DLNR News Release – 2023-2024 GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON Oct. 27, 2023
Posted on Oct 27, 2023 in Latest Department News, Newsroom
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2023-2024 GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON
(HONOLULU) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the opening of the 2023-2024 Game Bird Hunting Season onSaturday, November 4, 2023. The fall game bird hunting season will run through Sunday, January 28, 2024. A valid hunting license and agame bird stamp are required for all game bird hunting on public and private lands.
All game bird hunting is regulated by Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) Title 13, Chapter 122 and hunters should become familiar with these rules. Detailed information on hunting units on each island, all legal hunting days, and other instructions can be found on the DOFAW website.
Hunters will be required to check in and out at established hunter check stations or through OuterSpatial, DLNR’s Outdoor Trail and Hunting mobile application (https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/app/). Several hunter check stations will be staffed by DOFAW employees and manual check-in may be required. Landowners’ permission is required when seeking to hunt on private land. PLEASE PREVENT WILDFIRES BY NOT PARKING OR DRIVING IN TALL GRASS OR BRUSH! Report fires to 911.
Support wildlife conservation: Report game law violators to the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) by calling 643-DLNR (-3567) or download the DLNR Tip app: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/docare/.
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RESOURCES
To purchase your hunting license or game bird stamp, visit: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/.
Hunting announcements, including hunting details by island: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/hunting-announcements/.
Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) Title 13, Chapter 122: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules/.
For more information and to apply: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/,
or call:
Oahu: 1-808-587-0166 Maui: 1-808-984-8100
Hawaii: 1-808-974-4221 (Hilo) Molokai: 1-808-553-1745
Kauai: 1-808-274-3433 Lanai: 1-808-565-7916
(Attached images – Ring-necked Pheasant, 2024 Game Bird Stamp – chestnut-bellied sandgrouse)
Media Contact:
Ryan Aguilar
Communications Specialist
Hawai‘i Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
808-587-0396