DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
DAWN N.S. CHANG
CHAIR
HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2024 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2024
The 2024 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season will begin on Friday, March 1, 2024. The spring season will run for 46 consecutive days through Monday, April 15, 2024. The spring season will be for bearded turkeys only in locations identified below. The season length, bag limits, and hunting areas are those established in Title 13, Chapter 122, “Rules Regulating Game Bird Hunting, Field Trials and Commercial Shooting Preserves.”
Link to full announcement: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/files/2024/02/NR-2024-Spring-Turkey-Season-.pdf
Bag Limits and Tags
The daily bag limit will be three bearded turkeys per hunter, with a season bag limit of three. All hunters must have a current unused turkey tag while hunting. Tags are currently $5/tag for residents and $20/tag for non-residents. Turkey tags are non-transferable and must be fastened with snaps and secured tightly around the neck or tarsus of any bird taken immediately after the kill. Tags purchased online shall be printed, placed in a ziplock bag, and secured with a rubber band. Tags may be purchased online via https://gohunthawaii.ehawaii.gov/public/tags and at a few commercial vendors on the island of Hawaii. Additional Turkey hunting areas may be available as the season opens and will be announced.
Information may be obtained by contacting the Division of Forestry and Wildlife offices at the following phone numbers: Hilo: (808) 974-4221; Waimea: (808) 887-6063 or the main office at (808) 587-0166.
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RESOURCES
Hunting information: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting
Gamebird hunting information and rules: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting/bird/