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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05/18/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Marshall Lyon
05/18/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Bemidji Beltrami
05/18/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Paynesville Stearns
05/19/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Webster Hennepin
06/01/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Hinckley Pine
06/03/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class Grand Rapids Itasca
06/07/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Elk River Sherburne
06/08/24 Firearms Safety Field Day New Ulm Brown
06/09/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Cottage Grove Washington
06/09/24 Firearms Safety Field Day St. Joseph Stearns
06/11/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class East Grand Forks Polk
06/17/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class Lewiston Winona
06/18/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class Big Lake Sherburne
06/19/24 Firearms Safety Field Day N. St. Paul Ramsey
06/20/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class Warba Itasca
06/22/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Lake Elmo Washington
06/22/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Appleton Swift
07/13/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Grand Meadow Mower
07/15/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class Lewiston Winona
07/18/24 Firearms Safety Field Day N. St. Paul Ramsey
07/24/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class ~ WEDNESDAY'S S. St Paul Dakota
07/25/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class ~ THURSDAY'S S. St Paul Dakota
07/29/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class St Charles Winona
08/02/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class Ham Lake Anoka
08/03/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Crookston Polk
08/03/24 Firearms Safety Field Day La Crescent Houston
08/10/24 Firearms Safety Field Day New Ulm Brown
08/12/24 Firearms Safety Field Day ~ FEMALES ONLY Hugo Washington
08/16/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Orr St. Louis
08/17/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Kimball Stearns
08/20/24 Firearms Safety Training Classroom Class Crookston Polk
09/07/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Tracy Lyon
09/16/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Hugo Washington
10/14/24 Firearms Safety Field Day Hugo Washington

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