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Online Auction
The KDFWR conducts public auctions of surplus and confiscated items. Items may include vehicles, hunting and fishing equipment, farming equipment, firearms, and boats. Two auctions are scheduled on the first Monday of May (Spring Auction) and October (Fall Auction). Auction times and dates are subject to change or cancellation.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has opened an online auction to sell surplus equipment Sept. 1-11, 2026. This internet-only auction is being hosted by The Logsdon Group. It will remain open until Friday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. (ET). Nearly 40 surplus items are available including trucks, tractors, mowers and other maintenance equipment. A complete list of items available for sale is provided at The Logsdon Group Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources webpage. Registration is required on The Logsdon Group website and is open during the auction window.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will host a live auction to sell surplus items and confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on Monday, May 4, 2026.
Registration opens at 7:00 a.m. (ET), and the auction of surplus property and confiscated items will begin at 9:30 a.m. (ET). The auction will be held outdoors, rain or shine, on the department’s headquarters campus at 1 Sportsman’s Lane in Frankfort .
Parking will be limited to designated areas on the Fish and Wildlife campus. Game Farm Road west of the upper and lower sportsman’s lakes will be restricted to residential traffic only on the day of the auction. Portable restroom facilities will be available to the public.
Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. (ET), and the auction of surplus property and confiscated items will begin at 9 a.m. (ET). The auction will be held outdoors, rain or shine, on the department’s headquarters campus at 1 Sportsman’s Lane in Frankfort . The auction will be held outdoors, rain or shine, on the department’s headquarters campus at 1 Sportsman’s Lane in Frankfort.
Learn more about the 2026 Spring Auction via our announcement release posted on April 20, 2025.
AUCTION ITEM LIST
Anyone may bid on surplus equipment regardless of residency. Under state law, only qualified Kentucky residents may bid on confiscated items. All firearm purchasers must pass a background check.
All items are sold as-is.
*By law, proceeds from Kentucky Fish and Wildlife auctions are directed into the department’s game and fish fund and are subject to auditing by the state Auditor of Public Accounts. The fund is used for the department’s normal operating expenses, including fish and wildlife conservation and related recreation programs across the Commonwealth.
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