Hunting Bag Limits
Game mammals to be taken, means of take, daily bag limits, hunting periods, hunting days, andspecial conditions for hunting on the island of Hawaii.
Hunting Unit | Game MammalsTo Be Taken | Means ofTake | Bag Limits | OpenHunting Periods | OpenHunting Days | SpecialConditions and Restrictions |
A Mauna Kea Game Management Area (GMA) and Forest Reserve | Feral pigs | Rifle,muzzleloader, handgun, shotgun, archery. Dogs notpermitted. | One pig per hunter per day. No season limit. | Year-round,except on legal game bird hunting days | Daily, except during spring turkey season (Mar 1-Apr 15), when firearm mammalhunting is restricted to elevationsabove treeline.** | Evidence of sex and species waived forsheep and goats |
Wild sheepand feral goats | No bag limit. No season limit. | Year-round | ||||
B Kohala, Olaa, Kau (including Haao Springs Restricted Watershed), Hilo, Manowaialee, Hamakua, Waiakea, Kapapala, South Kona Upper Waiakea, Honuaula Forest Reserves (F.R.), Waiaha Springs Forest Reserve Portions of Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve | Feral pigs,wild sheep, and feral goats | Rifle, muzzleloader, shotgun,handgun, archery, spears and knives. Dogs permitted.* | Two pigs, one goat, and one sheep per hunter per day. No season limit. | Year-round | Daily | No access with dogs toHumuula Section of the Hilo Forest Reservefrom Keanakolu Road |
Rifle, muzzleloader, shotgun, handgun, archery, spears and knives. Dogs permitted.* | July through December. (UpperWaiakea only) | Hunting allowed with dogs in Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve between Tree Plantingand Powerline Roads. No dogs allowed onPowerline Road. No vehicle access onMauna Loa and Powerline Roads. |
Hunting Unit | Game MammalsTo Be Taken | Means ofTake | Bag Limits | OpenHunting Periods | OpenHunting Days | SpecialConditions and Restrictions |
B (cont.) Portions of Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve | Feral pigs,wild sheep, and feral goats | Rifle, muzzleloader, shotgun,handgun, andarchery. Dogs not permitted. | Two pigs, one goat, and one sheep per hunter per day. No season limit. | Januarythrough June. (Upper Waiakeaonly) | Daily | Hunting allowed withoutdogs in Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve between Tree PlantingRoad and PowerlineRoad. No dogs allowed onTree Planting Road. No vehicle access onMauna Loa, Powerline and Tree Planting Roads. |
C Upper parts of Laupahoehoe and Piha Sections | Feral pigsand wild sheep | Rifle, muzzleloader, handgun,shotgun, archery. Dogs notpermitted. | Two pigs and one sheep per hunter per day. No season limit. | Year-round | Saturday,Sunday and State Holidays. | |
D Keauohana Forest Reserve, Hilo, & a portion of Kohala Restricted Watersheds | Feral pigs,wild sheep and feral goats | Rifle, muzzleloader, handgun,shotgun spears, knives, archery. Dogs permitted.* | Two pigs, one goat and one sheep per hunter per day. No season limit. | Year-round | Saturday,Sunday and State Holidays. | |
E Pohakuloa Cooperative Game Management Area and Training Area (PTA) and portions of Mauna Loa GMA and FR Puuanahulu Game Management Area (GMA), East Section Kipuka Ainahou | Feral pigs,wild sheep and feral goats | Archery only. Dogs notpermitted. | One pig, one goat and one sheep per hunter per day. No season limit. | Year-round | Saturday,Sunday and State Holidays in Mauna Loa Daily in PTA, subject to training. | Entry permit to PTA Unit E required from PTA Commander. Call 949-3474 Pohakuloa Training Areasubject to military trainingschedule.*** |
One pig, one ram and two goats per hunter per season | Marchthrough June | Saturday,Sunday, and State Holidays. | Tags required atPuuanahulu East Section** | |||
No daily or season limit. | Marchthrough October | Saturday,Sunday, and State Holidays. | None. |
Hunting Unit | Game MammalsTo Be Taken | Means ofTake | Bag Limits | OpenHunting Periods | OpenHunting Days | SpecialConditions and Restrictions |
F Puu Waawaa Forest Reserve (mauka & makai) and Puuanahulu Game Management Area, West Section | Feral pigs,wild sheep and Feral goats | Special Youth & DisabledArchery (Puu Lani Safety Zone) Dogs not permitted****. | Three non-typical rams and one typical ram per hunter per day. This is also the season limit. | August | Saturdays,Sundays, and StateHolidays | Tags required. |
Generalarchery (makai only) Dogs notpermitted. | One pig, one non- typical ram, and three goats per hunter per day. This is also the season limit | Four consecutive weekends beginning the firstweekend in August | Tags required | |||
Muzzle loaderrifles (makai only). Dogs notpermitted. | Three weekends following the end of the generalarchery season | |||||
G Kaohe GMA | Feral pigs | Archery,muzzleloader,and shotgun withslugs Dogs not permitted. | One pig per hunter per day. No season limits. | Year-round,except onlegal game bird hunting days. Archery: September throughJune. Muzzleloaderrifle and shotgun with slug: July- August. | Daily | Hunters must check in andout at Kilohana and Puu Huluhulu Checking Stations |
Feralgoats and wild sheep | No bag limit. No season limit. | Archery: September throughJune. Muzzleloader,rifle and shotgun with slug: July- August |
Hunting Unit | Game MammalsTo Be Taken | Means ofTake | Bag Limits | OpenHunting Periods | OpenHunting Days | SpecialConditions and Restrictions | |
H Kulani Buffer Zone | Feral pigsand feral goats | Rifle, muzzleloader, handgun,shotgun, archery, spears and knives. Dogs permitted.* | Two pigs, one goat and one sheep per hunter per day. No season limit. | Julythrough- December | Saturday,Sunday, and State Holidays. | ||
Rifle, muzzleloader, handgun,shotgun, archery, spears and knives. Dogs notpermitted. | Januarythrough June | ||||||
Hunters shall check out at the checking stationbefore 4:30 PM. No access via Mauna LoaRoad. | |||||||
I Kalopa, Honokaia, Nanawale, Makaula Ooma tract of Honuaula Forest Reserve and Malama Ki Forest Reserves | Feral pigsand feral goats | Archery orspears and knives only. Dogs permitted.* | Two pigs and one goat per hunter per day. No season limit. | Year-round. | Saturday,Sunday and State Holidays | ||
K Natural Area Reserves: Puu O Umi, Waiakea, 1942 Lava Flow, Kahaualea,Kipahoehoe, Laupahoehoe, Manuka, Mauna Kea Ice Age and Puu Maka’ala and unencumbered portions of Manuka, Kaulanamauna, and Kipahoehoe | Feral pigs,feral goats and wild sheep | Rifle, muzzleloader, handgun,shotgun, spear, knife or archery. Dogs permitted.* | No daily or season limit | Year-round | Daily |
* Dogs shall be kept under physical restraint and control at all times, except when actively pursuing game.
** Confirm with the Division of Forestry and Wildlife before hunting; the Hilo office at 974-4221 or the Kamuela office at 887-6063.
*** Units are owned by cooperating landowner or lessee. Access and public use conditions are subject to landowner approval
**** Only youth and disabled hunters may hunt; One adult licensed hunter only per youth hunter; One licensed hunter per disabled hunter
