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
12/14/24Firearms Safety Hybrid ClassMounds ViewRamsey
12/29/24Firearms Safety Hybrid ClassSt. CloudStearns
01/05/25Firearms Safety Classroom ClassWellsFaribault
01/17/25Firearms Safety Hybrid ClassGrand RapidsItasca
01/23/25Firearms Safety Classroom ClassHardingMorrison
01/25/25Firearms Safety Hybrid ClassMontgomeryLe Sueur
03/01/25Firearms Safety Classroom ClassSpring ValleyFillmore
03/18/25Firearms Safety Classroom ClassJacksonJackson
03/18/25Firearms Safety Classroom ClassWaconiaCarver
03/22/25Firearms Safety Hybrid ClassSpring ValleyFillmore
03/31/25Firearms Safety Classroom ClassPrincetonMille Lacs
04/19/25Firearms Safety Hybrid ClassJacksonJackson
04/29/25Firearms Safety Classroom ClassFairmontMartin

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