| Announcement |
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| Lanai Axis Deer 2025 Hunt Announcement.pdf (If the viewer below is blank, please download the announcement) |
- Hunt Type
- General Rifle
- Hunt Information
- • Please fill in all required information. A $10.00 application fee is 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 duplicate applications are found, the primary permittee of the group will be allowed to determine the group that the duplicate applicant will be a part of. All other duplicate applications will be removed from consideration. Application fees under these circumstances will not be returned.
• A lottery drawing will be conducted for the general rifle season on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12 noon at the J Cameron Center, MEO building located in Wailuku, HI.
• Participation for the general rifle hunt may be subject to limited participation for non-Lanai residents. Successfully drawn general rifle hunters will be mailed an application card indicating date drawn.
• 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 2024-25 State of Hawaii hunting license before their hunting date; those under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult possessing a valid 2024-25 State of Hawaii hunting license while hunting.
• The bag limit for the 2025 Lanai axis deer season will be one (1) either sex axis deer per hunt applied and selected/drawn for. A free mouflon sheep ewe tag may be available online and/or at the Lanai hunter check station after purchase of the required axis deer tag. Determination on the availability of a mouflon sheep ewe tag will be based on aerial survey data and previous years’ ewe harvest levels. Tags are NOT transferable and are valid only for the specific hunt for which it was issued. See hunt announcement and addendum for tag fees and other requirements.
• General rifle and muzzleloader applicants are allowed to apply for and MAY participate in the archery only hunt.
• Successful applicants, unless checking in online, must report to the Lanai hunter check station (911 Fraser Ave.) the Thursday preceding their assigned hunt date or on Friday to check in, and if applicable, 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 general rifle hunt, check station hours will be from 8:00am to 6:00pm on Thursdays and from 7am to 9am and 1:00 to 3:00pm, Fridays throughout the season. Checking in (Outer Spatial) and purchasing of tags (Go Hunt, Hawaii) will be available online.
• 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. Hunters may also check in and upon completion of the hunt check out and submit harvest results online, if using the Outer Spatial app.
• For the General Rifle hunt, hunting Units 1 and 2 will be available for hunting 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 2024-25 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, September 16, 2024 and ends at 4:00pm, Friday, October 25, 2024.
• Lottery results will be available on the internet at: www.dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw and on GoHunt Hawaii (Announcements) by 4pm, December 6, 2024. - Hunt Information Attachments
- Duration
- 11 weekends
| Hunt dates |
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| 03/21/2025 - 03/23/2025 |
| 03/28/2025 - 03/30/2025 |
| 04/04/2025 - 04/06/2025 |
| 04/11/2025 - 04/13/2025 |
| 04/18/2025 - 04/20/2025 |
| 04/25/2025 - 04/27/2025 |
| 05/02/2025 - 05/04/2025 |
| 05/09/2025 - 05/11/2025 |
| 05/16/2025 - 05/19/2025 |
| 05/23/2025 - 05/25/2025 |
| 05/30/2025 - 06/01/2025 |
- Applications required?
- Yes
- Application Start Date & Time
- 09/16/2024 12:01 AM
- Application End Date & Time
- 10/25/2024 4:00 PM
- General Public Lottery Date & Time
- 12/06/2024 10:00 AM
- Lanai Resident Lottery Date & Time
- 12/06/2024 9:00 AM
- Max Amount of Hunters Allowed per Group
- 8
- 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 rifle, shotgun or bow of legal draw weight in the hunting areas during the general rifle hunt. Crossbows (unless with a valid permit) and handguns are not permitted.
• Hunting permits/tags 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 eight (8) 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 may 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.