Firearms Safety Certification for Adults (16 and older)

Requirements

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:

Online course- complete the online course and virtual field day
Firearms Safety Classroom Course - currently scheduled classes below.
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:
- Contact the DNR Information Center

Courses

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

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Date	Title	Location	County
01/30/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Cokato	Wright
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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Firearms Safety Certification for Adults 16+

Firearms Safety Certification for Adults (16 and older)

Requirements

Options

General Information

Courses