Hunter Education/Firearms Safety Certification for Youth

Classroom course option

  • Students ages 11 and older can attend a classroom-based firearms safety certification course and receive their certificate. The firearms safety certificate becomes valid at age 12.
    • The firearms safety class consists of a minimum of 4 separate class sessions (students must attend the entire class for which they sign up), learning the safe handling of firearms, hunter responsibility and wildlife conservation. Students then complete the additional field day.  
    • The field day consists of seven required scenario-based training opportunities. These scenarios allow students to learn and demonstrate commonly accepted principles of safety in hunting and the handling of firearms. It includes shooting a .22 caliber rifle on a range.
    • The DNR course fee is $7.50, payable on-line after successful completion of course requirements. (The instructor may charge a fee of up to $7.50 at the class or field day for any costs they incur.)

Hybrid option

  • Students age 11 and older may complete their online hunter safety course at online hunter safety course (link is external).
    • Then, attend an in-person classroom review and firearms fundamentals session.
    • Students will finish with the field day portion.

Field days fill up quickly! Register your child for a field day now while they complete their online course.

NOTE:Students ages 12 and 13 who want to hunt this fall but cannot complete their in-person field day are encouraged to use the apprentice hunter validation.

REMINDER: Check now to make sure you have your firearms safety certificate. If you’ve misplaced it, see the “General information” below for instructions on obtaining a duplicate.

Firearms Safety Certification for Adults (16 and older).

Outdoor News Magazine special for youth

General information

  • Purchase a duplicate firearms safety certificate online or wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
  • For more information or assistance with purchasing a duplicate safety certificate:
  • To have your firearms safety certification added to your Minnesota Driver’s License, bring your firearms certificate to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) when you renew your driver’s license and request them to check the box to add it as an endorsement.

 

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

 

Courses

To view detailed information about a class or field day, click on its title.

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DateTitleLocationCounty
03/22/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassChamplinHennepin
03/23/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassSauk RapidsBenton
03/24/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassHam LakeAnoka
03/24/23Firearms Safety Field DayRochesterOlmsted
03/25/23Firearms Safety Field DayStewartvilleOlmsted
03/25/23Firearms Safety Field DayMinneotaLincoln
03/25/23Firearms Safety Field DayMaple LakeWright
03/25/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassMaynardChippewa
03/25/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassPorterYellow Medicine
03/26/23Firearms Safety Field DayRichmondStearns
03/27/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassHoward LakeWright
03/27/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassAudubonBecker
03/28/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassAndoverAnoka
03/28/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassJacksonJackson
03/30/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassCambridgeIsanti
04/01/23Firearms Safety Field DayHarrisChisago
04/01/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassKenyonGoodhue
04/01/23Firearms Safety Field DayChatfieldFillmore
04/03/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassFarmingtonDakota
04/03/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassDeer CreekOtter Tail
04/03/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassBrandonDouglas
04/03/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassCanbyYellow Medicine
04/04/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassElizabethOtter Tail
04/04/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLa CrescentHouston
04/04/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassPine CityPine
04/04/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassOgilvieKanabec
04/04/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassBelviewRedwood
04/06/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassRockfordWright
04/06/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassRosemountDakota
04/08/23Firearms Safety Field DayPerhamOtter Tail
04/10/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassRed WingGoodhue
04/10/23Firearms Safety Field DayHugoWashington
04/11/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassSouth HavenWright
04/11/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassElySt. Louis
04/11/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassRiceBenton
04/13/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassChaskaCarver
04/13/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassWadenaWadena
04/17/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassPrincetonMille Lacs
04/17/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassMahnomenMahnomen
04/17/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassMayerCarver
04/17/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassAlexandriaDouglas
04/18/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassBlaineAnoka
04/19/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class - WEDNESDAY'SSouth St. PaulDakota
04/20/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class - THURSDAY'SSouth St. PaulDakota
04/21/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassMadison LakeBlue Earth
04/21/23Firearms Safety Field DaySo St. PaulDakota
04/22/23Firearms Safety Field DayZimmermanSherburne
04/24/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassFinlaysonPine
04/24/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassRush cityChisago
04/24/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassJordanScott
04/24/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassNew UlmBrown
04/25/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLittle FallsMorrison
04/29/23Firearms Safety Field DayPlummerRed Lake
04/29/23Firearms Safety Field DayJacksonJackson
05/02/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassFairmontMartin
05/06/23Firearms Safety Field DayMarshallLyon
05/09/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassCrookstonPolk
06/10/23Firearms Safety Field DayNew UlmBrown
07/17/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLewistonWinona
07/26/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class - WEDNESDAY'SSouth St. PaulDakota
07/27/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class - THURSDAY'SSouth St. PaulDakota
08/03/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassRockfordWright
08/05/23Firearms Safety Field DayNew UlmBrown
08/05/23Firearms Safety Field DayCrookstonPolk
08/29/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassCrookstonPolk
09/09/23Firearms Safety Field DayTracyLyon

There are organizations that include the DNR Firearms Safety Training class as part of an event or membership package they offer. The DNR firearms safety training fee is $7.50, with an option for the instructor group to charge an additional $7.50. However, these other programs have additional costs set by the providing organization.

Organizations offering a DNR firearms safety class