'Ask the DNR' to air on WNMU-TV Ch. 13 on Thursday, Oct. 3

Contact: Debbie Munson Badini (DNR), 906-226-1352 or Bob Thomson (WNMU-TV), 906-227-1300
Agency: Natural Resources

Sept. 27, 2013

"Ask the DNR" returns to WNMU-TV Channel 13 in the Upper Peninsula Thursday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. (EDT). The episode will focus on fall hunting and fishing opportunities and regulations.

The hour-long program features a panel of Department of Natural Resources employees taking questions from viewers who call in during the live show to 906-227-9668 or 800-227-9668.

Questions are answered live on the show; any questions not answered before the end of the episode will be answered by phone call to the viewer.

Thursday's episode will feature conservation officer Jerry Fitzgibbon from Alger County; wildlife biologist Kevin Swanson from Marquette; and fisheries biologist Cory Kovacs from Newberry.

The episode is sponsored by U.P. Whitetails of Marquette County.

"Ask the DNR" is produced five times a year on WNMU-TV 13, the public television station in Marquette. It is aired live on public television stations throughout the Upper Peninsula and northeastern Wisconsin and typically replays the following day at noon. Please consult local television listings to confirm replay times for the program.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.