Game bird hunting season opens Nov. 1. Department biologists are predicting an average- to below-average season of bird hunting with ongoing dry conditions in many parts of the state. The fall game bird hunting season will run through Jan. 19,
Game bird hunting season opens Nov. 1.
Department biologists are predicting an average- to below-average season of bird hunting with ongoing dry conditions in many parts of the state.
The fall game bird hunting season will run through Jan. 19, 2009, with legal hunting days on Saturday, Sunday, and state holidays.
Due to a Dec. 31, 2007 appellate court ruling, game bird stamps and fees are waived, and only a hunting license is required for all game bird hunting on public and private lands.
Specific details on open areas, bag limits, and conditions are provided in HAR 13-122, “Rules Regulating Game Bird Hunting.” Additional information is available on the Division of Forestry and Wildlife Web site, www.dofaw.net, under “Announcements” and through the district office listed.
∫ Kaua‘i:
Units A, B, E, H, and I are open for game bird hunting, with Unit F open for game bird hunting with archery equipment only. Pu‘u ‘Opae Sugar Cane Lands and the Waimea Heights Special Game Bird Hunting Area are also being opened to the public for the season by the private landowners. The Waimea Heights area will be opened to hunting on weekends only (and not state holidays) throughout the season. Other private lands on the island of Kaua‘i are open to game bird hunting on Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, with landowner permission.
Call the Division of Forestry and Wildlife office on Kaua‘i at 274-3433.
Game bird hunters should be familiar with Title 13, Chapter 122 “Rules Regulating Game Bird Hunting.”
Where check stations are established, hunters are required to check in and out. When seeking to hunt on private land, first obtain permission from landowners.
Report game law violators to the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement by calling the new DOCARE number: 643-3567.
