MN Confiscated equipment auction list availible on line

The DNR’s confiscated equipment auction on Saturday, April 29, 2017. The auction will be open to the public and is held outdoors. This year the auction times have been moved earlier than in past years. Pre-view is available from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2017. Auction day pre-view starts at 7:00am and the auction starts at 9:00am. The auction hasn’t been held since September of 2014 and there is a large inventory available.

Please note: Anyone purchasing a firearm will be required to pass a background check.

The auction is being held at:

Hiller Auction Service

10785 261st Avenue

Zimmerman, MN

A list of firearms and bows and hunting / fishing / trapping equipment being offered for sale is available by visiting http://www.hillerauction.com/04292017.html
minnesota department of natural resources

For some reason I thought this would just be a gun auction…
Tree Stands
Spotlights
Traps
Trail cams
Some of the fishing gear…
2 TOURNEY SPEC/1 SHAKESPERE RODS W/PFLUEGER REELS 410126
UGLY STICK & SHIMANO RODS W/DIAWA REELS 430219
SHAKESPERE EXCURSION GRAPHITE ROD/REEL 0000000011717
FENWICK ROD/SHIMANO REEL 0000000027802
ST CROIX ROF/PFLUEGER REEL 0000000027804
FENWICK ROD/SHIMANO REEL 0000000027803
FENWICK EAGLE ROD/PFLUEGER REEL 0000000008151
PFLUEGER PRESIDENT ROD/REEL 0000000012983
BERKLEY ROD/PFLUEGER REEL 0000000008150
ZEBCO ROD/REEL 434941
2 FISHING RODS/REELS 0000000015825
3-FENWICK ELITE TECH RODS W/SHIMANO REELS 0000000015614
ZEBCO ROD/REEL 423850
BERKELEY FUSION ROD/REEL

and a boat load (yes there is a duck boat) of guns from .17 to .50 cal.

Anyone see their gear posted?

I think I will send my dad up there to buy like crazy and post items here for a nice flip!!!

DaveB wrote:

I think I will send my dad up there to buy like crazy and post items here for a nice flip!!!

I knew he didn’t build that canoe!

Just out of curiosity, how does one get there fishing equipment confiscated? Multiple infractions? Blatantly over the limit? Or can this happen for any infraction?

In my experience with these auctions, guns go for outstanding prices and bows can be had for very good prices, specially lefty bows. I did see a Ruger .44 Carbine on the list though…Wish I could be there to take a crack at it!

Are they not allowed to auction off handguns in this case? or is it just because not too many people hunt with a handgun in general and not many end up confiscated?

That’s alotsa guns!!!

Start a IDO Get Together! Pick up the gear you lost and swap it out with other members? I’m not from MN so I won’t be able to trade.

404 ERROR wrote:

I did see a Ruger .44 Carbine on the list though…

There’s one sitting in my MIL’s closet!

After looking at that list it seems evident that there are some seriously stupid people out there.

I went to this once…. That was the last time.

Prices went up and up and up. Guns going for more than retail. One guy bid on a gun until I could barely understand what he was doing. Then I found out it was either his rifle or someone he knew.

Good deals on the treestands though.

Just my take on it.

belletaine wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>DaveB wrote:</div>
I think I will send my dad up there to buy like crazy and post items here for a nice flip!!!

I knew he didn’t build that canoe!

Very funny!!!

May be a dumb question, but I’ve never been, do they display all the gear before it goes to bid?

Click on the auction link. I think previewing is a day before and at 7 am the day of with the auction starting at 9 am.

I’m going off of memory. Best off to check out the link.