Hunter education & safety

Requirements: All persons born after December 31, 1979 are required to possess a firearms safety/hunter education certificate in order to purchase a hunting license to hunt in Minnesota.

Youth with firearm safety instructor

Safety certification classes

Youth firearms safety/hunter education » 
Adult hunter education » 
Advanced hunter » 
Bow hunter »

Current calendar of safety training classes

Purchase a duplicate firearms safety certificate online or wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.

Firearm safety instructors with youth

Become a safety training instructor

Become a DNR certified volunteer safety instructor. The process begins online.  
Safety training instructor information »

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