	Roseau County	Firearm Safety Training Class
04/28/12	Lester Prairie (HunterCourse)	McLeod County	Firearm Safety- All Day Range & Field Day
04/28/12	Perley (HunterCourse)	Norman County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
04/28/12	Waverly (HunterCourse)	Wright County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
04/30/12	Richfield	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
05/01/12	Hutchinson	McLeod County	Firearm Safety Training Class
05/01/12	Arden Hills	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class
05/05/12	Spicer (HunterCourse)	Kandiyohi County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
05/05/12	Worthington (HunterCourse)	Nobles County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
05/07/12	Annandale	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
05/19/12	Annandale (HunterCourse)	Wright County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
05/19/12	Thief River Falls (HunterCourse)	Pennington County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
05/20/12	Courtland (HunterCourse)	Brown County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
05/31/12	Nisswa	Cass County	Firearm Safety Training Class
06/02/12	Nevis (HunterCourse)	Hubbard County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
06/02/12	Park Rapids (HunterCourse)	Hubbard County	Firearm Safety-On-Line All Day Range & Field Day
06/05/12	Crookston	Polk County	Firearm Safety Training Class
06/08/12	New Ulm	Brown County	Firearm Safety Training Class
06/09/12	Spicer (HunterCourse)	Kandiyohi County	Youth Firearm Safety All Day Field Day
06/10/12	Medina FORKHORN I CAMP	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class Five Night Camp
06/17/12	Britt FORKHORN I CAMP	St. Louis County	Firearm Safety Training Class
06/18/12	Medina Pheasant Hunting Camp	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class DAY CAMP
07/05/12	Nisswa	Cass County	Firearm Safety Training Class
07/08/12	Spicer FORKHORN I CAMP	Kandiyohi County	Firearm Safety Training Class
07/09/12	Medina Turkey Hunting Camp	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class DAY CAMP
07/12/12	Fergus Falls	Otter Tail County	Firearm Safety Training Class
07/13/12	Madison Lake	Blue Earth County	Firearm Safety Training Class
07/15/12	Medina FORKHORN I CAMP	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class Five Night Camp
07/16/12	Lewiston	Winona County	Firearm Safety Training Class
07/23/12	Medina Waterfowl Hunting Camp	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class DAY CAMP
07/23/12	Lewiston	Winona County	Firearm Safety Training Class
07/30/12	Richfield	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class
08/02/12	Nisswa	Cass County	Firearm Safety Training Class
08/03/12	New Ulm	Brown County	Firearm Safety Training Class
08/05/12	BrittFORKHORN I CAMP	St. Louis County	Firearm Safety Training Class
08/06/12	Annandale	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
08/09/12	Rockford	Wright County	Firearm Safety Training Class
08/12/12	Britt FORKHORN I CAMP	St. Louis County	Firearm Safety Training Class
08/13/12	Medina Pheasant Hunting Camp	Hennepin County	Firearm Safety Training Class DAY CAMP
08/18/12	Annandale (HunterCourse)	Wright County	Youth Firearm Safety All Day Field Day
08/25/12	Waverly (HunterCourse)	Wright County	Youth Firearm Safety All Day Field Day
08/30/12	Nisswa	Cass County	Firearm Safety Training Class
09/04/12	Arden Hills	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class
09/08/12	Waverly (Adult Only 16 yrs & Older) Field Day	Wright County	Adult Firearm Safety Training (16 years and older) Field Day
09/08/12	Lakeshore/Brainerd (HunterCourse)	Cass County	Youth Firearm All Day Field Day
09/08/12	Lakeshore/Brainerd (HunterCourse)	Crow Wing County	Youth Firearm All Day Field Day
09/24/12	Thief River Falls	Pennington County	Firearm Safety Training Class
10/02/12	Arden Hills	Ramsey County	Firearm Safety Training Class
10/04/12	Nisswa	Cass County	Firearm Safety Training Class
10/13/12	Lakeshore/Brainerd (HunterCourse)	Cass County	Youth Firearm All Day Field Day
10/13/12	Lakeshore/Brainerd (HunterCourse)	Crow Wing County	Youth Firearm All Day Field Day
10/20/12	Thief River Falls (HunterCourse)	Pennington County	Youth Firearm Safety All Day Field Day