Hunter Education/Firearms Safety Certification for Youth

Classroom course

  • Students ages 11 and older can attend a classroom-based firearms safety certification course and receive their certificate. The firearms safety certificate becomes valid at age 12.
    • The firearms safety class consists of a minimum of 4 separate class sessions (students must attend the entire class for which they sign up), learning the safe handling of firearms, hunter responsibility and wildlife conservation. Students then complete the additional field day.  
    • The field day consists of seven required scenario-based training opportunities. These scenarios allow students to learn and demonstrate commonly accepted principles of safety in hunting and the handling of firearms. It includes shooting a .22 caliber rifle on a range.
    • The DNR course fee is $7.50, payable on-line after successful completion of course requirements. (The instructor may charge a fee of up to $7.50 at the class or field day for any costs they incur.)

Hybrid course

  • Students age 11 and older may complete their online hunter safety course at online hunter safety course (link is external).
    • Then, attend an in-person classroom review and firearms fundamentals session.
    • Students will finish with the field day portion.

Field days fill up quickly! Register your child for an in-person field day now while they complete their online course.

NOTE: Students ages 12 and older who want to hunt this fall but cannot complete their in-person field day are encouraged to use the apprentice hunter validation.

REMINDER:
Check now to make sure you have your firearms safety certificate. If you’ve misplaced it, see the “General information” below for instructions on obtaining a duplicate.

Minnesota recognizes certificates for firearms safety training that are issued by other states.

 

Firearms Safety Certification for Adults (16 and older).

Outdoor News Magazine special for youth

General information

  • 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:
  • To have your firearms safety certification added to your Minnesota Driver’s License, bring your firearms certificate to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) when you renew your driver’s license and request them to check the box to add it as an endorsement.

Receive updates when new courses are added to our safety training calendar.

 

Find (and sort) more courses on the DNR Safety Training Calendar!

 

Courses

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

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​DateTitleLocationCounty
02/03/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Hampton Dakota
02/03/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Waverly Wright
02/04/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Houston Houston
02/05/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Culver St. Louis
02/06/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Cannon Falls Goodhue
02/06/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class New London Kandiyohi
02/11/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Lake Elmo Washington
02/14/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Backus Cass
02/16/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Rosemount Dakota
02/16/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Wolverton Wilkin
02/22/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class La Crescent Houston
02/23/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Kimball Stearns
02/24/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class La Center Le Sueur
02/24/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Rochester Olmsted
02/24/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Benson Swift
02/24/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Waseca Waseca
02/27/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Murdock Swift
02/27/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Waseca Waseca
02/28/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class La Crescent Houston
03/01/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Spring Valley Fillmore
03/01/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Wanamingo Goodhue
03/02/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class East Bethel Anoka
03/03/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Wolverton Wilkin
03/03/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Ely St. Louis
03/04/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Rosemount Dakota
03/04/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Lester Prairie McLeod
03/08/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Austin Mower
03/09/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Pine Island Goodhue
03/10/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Pierz Morrison
03/10/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Buckman Morrison
03/11/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Jackson Jackson
03/11/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Warren Marshall
03/11/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Morristown Rice
03/11/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Slayton Murray
03/11/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Oslo Marshall
03/11/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Lamberton Redwood
03/15/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Grand Rapids Itasca
03/16/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Forest Lake Anoka
03/16/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Corcoran Hennepin
03/17/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Randall Morrison
03/17/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Royalton Morrison
03/18/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Watertown Carver
03/18/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Waconia Carver
03/18/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Blaine Anoka
03/18/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Delano Hennepin
03/18/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Virginia St. Louis
03/20/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Lamberton Redwood
03/22/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Spring Valley Fillmore
03/22/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Morristown Rice
03/22/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Kimball Stearns
03/27/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Oslo Marshall
03/28/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Long Prairie Todd
03/29/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Nicollet Nicollet
03/29/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Morristown Rice
03/31/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Princeton Mille Lacs
03/31/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Foley Benton
03/31/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Aububon Becker
03/31/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Brandon Douglas
04/01/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Fergus Falls Otter Tail
04/01/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Nashwauk Itasca
04/01/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class La Crescent Houston
04/02/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Alden Freeborn
04/03/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Warren Marshall
04/03/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Rosemount Dakota
04/07/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Red Wing Goodhue
04/07/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Pine River Cass
04/08/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Blue Earth Faribault
04/08/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Andover Anoka
04/11/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Pine River Cass
04/12/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Marshall Lyon
04/14/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Hugo Washington
04/19/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Jackson Jackson
04/19/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Grand Rapids Itasca
04/26/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Marshall Lyon
04/26/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Morgan Redwood
04/26/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Brandon Douglas
04/26/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Ely St. Louis
04/28/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Red Wing Goodhue
04/29/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Fairmont Martin
05/02/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Rosemount Dakota
05/03/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Lake Elmo Washington
05/04/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Plummer Red Lake
05/06/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Crookston Polk
05/12/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Hugo Washington
05/17/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Grand Rapids Itasca
05/22/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Cokato Wright
06/10/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Grand Rapids Itasca
06/16/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Kenneth Rock
06/16/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Hugo Washington
07/12/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Kenneth Rock
07/17/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Grand Rapids Itasca
07/20/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Kenneth Rock
08/04/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Kenneth Rock
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
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
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

There are organizations that include the DNR Firearms Safety Training class as part of an event or membership package they offer. The DNR firearms safety training fee is $7.50, with an option for the instructor group to charge an additional $7.50. However, these other programs have additional costs set by the providing organization.

Organizations offering a DNR firearms safety class

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