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Minnesota to host online outdoor equipment auctions
More than 300 confiscated and abandoned items will be sold as-is, and firearm buyers must pass background checks, the DNR said.
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will host two online auctions for confiscated hunting, fishing, and trapping equipment on August 31 and September 28, featuring more than 300 items.
- Patty Holt, DNR arrest and confiscations supervisor, said most items were seized following serious game and fish violations or abandoned on public land; the department shifted to online auctions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- More than 700 people registered for the August auction by August 24, with the events including 135 guns and 39 bows in August, followed by 135 guns and 41 bows in September; bidding closes at 5 p.m.
- Revenue from the auctions supports the Game and Fish Fund, the DNR's primary source for wildlife management and law enforcement; previous owners may bid on their former equipment if they pass required background checks.
- The DNR typically holds these events every two years when sufficient confiscated property accumulates, with Holt noting the recurring auctions attest to persistent wildlife crimes committed annually across Minnesota.
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Minnesota to host online outdoor equipment auctions
The first of two auctions will be Aug. 31; the second on Sept. 28.
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