2015-07-20 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes —July 20, 2015 The Commander there and management has figured out a way to get the public hunters involved in at least removing what we can and salvaging the meat and wild resources and not leave them to waste. The other alternative is that the contractors that are already scheduled to do the removal and essentially leave it. This is the opportunity for the public to do it. Some other volunteers we have working on this —will be similar to the Kahuku Ranch removal program which provides guides or administrators that take the hunting parties that are selected out and they shoot animals and salvage them and remove them. This is not particularly a hunting project— this is a removal project— so the end result— or the intent is to get to zero or get as many as you can. Tentatively, we may have 9 weekends and all this is all contingent upon military training schedules and range control, We'll select from the public— it'll be released on the Hawaii Sportsmen Alliance Facebook page. We'll also work with DOFAW in using their facilities, perhaps, in doing a drawing system, maybe, since we've got 9 weekends —we'll use one group a weekend, Maybe four hunters in a group and then maybe we'll pick twelve or have a bunch of alternates. They'll go in sequential order as they're drawn and then after those events are up the contractors will take out the rest. The mainland bases have a lot of strict rules and protocol calls that hunters and the public need to follow. Rules will be in place at a future point that will include background checks (Federal and State), firearms registration all to protect the safety of the guides. Survey was done to see how much is left, 200+ spread counted which included sheep, goats and some pigs. Information will be circulated in the next week or so. Events need to happen by the end of November. 4. Brian Mabry — Game Warden Pohakuloa Training Area and Hunting Activities — Hunting Club - Opportunities John Polehemius, Game Manager, Pohakuloa Training area provided a brief update on the online Internet based survey requesting hunters' opinions regarding Pohakuloa Training Area and some of the proposed 6