Requirements:

• DNR Firearms Safety Certification is required of anyone born after December 31, 1979 to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota.
• Youth ages 11 and older can attend a firearms safety certification course and receive their certificate. The firearms safety certificate will become valid at age 12.

About the DNR Hunter Safety Course:

• This is a firearms safety course that consists of a minimum of 12 hours of classroom training which will cover the safe handling of firearms, hunter responsibility and wildlife conservation. Students then complete an additional field experience day.
• The field experience consists of seven required scenario-based training opportunities. These scenarios allow students to learn and demonstrate commonly accepted principles of safety in hunting and the handling of firearms (including shooting a .22 caliber rifle on a range.)
• After successful completion of the DNR Hunter Safety Course, each student will receive their Firearms Safety Certification.

Course Fee: $39.99

What’s Included in the Course Fee:

• Pizza & beverages
• Gun & ammo rental
• Eye & ear protection
• Range fee
• Use of tree stand and safety harnesses
• The course fee also includes a one-year membership which benefits include: free scope installation & bore sighting, free labor on gun-smithing services, one rifle or shotgun at dealer cost

IMPORTANT: Students who sign up for the August Session are required to attend ALL FOUR classes on the following *dates:

• Classroom Training #1: Monday, August 5 • 12:00pm – 3:00pm
• Classroom Training #2: Tuesday, August 6 • 12:00pm – 3:00pm
• Classroom Training #3: Monday, August 12 • 12:00pm – 3:00pm
• Field Experience Day: Tuesday, August 13 • 12:00pm – 3:00pm

*If you have a scheduling conflict for any of the four class dates, please call Mike Briggs at 612-644-8864 to schedule make up arrangements for any missed training.

Visit the DNR’s website for additional info on state hunting and firearm safety regulations