Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Outdoor Recreation

To make it easy to find hunting announcements, we’ve kept them separate from other types of announcements from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife. For non-hunting announcements, visit http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/announcements.

July 2021

 PUʻUHONUA O HŌNAUNAU National Historical Park Goat Salvage Lottery Results 

PU’U WA’AWA’A MAUKA ARCHERY UNGULATE CONTROL PROGRAM LOTTERY RESULTS

07/01/2021 Hawaiʻi Outdoor Recreation Info Is Officially OuterSpatial

June 2021

06/28/2021 Live goat salvage opportunity at PUʻUHONUA O HŌNAUNAU

06/01/21 –Feral Goat, Sheep, And Pig Hunt And Ungulate Control Program Announced For The Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve

06/01/21 –DLNR Announces Black-Tailed Deer Season On Kauai 

April 2021

04/30/21 –2021-2022 Lanai Resident Rifle Final Public Listing Lottery Results 

04/30/21 –2021-2022 Lanai Non-Resident Final Public Listing Lottery Results 

04/23/21 –Hawai’i Hunting Stamp Contest Winners Announced

March 2021

03/08/21 –2021 Kauai Goat Hunting Season Announcement

February 2021

02/18/21 -2021 Lānaʻi Axis Deer And Mouflon Sheep Season Details

02/08/21 –Archery Hunting In The Pu‘U Anahulu Game Management Area

02/08/21 –Big Island 2021 Spring Bearded Turkey Season 

02/01/21 – Notice Of Animal Control Activities And Temporary Closure Of Mauna Kea Fr, Mauna Kea Ice Age Nar, Palila Mitigation Lands, And Kaohe Gma

December 2020

12/22/2020-Special Archery & Muzzelloader Feral Goat Hunting Permits Available On Kauaʻi

12/17/2020 Game Bird Hunting Season Announced For The Kahua/Ponoholo Ranch Cooperative Game Management Area 

12/01/2020-Hawaiʻi Hunting Stamp Contest Seeks Entries For 2021-2022

November 2020

11/13/2020- DLNR Announces The Addition Of Peafowl To The List Of Legal Game Birds, Hawaii Island 

October 2020

10/15/2020- DLNR Announces The Start Of The 2020-2021 Game Bird Hunting Season

September 2020

09/14/2020- Lānaʻi Axis Deer Hunting Season Cancelled

July 2020

07/09/2020- Lānaʻi Mouflon Sheep/Axis Deer Season Cancellation

June 2020

06/26/20 – Ungulate Control Program And Hunting Announced For The Pu‘U Wa‘Awa‘A Forest Reserve

06/16/20 – DLNR Announces 2020 Black-Tailed Deer Season On Kauai

06/12/20 – DLNR Will Issue New Hunting Licenses And Stamps For The New Hunting Season  

06/03/20-2020 Lottery Cancelled For Mouflon Sheep On Lanaʻi

April 2020

04/14/20 – 2020-2021 Hawaiʻi Hunting Stamp Contest Winners Announced

04/06/20 – New Feature- Apply For The Lanai Hunt Without A Login

04/02/20 – State Cancels Lanaʻi Axis Deer Hunt Due To Covid-19 Risks 

March 2020

03/17/20 – Lanaʻi Mouflon Sheep Hunting Season Announced; Applications Available Statewide Starting March 23, 2020

February 2020

02/08/2020 – Hawaii Island Spring Bearded Turkey Season Opening Next Month 

02/19/2020 – Archery Hunting In The Pu’uanahulu Game Management Area To Open In March 

December 2019

12/30/2019 – State Hunting Season On Mourning Dove To Be Shorter 

12/03/2019 – DLNR Announces Start Of 2019-2020 Game Bird Hunting Season At Kahua/Ponoholo Ranch Cooperative Game Management Area

November 2019

11/07/2019 – Hawaiʻi Hunting Stamp Contest Seeks Entries For 2020-2021

October 2019

10/22/2019 – DLNR Announces Start Of 2019-2020 Game Bird Hunting Season

September 2019

09/16/19 – DLNR Announces 2020 Lanaʻi Axis Deer Hunting Season

August 2019

08/01/19 – Mauna Kea Hunting Units Reopen Effective Immediately

July 2019

07/10/19 – No Hunting In Mauna Kea Forest Reserve Beginning July 15

June 2019

06/19/19 – Feral Goat, Sheep And Pig Hunt And Ungulate Control Program Announced For The Pu‘U Wa‘Awa‘A Forest Reserve

May 2019

05/29/19 – DLNR Will Issue New Hunting Licenses And Stamps For The New Hunting Season

05/23/19 – DLNR Announces 2019 Black-Tailed Deer Season On Kauaʻi

March 2019

03/27/19 – DLNR Announces Goat Hunting To Open On Kauaʻi

03/12/19 – The 2019-2020 Hawaii Hunting Stamp Contest Winners Announced

February 2019

02/27/19 – Announcement Of The Opening Of Archery Hunting In The Puuanahulu Game Management Area For 2019 

02/27/19 – Announcement Of The Opening Of Big Island 2019 Spring Bearded Turkey Season

02/20/19 – Nounou Forest Reserve Trial Archery Animal Control

02/08/19 – Mile Marker 16 Shooting Range Temporarily Closing For Safety Improvements

02/15/19 – Lanaʻi Mouflon Sheep Hunting Season Announced; Applications Available Statewide Starting March 18, 2019

January 2019

01/29/19-Goat Hunting Opportunity In The Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park

01/25/19 – 2019 Lanaʻi Axis Deer Lottery Results

01/02/19 – State Hunting Season For Mourning Dove Ends January 13

December 2018

12/13/18 – Game Bird Hunting Season In Kahua/Ponoholo Ranch Cooperative Game Management Area 2018-2019.

12/04/18 – Hawaiʻi Hunting Stamp Contest Seeks Entries For 2019-2020.

October 2018

10/24/18 – DLNR Announces Start Of 2018-2019 Game Bird Hunting Season

10/20/18 – Hunters & Researchers Collaborate To Count Game Birds

September 2018

09/27/18 – DLNR Announces 2019 Lanaʻi Axis Deer Hunting Season

09/16/18 – Hawaii’s National Hunting And Fishing Day Recognized Contributions Of Sportsmen And Women

09/12/18 – Feral Goat, Sheep, And Pig Hunt And Ungulate Control  Program Announced For The Pu‘U Wa‘Awa‘A Forest Reserve

August 2018

08/29/18 – DLNR Announces Make-Up Options For Hunters Affected By The Closure Of The Lanaʻi Cooperative Game Management Area Due To Hurricane Lane

08/27/18 – Feral Goat, Sheep And Pig Hunt And Ungulate Control Program Announced For The Pu‘U Wa‘Awa‘A Forest Reserve

08/22/18 – Lānaʻi Mouflon Hunt Cancelled Due To Impending Arrival Of Hurricane

08/03/18 – Temporary Closure Of Pu‘U Wa‘Awa‘A Forest Reserve Hunt

July 2018

07/09/18 – Feral Goat, Sheep, And Pig Hunt And Ungulate Control Program Announced For The Pu‘U Wa‘Awa‘A Forest Reserve

June 2018

06/06/18 – DLNR Will Issue New Hunting Licenses And Stamps For The New Hunting Season

06/05/18 – Sign Up Now For Hunter Education Pu‘U Wa‘Awa‘A Hunting Unit Seminar August 2

March 2018

03/05/18 – Lanaʻi Mouflon Sheep Hunting Season Announced; Applications Available Statewide Starting March 19, 2018

03/13/18 – DLNR Announces Goat Hunting To Open On Kauaʻi

03/19/18 – Hunter Education Shotgun Shooting Basics Workshop

February 2018

02/23/18 – State Land Board Approves Range For Hunter Safety Program On The Big Island

02/27/18 – Archery Hunting In The Pu‘Uanahulu Game Management Area To Open March 3 – June 24, 2018

02/27/18 – Announcement Of The Opening Of Big Island 2018 Spring Bearded Turkey Season

January 2018

01/16/18 – State Hunting Season For Mourning Dove Ends January 17

01/22/18 – 2018 Lanaʻi Axis Deer Lottery Results

01/25/18 – Special Archery Feral Goat Hunting Permits Available For Kekaha Gma Kauaʻi

01/30/18 – DLNR To Hold A Public Meeting Feb. 9 On A Trial Hunting Program In Nounou Mountain Forest Reserve On Kauaʻi

December 2017

12/11/17 – Advanced Hunter Education Game Care Workshop

12/20/17 – Hawaiʻi Wildlife Conservation Stamp Contest Seeks Entries For 2018-2019

November 2017

11/28/17 – State Hunter Education Class Sign-Ups Now Available Online

October 2017

10/27/17 – DLNR Announces Start Of 2017-2018 Game Bird Hunting Season

September 2017

09/01/17 – DLNR To Conduct Ungulate Control Program At Pu’u Wa’awa’a

09/01/17 – Notice Of Animal Control Activities And Temporary Closure Of Mauna Kea Fr, Mauna Kea Ice Age Nar, Palila Mitigation Lands, And Kaohe Gma

09/06/17 – Hawaii’s S National Hunting And Fishing Day Recognizes Contributions Of Sportsmen And Women, September 16-17, 2017

09/25/17 – DLNR Announces 2018 Lanaʻi Axis Deer Hunting Season

June 2017

6/21/17 – DLNR Announces 2017 Black-Tailed Deer Season On Kauaʻi

March 2017

03/22/17 – DLNR Seeks Input On Statewide Hunting Survey Involving Public Lands Only

03/20/17 – DLNR Announces Goat Hunting To Open On Kauai

03/17/17 – “Go Hunt, Hawaiʻi” Newsletter Launched

03/07/17 – Winning Wildlife Artists Announced In The 2017-2018 Hawaii Wildlife Conservation Stamp Contest

03/02/17 – Go Hunt, Hawaii: Hawaii’s Official Hunting Resource

February 2017

02/17/17 – DLNR Announces Opening Of 2017 Big Island Spring Bearded Turkey Season

02/13/17 – DLNR Announces Opening Of 2017 Season Archery

January 2017

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01/05/17 – Amendment To The “2017 Lanai Axis Deer Application Instructions” (For Conventional Rifle, Muzzleloader, Youth & Archery)

December 2016

12/20/16 – Entries Sought For 2017-2018 Hawaii Wildlife Conservation Stamp Contest

October 2016

10/19/16 – Game Bird Hunting Season For 2016-2017 To Start On November 5

September 2016

2017 Lanai Axis Deer Hunting Season Hunt Announcement

09/06/16 – State Hunter Education Program Offering New Option Of Online Hybrid Hunter Education Course For O‘Ahu

August 2016

08/02/16 – DLNR Announce The Opening Of The Kekaha Game Management Area To The 2016 Black-Tailed Deer Season On Kauaʻi

July 2016

07/28/16 – Kauaʻi Hunter Education Program Class Registration Clarified; Standby Students Must Call In Advance, No Walk-Ins Will Be Accepted

June 2016

06/22/16 – DLNR Announces 2016 Black-Tailed Deer Season On Kauaʻi