#axis deer

Applications for 2024 Lanaʻi axis deer hunting season open soon

Applications for the 2024 Lānaʻi axis deer hunting season will be available starting on Sept. 18.

Deer Season Applications Available Monday

Application forms for the 2020 Lana’i Axis deer hunting season, as well as instruction sheets, will be available at DOFAW Offices statewide beginning Monday.

Invasive Species Laws Will Allow Private Property Access

The Hawaii Invasive Species Council is in the process of defining a list of “invasive species” which will allow the council to delegate private property access.

DLNR Announces 2018 Lāna‘i Deer Hunting Season 

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will have application forms for the 2018 Lana‘i axis deer hunting season available at all DOFAW offices statewide beginning Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. 

State Ramping Up Efforts To Eradicate Axis Deer

The state Board of Land and Natural Resource is being asked to declare the animals an agriculture pest and to relax hunting rules.

Maui Chopper Pilot Admits Bringing Deer to Big Island

The pilot who rescued a man trapped in the Pu`u `O`o crater 20 years ago has pleaded guilty to transporting the deer.

Invasive Species Group Seeks Axis Deer Funding

The Big Island Invasive Species Committee is looking for funding to stop the axis deer invasion in its tracks.

First Axis Deer Shot as Eradication Effort Begins

A year after they were first discovered on the Big Island, a program is under way to eradicate axis deer considered a threat to ranching and agriculture.