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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br />Minutes – November 13, 2018 <br />rump fat and loin thickness measurements – we are continuing with our <br />putting collars on – we put twenty collars last year and ten more this year – <br />GPS collars – and so we’re monitoring survival with that – survival is still high <br />for adults – it’s in the 90s – 90% annual survival for adults – which is good – <br />and so the next step is to try to get an idea of recruitment. We have some <br />numbers that are preliminary – I don’t feel comfortable sharing ‘em yet on <br />fertility – and so, I mean, that’s kind of some of the numbers you need to <br />know – births, deaths... <br /> <br />NP: Right. <br /> <br />KS: How many are coming in and how many are leaving – really simple. So we <br />kinda have an idea on deaths. We kinda have an idea on births. But how <br />many are then getting recruited back into the population we don’t really know <br />so we’re – that’s kind of our next step to model sheep over there. <br /> <br />TN: Are these all the animals that are in the area? <br /> <br />KS: These are all new sheep – that’s all we’ve done – then, um, I do intend to <br />transition over to goats maybe next year or the year after. But right now it’s <br />just sheep. <br /> <br />TL: Is there anything that any of the hunting organizations or groups could do to <br />help you with any of that stuff? <br /> <br />KS: With – I don’t know – I haven’t thought about – that’s a good question – I can <br />take some time to think about how hunters could help us with that – maybe <br />something with animals harvested, um, bringing out samples or something <br />like. It’s not something I’ve thought about and if I’m open to ideas so if you <br />guys have thoughts or whatever – I’m open. Just kinda write that down. <br /> <br />TL: Well, Stanley and I have been talking about coming to have a conversation <br />with you anyway. Would you be open to that some time in the next couple of <br />weeks or so? <br /> <br />TL: Maybe a couple weeks further after that. <br /> <br />KS: Let me know – it’s pretty stupid how busy I’m getting – but just let me know. <br /> <br />TL: And I’ll have your name spelled right by then, too. <br /> <br />JO: He’s still working on mine. <br /> <br />NP: As you know there’s been a lot of complaint about game bird... Is there any <br />explanation why their population seems low? <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br /> <br />