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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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
04/10/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassAuroraSt. Louis
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
04/18/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassWarroadRoseau
04/19/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class - WEDNESDAY'SSouth St. PaulDakota
04/19/23Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
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
04/29/23Firearms Safety Field DayHibbingSt. Louis
05/02/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassFairmontMartin
05/06/23Firearms Safety Field DayMarshallLyon
05/09/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassCrookstonPolk
05/17/23Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
05/20/23Firearms Safety Field DayMontevideoChippewa
06/10/23Firearms Safety Field DayNew UlmBrown
06/14/23Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
06/19/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLewistonWinona
06/20/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassGoodlandItasca
07/17/23Firearms Safety Training Classroom ClassLewistonWinona
07/19/23Firearms Safety Field DayN. St. PaulRamsey
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