Hunting Announcements
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 Forestry & Wildlife Statewide Announcements.
Island-Specific Hunting Updates
[ KAUAʻI ] [ OʻAHU ] [ MOLOKAʻI ] [ LĀNAʻI ] [ MAUI ] [ HAWAIʻI ISLAND ]State-Wide Hunting Announcements
March 2025
APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 LĀNAʻI MOUFLON SHEEP SEASON OPEN MARCH 31
February 2025
KAUAʻI GOAT SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT 2025
KAUAʻI UNIT A GOAT CONTROL ANNOUNCEMENT 2025
HAWAIʻI ISLAND SPRING TURKEY SEASON 2025
NOTICE OF RULEMAKING PURSUANT TO HRS § 183D-3(b) ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY-ISLAND OF KAUA’I
January 2025
HAWAII WILDLIFE CONSERVATION STAMP CONTEST OPENS
November 2024
FERAL PIG SPECIAL HUNT ANNOUNCED FOR PUʻU MALI AND KAʻOHE RESTORATION AREAS ON HAWAII ISLAND
HAWAII ISLAND DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE GAME BIRD CROP COLLECTION ANNOUNCEMENT
October 2024
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2024-2025 GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON
September 2024
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT MEASURES NOW IN EFFECT FOR HUNTING ON HAWAII ISLAND
2025 LĀNAʻI AXIS DEER HUNTING SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
August 2024
BECOMING AN OUTDOORS WOMAN HAWAII ALL-INCLUSIVE OUTDOOR-SKILL WORKSHOP
KAMAHAMANUI FOREST WILDLIFE CONTROL HUNT ANNOUNCED -ISLAND OF MAUI
June 2024
DLNR announces 2024 black-tailed deer season on Kauaʻi
April 2024
March 2024
DLNR ANNOUNCES GOAT HUNTING TO OPEN ON KAUAI
February 2024
2024 LANAI MOUFLON SHEEP HUNTING SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
Hawaii Island 2024 Spring Bearded Turkey Season Details
January 2024
NOTICE OF RULEMAKING USING HRS SECTION 183D-3(b), ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
December 2023
HAWAII WILDLIFE CONSERVATION STAMP CONTEST OPENS
2024 Lānaʻi Axis Deer Season Results
October 2023
NOTICE OF RULEMAKING USING HRS SECTION 183D-3(b), ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2023-2024 GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON
September 2023
Amended 2024 Lanai Axis Deer Season Announcement
2024 Lanaʻi Axis Deer Season Details
July 2023
DLNR announces 2023 Black-tailed Deer Season on Kauaʻi
June 2023
May 2023
HUNTING LICENSE AND STAMPS TO BE ISSUED FOR THE 2023-2024 HUNTING SEASON
April 2023
2023-2024 HAWAI‘I HUNTING STAMP ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
February 2023
2023 Lānaʻi Mouflon Sheep Hunt Details
Hawaii Island 2023 Spring Bearded Turkey Season Details
January 2023
December 2022
2023 Lānaʻi Axis Deer Season Results
November 2022
HAWAI‘I WILDLIFE CONSERVATION STAMP CONTEST OPENS
October 2022
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2022-2023 GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON
September 2022
August 2022
2023 Lānaʻi Axis Deer Season Details
June 2022
DLNR announces 2022 Black-tailed Deer Season on Kauaʻi
Hunting Encouraged in Kauaʻi Hunting Unit E2, Temporary Permits for Overnight Camping Available
Information on Molokaʻi bovine tuberculosis (via Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture)
HUNTING LICENSE AND STAMPS TO BE ISSUED FOR THE 2022-2023 HUNTING SEASON
May 2022
April 2022
2022-2023 Hawaiʻi Hunting Stamp Contest Winners Announced
March 2022
April 2022 Lānaʻi Mouflon Sheep Special Control Hunt Announcement
February 2022
Archery Hunting in the Puʻu Anahulu Game Management Area Announced for 2022
Hawaii Island 2022 Spring Bearded Turkey Season Details
ARCHERY HUNTING IN THE PU‘U ANAHULU GAME MANAGEMENT AREA ANNOUNCED FOR 2022
January 2022
December 2021
12/20/2021 Lānaʻi Axis Deer And Mouflon Sheep 2022 Season Details
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Hunting Unit F closed December 11-12 due to storm damage
Winter 2021-2022 Lanaʻi Cooperative Game Management Area Doe And Ewe Special Hunt
November 2021
11/22/2022 Hawaiʻi Hunting Stamp Contest Seeks Entires for 2022-2023
Link To Application For Wildlife Stamp Contest
October 2021
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2021-2022 GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON
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 –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
December 2020
12/22/2020-Special Archery & Muzzelloader Feral Goat Hunting Permits Available On Kauaʻi
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
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