Firearms Safety Certification for Adults (16 and older)

Requirements

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:

Online course- complete the online course and virtual field day
Firearms Safety Classroom Course - currently scheduled classes below.
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:
- Contact the DNR Information Center

Courses

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

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Date	Title	Location	County
05/31/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Newfolden	Marshall
05/31/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hibbing	St. Louis
05/31/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kimball	Stearns
06/02/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hallock	Kittson
06/07/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Avon	Stearns
06/07/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Perham	Otter Tail
06/07/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Elk River	Anoka
06/08/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
06/10/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/13/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Deer Creek	Otter Tail
06/14/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Aitkin	Aitkin
06/14/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Bemidji	Beltrami
06/14/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Webster	Hennepin
06/16/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
06/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
06/16/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Henderson	Sibley
06/16/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Cloquet	Carlton
06/18/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N. St. Paul	Ramsey
06/19/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Warba	Itasca
06/20/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Brainerd	Cass
06/21/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hutchinson	Meeker
06/23/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
06/27/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hackensack	Cass
06/28/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	E. Grand Forks	Polk
06/29/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Henderson	Sibley
07/07/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hinckley	Pine
07/12/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/13/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
07/14/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
07/15/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Alexandria	Douglas
07/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N. St. Paul	Ramsey
07/17/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
07/18/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Ham Lake	Anoka
07/20/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/21/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Cloquet	Carlton
07/23/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class ~ Wednesday's	S. St. Paul	Dakota
07/24/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class ~ Thursday's	S. St. Paul	Dakota
08/02/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
08/04/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
08/04/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	St. Charles	Winona
08/05/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	E. Grand Forks	Polk
08/09/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	La Crescent	Houston
08/11/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class ~ FEMALE ONLY	Hugo	Washington
08/12/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
08/12/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Crookston	Polk
08/15/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Orr	St. Louis
08/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kinball	Stearns
08/18/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Cloquet	Carlton
08/22/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Park Rapids	Hubbard
09/02/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Brooklyn Park	Hennepin
09/06/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Tracy	Lyon
09/06/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Crookston	Polk
09/13/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
09/20/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Bemidji	Beltrami
10/13/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
10/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
10/17/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
12/22/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca

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