Firearms safety certification is required of anyone born after December 31, 1979, to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota. It’s recommended for anyone who hunts, even if by law they don’t need to ...

Using certified instructors, the 10-hour program would teach safe storage, handling and cleaning of weapons and ammunition.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sells about 600,000 hunting licenses each year so there will be a large number of hunters afield this fall in search of a variety of big and small ...