2014-03-24 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – March 24, 2014 Man: Just a general statement \[unclear\]. Man: I’m sorry we can’t… D. Yoshina: OK. T. Lodge: Well one thing, I think everybody in this room should start calling, emailing DLNR to get these things approved. Right now I’m just looking at – right now we have the spring turkey season – we’ve lost 4 weeks of turkey hunting because they haven’t got these rules \[unclear\]. You know we get from – what was it - March 31 where it used to be till April 14 and you know because we st haven’t had the rule change it’s just till March 31 and that brings up another thing here – have you been turkey hunting these last couple of weeks or so? Others have been and they’ve gone up to Mauna Kea last week Thursday – Wednesday and Thursday – and they got it \[unclear\] turkey hunting and guess what? They can’t. And the reason why they can’t is because they’re eradicating pigs. So they’re taking days – hunting days away from hunters and they’re not letting us know. Unclear rules. Chair Sylvester: \[Unclear\] every day and one of the areas where you drive in where you sign up so \[unclear\] turkey hunting \[unclear\] eradicating \[unclear\]. W. Camara: Turkey hunters, right? Chair Slyvester: Yeah. \[Discussion\] Not using the mic. Chair sylvester: Thank you. Man: \[Unclear\] land \[unclear\] page 10 they crossed out \[unclear\]. \[Discussion\] W. Camara: There used to be some kind of white tape \[unclear\]. Man: \[Unclear\] removing land \[unclear\]. \[Discussion\] Not using the mic W. Camara: ….page 11, other game birds the Division may establish \[unclear\]. It would be nice to stay there. T. Lodge: That needs to be approached \[unclear\] they’re trying to get rid of your game birds. 23