Firearms Safety Certification for Adults (16 and older)

shooting practiceRequirements

  • DNR Firearms Safety Certification is required of anyone born after December 31, 1979 to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota. Check requirements in other states.
  • Must successfully complete one of the Options of certification. (see below)

Options

Receive your Firearms Safety Certification or Apprentice Validation by completing one of the following options:

  1. Online course- complete the online course and virtual field day
  2. Firearms Safety Classroom Course - currently scheduled classes below.
  3. Apprentice Hunter Validation (twice in a lifetime)

General Information

  • The MN DNR Firearms Safety Hunter Education endorsement can be listed on the back of a Minnesota driver's license or identification card upon request.
  • A MN Hunting License that includes a Firearms Safety Number is sufficient proof of course completion.
  • 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:

Courses

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

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​DateTitleLocationCounty
04/16/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLittle FallsMorrison
04/16/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassBaxterCrow Wing
04/17/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class ~ WEDNESDAY'SS. St PaulDakota
04/17/24Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
04/18/24Firearms Safety Field DayOsloMarshall
04/18/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class ~ THURSDAY'SS. St PaulDakota
04/19/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassDasselMeeker
04/20/24Firearms Safety Field DayMoorheadClay
04/21/24Firearms Safety Field DayNew LondonKandiyohi
04/22/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLuverneRock
04/22/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassMahnomenMahnomen
04/22/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassThief River FallsPennington
04/22/24Firearms Safety Field DayAuroraSt. Louis
04/23/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassWarroadRoseau
04/23/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassOrtonvilleBig Stone
04/23/24Firearms Safety Field DayCambridgeIsanti
04/25/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassElk RiverSherburne
04/27/24Firearms Safety Field DayLake ElmoWashington
04/27/24Firearms Safety Field DayGranite FallsChippewa
04/27/24Firearms Safety Field DaySpicerKandiyohi
04/27/24Firearms Safety Field DayJacksonJackson
04/27/24Firearms Safety Field DayMelroseStearns
04/27/24Firearms Safety Field DayPelican RapidsOtter Tail
04/27/24Firearms Safety Field DayRoyaltonMorrison
04/28/24Firearms Safety Field DayWebsterHennepin
04/28/24Firearms Safety Field DayWelchGoodhue
04/30/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassFairmontMartin
04/30/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassBrahamKanabec
05/04/24Firearms Safety Field DayMarshallLyon
05/04/24Firearms Safety Field DayDarwinMeeker
05/04/24Firearms Safety Field DayHibbingSt. Louis
05/07/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassCrookstonPolk
05/07/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class ~ Tuesday'sHibbingSt. Louis
05/11/24Firearms Safety Field DaySt. JosephStearns
05/11/24Firearms Safety Field DayMantorvilleOlmsted
05/13/24Firearms Safety Field DayHugoWashington
05/15/24Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
05/18/24Firearms Safety Field DayBemidjiBeltrami
05/19/24Firearms Safety Field DayWebsterHennepin
06/03/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassGrand RapidsItasca
06/08/24Firearms Safety Field DayNew UlmBrown
06/09/24Firearms Safety Field DayCottage GroveWashington
06/11/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassEast Grand ForksPolk
06/17/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLewistonWinona
06/18/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassBig LakeSherburne
06/19/24Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
06/20/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassWarbaItasca
06/22/24Firearms Safety Field DayLake ElmoWashington
07/13/24Firearms Safety Field DayGrand MeadowMower
07/15/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLewistonWinona
07/18/24Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
07/24/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class ~ WEDNESDAY'SS. St PaulDakota
07/25/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class ~ THURSDAY'SS. St PaulDakota
07/29/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassSt CharlesWinona
08/02/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassHam LakeAnoka
08/03/24Firearms Safety Field DayCrookstonPolk
08/10/24Firearms Safety Field DayNew UlmBrown
08/12/24Firearms Safety Field Day ~ FEMALES ONLYHugoWashington
08/17/24Firearms Safety Field DayKimballStearns
08/20/24Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassCrookstonPolk
09/07/24Firearms Safety Field DayTracyLyon
09/16/24Firearms Safety Field DayHugoWashington

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