On Oahu, the Kuaokala Game Management Areas (GMA) delivers a diverse opportunity for recreational hunting which include: 11 spp. of game birds and two ungulate species (feral pig and goat). The GMA varies seasonally with animals to be taken, hunting days, and means of take.
This extensive area includes portions of the Game Management Area, Kuaokala Forest Reserve, and Na Ala Hele Trail/Access Systems that allow hunters into unique hunting grounds and landscapes. When entering the area hunters will use the Kaena Point Tracking Station Service Road up to the first gravel parking lot. A Hunter Check-In Station can be found providing hunters the opportunity to report themselves and any quarry obtained during the hunt. This parking lot is the entrance for the "Ranch Side" section of the GMA, an area grazed by cattle to maintain roughly 500 acres of suitable habitat.
Large grass fields, steep coastal cliffs, and rolling gulches paint the backdrop of this scenic area. A separate access gate leads hunters into the 4WD only section of the hunting area; this portion being known as the "Forest Side". The section houses the main game bird fields which are 20+ acres of grounds that are maintained by program staff throughout the year. Mowing and cutting of the fields is required due to vegetation overgrowth inducing loss of habitat and game bird’s inability to traverse in thicker/taller grasses. The "Forest Side" has a 4WD road that cuts through various forested, cliff-faced, and grassland areas for hunters to experience. Scattered around the GMA are 21 watering units that aid in providing a limiting resource to specific game species.
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