Hunting Seminars & Workshops in Minnesota
18 upcoming hunting seminars & workshops in Minnesota. Learn scouting, calling, butchering and gear skills from guides, biologists and experienced hunters.
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Eagle Bluff Women Learn to Deer Hunt Level 2
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 – Sun, Oct 18, 2026
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Multi-day women’s level-2 learn-to-deer-hunt class for participants who have tried hunting before and want additional preparation before hunting independently.
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Lake Bemidji State Park level 2 deer hunt
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 – Sun, Oct 18, 2026
Lake Bemidji State Park, Bemidji, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Multi-day in-person level-2 learn-to-deer-hunt class for people who have tried hunting or completed a beginner learn-to-hunt program and want additional preparation before hunting independently.
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Minnesota Pheasant Hunt
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 13:00
Lac Qui Parle Hunting Camp, Watson, MN
Hosted by Her Wilderness
Cost: $700; $200 nonrefundable deposit
Women’s hands-on pheasant-hunting skills weekend in western Minnesota: two full field days pursuing pheasants and a dedicated trap-and-skeet morning with an instructor for shooting practice, consistency, and real-time feedback that transfers to pheasant hunts. Public organizer listing was marked sold out at research time.
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Firearms Safety Hybrid Class — Audubon (Oct. 24)
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 8:00 AM
Cormorant Sportsman's Club, Audubon, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cost: $7.50 DNR course fee
Minnesota DNR hybrid hunter education/firearms safety class. The in-person session includes a course review, firearms fundamentals, and a field day after students complete the required online coursework. Public listing was marked full at research time.
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Firearms Safety Hybrid Class — Grand Rapids
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 08:00
Itasca Gun Club, Grand Rapids, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cost: $7.50 DNR course fee
Minnesota DNR hybrid hunter/firearms-safety certification class. It combines prior online study with required in-person firearms-fundamentals and field-day instruction on safe hunting and firearm handling. Public listing was marked full at research time.
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Firearms Safety Hybrid Class — Audubon (Oct. 25)
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 8:00 AM
Cormorant Sportsman's Club, Audubon, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cost: $7.50 DNR course fee
Minnesota DNR hybrid hunter education/firearms safety class. The in-person session includes a course review, firearms fundamentals, and a field day after students complete the required online coursework. Public listing was marked full at research time.
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Firearms Safety Hybrid Class — Waubun
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 5:30 PM
Waubun Community Center, Waubun, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cost: $7.50 DNR course fee
Two-session Minnesota DNR hybrid hunter education/firearms safety class. The in-person review, firearms fundamentals, and field day follow the required online coursework; sessions are Friday evening and Saturday morning. Public listing was marked full at research time.
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St. Croix State Park Learn to Deer Hunt 101
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026
St. Croix State Park, Hinckley, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
A multi-day introductory deer-hunting program covering deer behavior, hunting regulations, firearms, tree-stand safety, deer field dressing and butchering, and range time before the hunt.
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Osprey Wilds Becoming an Outdoors Woman Learn to Deer Hunt 101
Fri, Dec 4, 2026 – Mon, Dec 7, 2026
Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center, Sandstone, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Osprey Wilds
Multi-day Becoming an Outdoors Woman learn-to-deer-hunt course covering deer behavior, hunting regulations, firearms, tree-stand safety, deer field dressing and butchering, plus range time before the hunt.
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Certified Volunteer Hunter Education Firearm Safety Instructor Training Class — Bigfork
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 · 09:00
Swampsiders Snowmobile and ATV Clubhouse, Bigfork, MN
Hosted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
In-person Minnesota DNR certification course for volunteers who will teach hunter-education firearms-safety classroom, hybrid, and field-day courses.
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2027 Basic Winter Taxidermy Course
Fri, Jan 8, 2027 – Sun, Feb 28, 2027
Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy, Rice, MN
Hosted by Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy
Cost: $8,750
Intermittent, in-person taxidermy course teaching work on deer capes and mounts, game birds, fish, and raccoon/small-game specimens—wild-game taxidermy skills directly relevant to hunters and harvest preservation. Public listing was marked full at research time.
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2027 Complete Winter Taxidermy Course
Fri, Jan 8, 2027 – Sun, Dec 5, 2027
Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy, Rice, MN
Hosted by Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy
Cost: $16,300
Intermittent, in-person professional taxidermy course with instruction in deer, bear, birds, small game, turkey, tanning and habitat work. The published 2027 schedule includes mounting game specimens and other wild-game taxidermy skills.
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2027 Deer Taxidermy Class
Sun, Jan 17, 2027 – Sun, Apr 4, 2027
Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy, Rice, MN
Hosted by Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy
Cost: $2,750
Intermittent, in-person deer taxidermy class teaching cape fleshing, preparing and measuring tanned skins, setting antlers, preparing forms, mounting deer, and finish work.
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2027 Bear Taxidermy Class
Sun, Jan 24, 2027 – Sun, Apr 18, 2027
Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy, Rice, MN
Hosted by Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy
Cost: $2,750
Intermittent, in-person bear taxidermy class: flesh and skin a bear, prepare the tanned skin, mount it on a form, groom it, complete finish work, and attach it to a base if needed.
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2027 Upland and Waterfowl Bird Taxidermy Class
Mon, Mar 29, 2027 – Thu, Apr 1, 2027
Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy, Rice, MN
Hosted by Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy
Cost: $2,250
In-person taxidermy instruction for hunting birds: skinning and fleshing a pheasant, mounting a pheasant, skinning and fleshing a duck, and mounting a duck.
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2027 Turkey Taxidermy Class
Mon, Jun 7, 2027 – Wed, Jun 9, 2027
Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy, Rice, MN
Hosted by Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy
Cost: $2,250
In-person turkey taxidermy class covering turkey skinning, form preparation, head painting, fleshing the turkey skin on a wheel, and mounting the turkey.
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Women’s Learn to Pheasant Hunt Weekend 2027
Fri, Aug 13, 2027 – Sun, Aug 15, 2027 · 4:30 PM
Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club — Hunter's Lodge, Prior Lake, MN
Hosted by Metro Area Pheasants Forever / Bird Bustin' Babes
Cost: $300/person
A women-only, hands-on novice pheasant-hunting education weekend with mentored wing-shooting clinics, habitat education, dog-handling demonstrations, gear and clothing seminars, and shotgun and shell selection; participants also receive a later guided game-farm hunt.
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2027 Tanning Taxidermy Class
Fri, Dec 3, 2027 – Sun, Dec 5, 2027
Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy, Rice, MN
Hosted by Central Minnesota School of Taxidermy
Cost: $1,750
In-person taxidermy tanning class that teaches mixing tanning solutions, monitoring pH, and thinning animal capes on a shaving wheel—specimen-preservation techniques used in game-animal taxidermy.