My oldest son Christian with his first buck from this years hunt on Lanai. Took it with the same Savage 243 I shot my first deer with 24 years ago. To say this was a special moment for us would be an understatement!
I have hunted the private rifle once and killed my biggest Axis buck (right at 30 inches) within five minutes of shooting light. Have done the private bow a couple times with little success.
Haven't hunted private the last several years and have only gone on the state hunt with pretty good...
Axis deer are on Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Goats and pigs are on all the Islands except for Lanai. Ferrell sheep are on Big Island. Mouflon are on Lanai and Big Island. There are also Blacktail on Kauai. There are also several game birds throughout the island chain and Turkeys with a spring...
Where would you be coming from? If I had a choice I would stay on the mainland. Hawaii is awesome but the hunting opportunities are not super abundant. But if you have some money to burn you can hunt Axis deer allot.
Anyone looking for info on hunting here in Hawaii PM me. I have been stationed here on Oahu for the past 10 years and will gladly help you. It took me some time to get all the info I have and would like to help out other where I can.