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
04/12/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Marshall	Lyon
04/14/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
04/14/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cambridge	Isanti
04/15/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Sauk Rapids	Benton
04/15/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Detroit Lakes	Becker
04/16/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class ~ Wednesday's	S. St. Paul	Dakota
04/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N. St. Paul	Ramsey
04/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cambridge	Isanti
04/16/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	New Prague	Scott
04/17/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class ~ Thursday's	S. St. Paul	Dakota
04/18/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Luverne	Rock
04/19/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Jackson	Jackson
04/19/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
04/19/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Foley	Benton
04/21/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Milaca	Mille Lacs
04/21/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Finlayson	Pine
04/21/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	New Ulm	Brown
04/21/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Aurora	St. Louis
04/21/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class ~ Adult	S. St. Paul	Ramsey
04/21/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Thief River Falls	Pennington
04/22/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Prior Lake	Scott
04/22/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Barnesville	Clay
04/22/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Vergas	Otter Tail
04/22/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Ortonville	Big Stone
04/24/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Andover	Anoka
04/24/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	East Bethel	Anoka
04/24/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rockford	Wright
04/24/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Chisholm	St. Louis
04/25/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hibbing	St. Louis
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Chaska	Carver
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Marshall	Lyon
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Roseau	Roseau
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Brandon	Douglas
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Ely	St. Louis
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Pine City	Pine
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Nowthen	Hennepin
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Blackduck	Beltrami
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Welch	Goodhue
04/26/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Holdingford	Stearns
04/27/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cottage Grove	Washington
04/28/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Red Wing	Goodhue
04/28/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Manhomen	Mahnomen
04/28/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Newfolden	Marshall
04/28/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Braham	Isanti
04/29/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Fairmont	Martin
04/29/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Farmington	Dakota
05/02/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rosemount	Dakota
05/02/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Newfolden	Marshall
05/03/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Lake Elmo	Washington
05/03/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Lancaster	Kittson
05/03/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Lakefield	Jackson
05/03/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Bloomington	Hennepin
05/03/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Granite Falls	Chippewa
05/03/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Moorhead	Clay
05/03/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Marshall	Lyon
05/04/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Plummer	Red Lake
05/06/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Crookston	Polk
05/06/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Buhl	St. Louis
05/10/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Ortonville	Big Stone
05/12/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
05/12/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Pequot Lakes	Cass
05/15/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Barnesville	Clay
05/15/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Menahga	Wadena
05/17/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
05/17/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
05/17/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	St. Paul	Dakota
05/21/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N. St. Paul	Ramsey
05/22/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cokato	Wright
05/22/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Marais	Cook
05/31/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Newfolden	Marshall
05/31/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hibbing	St. Louis
06/02/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hallock	Kittson
06/07/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Avon	Stearns
06/08/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
06/10/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/14/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Aitkin	Aitkin
06/16/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
06/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
06/18/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N. St. Paul	Ramsey
06/19/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Warba	Itasca
06/21/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hutchinson	Meeker
06/23/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
06/28/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	E. Grand Forks	Polk
07/12/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/13/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
07/14/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
07/15/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Alexandria	Douglas
07/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	N. St. Paul	Ramsey
07/17/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
07/20/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/23/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class ~ Wednesday's	S. St. Paul	Dakota
07/24/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class ~ Thursday's	S. St. Paul	Dakota
08/02/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
08/04/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
08/04/25	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	St. Charles	Winona
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
08/16/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kinball	Stearns
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
10/13/25	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
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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