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
09/08/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
09/08/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Ada	Norman
09/08/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Newfolden	Marshall
09/09/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Princeton	Mille Lacs
09/09/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Little Canada	Ramsey
09/09/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
09/09/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Hopkins	Hennepin
09/10/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Rosemount	Dakota
09/10/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	South Haven	Wright
09/10/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Buhl	St. Louis
09/10/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Isanti	Isanti
09/11/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Brainerd	Crow Wing
09/13/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rochester	Olmsted
09/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Morristown	Rice
09/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Deer Creek	Otter Tail
09/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	St. Joseph	Stearns
09/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hill City	Aitkin
09/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rogers	Hennepin
09/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Vesta	Redwood
09/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Marshall	Lyon
09/15/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Plummer	Red Lake
09/16/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
09/16/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	New Ulm	Brown
09/16/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Dawson	Lac Qui Parle
09/17/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Fairmont	Martin
09/21/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Morristown	Rice
09/21/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
09/21/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Detroit Lakes	Becker
09/22/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Sleepy Eye	Brown
09/22/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
09/22/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Anoka	Anoka
09/23/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Alexandria	Douglas
09/28/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Pillager	Cass
09/29/24	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hibbing	St. Louis
10/04/24	Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class	Sherburn	Martin
10/04/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Waubun	Mahnomen
10/05/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	St. Joseph	Stearns
10/05/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Zimmerman	Sherburne
10/05/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Austin	Mower
10/05/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hinckley	Pine
10/06/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
10/06/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Mahnomen	Mahnomen
10/12/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Perham	Otter Tail
10/14/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
10/18/24	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Park Rapids	Hubbard

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Firearms Safety Certification for Adults 16+

Firearms Safety Certification for Adults (16 and older)

Requirements

Options

General Information

Courses