2020-09-22 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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NP: Not in Puuwaawaa in the fenced areas? KS: Not eradication, um, we fenced – no, not eradication. We fenced \[unclear\] unit, actually that was almost a year ago. But that Aiea fenced unit we pushed – it was over 50 sheep that we pushed out of the fence and so into the hunting area. NP: That was the Helehele, how do you say that area? KS: Aiea – this is almost a year ago – but that was the Aiea fence unit which is right below the Poohoohoo Reservoir… We pushed out like over 50 sheep and there was one sheep that remained and we did use staff time to get rid of that one sheep that was left. And then they did just finish recently closing up a fence unit on the puu itself – they pushed out – I don’t remember the number – I think it was 30 something sheep that they pushed out but there’s still maybe 20 in there. We’re not planning on using staff time to eradicate those animals – right now we’re just trying to push the rest out into the hunting area. NP: Are you following any of those sheep that you’re pushing out as far as how well they’re doing survival wise… KS: I don’t know if any of those sheep had collars on them but in general, no, I mean, we just push ‘em out of the area and they’re not marked or anything and so… NP: Some see their health decline… KS: We really have no way of knowing that because they’re not marked and so we can’t go back and say oh that sheep was in there and is not in there anymore… NP: Yeah… KS: But we’re removing them from the fence live and then into the hunting area. SM: Kanalu…? KS: Yeah. SM: ….Stanley. How come you guys cannot utilize the hunters in those areas? KS: Which areas? SM: In the fence. KS: Right now we’re moving them out live into the hunting area. We had one sheep that we… SM: No, I understand that… 11