02/18/20-HAWAI’I ISLAND 2020 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON OPENING NEXT MONTH

Posted on Feb 18, 2020 in Forestry & Wildlife, Hunter Ed, Main, Media, Natural Area Reserves, News Releases

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

SUZANNE D. CASE 
CHAIRPERSON
 
For Immediate News Release: February 18, 2020
 

HAWAI’I ISLAND 2020 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON OPENING NEXT MONTH

(Hilo) – The spring season for bearded turkey hunting on Hawai‘i Island begins Sunday March 1, 2020. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the opening of the spring season which will run for 46 consecutive days through Wednesday, April 15, 2020. 

Open Turkey Hunting Areas

Special Conditions

Season Dates

Hunting Hours

Unit A – Mauna Kea Forest Reserve and GMA

Mammal hunting will also be open above tree line for rifle, muzzleloader, handgun, and shotgun.  

March 1 – April 15, 2020 (46 consecutive days)

One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset

Unit G – Kaohe GMA

Also open daily to mammal hunting for archery.

Unit F – Pu’u Wa’awa’a Forest Reserve

N/A

Private Lands

Hunters required to have valid hunting license, current turkey tags and landowner permission

Bag Limits and Tags

The daily bag limit and season bag limit is three bearded turkeys per hunter.  All hunters are required to have a current, unused turkey tag in their possession. Tags are $5/tag for residents and $20/tag for non-residents. Tags are non-transferable and must be fastened with snaps and secured tightly around the neck or tarsus of any bird taken immediately after the kill. Tags can be obtained from any Hawai’i Island DOFAW office and from commercial vendors. Hunters must present a valid State of Hawai‘i Hunting License with a current Game Bird Stamp. Turkey tags are also required to hunt on private land.

For additional information contact DOFAW offices at the following phone numbers: Hilo: (808) 974-4221; Kamuela: (808) 887-6063 or the main office at (808) 587-0166.

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See “Administrative Rules” for all legal hunting days and the season length, bag limits, and hunting areas:

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/files/2013/09/HAR-122-Game-Birds.pdf

Media contact:

AJ McWhorter
Communications Specialist
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
[email protected]
808-587-0396 (Communications Office