PTA areas open to bird hunters this weekend
PTA areas open to bird hunters this weekend
Army officials are opening several training ares within the Pohakuloa Training Area for bird hunting on Saturday and Sunday, according to the U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii.
The Keaumoku Training Area at Pohakuloa Training Area will open for bird hunting from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The area will be open to shotgun bird hunting only, according to PTA. The use of shotgun slugs is not permitted. Hunting is subject to state hunting rules and bag limits.
All bird hunters must check in and out at one of the following hunter’s check-in stations: Kilohana, located on Saddle Road between mile markers 43 and 44, or Puuanahulu, located on Mamalahoa Highway, near mile marker 15. Check-out is no later than 7:30 p.m. each day.
The Keaumoku Training Area is accessible via Old Saddle Road at gate 2, near mile marker 45, and gate 7, near mile marker 51; and via Mamalahoa Highway, also known as Highway 190, at gate 11, located near mile marker 7, and gate 14, located near mile marker 12.
Hunting passes will be provided at the check-in stations starting at 5 p.m. today. These passes must be signed and placed on the vehicle’s dashboard. Hunters who do not have a signed hunting pass on their dashboard will be barred from hunting for 30 days.
PTA areas open to bow hunters this weekend
Army officials are opening several training areas for bow hunting on the Big Island from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Training areas 1 to 4, 9, and 12 to 15 will be open for bow hunting of mammals only. Hunters are allowed one pig, one goat and one sheep per day in keeping with state bag limits. Shooting sheep with blue collars is not permitted.
All hunters must check in and out at one of the following hunter’s check-in stations: Kilohana, located on Saddle Road between mile markers 43 and 44, or Puu Huluhulu, located at the intersection of Mauna Kea Access Road and Saddle Road near mile marker 28. Check out time is no later than 7:30 p.m. each day.
Hunting passes will be provided at the check-in stations beginning toay after 5 p.m. These passes must be signed and placed on the vehicle’s dashboard. Hunters who do not have a signed hunting pass on their dashboard will be barred from hunting for 30 days.
Hunter access to training areas 1 to 4 is through any of gates 1 to 10 on Saddle Road. Hunter access to training areas 9 and 12 to 15 is through the gate located near mile marker 38.5 on Saddle Road.
Motorists should be advised that military vehicles may be traveling on Old Saddle Road. Firearms, alcoholic beverages, all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes or recreational vehicles are not allowed in the training and hunting areas.
For more information, call PTA hunter’s hotline at 969-3474 or visit garrison.hawaii.army.mil/pta and click on the “Hunting” tab.
By local sources