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
03/03/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Morristown	Rice
03/03/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Appleton	Swift
03/03/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Rosemount	Dakota
03/03/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lester Prairie	McLeod
03/05/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Oslo	Marshall
03/05/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Andover	Anoka
03/07/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
03/07/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Spring Valley	Fillmore
03/07/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Willmar	Kandiyohi
03/08/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Medford	Steele
03/09/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Fridley	Anoka
03/10/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lake Elmo	Dakota
03/10/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *TUESDAYS*	Jackson	Jackson
03/12/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Rothsay	Wilkin
03/14/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Morristown	Rice
03/15/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class SUNDAYS	Corcoran	Hennepin
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Delano
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Clear Lake	Sherburne
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Roseau	Roseau
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hallock	Kittson
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Randall	Morrison
03/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Jackson	Jackson
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
03/17/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Slayton	Murray
03/19/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *THURSDAYS*	Duluth	St. Louis
03/20/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rochester	Olmsted
03/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Jordan	Scott
03/21/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Austin	Mower
03/21/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Nowthen	Anoka
03/21/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Prague	Le Sueur
03/21/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Maynard	Chippewa
03/23/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hoffman	Grant
03/24/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Oslo	Marshall
03/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Warren	Marshall
03/28/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Vesta	Redwood
03/28/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Stewartville	Olmsted
03/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *SATURDAYS*	Kenyon	Goodhue
03/30/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Ogilvie	Kanabec
03/30/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Zimmerman	Sherburne
03/31/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Dodge Center	Dodge
04/01/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	New Prague	Le Sueur
04/01/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *WEDNESDAYS*	Coon Rapids	Anoka
04/04/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Perham	Otter Tail
04/04/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Princeton	Sherburne
04/06/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Luverne	Rock
04/06/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Brandon	Douglas
04/06/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Deer Creek	Otter Tail
04/07/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Janesville	Waseca
04/07/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Pine City	Pine
04/07/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Fairmont	Martin
04/07/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	La Crescent	Houston
04/09/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Prior Lake	Scott
04/09/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Rosemount	Dakota
04/10/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Ogilvie	Kanabec
04/11/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Zimmerman	Sherburne
04/13/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Princeton	Mille Lacs
04/13/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Mahtomedi	Washington
04/14/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Detroit Lakes	Becker
04/15/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Brainerd	Crow Wing
04/15/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *WEDNESDAYS*	South St Paul	Dakota
04/16/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class *THURSDAYS*	South St Paul	Dakota
04/17/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Luverne	Rock
04/18/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
04/18/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Foley	Morrison
04/18/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Jackson	Jackson
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Audubon	Becker
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Jordan	Rice
04/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Hinckley	Pine
04/22/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lake Elmo	Washington
04/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Rockford	Wright
04/23/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Janesville	Waseca
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Lake Elmo	Washington
04/25/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Montevideo	Chippewa
04/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Cottage Grove	Washington
04/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Buhl	St. Louis
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hibbing	St. Louis
05/02/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Pine City	Pine
05/03/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Duluth	St. Louis
05/03/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Plummer	Red Lake
05/04/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Deer Creek	Otter Tail
05/09/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Moorhead	Clay
05/11/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Hugo	Washington
05/12/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Crookston	Polk
05/13/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Prague	Le Sueur
05/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Marshall	Lyon
05/16/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	McGregor	Aitkin
06/01/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/01/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
06/05/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Humboldt	Kittson
06/06/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
06/08/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
06/10/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kimball	Stearns
06/13/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
06/14/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
06/22/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Grand Rapids	Itasca
07/13/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Lewiston	Winona
07/20/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/26/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock
07/29/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	South St Paul	Dakota
07/30/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	South St Paul	Dakota
08/08/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	New Ulm	Brown
08/11/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Crookston	Polk
08/29/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Tracy	Lyon
09/12/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Crookston	Polk
09/28/26	Firearms Safety Classroom Class	Kenneth	Rock
10/04/26	Firearms Safety Hybrid Class	Kenneth	Rock

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