Hawaii Deer Season 2026-27
Archery on the public hunting units: units open year-round per the agency. Public hunting unit seasons: units open year-round per the agency. Every date below was read from Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s own published page, linked beside it, on September 2, 2026.
Hawaii deer seasons, 2026-27
“When does deer season open” is four questions wearing one coat. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife dates axis deer seasons separately by weapon, so each one is below under the agency’s own name for it, with the zone rows exactly as the agency lists them.
Archery on the public hunting units
published| Zone | Opens | Closes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maui public hunting unit E (archery only) | Open year-round, per the agency | Open daily under the game mammal exhibit for this unit | |
Dates read from Game Mammal Hunting Exhibits, Title 13 Chapter 123, Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife, accessed 2026-09-02.
Hawaii does not run a deer season in the mainland sense on Maui. Its game mammal rules open the public hunting units year-round, and the Maui exhibit states that any deer encountered while hunting on a public hunting area on Maui may be taken. Unit E is the archery only unit. The separately dated Lanai axis deer archery hunt is announced annually and is under other seasons.
Public hunting unit seasons
published| Zone | Opens | Closes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maui public hunting units A, B, C and D | Open year-round, per the agency | Hunting days differ by unit, daily in some and weekends and holidays in others | |
| Molokai public hunting units A and B | Open year-round, per the agency | Weekends and holidays under the Molokai exhibit | |
Dates read from Game Mammal Hunting Exhibits, Title 13 Chapter 123, Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife, accessed 2026-09-02.
The Maui and Molokai game mammal exhibits open these units year-round for game mammals and state that any deer encountered while hunting on a public hunting area may be taken, regardless of number or sex. There is no opening or closing date to publish, which is why these rows say year-round rather than carrying a date. The Lanai general rifle hunt is a separate, dated, lottery season and is under other seasons.
Lanai axis deer muzzleloader hunt
not yet publishedHawaii muzzleloader deer season: not yet published as of September 2, 2026
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife had not posted these dates when this page was last checked. Hawaii's only muzzleloader deer season is the Lanai axis deer muzzleloader weekend, which the division dates in its annual Lanai season announcement. The 2026 announcement was issued in October 2025 for hunts that ran in early 2026; no announcement for the next season had been posted when this page was last checked. They will appear first on the agency page linked below.
Watch for them at Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and WildlifeLanai axis deer youth hunt
not yet publishedHawaii youth deer season: not yet published as of September 2, 2026
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife had not posted these dates when this page was last checked. The Lanai axis deer season includes a youth only weekend, dated in the same annual announcement as the archery, muzzleloader and general rifle hunts. The next season's announcement had not been posted when this page was last checked. They will appear first on the agency page linked below.
Watch for them at Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and WildlifeAny deer encountered while hunting on a public hunting area on Maui may be taken by the hunter regardless of number or sex of deer takenHawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, read September 2, 2026. Read it at the source
Other Hawaii deer seasons the agency names
Beyond the four main windows, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife dates one further season for deer. They are reproduced here under the agency’s own names, because a hunter reading a calendar needs to know which window a tag actually covers.
Lanai axis deer season
not yet publishedHawaii lanai axis deer season: not yet published as of September 2, 2026
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife had not posted these dates when this page was last checked. The Lanai season is Hawaii's one fully dated deer season: four lottery hunts, an archery hunt in four draws, a youth weekend, a muzzleloader weekend and a general rifle hunt over consecutive weekends into late spring. The division announces it about five months ahead, with applications opening the previous autumn. The announcement for the coming season had not been posted when this page was last checked They will appear first on the agency page linked below.
Watch for them at Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and WildlifeHawaii deer zones
Hawaii does not have a deer season. It has 2 of them, and the boundaries between them were drawn by Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife along highways, rivers and county fragments rather than anything you can see from a stand. In several states those boundaries are not even the same from one weapon season to the next.
This page publishes the agency’s zone names and links the agency’s own zone map, which is where a hunter’s zone is determined. A wrong zone answer is a wrong season date.
Some rows above say “open year-round” rather than carrying a date. That is the agency’s own designation for those units.
Hawaii deer hunting regulations
Season windows are carried here with their source and read date attached. Everything else a hunter is bound by is set by Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and its regulations page is linked below.
Current Hawaii regulations
Harvest limits, antler restrictions, permitted arms, shooting hours, tagging and reporting, and license and permit requirements for Hawaii are set by Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, are legally binding and change annually. Its current regulations page is linked here.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife: current regulations
Deer season dates in other states
Hawaii deer season questions
This page covers the 2026-27 season year with data as of September 2, 2026. Every season window is republished from the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife page linked beside it, read on September 2, 2026; windows the agency had not yet published are labelled not yet published. Harvest limits, antler restrictions, permitted arms, shooting hours and license rules are set by Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national deer season guide.