Governor Josh Green, M.D.

 

STATE OF HAWAIʻI

KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI

 

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

KA ʻOIHANA KUMUWAIWAI ‘ĀINA

 

 

     JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR

 

DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON

 

HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2025 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 21, 2025

 

Hilo, Hawaiʻi – The 2025 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season opens on Saturday, March 1 and will run for 46 consecutive days through Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The spring season will be for bearded turkeys only in locations identified below.

 

 

Open Turkey Hunting Areas	Special Conditions	Season Dates	Hunting Hours
Unit A – Mauna Kea Forest Reserve and GMA	Mammal hunting with rifle, muzzle- loader, handgun, and shotgun is limited to above treeline during spring turkey season. Archery hunting is allowed below treeline with blaze orange garment.	March 1 – April 15, 2025 (46 consecutive days)	One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Unit C – Upper Pīhā and Upper Laupāhoehoe Forest Reserves	NA
Unit F – Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a Forest Reserve	All gates must be closed. Paddocks where cattle are present will be closed to hunting.
Unit G – Ka‘ohe GMA	Also open daily to mammal hunting for archery.
Private Lands	Hunters required to have valid hunting license, current turkey tags and landowner permission.
Unit E – Kīpuka ‘Ainahou Nēnē  Sanctuary	Archery only	March 1 – March 31, 2025 (31 consecutive days)

 

 

Bag Limits and Tags

 

The daily bag limit will be three bearded turkeys per hunter, with a season bag limit of three. All hunters must have a current unused turkey tag in their possession while hunting. Tags are currently $5 per tag for residents and $20 per tag for nonresidents. Turkey tags are nontransferable. Traditional tags must be fastened with snaps, and printed tags must be placed in a sealable plastic bag and secured tightly around the neck or leg of any bird taken immediately after the kill. Tags may be purchased in person at the Hilo Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) office or online.

 

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RESOURCES

(All images/video courtesy: DLNR)

 

Hunting information: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting

 

Gamebird hunting information and rules: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/bird/

 

Purchase turkey tags: https://gohunthawaii.ehawaii.gov/public/tags

 

Photograph – attached

 

For more information, contact DOFAW at:

 

Hilo: 808-974-4221

Waimea: 808-887-6063

Main office (Oʻahu): 808-587-0166

 

 

Media Contact: 

Ryan Aguilar

Communications Specialist

Hawaiʻi Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

Communications Office: 808-587-0396

Email: [email protected]