State DLNR announces the beginning of game bird hunting season

The State Department of Land and Natural Resources has announced the beginning of game bird hunting season in Hawaii. It begins today and ends on Jan. 20, 2014.
 
The DLNR expects it to be an average season due to the easing drought conditions across the island chain. There are various state-designated public hunting areas on each major island. Officials emphasize that legal hunting days are only on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays.
ISLAND OF OAHU
 
KUAOKALA GMA (UNIT 1) AND MOKULEIA PHA (UNIT 2) will be open on weekends and State Holidays from November 2, 2013 through January 20, 2014.

Hunters must check in and out of the Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station Access Road.

Species occurring in this area include ring-necked pheasant (common and blue variety), Erckel's francolin, black francolin, gray francolin, chukar partridge, barred dove, and spotted dove, with bag limits as listed in Chapter 122, Rules Regulating Game Bird Hunting.

Hunting of female Ring-Necked Pheasants is allowed, in Kuaokala GMA only, and will count against the listed "Daily Bag Limit" in Ch. 122.

 HUNTING OF WILD TURKEYS IS STILL PROHIBITED in all public and private hunting areas to allow the population to reach a level suitable for hunting in the future.

MAKUA KEAAU PHA (UNIT 3) will be open on weekends and State Holidays.  Species occurring in Makua Keaau include ring-necked pheasant (rare), Erckel's francolin, barred dove and spotted dove, with bag limits as listed in Chapter 122.

WAIANAE KAI (UNIT 4) will be open to game bird hunting on weekends and State Holidays, with mammal hunting closed during the weekends for the duration of the game bird season.

 PRIVATE LANDS on the island of Oahu will be open to game bird hunting on weekends and State Holidays in accordance with Chapter 122.