2018-11-13 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – November 13, 2018 Sorry, I – to be clear I am a biologist for the Division of Forestry and Wildlife for the State for the DLNR. SM: So what is the portion on the Waimea side of the bird sanctuary? All that forest area there? KS: OK. SM: Is that going be fenced too? KS: No. That’s not in the plans to be fenced. Shangri La... That area. Yeah, it’s not in the plans to be fenced. SM: I thought that’s where they was going go next... KS: No. There is an area not extended from the forest bird sanctuary but kind of Waimea side with nicer forest – they do plan to fence a portion of it but not the whole forest and they haven’t identified exactly where but... And that section not open for hunting when you guys do open so get one reason? KS: I don’t understand exactly why the manager before me did not include that area... SM: No but we were hunting... KS: Any hunting up there before – in the recent past has been under a special permit. I think from what I’ve been told by others – was that he wanted to control the hunting in there and continue the special permit to hunt – which is kinda what we’ve done – but we haven’t done it – it’s been real limited – just not a typical ram’s, right, for the last three or four years and so I don’t really know why he didn’t include it as a seasoned ruled hunt. I think his intent was to manage the hunting in there using the special permit. SM: I think it’s a good idea cause this way you get lotta game in there and if, you know, but if they can trickle out... KS: It is our intent next year to open that area under that special permit for typical rams but we don’t have that plan written up yet. I hope to have that by kinda the end of the year. NP: Have there been any more tests on the health of the sheep and... KS: Sorry – we’ve taken samples – I don’t have any results but we have twice now – so the first time – but last year and then this year again we did take 15