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Kentucky Fish and Wildlife spring auction set for May 4

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host a live auction to sell surplus items and confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Registration opens at 7 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.

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Salato--Wild Encounter
Franklin County - 04/22/2026
Salato—Spring Fishing in Kentucky
Franklin County - 04/21/2026
Salato—Earth Day Habitat Program
Franklin County - 04/21/2026, 04/23/2026, 04/24/2026, 04/25/2026
Salato—Earth Day Habitat Program
Franklin County - 04/22/2026
Salato--World Turtle Day Talk
Franklin County - 04/23/2026
Salato--Bison Feeding
Franklin County - 04/24/2026
Salato—Raptor Encounter
Franklin County - 04/25/2026

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