Ask The DNR is WCMU Public Media's live call-in television program that gives viewers a chance to ask anonymous questions to our in-studio specialists.
The program is fueled by questions from those watching on television or Facebook Live. Call 844-975-3343 with your questions or post them to Facebook and learn your answers LIVE on the show.
Watch the latest episodes.
Ask the DNR: April 3, 2025
Host Bob Garner asks your questions to the Michigan DNR experts.
Host Bob Garner asks your questions to the Michigan DNR experts
Additional Ask the DNR questions from October 2, 2025
Q: From Facebook, What is the annual rock collectiong limit in state parks? Would that same limit apply to collecting magnetite with magnest as well?
A: 25lbs annually. Public beaches only, except for Federal National Lakeshores.
Q: Irons, Can I sit on my property in a parked truck and hunt deer?
A: No. You would need a standing vehicle permit.
Q: Why can’t youth shoot bucks in September?
A: This year they could this year.
Q: When you're baiting, what is the difference between a food plot and a farm plot?
A: Baiting isn't the same as hunting over a food plot or farm plot. Food plot and farm plots are both considered agriculture. No difference.
Q: Cheboygan, They have a reduction of legal licenses in the state. DNR wants deer shot, why not allow baiting again to get more hunters to reduce population?
A: Our surveys show that baiting doesn't change success rates in the southern lower peninsula where deer reduction is most needed. Can be an advantage in northern lower peninsula, but deer numbers there are less critically high.
Q: Gaylord, Elk - on the list for Black River Ranch. Is the DNR going to purchase it? If so, will I still be able to hunt.
A: To our knowledge, it is in discussion for purchasing. If purchased, it will be public land.
Q: Frankfort, Has caught raccoons in a live trap, what to do with the them?
A They need to be dispatched.
Q: Charlevoix, Bow season originally was established when only recurve bows were around. With new equipment like compound and crossbows, why won't the DNR re-establish a time just for old recurve bows?
A: Recurves can still be used in archery season. Archery season is viewed as a choice for hunters with which equipment they can use.
Q: Montcalm County, Concerning CWD; Why is the USDA not sending the same warning for other animals - beef, pork that are also consumed?
A: CWD isn't a cattle or pig disease. It's a deer disease. No known transmission to humans with CWD, though recommended not to eat a known positive.
Chris Ogozaly
TV Executive Producer / Production Manager
WCMU Public Television
1999 E Campus Dr. Mt. Pleasant MI 48859
(989 774 1541
ogoza1cj@cmich.edu
Adam Miedema
Staff Director Television
WCMU Public Television
1999 E Campus Dr. Mt. Pleasant MI 48859
(989) 774 1541
miede2aj@cmich.edu
