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
10/04/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Morristown Rice
10/04/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Zimmerman Sherburne
10/04/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Pine City Pine
10/04/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Osage Becker
10/06/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Cass Lake Cass
10/06/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Luverne Rock
10/09/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Isanti Isanti
10/11/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class St Joseph Stearns
10/11/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Isanti Isanti
10/11/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class McGregor Aitkin
10/11/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Sauk Centre Stearns
10/11/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Nowthen Anoka
10/13/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Hugo Washington
10/14/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Upsala Morrison
10/14/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Madelia Watonwan
10/16/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Grand Rapids Itasca
10/19/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class St. Paul Ramsey
10/25/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Rochert Becker
10/25/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Rosemount Dakota
10/26/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Rochert Becker
10/26/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class McGregor Aitkin
10/27/25 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Isle Mille Lacs
10/30/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Isle Mille Lacs
11/01/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Perham Otter Tail
12/22/25 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Grand Rapids Itasca
04/27/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Thief River Falls Pennington
08/15/26 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Thief River Falls Pennington

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