Firearm Safety Training
From The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field by Ron Schara Productions
April 9, 2026 · 1h 33m · Episode 310
About this episode
Doug Ernst discusses firearm safety training and common mistakes hunters make.
Doug Ernst has taught firearm safety training courses for 53 years. On today’s episode, we take Minnesota’s official firearm safety training test and break down questions and answers. We also discuss regular firearm handling mistakes that hunters make, along with some common laws hunters break without even knowing it. We discuss how the course has evolved over time and how online courses differ from hands-on learning in a classroom. This episode is a gun safety course refresher for some hunters and offers plenty of thoughts to consider for hunters and shooters at each stage of life. Presented by: Walton’s (waltons.com/), OnX Maps (onxmaps.com/), GAIM Hunting & Shooting Simulator (https://alnk.to/74wKReb), Black Gold Explorer Dog Food (blackgoldpet.com/), Hunt Fish SD (huntfishsd.com/), Aberdeen SD (aberdeensd.com/), RuffLand Kennels (rufflandkennels.com/), Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club (horseandhunt.com/), & Hoksey Native Seeds (https://hokseynativeseeds.com) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Guest: Doug Ernst
Topics covered
- firearm safety
- hunting laws
- training courses
- firearm handling
- online learning
- classroom training
Keywords
- firearm safety
- hunting
- training course
- Minnesota
- laws
- online courses
- classroom learning
Sponsors
Walton’s, OnX Maps, GAIM Hunting & Shooting Simulator, Black Gold Explorer Dog Food, Hunt Fish SD, Aberdeen SD, RuffLand Kennels, Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, Hoksey Native Seeds
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