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up but we can talk story about – I don’t know if you guys got questions on <br />what limits us to on how we manage or – I do have the hunting numbers for <br />the year that I can share – the harvest numbers – which is – in the – what – <br />th <br />this is my 8 year – this was the worst year for game bird hunting in the <br />time I’ve been here and historically from what I’ve looked at one of the <br />worst as well, um, ideas on why – we don’t have any clue and we don’t, <br />yeah, I don’t know – you guys have questions on why we don’t know or? <br /> <br />AA: Abraham – District 5. Well that would be like the straight up like one of the <br />questions – like why don’t you guys know? <br /> <br />KS: Why don’t we know why the population is going down? Cause we don’t <br />monitor in a way that would give us that type of information. We don’t have <br />the resources or capability to do so. And so, right now, it’s me and one <br />technician covering all the wildlife issues for the whole west side of the <br />Island from Laupahoehoe down to Manuka and mostly what we just putting <br />out fires here and there. Lot of calls for injured Nene Goose which we <br />respond to – at the very minimum trying to maintain the roads and game <br />guzzler units within the hunting area – managing data – for 2 guys is – we <br />drowning – but, anyway, why don’t we know – we don’t have the resources, <br />never had the resources to keep track of the information that is necessary to <br />understand that, we just – yeah, that’s why we don’t. <br /> <br />SM: Stanley – District 1. Could it be the grasses overgrown? <br /> <br />KS: I been… You know I wonder, I think that plays a part into it so and this is all <br />anecdotal like but, so this is just me talking story with other hunters and <br />people – my understanding – if and if there’s somebody out there that has <br />more intimate knowledge about this than me and is willing to share – please <br />do, but my understanding is even on Parker Ranch where they have active <br />cattle grazing, they release birds – which they haven’t in a couple years <br />because of COVID and stuff but even there the game bird population has <br />declined, so the longer grass doesn’t play a part into it – I think it probably <br />does a little bit – I don’t – but, I mean, I don’t know… Another thing that <br />maybe we can consider is predation might be playing a big role into it – we – <br />the Mauna Kea Forest Restoration program increased their predator control <br />and I think I talked story with you guys about that about a year ago and they <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />