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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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

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