Educational Programming at MSSEC

• Shooting enhances life skills.
• Learning to be a safe shooter teaches responsibility.
• Learning to hit the target consistently teaches self-control.
• Learning to control the firearm, maintain a sight picture, control breathing, and squeeze the trigger teaches concentration.
• Along with gaining self-esteem and confidence, shooting makes a great life skill vehicle.

Department of Natural Resources Firearm "Hunter Safety" Classes

The purpose of Minnesota¹s Firearms Safety Training Program is to promote the safe and responsible use of firearms and other hunting equipment and to emphasize the importance of wildlife management, laws and regulations so that students will obtain a better understanding of their obligations to the resources, the landowner, other hunters and to themselves.

MSSEC offers 10 classes per year to over 400 youth. Along with the use of the range and classrooms MSSEC offers an outdoor hunter safety-walking trail to demonstrate hands on gun handling. Check the calendar for dates and times.

Shooting Sports Program

Organizations may choose an introductory 2-4 hour session in airgun, smallbore or archery. The Intermediate Level course includes multiple 2 hour sessions for a more complete programming experience. Advanced level training packages in all venues are available for extended or yearlong training

Thursday Night Clinics

Watch the calendar for information on a multitiude of topics. Clinics are from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

Women's Outdoor Adventures

Instruction in Rifle, Shotgun, Handgun, Archery, Survival, Hunting, and other topics.

Jr. Air Rifle and Smallbore Rifle Camps

NRA Camps for intermediate rifle competitors, held end of July and August. Check calendar for exact times.

Personal Protection and Concealed Carry Handgun Training

Certified Instructors, Registered with the BCA website. 5 hour advanced course and 10 hour beginner course.

Eagle-Eye Jr. Rifle Team

Smallbore competition training for youth ages 12 - 19.

4-H Shooting Programs

Training in BB Gun, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Archery, Shotgun, and 22 Caliber Rifle.