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
04/13/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Farmington	Dakota
04/13/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Princeton	Mille Lacs
04/13/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Aurora	St. Louis
04/13/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Mahtomedi	Washington
04/14/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Detroit Lakes	Becker
04/14/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	South Haven	Wright
04/15/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *WEDNESDAYS*	South St Paul	Dakota
04/15/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N St Paul	Washington
04/15/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Brainerd	Crow Wing
04/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *THURSDAYS*	South St Paul	Dakota
04/17/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Luverne	Rock
04/18/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Jackson	Jackson
04/18/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Foley	Morrison
04/18/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cambridge	Isanti
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Wadena	Wadena
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Audubon	Becker
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Alexandria	Douglas
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hawley	Clay
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Jordan	Rice
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hinckley	Pine
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Mahnomen	Mahnomen
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	New Ulm	Brown
04/21/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cambridge	Isanti
04/21/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Barnesville	Clay
04/22/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lake Elmo	Washington
04/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rockford	Wright
04/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cambridge	Isanti
04/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Janesville	Waseca
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Montevideo	Chippewa
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Elk River	Anoka
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Welch	Goodhue
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Lake Elmo	Washington
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Chaska	Carver
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Madison Lake	Blue Earth
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Granite Falls	Yellow Medicine
04/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cottage Grove	Washington
04/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Mantorville	Olmsted
04/27/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Backus	Cass
04/27/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Braham	Kanabec
04/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Sauk Rapids	Benton
04/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Buhl	St. Louis
04/30/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Chisholm	St. Louis
05/01/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Backus	Cass
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Pine City	Pine
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Marshall	Lyon
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Moorhead	Clay
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Spicer	Kandiyohi
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hibbing	St. Louis
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Webster	Hennepin
05/03/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
05/03/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Mahnomen	Mahnomen
05/03/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Plummer	Red Lake
05/03/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	St Stephen	Stearns
05/04/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Deer Creek	Otter Tail
05/05/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Ortonville	Big Stone
05/09/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Webster	Rice
05/11/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
05/12/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Cushing	Morrison
05/12/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Crookston	Polk
05/13/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Prague	Le Sueur
05/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Marshall	Lyon
05/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	McGregor	Aitkin
05/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	St Joseph	Stearns
05/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Elk River	Anoka
05/20/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N St Paul	Washington
05/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	South St Paul	Dakota
05/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Bemidji	Beltrami
05/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Ortonville	Big Stone
05/30/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
06/01/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/01/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
06/05/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Humboldt	Kittson
06/06/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/08/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
06/10/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kimball	Stearns
06/13/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
06/14/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
06/17/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N St Paul	Washington
06/20/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	South St Paul	Dakota
06/22/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/22/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	New Ulm	Brown
06/27/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/29/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Willow River	Pine
07/13/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
07/15/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N St Paul	Washington
07/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	St Charles	Winona
07/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
07/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/29/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	South St Paul	Dakota
07/30/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	South St Paul	Dakota
08/01/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	South St Paul	Dakota
08/08/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
08/11/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Crookston	Polk
08/17/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class *FEMALE ONLY*	Hugo	Washington
08/22/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
08/29/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Tracy	Lyon
09/12/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Crookston	Polk
09/19/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
09/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
10/04/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock

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