2025-09-24T14:05:24.410Z

I am blessed to have a professional and personal friendship with the Owner. I have yet to meet an Instructor with more passion and a desire to see their students set up for success. Highly recommend!

2025-09-20T20:23:11.786Z

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Bear Creek Defense offers top-notch training! The instructors do a great job of breaking everything down so it’s easy to understand while keeping the classes engaging. The concealed carry training was very detailed, and the situational awareness lessons really stood out – practical skills you can use every day. I left feeling much more confident and well-prepared. Definitely recommend their courses to anyone looking for professional firearms or self-defense training.”

2025-09-20T20:14:29.901Z

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“I had an excellent experience with Bear Creek Defense! Their classes go above and beyond the basics – the situational awareness training was incredibly practical and eye-opening, and the concealed carry course was both thorough and easy to follow. The instructors are knowledgeable, patient, and make sure everyone feels confident and prepared. Whether you’re new to firearms or looking to sharpen your skills, this is the place to go. Highly recommend!”

2025-06-26T12:08:37.509Z

My husband and I took a USCCA sponsored class from Sarah and her Bear Creek Defense business. I am impressed by her depth of knowledge and understanding of the the subjects she teaches. The class we took was The Aftermath of a Self-Defense Incident and I came away with a better understanding of what to do and what not to do. Sarah is very thorough in her presentation and makes it comfortable to ask questions. She is very knowledgeable and relatable. I look forward to taking more classes from her.

2025-01-25T18:57:21.965Z

I enjoyed the your presentation from USCCA on home protection.

2024-08-28T10:29:11.919Z

Responsible, Smart, Compassionate.Why settle for minimal education? You want Bear Creek on your side.

2024-07-21T15:04:10.595Z

Great conceal and carry class. She does a great job of keeping the class engaging and entertaining. She does a great job of answering questions and only using the facts rather than inputting her opinions. Also offers several other classes with great information. Some of her classes are women only. If you are looking for different self defense options other than a firearm, she will teach you. If you are new to firearms, she will help with that as well. The range time was a relaxed environment while still following all of the safety rules. The different firearms used for range time were well explained and always knew what to expect.

2024-07-20T20:45:53.000Z

My husband and I took our Cc class with Bear Creek. The class was engaging and good information was provided from the trainers. I would highly recommend taking classes here

2024-07-20T20:38:56.992Z

Sarah is an amazing Instructor, she's quite throughough and knowledgeable about firearms. You can for sure see her passion, especially in her clases.

2024-07-20T20:34:27.062Z

Extensive and comprehensive course. Had a fun time.

2024-04-27T18:27:58.087Z

I've had my ccw for 5 years now and I must say when taking this class it was very Knowledgeable I've learned more taking this class then the class I took 5years ago very recommended, very fun class as well I definitely will be going back to Bear Creek Defense

2024-04-20T23:52:26.075Z

Was very informative. In a relaxed setting. Was there for about 6 hours. But time flew by. Definitely didn't feel like it. For what can be a dry subject instructor aloud jokes and humor in. Which helped a ton. Would definitely recommend for CCW class. Will be back when I need refreshing and taking look at other classes they offer.

2024-04-14T23:14:16.000Z

Absolutely great experience and while attending class. Extremely knowledgeable on the conceal and carry and kept the class engaged and focused. Didn’t shy away from any and all questions would absolutely recommend Sarah and her team for all your personal safety training needs. Job well done 👍

2024-03-23T18:32:46.499Z

We have had Sarah May come twice to teach. She is a fantastic instructor, she has the ability to take topics like self defense and situational awareness and teach them to all ages. I definitely recommend Bear Creek Defense for classes and overall advice. Great communication scheduling and setting up for class.

2024-03-12T00:53:40.420Z

Sarah is very passionate about teaching people how to protect themselves. Jordan is an excellent teacher, kind and patient. The only constructive criticism is that the website should be updated to a 6 hour class with 2-10 minute breaks. We all agreed to keep pushing through class, but the website states 4 hours classroom, when it is actually 6. I will return for more classes.

2024-03-10T21:44:04.674Z

I took the concealed carry firearm training class ..All I can say is, I’m glad I went. I learned so much information about everything all the dos and don’ts, and all the rules and regulations that go with it .I was simply amazed of how much stuff they can teach in a short time.A big shout out to one of the instructors and I’ll tell you what she made it Super interesting.Thank you, SarahThen we got to go shoot down in the basement of UWS in Superior and Boy that top it all off ..What a great time thank you to all the ones that were involved in this to make it possible.So if you are reading this review and you are thinking about it, I would go on their website and sign up for it. It is well worth your time and money.If they would’ve had 10 stars, I would’ve gave 10 plusThanks again and have a great day

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2023-09-25T11:45:39.056Z

I signed my 12 year old daughter up for the women's only firearm 101 course after my husband and I went through the Concealed Carry Course with Sarah and Jordan. Not only did we appreciate their expertise in our firearm class, but we decided they would be a great fit to help our daughter become more comfortable around firearms and prepare for her hunter's safety course. We were very unsure about the quality of the hunter's safety course since it was solely online for the Minnesota DNR with another day dedicated to live fire. I was worried about how well my daughter would understand the material and be able to demonstrate it with a large gap between the course and live fire. So I signed Caitlyn up for the Women's Only Firearm 101 class. Sarah and Jordan took this time to really break down the different types of rifles Caitlyn might see on the course but also pistols as well. They really took the time to make sure my daughter knew about the proper storage and carry for each of these guns. I feel much better about my daughter being in a stand hunting now after she's taken this course. The best part is for my daughter's entire firearm education I paid 110.50$ (DNR hunter's safety course and live firearm included, only 68$ for Sarah's and Jordan's course), to me that is worth knowing my daughter is safe and knowledgeable.

2023-09-17T00:49:20.000Z

I had an absolute blast with the class! The instructors were very fun and energetic to be around which made the class fly by! I went into the class with what seemed like a million questions and by the end of our day I felt confident in knowing how/ when to use a firearm. Very cheaply price for the knowledge and certification that you receive.