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
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
02/21/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Dawson	Lac Qui Parle
02/23/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Waseca	Waseca
02/23/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Rochester	Olmsted
02/23/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Le Center	Le Sueur
02/23/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *MONDAYS*	Benson	Swift
02/26/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Murdock	Swift
02/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lacrescent	Houston
03/03/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Rosemount	Dakota
03/03/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lester Prairie	McLeod
03/07/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Willmar	Kandiyohi
03/07/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Spring Valley	Fillmore
03/10/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lake Elmo	Dakota
03/10/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *TUESDAYS*	Jackson	Jackson
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Roseau	Roseau
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Jackson	Jackson
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Randall	Morrison
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Delano
03/17/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Windom	Cottonwood
03/17/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Watertown	Carver
03/17/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Warren	Marshall
03/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Warren	Marshall
04/07/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Pine City	Pine
04/09/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Rosemount	Dakota
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
04/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rockford	Wright
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Lake Elmo	Washington
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hibbing	St. Louis
05/03/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Plummer	Red Lake
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
06/13/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
06/14/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
08/08/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
08/29/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Tracy	Lyon
09/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
10/04/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock

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