| Announcement |
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| 2021 Axis deer and Mouflon hunt.pdf (If the viewer below is blank, please download the announcement) |
- Hunt Type
- Muzzleloader
- Hunt Information
- • Please fill in all required information. A $10.00 application fee required per applicant. The application fee is non-refundable even if the hunt is cancelled or you are unable to participate. Only one (1) application per person will be accepted for the muzzleloader and general rifle hunts. If duplicates are found, the first received will be processed and all others will be returned to the applicant. Application fees under these circumstances will not be returned.
• A total of 75 non-Lanai resident permits will be issued for the muzzleloader weekend hunt. All Lanai residents who apply for this hunt will be allowed to participate. Only successfully drawn muzzleloader hunters will be mailed an application card. There will be no standby hunting opportunities for the Muzzleloader hunt.
• A lottery drawing may be conducted for the muzzleloader season if the number of applications exceeds the allotted permits. The lottery drawing will occur on Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:00am at the DLNR/DOFAW base yard in Kahului. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, public participation will be limited to invited guests or not allowed.
• A Lanai resident is defined as an individual who has a permanent mailing address and has lived on the island for six (6) continuous months.
• All applicants must possess a valid 2020-21 or 2021-22 State of Hawaii hunting license before their hunting date; those under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult possessing a valid 2020-21 or 2021-22 State of Hawaii hunting license while hunting.
• The 2021 Lanai Axis Deer and Mouflon Sheep season will be a Mouflon Sheep ewe and Axis Deer either sex and doe hunt. There will be no limit on the amount of doe tags and a limit of one (1) ewe tag that can be purchased. Hunters will be required to purchase two (2) doe tags before being able to purchase an either sex tag. No ram, including non-typical ram tags will be available for purchase. See addendum for tag fees and other requirements.
• General rifle and muzzleloader applicants may not apply for the archery only hunt.
• Successful applicants must report to the Lanai hunter check station the Tuesday preceding their assigned weekend or on Wednesday through Friday to validate permits and receive assigned tags. To be validated, the permittee must show identification and sign the permit in the presence of an authorized officer of the Department of Land & Natural Resources and the officer must sign and date the permit.
• For the muzzleloader hunt, check station hours will be from 12noon to 7:00pm on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 and Wednesday through Friday from 7am to 3:30pm, June 16-18, 2021.
• Upon completion of the hunt, hunters must submit their permit to the Lanai hunter check station. If applicable, include sex and unit where animal(s) were harvested.
• Hunting Units 1, 2 and 3 will be open for the Archery Hunt. For the Youth, Muzzleloader and General Rifle seasons, hunting Unit 2 will be available for hunting on Wednesdays, Unit 1 will be available for hunting on Thursdays and Units 1 and 2 will be available for hunting from Fridays through Sundays.
• Hunter assistant permits will be issued at this time - one (1) hunter assistant may accompany a senior citizen or disabled hunter and must possess a valid 2020-21 or 2021-22 State of Hawaii hunting license. A disabled hunter is defined as an individual who has an impairment that limits one or more of that person's major life activities. Current (within 90 days) physician's certificate required.
• Application period begins Monday, February 22, 2021 and ends at 4:00pm, Friday, March 19, 2021.
• Lottery results will be available on the internet at: www.dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw and on this General Info. tab by 4pm, April 23, 2021. - Hunt Information Attachments
- Duration
- 1 weekend, Also includes Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
| Hunt dates |
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| 06/16/2021 - 06/20/2021 |
- Applications required?
- Yes
- Application Start Date & Time
- 02/22/2021 12:01 AM
- Application End Date & Time
- 03/19/2021 4:00 PM
- General Public Lottery Date & Time
- 04/23/2021 11:00 AM
- Max Amount of Hunters Allowed per Group
- 5
- Island
- Lanai
- Location
Lanai Cooperative Game Management Area (LCGMA)
The LCGMA is the area on the northwest portion of Lanai with the southernmost boundary extending from the western shore off of Kaumalapau Hwy and traveling east along said road to #57 road. From #57 road heading in a north-northeasterly direction along the former pineapple field to the junction of Polihua road and Ka'a Road. At the junction heading in a southeasterly direction to the Horse Pasture connecting to the Keomoku Road and following the said road to the northeastern shore of Lanai. The Kanepu'u Easement Area is excluded from the LCGMA.- Location Attachments
- Other Information
• Each hunter shall be limited to carry one (1) Muzzleloader rifle of .45 caliber or larger in the hunting area during the muzzleloader season.
• Hunting permits are non-transferrable and may not be traded between hunters.
• Hunters must abide by the provisions of Chapter 123 when hunting on Lanai during the hunting season.
• Applicants may apply in parties up to a maximum of five (5) persons. Lanai residents may apply with non-residents by submitting their applications together to the (off islander) public drawing on Maui. No non-Lanai resident may submit his or her application with that of a Lanai resident for the Lanai resident drawing.
• Guides will not be required. If you need someone to guide you, be sure you submit an application for that individual who must apply as a hunter. Commercial guides are prohibited for this hunt.
• Only senior citizens and disabled hunters permitted the use of hunter assistant.
• Hunters are allowed to bone the animal with the exception that a hind quarter must be tagged with genitalia and skin still attached.
• Any hunter encountering feral goats in the area may take these animals, regardless of sex and number. Hunters must have in their possession an unused tag.