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Education and safety training

Boat and water safety

  • Boating safety course
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Hunter education

  • Advanced hunter education
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Firearms safety certification

  • Adults (18+)
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  • Purchase a duplicate firearms safety certificate online or wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold

Natural resources education

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Recreational vehicle safety

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  • Trail ambassador program - promote safe, environmentally responsible operation of OHVs

Accident reporting forms

  • Firearms incident report | MS Word Version
  • Recreational  vehicle accident report | MS Word Version

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Minnesota fire training calendar

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