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
02/01/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Wolverton Wilkin
02/02/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Waverly Wright
02/05/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Cannon Falls Goodhue
02/14/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class *** SATURDAYS*** Porter Yellow Medicine
02/23/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Rochester Olmsted
02/23/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Le Center Le Sueur
02/26/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Murdock Swift
03/07/26 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Spring Valley Fillmore
03/10/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class ***TUESDAYS*** Jackson Jackson
03/16/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Delano
03/17/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Watertown Carver
04/13/26 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Mahtomedi Washington
04/14/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Detroit Lakes Becker
04/18/26 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Jackson Jackson
05/11/26 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Hugo Washington
05/16/26 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Marshall Lyon
06/08/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Kenneth Rock
07/20/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Kenneth Rock
08/29/26 Firearms Safety Hybrid Class Tracy Lyon
09/28/26 Firearms Safety Classroom Class Kenneth Rock

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