The
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold an auction of
confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on Saturday, April 29,
beginning at 9 a.m. The auction items are from people who forfeited
their equipment after committing serious game violations. The last
auction was in 2014 and there is a large inventory available.
The public auction will be at Hiller Auction Service, 10785 261st Ave., Zimmerman.
Items
offered for sale include, but are not limited to: firearms, bows, tree
stands, fishing rods and reels, tip-ups, traps, trail camera,
spotlights, scopes and spears. There are 387 firearms, 100 bows, 280
other items.
Inspection
of items will be available on Friday, April 28, from 1 to 4 p.m., and
at 7 a.m. the day of the auction. Once the auction begins, there will be
no access to firearms.
All
equipment is sold as is, including all defects or faults, known or
unknown. Items cannot be returned once they have been purchased. Buyers
may bring their own cases and there will be cases available for purchase
to transport firearms.
Anyone purchasing a firearm will be required to pass a background check.
Revenue
from the auction goes to the Game and Fish Fund, the DNR's most
important fund for delivering fish, wildlife and law enforcement
programs. It is used, among other things, to manage 5,400 fishing lakes,
1,400 Wildlife Management Areas and support 150-plus field conservation
officers.
A list of firearms and bows being offered for sale is available by visiting the auction website at www.hillerauction.com/04292017.html
