2023_11_21 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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JPC: So Kapapala Ranch as you know is a cooperative game management area, it’s a working ranch and they partner with us on, hunting. Hunting is in the ranch is only game bird hunting is allowed – but the ranch also manages access through the ranch to get to the forest reserve above, and so the last we had – provided an update on changes to access – I guess you have/had some questions. So, if you’re accessing the forest reserve, you go through an online system with the ranch, it’s on the ranch’s website, the previous system you would call do paper registration you call but now it’s all online register. There’s good instructions online so I’ll summarize it but you go online, you register, you get approved, you submit a request when you want to go on a certain date – the night before, I believe, you get a text – in the morning of – basically you’ll get a text with the combo for the day that you want to go on – the combo is only good for that day. For game bird season – which we’re in right now - you have to access the ranch – you either show – the main way you show up at the gate – we man a check station so we open the gate at 6:00 am and close it at 6:00 pm. Hunters can come in – they hunt – they go out – the gate’s open. If we – if no one is manning the station – whether it’s us or the ranch, there’s a number to call and then we give you the combo for that day and that gets you in.. \[Unclear\] check in and access for game bird hunting in the ranch is only through \[unclear\] check station. Ainapo Road, Ainapo gate. Sorry, Ainapo gate and they have to check in at the check station. AA: So, for clarification, again, Abraham, District – 5. So you go on the website for mammal hunting… JPC: For mammal hunting in the forest is, yes, you go on the website. AA: And for bird hunting you just show up at the gate in the morning at 6:00a? JPC: Yeah, bird hunting the gate. AA: Yeah. JPC: Yeah, bird hunting the gate – it won’t open till 6:00a. We close at 6:00 pm. If no one’s there you can call and it’ll – usually me, will answer the phone and then I give the combination at 6:00a. AA: And then the website is Kapapala Ranch.com? JPC: I believe so, yeah, and then there’s a part on top that says forestry access – it’s pretty much right at the front – that’s a lot of \[unclear\] besides ranch information \[unclear\]. It’s pretty easy for people without Internet and Smart Phones it’s \[unclear\] not too difficult. IC: That’s pretty much, unless \[unclear\] guys get any questions \[unclear\]. JPC: Yeah, yeah… Yeah, and, um, any – that would be it. The ranch puts on their online system so \[unclear\] we work with them to try and figure out some issues. AA: Can we just call the ranch itself, like the ones that want to access the… JPC: I don’t know. I can’t speak for the ranch on that but I’m pretty sure they’ve moved towards this system so that they wouldn’t have to get calls but there is a number on their website to call in case of any issues. 15