Sources of Funding
The Minnesota Firearms Safety Hunter Education Program is sponsored by the DNR. The program itself, however, is funded by numerous sources such as:
- Manufacturers of firearms, ammunition and archery equipment (through the Pittman-Robertson Act)
- The Fish & Wildlife Service (provides funds to state agencies based on the number of hunters they educate and the time spent in the classroom)
- Public Wildlife Agencies
- Private Wildlife Conservation Groups such as the Minnesota Wild Turkey Federation, the Minnesota Waterfowl Association and the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, to name a few
- Local Sportsmen Clubs and businesses (provide classrooms and resources for hunter education classes)
- The IHEA
- You!
