Game bird hunting season opens Nov. 4
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The fall game bird hunting season will begin on Nov. 4 and run through Jan. 28, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife announced Friday.
A valid hunting license and a game bird stamp are required for all hunting on public and private lands.
Hunters will be required to check in and check out at established hunter check stations or through OuterSpatial, DLNR's outdoor trail and hunting mobile application, available at dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/app/. Several hunter check stations will be staffed by DOFAW employees and manual check-in may be required. Landowners' permission is required when seeking to hunt on private land.
Hunting areas in Maui County include:
• Kula Forest Reserve and Kaonoulu Ranch Cooperative Lease Area (Hunting Unit C), which will be open on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays for the duration of the season. Game mammal hunting will be closed within Unit C on legal game bird hunting days.
• Kahakuloa Game Management Area and West Maui Forest Reserve (Hunting Unit F), which will be open for game bird hunting on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays for the entire season. Game mammal hunting will be closed within Unit F during game bird hunting season.
• Molokai Forest Reserve (Hunting Units C, D and E), which will be open for game bird hunting on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays for the entire season. Game mammal hunting will be closed during game bird hunting season.
• Cooperative Game Management Area (Units 1, 2 and 3) on Lanai, which will be open for game bird hunting on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays for the entire season. Access to Hunting Unit 3 will be only by the main perimeter roads ("Guard Road" and "No. 57 Road"). Abandoned field plot roads are closed for safety reasons.
Hunters should become familiar with Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 13, Chapter 122, which regulates all game bird hunting, DOFAW said.
DOFAW also encouraged hunters to prevent wildfires by not parking or driving in tall grass or brush.
More information on obtaining permits, hunting units on each island, all legal hunting days and other instructions can be found at dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/.
Game law violators should be reported to the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement by calling (808) 643-DLNR (3567) or via the DLNR Tip app. For more information, visit dlnr.hawaii.gov/docare/.