Hawaii goat hunt

[Coveyleader]

Hunting in Hawaii was/is alot like the stuff you heard about back in the 90s that surfers dealt with. Its about respect, and who you know. There was a famous "Uncle" that used to vouch for guys and you could get into some great hunting on your own. The locals seemed to own the island, so as long as you had their blessing, you were good. I do have a couple stories of running into some locals that didn't get the message from "uncle" and lets just say, my hunting plans that day were cancelled.

 

[Coveyleader]

On a side note, anyone been on the north shore lately, and seen the house just before laniakea beach with tons of axis deer horns superbly displayed on the garage and side of house, no less than 25 easy. I'd like to get to know that guy, wow, some tremendous Axis deer, boar jaws on display.

 

[SDHNTR]

I actually just saw a guy sitting in his marked DLNR truck parked in a turnout just outside of a designated access point for a hunting area. I was actually shocked to see a DLNR employee out in the field! I was just out scouting and knew the area was only open on weekends and it was a Thursday. I walked up to him to say hi. His first words were “Da gates open brah, go right ahead.” I said, well “wait, this unit is only open on weekends.” He just looked at me funny and chuckled, “Bradda. Gate open. You wanna hunt, you just go hunt.” Even he was clueless, or didn’t care.

It’s Hawaii. It’s the Wild West.

 

[SDHNTR]

On a side note, anyone been on the north shore lately, and seen the house just before laniakea beach with tons of axis deer horns superbly displayed on the garage and side of house, no less than 25 easy. I'd like to get to know that guy, wow, some tremendous Axis deer, boar jaws on display.

I know exactly which house you are referring to. And I’ve thought the same thing!

 

[SDHNTR]

Hunting in Hawaii was/is alot like the stuff you heard about back in the 90s that surfers dealt with. Its about respect, and who you know. There was a famous "Uncle" that used to vouch for guys and you could get into some great hunting on your own. The locals seemed to own the island, so as long as you had their blessing, you were good. I do have a couple stories of running into some locals that didn't get the message from "uncle" and lets just say, my hunting plans that day were cancelled.View attachment 1049366

This is quite true. Great photo!

 

[Elkslut]

I am very interested in this.

 

[SDHNTR]

Another story…

I was in a Foodland grocery store just after dark after hunting all day. I was dressed in camo. Store was pretty crowded. Some guy sees me way down at the end of the aisle like 50-60’ away and shouts “Hey Brah. You headed out? Gonna get da boars?”

“No, man, we just got back. Shot a couple goats”

“Right on Brah. We’re just loading up with beer and grinds and gonna head out in a few minutes.” He shouts.

Night hunting is technically illegal in HI. Nobody cares.

 

[Coveyleader]

I actually just saw a guy sitting in his marked DLNR truck parked in a turnout just outside of a designated access point for a hunting area. I was actually shocked to see a DLNR employee out in the field! I was just out scouting and knew the area was only open on weekends and it was a Thursday. I walked up to him to say hi. His first words were “Da gates open brah, go right ahead.” I said, well “wait, this unit is only open on weekends.” He just looked at me funny and chuckled, “Bradda. Gate open. You wanna hunt, you just go hunt.” Even he was clueless, or didn’t care.

It’s Hawaii. It’s the Wild West.

That's been my take. There are rules on paper, and rules of the islands. The island rules supersede what's on paper by a long shot.

 

[Coveyleader]

I know exactly which house you are referring to. And I’ve thought the same thing!

Glad I'm not the only one. Quite impressive to say the least. Hawaii has a great hunting culture, or it did. I remember back in the 90's there would be a great crowd of archers down by the zoo shooting in prep for the state hunts. Everytime I go by there now, and see those frisbee golf stations, or whatever they're called, it makes me sad. I remember many days down there shooting.

You sound like you know the islands. If you know where this is, you get a door prize! You needed "uncle's permission"to go here. Found it on a lonely trail up where few go, loaded with Axis and pigs. Never new they had mountain raspberries. View off the back. I wanted to drop down in there, there was a trail, but didn't have the proper gear for an overnight. It got quite cold up there.

 

[rwtdog]

Interesting find. Gonna look into this myself

 

[Kauaihunter]

Come to Hawaii, be respectful of the people and culture and you probably won’t have any issues. Isn’t it the same as most any other place an outsider visits?

Slow down, there’s no place to rush to, islands in the middle of the ocean, on Kauai, you can drive about 45 minutes to an hour if you turn left and about 45 minutes to an hour if you turn right when you leave the airport. That’s it, flying around and cutting people off like you’re on the freeway is where a lot of trouble starts.

That being said, if anyone comes to Kauai to hunt, all you need to do is ask and I would be happy to share some info with you. Born and raised, hunting and fishing all my life.

 

[JJ1179]

I just returned from hunting in Hawaii. There is zero chance I would even bother to mess with bringing my own rifle. First of all the game is plentiful enough that a bow hunt is simply more fun. And second of all, there are rules in Hawaii that technically exist on paper, yet no one understands them, is aware of them, or follows them. I can nearly guarantee you that if you walked into a police station on any of the islands with a firearm and asked to have it registered so you could hunt temporarily as a tourist, even the cops would have no idea what you’re talking about. They may even treat you like a criminal.

If you are a gun hunter, imo, the only practical solution is to somehow borrow one there.

I’m in Maui now and am going out tomorrow. I brought my own gun and went directly from the airport to the Maui PD. After about an hour, I was done and back in my car and on my way. Aside from the guy at the PD being an A-hole, it really wasn’t that big of deal. $42 dollar money order and you’re good to go.

 

[SDHNTR]

I’m in Maui now and am going out tomorrow. I brought my own gun and went directly from the airport to the Maui PD. After about an hour, I was done and back in my car and on my way. Aside from the guy at the PD being an A-hole, it really wasn’t that big of deal. $42 dollar money order and you’re good to go.

It’s a roll of the dice. You might get someone who knows the program, might not. Glad it worked out for you.