Hunting Announcements
March 2020
03/17/20 – LANA‘I 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 – HAWAI‘I 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 LANA‘I 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 KAUA‘I
MARCH 2019
03/27/19 – DLNR ANNOUNCES GOAT HUNTING TO OPEN ON KAUA‘I
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 – LANA‘I 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 – HAWAI‘I 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 LANA‘I 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 LANA‘I 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 – LANA‘I MOUFLON SHEEP HUNTING SEASON ANNOUNCED; APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE STATEWIDE STARTING MARCH 19, 2018
03/13/18 – DLNR ANNOUNCES GOAT HUNTING TO OPEN ON KAUA‘I
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 KAUA‘I
01/30/18 – DLNR TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING FEB. 9 ON A TRIAL HUNTING PROGRAM IN NOUNOU MOUNTAIN FOREST RESERVE ON KAUA‘I
DECEMBER 2017
12/11/17 – ADVANCED HUNTER EDUCATION GAME CARE WORKSHOP
12/20/17 – HAWAI‘I 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 LANA‘I AXIS DEER HUNTING SEASON
JUNE 2017
6/21/17 – DLNR Announces 2017 Black-Tailed Deer Season on Kaua‘i
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, HAWAI‘I” 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
2017 Lanai Axis Deer Results
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 KAUA‘I
JULY 2016
07/28/16 – KAUA‘I 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 KAUA‘I
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