Kaua’i Extends Additional Hunting Days For Covid-19 Response
LÄ«hue â As the response to COVID-19 continues, so will the additional hunting days enjoyed by hunters on Kauaâi. The additional hunting days were added in May 2020 by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) Kauaâi Branch, and has resulted in a sustainable supply of both hunting recreation and animals harvested. Building on this success, Kauaâi hunters are again invited to apply for Special Use Permits that allow for some additional days of the week to hunt goats, pigs and deer in all existing hunting Units EXCEPT Units A, B, D, F and L, which will be involved in other Lottery or Special hunts in the near future.
Palila Habitat Protection Planned For February 17-18
Hilo – The palila, an endangered, native Hawaiian forest bird, is receiving assistance next month from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).
DOFAW will conduct trapping of mouflon/feral sheep hybrids, and staff hunting and/or aerial shooting from helicopters for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids within palila critical habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (Unit K), Palila Mitigation Lands, and the Kaʻohe Game Management Area (Unit G) on the island of Hawaiʻi.
Aerial shooting is required for compliance with a federal court order mandating the removal of sheep and goats from the critical habitat.