LIHUE – The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces the opening of archery, muzzleloading rifle, and high-powered rifle hunting seasons for feral goats on the island of Kauai. Pursuant to Title 13, Chapter 123 “Rules Regulating Game Mammal Hunting,”
LIHUE – The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces the opening of archery, muzzleloading rifle, and high-powered rifle hunting seasons for feral goats on the island of Kauai. Pursuant to Title 13, Chapter 123 “Rules Regulating Game Mammal Hunting,” the following rules and conditions will be in effect for the hunt:
No permit or tag fees will be assessed during the 2014 Kauai goat hunting season.
ARCHERY ONLY SEASON: Kauai archers must present their 2014-15 Hawaii Hunting License in order to obtain their permits starting June 23 in the Lihue Division of Forestry and Wildlife office, 3060 Eiwa St., Room 306. Another person may pick up your permit, but must present your license. Neighbor island archers may pick up an application form at the DOFAW office on their island and mail it to the Lihue DOFAW office. Unit K bow hunters must sign-in and sign-out at either the Waimea Heights or the Kokee Hunter Checking Station. Unit G bow hunters must obtain a Unit G-Archery Pass from the Lihue DOFAW office. Each pass is good for three consecutive days and is free of charge.
Unit A Muzzleloader Season: Muzzleload hunters will be assigned two weekends in the Unit A hunting area through public lottery. Applications for the muzzleloader season are in conjunction with the rifle season applications. The season duration is July 19 to Sept. 7 on weekends only. The deadline for submitting applications for the muzzleloader hunt is June 13. Hunters are allowed limited vehicle access through the corn fields to access Hunting Unit A using the “water tank valley” access road or the Polihale road junction below Mana Ridge. Hunters must first sign-in at the Polihale Beach, Polihale road junction or Mana Tunnels hunter checking station and sign-out after hunting.
REGULAR RIFLE SEASON: Applications for the 2014 Kauai Goat Rifle season in Units B, E and H are available at participating hunting license vendors on Kauai and all DOFAW offices. A maximum of eight hunters may apply as a hunting group. Rifle hunters will be assigned two weekends: One weekend in Hunting Unit H on the Na Pali Coast and another weekend in Hunting Units B and E of Waimea Canyon. The season duration is July 19 to Sept. 7 on weekends only. Specific information may be obtained on the application form. The deadline for submitting applications for the regular rifle hunt is June 13. The public drawing to assign hunting dates will be held in the Lihue State Office Building Conference Room at 4 p.m. June 18.
Info: (808) 274-3433
