DNR ON WCMU.DNR ON WCMU.

TONIGHT WE ASK YOUR OUTDOORTONIR QUESTIONS TO THE PLAN OFQUESTIOF EXPERTS.EXPE AND IF YOU CALLED THE NUMBERRTSR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREENAT TN WE'LL GET THE QUESTION ANDWE'LLD ANSWER.

WE'RE ON FOR AN HOUR.ANSWER.WE'.

JOIN US.JOIN US.

[ MUSIC ][ MUSIC ] >>> OKAY, WE'RE BACK, LET'S INTRODUCE OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS RIGHT HERE.SINTR CHAD STEWART, OF COURSE, AODUCEA BIG GAME BIOLOGIST THAT'S ABIG A FAIR ROUNDUP OF WHAT YOU DOFAIRO FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.FOR T. GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.GLAD TO H. YOU DIDN'T THINK IN THEYOU DIDNE SPRINGTIME WE WOULD HAVESPRINGTE WILDLIFE QUESTIONS WE DIDWILDLID LAST TIME.LAST TIME.

>> WE DID.>> WE DID.

>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.>> GLA.

>> THEN THE HEAD OF THE WHOLE>>E OUTFIT HERE MARK TENALLO OUTOUTT OF CADILLAC.OF CADILLAC.

A LOT OF QUESTIONS COMINGA LOT G IN.IN.

JOE THE LIEUTENANT UP IN THEJOEE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE,NOR, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE LOTS OFARF LAW QUESTIONS TONIGHT.LAW QUESTI LET ME INTRODUCE THE FOLKSGHT.LS THAT ARE TAKING THETHAT ARE TAKE QUESTIONS, ANSWERING THEQUESTIOE PHONES AND WE HAVE DAVE HOFFPHOF AND, DAVE IS ALWAYSAND, DAVE ISS ORGANIZING HELP TO COME ANDORGAD ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.ANSWER THE.

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.WE GRE.

AND KIND OF A BIG KAHUNA INAND N THE WARDEN PROGRAM.THE WARDEN P. GREAT TO YOU HAVE HERE.GREAT TO.

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE ISRIGHT IN S ANASTASIA.ANASTA SHE WORKS THE FRONT DESK ATSIA.T THE CADILLAC OFFICE.THE CADILLA.

YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CALL HER,YOU, SHE KNOW AS LOT OF THESHE KNOW E ANSWERS.

SHE COULD BE SITTING HEREANSWERE DOING THE SHOW.DOING THE SHOW.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THETHANK E PERSON ON THE FAR RIGHT IS MYPEY SQUEEZE, THAT'S MY WIFESQUEEZE,E BETH.BE AND SHE COMES DOWN ANDTH.AND SHD VOLUNTEERS, TOO.VOLUNTEERS, TOO.

GOOD LUCK.GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.THANK YOU.

>>> OKAY LET'S GET STARTED>>> OD WITH THE FIRST QUESTION.WITH TH.

AND I THINK -- WE START OFFAND F WITH THE STEEL HEAD RUN.WITH TH.

HOW IS THAT GOING?HOW IS THAT G?

>> WE HAVE A COUPLE OF>> WE HAVF THINGS, EGG TAKES GOING ON.THIN.

STEEL HEAD SO IN TERMS OFSTEEL F FISHING.FISHING.

IF YOU WANT TO STEEL HEADIF YOUD FISH WE HAVE THE A TON OFFISH WF WATER AND WE HAD A TON OFWATER F RAIN.RA THE RIVERS ARE UP AND THATIN.THT BRINGS THE FISH THE NEXT WEEKBRK OR TWO WILL BE THE PEAK OFOR TWF THE RUN.THE RUN.

LOOKING TO CATCH STEEL HEADLOOKD WHEN THE STREAMS DROP THAT'SWHES WHEN YOU WANT TO FISH FORWHEN YR THEM.THEM.

EGG TAKE GOES, THE LITTLEEGG TAE MANISTEE, WE TURNED ON THEMANISE PURPOSES.

THE PONDS ARE FULL.PURPOSES.THED WE HAVE FISH, THEY'RE NOTS ARE T RIPE YET.RIPE YET.

WE'LL BE LOOKING ON MONDAYWE'LLY AND DO AN EGG TAKE ON TUESDAYANY IF THEY ARE FRESH ENOUGH.IF THE.

WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEWEE FOLLOWING WEEK OR LATER INFOLLON THE WEEK BUT, AGAIN, MOTHERTHE R NATURE DECIDES THAT.NATURE DECI.

>> AND THE MUSKEGON RIVER.>> AN.

>> AND THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING>> G THERE SINCE LAST WEEK, THEYTHERY HAVE GOT THREE DAYS IN ANDHAVE D WE'RE STILL WAITING FORWE'RE STR HATCHERY NUMBERS WE NEED ONEHATE MORE DAY OF EGG TAKE ANDMORE DAD THAT'S NEXT TUESDAY.THAT'S NEXT.

TODAY WENT WELL, IN FACT THEYTOY HAD THE BIGGEST FISH WE HADHAD D IN A WHILE A 15.2-POUNDIN A WHID FEMALE THEY TOOK EGGS FROMFEMALM TODAY.

>> I SAW A PICTURE FROM ATODAY.A WEEK OR SO AGO.WEEK OR SO AGO.

>> THAT WAS 14.>> THAT WAS 14.

>> 14 AND 15 POUNDS?>> 14 AND 1?

, YES, YES., YES, YES.

>> THEY TELL ME THAT THE>> THEYE CRUSADE THEY SAW A LOT MORECRUSE STEEL HEAD TODAY THAN THEYSTEELY DID ON TUESDAY.DID ON TUESDAY.

THEY ARE SHOWING UP IN THETHEY E MUSKEGON, TOO.MUSKEGON, TOO.

>> THE WATER HAS TO GO DOWN, >> IT IS HIGH, WAITING, BUT BEIT IE CAUTIOUS.CAUTIOUS.

>> MAN MANISTEE, BE CAUTIOUS,>>, IT WILL BRING THE FISH.IT WILL .

>> THE NEW E-TAG, CHAD, TORE>> E TURKEYS.TURKEYS.

>> YES, REALLY NEAT>> YES, REALT DEVELOPMENT AND STARTED OFFDEVEF LAST YEAR WITH THE FALLLAST YEAL TURKEY SEASON AND THE PILOT.TUR.

>> MOST PEOPLE ARE AND PUT>> MOT YOUR TAG ON IT, RIGHT.YOUR TAG .

NOW, THIS YEAR FOR TURKEYSNOW, S WHICH INCLUDES SPRING AND FORWHR THE FALL AGAIN AS WELL.THE FALL.

IF YOU HAVE THE HUNT FISH APPIFP ON THE PHONE.ON THE PHONE.

THAT'S THE KICKER AND THROUGHTHH THE APP.THE APP.

AND YOU CAN E-TAG ORAND YOU CANR E-VALIDATE YOUR HARVESTE-VALIDAS THROUGH THERE.TTHROUGH THER YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PUT IT ONE.YN THE ANIMAL.THE ANIMAL.

YOU VALIDATE IT THROUGH THEYOU E APP AND AN OFFICER HE EN--APP A- YOU ENCOUNTER IT YOU CAN LOOKYOK INTO PHONE, SEE IT ISINTO PHONES VALIDATED THERE AND YOU'REVALIDE GOOD TO GO.GOOD TO GO.

>> NOW, THERE ARE OTHER>> NOW, R THINGS TO ADD TO THAT SO,THINGS, AGAIN, ONLY GOING TO BE THEAGAIE PEOPLE THAT BUY THEIR SPRINGPEOG TURKEY LICENSE THROUGH THETURKEE HUNT FISH APP.HUNT FISH APP.

YOU GO ONLINE AND DOING ITYOU GT FROM THE HOME COMPUTER ANDFROM D YOU BUY IT THEN YOU WILL GETYOUT THE TAG AND HAVE TO HAVE THATTHT TAG T IS ONLY FOR THE PEOPLETAGE THAT ARE PURCHASING THETHAT AREE LICENSE THROUGH THE APP ONCELICE THEY HARVEST THE BIRD.THEY HARV.

DO YOU THE E-TAGGING ON THEDO YE PHONE BUT ON A DURABLEPHONE BUTE MATERIAL, SOMETHING THAT'SMATERS NOT REGULAR PAPER ANDNOT REGULAD SOMETHING MAY BE DUCT TAPE ORSOR A CARDBOARD TYPE OF TAG.A CARDB.

YOU WILL WRAP THAT AROUNDYOU WID WITH A ZIP TIE OR TWINE YOUWITHU HAVE TO WRITE THE LICENSEHAVE TE NUMBER, DATE OF HARVEST ANDNUMBD WHEN YOU VALIDATE IT, YOU GETWHT A CONFIRMATION NUMBER ANDA CONFD WRITE THAT NUMBER.WRITE THAT NU.

>> YOU WANT TO BUY A TURKEY>> YY PERMIT LIKE RIGHT NOW DURINGPERG THE SEASON AND YOU KNOW YOUTHE U DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR THEDON'TE STORES TO OPEN.STORES TO OPEN.

CAN YOU DO THAT ON THE APP.CAN .

>> LAST MINUTE YOU CALL ME UP>>P BIRDS ON THE FARM, GET OVERBIRDR HERE, WAKES ME UP AT 5 A.M. IHEI CAN RUN OVER AND BUY THATCAN RUT LICENSE AND THEN WHENLICENSE ANN SHOOTING HOURS OPEN UP I'LLSHOOL HAVE THE TAG ON THE PHONE WEHAVE CAN BE READY TO HARVEST ACAN BEA BIRD.BIRD.

>> INTERESTING.

>> THE ADVANTAGE YOU DON'T>> IN.

HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO GO>> THEO THROUGH THE MAIL OR A VENDORTHRR TO OPEN UP OR SELL IT.TO OPEN U.

THE CONVENIENCE ISTHE CONVENIENS INCREDIBLE.

SO, IT IS A NEW THING.INCREDIB.

AND PEOPLE GRAVITATE TO IT.AND .

WE'LL SEE.WE'LL SEE.

>> NOBODY IS GOING TO LIKE IT>>T INITIALLY BUT THE PEOPLE THATINT USE IT AND THEN SOON THE WORDUSD GETS OUT THIS IS A SIMPLEGETS OE SYSTEM.

AND ANYWAY.SYSTEM.AND ANYWAY.

WE HAVE -- WE HAD A CALLWE HAVEL EARLIER FROM DOWN NEAREARLIER FR MIDDLETON, THE PERSON WANTEDMIDR TO KNOW TO HAVE SOMESON WANTDTOE DISCUSSION OVER -- OVER HOWDISCW CAN YOU GET IN AND OUT OFCAN YOF RIVERS, YOU KNOW, FOR STEELRIVEL HEAD FISHERMEN.HEAD FISHERMEN.

THE LEGALITIES OF ALL OFTHE LEGF THAT.THAT.

SO, I KNOW WE DON'T TYPICALLYSOY DO DISCUSSIONS ON THAT.DO DISCU.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU,IS T, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU JUST -- YOUYOU CANNOT ENTER FROM PRIVATECANNOTE PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION.PRO.

>> CORRECT.

WHEN YOU ACCESS A RIVER, THE>> E COUNT ROAD HAS A 33-FOOTCOUNT RT EASEMENT FROM THE CENTER OFEASEF THE ROAD TO MAINTAIN THETHE ROAE ROAD.

IN MOST INSTANCES, HERE INROAD.N NORTHERN MICHIGAN, IT DOESNORTHS NOT ALLOW FOR THE USE OFNOT ALLF THOSE LANDS FOR OTHERTHOSE LANDR REASONS.

AGAIN THIS IS, SPEAKING INREASON GENERALITYS, 95% OF THE TIMEGEN SO AGAIN IF THAT IS PRIVATETIESE PROPERTY ON ALL FOUR SIDESPROPES YOU HAVE TO HAVE PERMISSIONYOU N FROM A LAND OWNER AND AGAINFROMN IF THERE IS PUBLIC LAND THENIF N CAN YOU ACCESS THE RIVER THATCAT WAY.WAY.

>> RIGHT.>> RIGHT.

RIGHT.

BUT THERE, AGAIN, JUST LIKE ARIA FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD A -- AFEW A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT GETNUMBERT PICK WILD ASPARAGUS IF THEYPICKY ARE ON PRIVATE LAND THEYARE ON Y CANNOT DO.CANNOT DO.

THAT THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAYTHAT Y DOES NOT ALLOW.DOES NOT ALLOW.

>> NO ADDITIONAL USES WHETHER>>R IT IS HARVESTING MUSHROOMS,IT I, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHTPEOP TO HUNT OR TRAP WITHIN THERIGHTE RIGHT OF WAYS EITHER.RIGHT OF W. >> THEY ARE FOR ROADS.>> THEY A.

>> YES.>> YES.

>> I'LL ADD ONE THING TO>> I'LLO THAT, BOB, THAT'S IF YOU'RETHATE LOOKING TO TROUT FISH ALOOKING A STREAM AND ACCESS IS NOTSTREAM T SUPER EASY, DON'T BE AFRAIDSUPED TO KNOCK ON DOORS.TO KNOCK ON D. THAT'S LOST ART OF JUSTTHAT'S LT TALKING TO PEOPLE.TALKING TO PE.

IF YOU POLITE AND YOU KNOWIF YOW MAYBE YOU OFFER THE PERSON,MAYB, I'LL GET YOU A SIX PACK ORI'LL R WHATEVER, IF YOU LET MEWHATEVERE ACCESS YOUR -- I THINK YOUACCESU WILL FIND THAT PEOPLE WILLWILL L ALLOW YOU TO, YOU KNOW,ALLOW YO, OBVIOUSLY YOU WILL PICK UPOBVIOP YOUR LITTER AND TREAT THEIRYOURR PROPERTY WITH RESPECT.PROPERTY .

BUT I THINK THAT ASKINGBUT I THG PERMISSION IS A LOST ART INPERMN TODAY'S SOCIETY.TODAY'S SOCIETY.

THAT'S A GOOD WAY OF DOINGTHAT'G IT.

>> PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBERIT.>>D THAT THEY, IF THEY GRANT THE TOE PERMISSION AND THEY HAVEPERMISSE SOMEBODY OUT THERE FISHING,SOME, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVETHEE SOMEONE POACHING ANDSOMEONE POAD HUNTING.

IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO ISHUNTIS STEADFASTLY OUT THERE ANDSTEADFD ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF YOURENJOR PROPERTY, THEY'RE VERY GOODPROPD ABOUT REPORTING AND KEEPINGABOUG OTHER PEOPLE OUT THEREOF,OTHER , TOO.TOO.

THAT'S A GOOD THING.THAT'S A GO.

YOU'RE RIGHT, ABSOLUTELY.YOU'RE.

GLAD YOU MADE THAT POINT.GLAD Y.

ANYTHING COMING UP ONANYTHING CN COYOTES, THE COMMISSIONCOYOTES,N CHANGED THINGS.CHANGED THINGS.

>> OUR COMMISSION CLOSED THE>> E COYOTE SEASON.COYOTE SEASON.

IT WAS OPEN FOR THE ENTIRETYIT Y OF THE YEAR, THEY AREOF THE YEAE REVISITING THAT DECISION.REVISI.

THE COMMISSION MEETS THETHE COME SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTHSECH SO THEY'LL BE MEETING IN ASO THA WEEK DOWN IN LANSING ANDWEEK DOD WE'LL BE DECIDING ON THATWE'LL T REGULATION AT THAT TIME ANDREGUD WHETHER OR NOT TO RESTOREWHETHEE YEAR ROUND COYOTE HUNTING ORYEAR TO KEEP IT THE NINE-MONTHTO KEEH SEASON FROM LAST YEAR.SEASON FR.

>>> AND BLACK LAKE, WE DON'T>>>T HAVE A FORESTER, WHO, WHY ISHAVS THE USING GLCOSATE AND ATHE USIA NON-CARCINOGEN.

THE ONLY PLACE THAT HAS BEENNONN DETERMINED THAT IT IS ADETERMINA CARCINOGEN IS BY A JURY NOTCARCT ANY AGENCY OR ANYTHING ELSEANY E FOUND THE SAME RESULTS.FOUND TH.

I DON'T THINK -- MAYBE SHEI DONE HAVE THE WARNING LABEL, IHAVE I HAVE NO IDEA.HAVE NO IDEA.

>> DETROIT RIVER WALLEYE>> DETRE RAGS, CAN I BRING HOME ARAGS, CA DEGREE-DAY LIMIT.DE THIS IS UP YOUR ALLEY THERE,GRE, JOE AND MARK.JOE AND MARK.

>> SO, I MEAN ULTIMATELY ARE>> E YOU ALLOWED YOUR THREE-DAYYOU AY LIMIT, IT HAS TO BE HARVESTEDLID ON THE PREVIOUS DAYS, THEON THEE FISH HAVE TO BE FROZEN,FISH HAV, SMOKED, CURED IN SOME MANNERSMOR SO, AGAIN WE WENT FOR A LONGSO,G WEEKEND STARTED FISHING ONWEEKEN FRIDAY WE CAN GET THE LIMITFRIDT ON FRIDAY AND GO BACK OUT ONON N SATURDAY AND CATCH A LIMITSATURT AND SUNDAY BUT ON THE FRIDAYANDY AND SATURDAY LIMITS THEY HAVEANE TO BE FILETED, FROZEN, CUREDTO D IN SOME MANNER FOR TRAVELINGIN G HOME.HO IF YOU GET CONTACTED AND YOUME.U HAVE, YOU KNOW THREE DAYSHAVE, S LIMIT AND THEY ARE ALL IN THELIE ROUND THEN A THAT'S GOING TOROUN BE AN ISSUE.G OBE AN ISSUE.

>> AND PEOPLE -- THIS HAS>> ANDS BEEN A QUESTION FOR LIKEBEEN A E FOREVER, TOO.FOREVER, TOO.

THAT PEOPLE HOW MANY LIMITSTHATS CAN I KEEP.CAN I KEEP.

WELL THE SHORT ANSWER WAS AWELLA FEW YEARS AGO WAS ONE.FEW YEARS.

AND THEN THEY STARTEDAND THEN TD ALLOWING TO YOU PROCESS ANDALLO THAT SORT OF STUFF.

IT ISYOU PS MORE LIBERAL TODAY MAYBE FIVEMOE YEARS AGO, A LITTLE LONGERYEARSR THAN THAT.THAN THAT.

>> WELL BUT AS OUR AGE IS ON>> N IT WAS JUST LAST YEAR THENIT WAN YOU START DOING THE MATH.YOU ST. >> WELL FOR BOB, 50 YEARS>> WELS AGO.AGO.

>> ESSENTIALLY THAT IS WHEN I>>I WENT INTO CONSERVATION WORKWENTK WAS 50 YEARS AGO.WAS 50 YEARS A.

AND HERE IS A GOOD ONE.AND HERE.

SORRY I CAN NOT GET NEW ONSORRYN THIS ONE THEY WILL ENJOYTHIS ONY THAT.

PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHYTHAT.PEOY AREN'T SMELT PLANTED TO HELPAREP THE BROWN TROUT POPULATION?THE ?

>> WELL, THAT'S A GOOD>> WELL, D QUESTION.QUESTION.

THE SAME REASON WHY WE WOULDTHED NOT PLANT ALWISE TO PLANTNOT PLT LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE SCALE WELAE NEED TO RAISE WOULD BENEED TO RE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE AND ITINCRT JUST FLAT OUT IS NOT DOABLE.JUS.

WE CANNOT RAISE ENOUGH SMELTWE T TO MAKE A DENT IN THE -- WETO ME HAVE TO RELY ON WHAT MOTHERHAVER NATURE PROVIDES FOR FORAGENATURE AND SMELT ARE PART OF THATAND ST AND SMELT ACTUALLY HAVE BEENANDN DOING BETTER IN THE LAST, 6,DOI, 8 YEARS AND, QUIETLY WE'RE8 YEAE HEARING ABOUT SMELT DIPPINGHEARG OPPORTUNITIES SO IF YOU'RE INOPN HONOR OR BENZIE COUNTY, LOOKHONK WHERE THEY WOULD SMELT DIPWHEREP YOU MAY FIND THEM IF YOU'REYOU E ON THE RIGHT DAY.ON THE RIGHT D. >> A FUNNY THING ABOUT THE>> A E SMELT THEY ARE ALL INVASIVE.SME.

>> NOT INVASIVE, THEY ARE>> NOTE INTRODUCED SPECIES.INTRODUCED S. >> AND ONE THING TO NOTE ON>> AN THE SMELT BECAUSE WE HAVETHE SME THIS COMING UP IN MY NECK OFTHIF THE WOODS WE HAVE A PROBLEMTHE M WITH, REMEMBER, IF YOU AREWITH,E GOING TO HAND NET SMELT YOUGOINU HAVE TO BE WITHIN A HALF MILEHAE ON A TRIBUTARY TO THE GREATON AT LAKES.

SOME OF THE LAKES AROUNDLAKES.SD TRAVERSE CITY WE HAVE SMELTTRAVT POPULATIONS IN THOSE BUT THEYPOY ARE INLAND WATERS AND RUNNINGARG INLAND WATERS YOU CANNOT HANDIND NET OUT OF THEM.NET OUT OF THEM.

WE GET COMPLAINTS EVERYWE GET CY YEAR.

CAN YOU HOOK AND LINE THEM INYEN THE WINTER TIME AND IN THETHE WE SUMMER BUT INLAND HAND NETSUMMET SOMETHING NOT LEGAL.SOMETHING N. >> YOU HAVE SOME GREAT ICE>> YOE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FORFISHINR SMELT.

>> CRYSTAL LAKE, GREEN LAKE.SME.

>> BEFORE WE GO ON, I DID NOT>>T EXPECT NEAR THE AMOUNT OFEXPECTF QUESTIONS AND WHAT HAPPENEDQUESD WEATHER-WISE AND THE TENWEATHERN COUNTIES HAS BEEN TERRIBLYCOUNTY STRESSFUL FOR PEOPLE UPSTRESSFUP THERE.

IF YOU ARE WATCHING FROMTHERE.IM THERE AND ARE YOU ONE OF THETHEE FEW THAT HAVE POWER.FEW THAT HA.

AND OUR, WE'RE AVOIDING THOSEANE WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN THEWE DOE WAY AND IF THEY CAN GETWAY AND T THROUGH.

THERE ARE NO HOTELS AVAILABLETHE FOR THE DRIVERS THE REASONFOR TN TRYING TO GET THINGS STOCKEDTRYD IN THE OTHER PARTS OF THEIN THEE STATE AND THEY WILL LOOKSTATE AK BETTER.

BUT IT'S A BIG DEAL.BETTER.BUT .

WE'RE JUST, EVERYONE UP INWE'REN THE AREA.THE AREA.

WE'RE KEEPING YOU IN OURWE'RE KR THOUGHTS.THOUGHTS.

>> OKAY.

>> AND ANY ADDITIONAL>> OKAY.>>L SIGHTINGS OF COUGAR CUBS THATSIT YOU KNOW OF?YOU KNOW OF?

>> I BELIEVE THE ONE TIME WAS>>S THE ONLY TIME THE TWO WERETHE OE IDENTIFIED, I DON'T THINKIDENTI THEY HAVE BEEN SEEN OR HEARDI DD FROM AGAIN.FROM AGAIN.

WHICH IS NOT THATWHICH IS NOT TT SURPRISING.

THEY ARE RECLUSIVE ANIMALS TOSUO BEGIN WITH.BEGIN WITH.

JUST THE FACT THEY WERE SEENJUSN AND CONFIRMED IS A MAJOR NEWSANS STORY UP THERE.STORY UP THERE.

>> IT IS.>> IT IS.

>> BUT, NO, NOTHING HAS BEEN>> N HEARD OF SINCE THEN, GOOD ORHEAR BAD.BAD.

>> OKAY.>> OKAY.

>> THANKS.

ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU HOW>> W DO WE APPLY FOR A BLACKDO WE APK PERMITS TO SHOOT SOME MOREPERMIE DEER?

>> YEAH, SO WE HAVE CHANGEDDEERD OUR TERMINOLOGY, AND BLOCKOUR TK PERMITS IS OLD.PERMITS IS OLD.

THEY ARE REFERRING TO OURTHEY AR DEER DAMAGE PERMITS OR OUT OFDEF SEASON PERMITS.SEASON PERMITS.

JUST CONTACT THE LOCAL OFFICEJUE IF YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITHIF H THE LOCAL BIOLOGIST.THE LOCAL B.

THERE IS NO APPLICATION.THERE I.

IT IS A CONTACT WITH YOURIT IS R LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE THERE.LOCA.

AND YOUR DNR REPRESENTATIVEAND E FOR WILDLIFE DIVISION.FOR WILDL.

THEY WILL TALK WITH YOU ABOUTTHT IT AND MAY -- THEY MAY MAKE AITA SITE VISIT IF YOU ARE A NEWSITEW APPLICANT TO CONFIRM THEAPPLICAE DAMAGE.

WE'RE GENERALLY LOOSE WITHDAMAGH GIVING THE PERMITS OUT.GIVING T. SO START WITH THE DNRSO START WR OFFICE.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE CONFIRMEDOFFIR YOU HAVE THE DAMAGE.MEDYOU HAVE.

>> THEY DO A CONFIRMATION ON>> N THAT THE FIRST CONTACT MOSTTHATT STAFF DO NOT REVISIT THAT.STAFF.

THEY KNOW THERE IS A HISTORYTHEY OCCURRING THERE.OCCURRING THERE.

>> AND THIS COMES IN FROM>> ANDM BEULA, RESULTS OF THE SURVEYBEUY ON THE WALLEYE.ON THE WALLEYE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?DO YOU HAV?

YOU KNOW, NO, I DON'T.YOU KNOW,.

I THINK THEY DID, THEY DID AI TA SURVEY LAST FALL.SURVEY LAST FA.

>> OKAY.>> OKAY.

>> I THEY DEFINITELY FOUND>> I D SOME WALLEYE IN THERE.SOME WALL.

BUT I DON'T KNOW.BUT I DON'T KNW I HAVE NOT SEEN A REPORT..I HAV.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE,>> , I DON'T UNFORTUNATELY.I DON'T U.

>> THAT'S HEATHER'S TURF UP>> TP THERE.

I TRY TO PAY ATTENTION BUT ITHEI DON'T KNOW.DON'T KNOW.

THE ISSUE IS STOCK THE WALLTHE L EIN THERE AND REGARDLESSEIN THES WHETHER WE STOCK OR NOT THEREWHE IS NATURAL REPRODUCTION NOTIS NT WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE FORWHAT R FISHING.

OUR CONCERN IS THAT THEY PREYFIY ON THE COHO IN THE PLATT ANDON D THE STEEL HEAD.THE STEEL HEAD.

THERE MAY BE GIVE AND TAKETHEREE THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HEATH SERTHERR PLANNING THERE.PLANNING THERE.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY>> I DOY WOULD CALL BUT, JOE, YOUWOULD CU WOULD -- I HAD TO LOOK ATWOULD T THIS TWICE PUT MY GLASSES ON,TH, WATER IS SO LOW.WATER IS SO LOW.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXINGWHG THE PUMPS THERE.THE PUMPS THERE.

SO, YOU PROBABLY CALL THE BAYSOY CITY OFFICE?CITY OFFICE?

>> I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT>>T BODY OF WATER.BODY OF WATER.

IF YOU NEED TO HAVE ANY OFIF YOF THE QUESTIONS ANSWER ANSWES IF WEE WE'RE TRYING TO GETIF WET THE THROUGH THE ANSWERS ANDTHE D THE ANSWER DOES NOT GET --THE A- QUESTION IS NOT ANSWERED,QUESTI, EXCUSE ME.EXCUSE ME.

IF YOU LOOK AT A HUNTINGIF YOU G GUIDE IT BREAKS DOWN THEGUIDE IE STATE INTO QUADRANTS AND THESTAE DISTRICTS.

IF YOU CALL A CUSTOMERDISTRICTSR SERVICE CENTER IN THE REGIONSERN THEY CAN GET THE ANSWERS FORTHER YOU.YOU.

>> OKAY.>> OKAY.

THAT'S REALLY NEAT IF YOU ARETHE CLOSE TO AN DNR OFFICE, MAJORCLR OFFICE, CAN YOU GET TO KNOWOFFIW THE FOLKS AND YOU KNOW.THE FOLK.

THERE IS NO HIDDEN AGENDA ORTHER ANYTHING HERE THAT PEOPLEANYTHIE WILL NOT BE WILLING TO SHARE.WI.

>> YOU LIKE WHAT ARE YOU>> YOU U DOING.

>> WE LIKE TO TALK TO REALDOINGL PEOPLE AND TALK TO US IT GETSPES US AWAY FROM OUR COMPUTERUS AWAR SCREENS FOR A MINUTE OR TWO.SCR.

WE LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE.WE LI.

>> AND JOE HAS BEEN THAT WAY>> Y BUT, YES.BUT, YES.

WHEN HE DOES NOT KNOW YOUWHEN HU DON'T NEED TO KNOW.

SOMEDON'T E LEGISLATORS INTRODUCED ALEGISLAA FEEDING, BAITING PERMITFEEDING,T LEGISLATION.LE HAS THAT GONE ANYWHERE?GISLATIO?

>> IT IS, AS FAR AS I KNOW IN>>N THE INTRODUCED STAGE ANDTHE INTD THAT'S A SEPARATE LANE WHENTHATN WE TALK ABOUT LEGISLATIVEWE TALE BILLS WHAT THAT TAKES TO GETBILT PASSED.

IT IS VERY EARLY.PASSED.IT IS V. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WILLI DL ULTIMATELY GO.ULTIMATELY GO.

AND HAVE HAVING WORKED IN THEANE LEGISLATURE THIS IS FROM ST.LEG.

CHARLES BUT I WONDER IFCHARLES F ANYBODY REMEMBERS BACK INANYBODN 1996 WHEN THEY TRIED TO TAKE199E HUNTING AWAY FROM US AND WEHUNTE PASSED PROPOSAL G, TRIED TOPASSO TAKE BEAR HUNTING BUT THETAKE BE REST WAS AROUND THE CORNERREST R LEAVE THIS UP TO A NATURALLEAVEL RESOURCE COMMISSION TO TAKERESOE THE POLITICS AND THAT'S THETHE E WAY WE SOLD IT.WAY WE SOLD IT.

THOSE WHO TRAMPED ALL OVERTHOSER THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ANDTHE STD CLUBS AND FORUMS THAT'S IFCLUBSF YOU THINK THAT WAS NOT WISEYOU E AND ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATEANE OF MICHIGAN AND PASSED.OF MICHI.

AND THEY WANT TO TAKE THEAND THE POLITICS OUT.POLITICS OUT.

CERTAIN WOULD JUST ADD ITCERTAIT BACK IN.BACK IN.

AND DURING THE YOUTH HUNT ANDAND WE HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER INWEN TOWN COMING IN.TOWN COMING IN.

>> WE HAVE SEVERAL SINCE IT>> WT WAS MADE.WAS MADE.

THERE WAS ONE ANNOUNCED ATHERE A FAMILIAR FACE.FAMILIAR FACE.

THE FINEST BIOLOGISTTHE FINEST T ADMINISTRATOR THAT I HAVEADMINIE EVER KNOWN BECKY HUMPHRIES.EVER.

THERE IS NO QUESTION AND HEADTHD OF THE WILD TURKEYOF THE WILD TY FEDERATION.

AND THE BIG DEFENDING GROUPFEDEP AND IN WASHINGTON, DC.AND IN WA.

SHE FILLED IN NINE MONTHSSHE FIS THERE WHEN THEY NEEDED, THISTHES IS PROBABLY THE BEST NEWS ANDISD THE BIGGEST FOR ME SINCETHE BIGE SLICED BREAD SHE IS GOING ONSLIN THE COMMISSION.THE COMMISSION.

>> A WONDERFUL MIND AND THE>> E COMMISSION WILL BE GREATLYCOMMIY STRENGTHENED WITH HERSTRENGTHENR PRESENCE.PRESENCE.

AND THE COMMISSION PASSED AAND A REGULATION THAT THE LIBERTYREGUY HUNT WHICH IS CALLED THEHUNT WHE YOUTH HUNT FOR LACK OF AYOUTH HA BETTER TERM, OUR INDEPENDENCEBEE HUNT THE FOUR-DAY SEASON INHUNTN OCTOBER WHERE ONLY HUNTERSOCTOBS WITH A QUALIFYING DISABILITYWITY CAN PARTICIPATE, ANYONECAN PARTE ELIGIBLE TO HUNT IN EITHERELIGIR ONE OF THOSE SEASONs WOULDONE OD THIS YEAR BE REQUIRED TO TAKETHE AN ANTLERLESS DEER ONLY.AN ANTL.

THEY HAVE BEEN EITHER SEX SOTHEO THIS YEAR AGAIN BEFORE THETHIS E COMMISSION WE'RE BRINGING OURCOR DEER REGULATIONS BEFORE THEMDEEM NEXT WEEK AND OURNEXT WEEK AND R RECOMMENDATION FROM THERECOMMENE DEPARTMENT SIDE IS TO REVERTDEPT BACK TO THE EITHER SEX SIDEBACKE AND SEE HOW THE COMMISSIONAND SN VOTES ON THAT.VOTES ON THAT.

IF THAT'S A MATTER THAT'SIF THAS NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEARTNEART YOU CAN EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTSYOS ON THAT TO THE COMMISSION.ON TH.

>> GOOD.>> GOOD.

>> OKAY.>> OKAY.

WE DID GET THE QUESTION, WEWE DE WERE WONDERING EARLIER WELLWEREL WE WERE HERE.WE WERE HERE.

AND GETTING THE AUDIENCEAND GETE GOING.GOING.

THE GOOSE ROUNDUP REGULATIONSTHS FROM BAY CITY THEY'REFROM BAY CE ASKING.

WHY BAY SIT.ASKING.WHY BAY SIT.

GOOD WATER FALL PLACE.GOOD WATE.

>> THIS IS ONE THAT'S VERY>> THY FRONT AND CENTER RIGHT NOWFRONTW WITH THE NEWS AND AND IT ISWITHS NO LONGER DOING THE GOOSENO LONE ROUNDUP.

WHAT THAT IS.ROUNDUP.WHAT THAT .

>> AND THAT IS A NUISANCE AND>>D IN URBAN AREAS WHAT THEY HAVEINE DONE IN THE PAST AND THE MOLTDOT THEY WOULD COLLECT THEM ALL,THE, DRIVE THEM TO USUALLY A GAMEDRIE AREA.AREA.

>> EXPLAIN THAT, THEY LOSE>> EXE THE FEATHERS.THE FEATHERS.

>> THEY TRANSITION AND THEY>> TY ARE FLIGHTLESS AT THAT TIME.ARE.

THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY EASY TOTHEY O CAPTURE, CORAL INTO A PEN ANDCAD THEN WE AND MOVE THEM AND ATHENA STATE GAME AREA AND LET THEMSTAM GO.GO.

AND THERE IS A HOMING DEVICE,AN, LIKE A STRONG HOMING SENSELIKE E INSTINCT.

>> AS SOON AS THEY CAN FLY,INST, THEY GET BACK TO THIS ANDTHEY GD WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHTWHATT NOW WITH THE BIRDS ACROSS THENOE STATE ANDS BIRD FLU OUR STAFFSTF REALIZE YOU SHOULD NOT MOVEREALE THEM AROUND.TH THERE ARE SO MANY THEEM AROUND.E CONGREGATING BIRDS THAT HAVECONT THAT DISEASE.HAT HAETHAT DIS WE DO NOT WANT THEM MOVINGEASE.G AROUND.AROUND.

OUR STAFF THE CONCEPT OFOUR STAF PUTTING DOWN THE NUISANCE.PUTTI.

AND THERE ARE WAYS TO DONATEANDE THEM BUT THERE IS A LOT OFTHEM F HOOPS TO RUN THROUGH WITHHOOPS H FINDING INDIVIDUALS WHO AREFINDE QUALIFIED TO DO THAT.QUALIFIED .

SO, IMPORTANT POINTS THIS ISSO,S NOT COMING FROM ANY GAME ANDNOTD FISH DOLLARS.FISH DOLLARS.

AND THE COMMUNITY WILL PAYAND TY FOR ALL THE EFFORTS.FOR ALL THE.

IF THERE IS A PROGRAM A TYPEIF E OF SQUARE TACTICS OR DO SOMEOF E AND AVAILABLE.AND AVAILABLE.

THEY WILL NOT BE DOING THATTHEYT OR AN E. COLI EFFECT GOINGOR ANG ON.ON.

OUR WATER FOWL MAXIMISED THEOURE DAYS TO HUNT AND ALLOWED BYDAYSY THE FLYWAY.THE FLYWAY.

>> I REMEMBER BACK 50 YEARS>> IS AGO.

I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS A ONEAGOE BIRD A DAY LIMIT EVEN IT WASBIRS ONE BIRD WHICH IS NOTED GOOSEONE AND ONE PER SEASON.AND ONE PER .

THOSE ARE THE DAYS I REMEMBERTHR TO NOW THEY ARE LIKE CARP.TO NO.

THE CARP OF THE SKY, I LOVETHE E HUNTING GEESE, WE TRY BEHUNTING BETWEEN 225,000 IN THE STATEBET, AND WE'RE ESTIMATED TO BE000 INE AROUND 275, 280,000 SO WEAROUNDE HAVE A LOT OF GEESE IN THEHAVE E STATE.

>> AND A LOT OFSTATE.>> AND A LF OPPORTUNITIES.OPPORTUNITIES.

>> YES, YES.>> YES, YES.

>> FOLKS FROM MANCELONA AND>> FD ABOUT BLUE GILL SPAWNINGABOUT BG BEFORE OR AFTER THE BASS.BEFORE.

DO THEY SPAWN MORE THANDO THEY N ONCE?

>> THEY SPAWN AFTER THE BASS,ON, THEY SPAWN FIRST AND, YES, IFTHF THE SUMMER IS WARM ENOUGH ANDTHD AND DOWN SOUTH THEY CAN SPAWNANN THREE TIMES.THREE TIMES.

YES.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.YES.

>> THIS IS FROM JACKSON THAT>> T WILL NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THATWILL T HAS TO PASS THROUGH THEHAS TO PE LEGISLATURE.LEGISLATUR THE DNR CANNOT SET THE FEES.E.T.

>> THE FISHERIES DIVISION, WE>>E HAVE DESPERATELY IN NEED OFHAVEF BETTER FUNDING, WE HAVE NOTBETTT HAD AN INCREASE.HAD AN INCREASE.

WE'RE ONE OF THE CHEAPEST INWE'N THE GREAT LAKES AREA DESPITETHEE HAVING MORE WATER THAN OTHERHAVR STATES AND A LOT MORESTATES ANDE OPPORTUNITY THAN OTHER STATESOPS THAT CHARGE MORE SO, YOUTHAT CHU KNOW, WE'RE HURTING -- I'LLKNOWL TELL YOU NOW I COVER AN AREATELA THAT'S WAY TOO BIG.THAT'S WAY T. I DON'T DO THE AREA THAT II DONI COVER THE JUSTICE THAT ICOVER TI WOULD LIKE TO DO BECAUSE I'MWOUM COVERING IN THE AREA THATCOVERIT SHOULD BE COVERED.SHOULD BE COV.

>> YOU'RE SAYING THAT IN ALL>> L SINCERITY.SINCERITY.

>> YES.

>> YOU GIVE 150% ALL THE>> YES.E TIME.

>> I DON'T LIKE BEING --KYTIME.Y NOT USE THE TERM -- I DON'TNOT T LIKE DOING IT HALFWAY.LIKE DOIN.

I LIKE DOING A GOOD JOB, II LIKI KNOW WHICH PART OF THEKNOW WHICE POSTERIOR YOU WOULD MENTION.POS.

I AGREE.I AGREE.

FROM GRAYLING, I DON'T ANYONEFRE THAT HAS AN ANSWER.THAT HAS AN .

CLEARING TRAILS FROM THE ICECLEE STORM CAN THE PUBLIC HELP INSTON ANY WAY?ANY WAY?

>> AS FAR AS RIGHT NOW AGAIN>> N WITH THE ICE STORM WE'REWITH THE GOING TO HAVE TRAILS THAT MAYGOY BE SHUT DOWN FOR PARTS OF THEBEE SEASON AND YOU KNOW AS FAR ASSES THE PUBLIC GETTING OUTTHE PUBLIT THERE.

DON'T BE GOING OUT AND ABOUTTHET AND MOVE THE TREES THE DON'TANDT KNOW IF THEY HAVE BEENKNOW IF TN ENERGIZED SO HOLD OFF.ENERGIZED.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.IF YOU AR.

REACH OUT TO THE CUSTOMERREACH R SERVICE SPEAK TO THESERVICE SPEE RECREATIONAL TRAIL SERVICERECREE COVERING THAT TRAIL AND PUTCOVET NEW TOUCH WITH A GROUP OR ANEW A CLUB THAT MAINTAINS THECLUB THAE SYSTEMS AND THE ORGANIZATIONSSYS WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER SOMEWIE WORK DAYS TO HELP PUSHWORK DAYSH FORWARD THE SPORT AND THOSEFORWE WOULD BE THE BEST MECHANISMSWOUS TO GET HOLD OF AGENCIES TOTO GEO GET HOLD TO HELP OUT WITHGET HOH THAT.THAT.

>> HUBBARD LAKE.>> HUBBARD LAKE.

MORE WALLEYE BEING PLANTED?MORE?

>> THAT'S TIM SWOLINSKY>> THAT'Y TERRITORY.

I COULD NOT TELL YOU I'M NOTTERT FAMILIAR WITH THAT LAKE.FAMILIA.

I WILL PLUG HIM.I WILL PLUG HE IS A GOOD BIOLOGIST AND IFHIF HE IS NOT STOCKING IT BECAUSEHEE THEY ARE REPRODUCING QUITETHEY E WELL.WELL >> LET'S MOVE OVER TO CHAT.>> LT FOR A SECOND HERE.FOR A SECOND .

I THINK I UNDERSTAND THEI THINKE QUESTION.

AND DOESN'T HAVE A TOWN ANDQUESD 20 POINTS FOR A DRAWING AND20 PD OTHERS GETTING ONE OR TWO.OTHER.

THAT'S PRETTY EASY TO EXPLAINTHN THAT.TH >> AND SO FOR ONE THE DEMANDAT.D FOR ELK.FOR ELK.

WE HAVE OVER 40,000 APPLY FORWER AN ELK LICENSE.AN ELK LICENSE.

IF YOU HAVE 20 POINTS, 18IF YOU8 POINTS.

THE WAY WE HAVE OUR DRAWINGPOING SET UP.SET UP.

THEY ARE 20 CHANCES.THEY ARE 20.

AND YOU PUTTING 20 CHANCES INANN A FISH BOWL YOU HAVE ONE.A FISH.

YOU HAVE MORE OF A CHANCE TOYOUO GET IT WRONG BUT EVERYONE HASGES A CHANCE TO GET DRAWN ANDA CHAND BECAUSE OF IT.BECAUSE OF IT.

WE ONLY STARTED DRAWINGWE ONLY G INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD 20 POINTSINS 19 POINTS RAN IT LIKE BEAR19 POR YOU GET PREFERENCE POINTS ANDYOD THE HIGHEST GET DRAWN, THETHE HE PEOPLE WHO START APPLYINGPEOPLEG AFTER WOULD NEVER IN THEIRAFTERR LIFE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TOLIFEO GET DRAWN AND WE WOULD NOTGET DT DRAW ALL THE PEOPLE.DRAW ALL TH.

>> I THINK WHEN WE SET THAT>> IT UP THROUGH THE COMMISSIONUP THRN WHEN I WAS A COMMISSIONER ANDWHD WE LEARNED THE PEOPLE THATWE LET GOT PERMITS WOULD HAVE TO BEGOTE 75 YEARS OLD TO DRAW A75 YEARS A PERMIT.PE AND NO ONE ELSE WOULD HAVE ARMIA CHANCE.CHANCE.

A 14-YEAR-OLD AND STARTINGA 14-G HAS NO CHANCE.HAS NO CHANCE.

SEE THE OTHER WAY THAT YOUSEE TU CAN INCREASE THE CHANCES IFCAN F YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE A COWYOW THERE ARE MINISTER ANTLERLESSTHS PERMITS OUT THAN BULLPERMITS OUL PERMITS.

CAN YOU MAKE THAT CHOICE BUTPERT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A BULLIF YOL ONLY, THEN THE ODDS AREONLY, THE LONGER.

>> THE WAY I COMMUNICATE ITLONGT TO PEOPLE ARE YOU BUYING ATO PEA LOTTERY TICKET.LOTTERY NO ONE EXPECTS TO BE DRAWNTICKEN AND WIN DESPITE HOW MANYAND WINY TICKETS YOU PURCHASE YET IFTICKF YOU GET CALLED, THAT'S AYOU GETA GREAT FEELING, RIGHT.GREAT FEEL.

THAT'S JUST, YOU HAVE MORETHAT'E CHANCES INTO THE POT BUT WITHCHH 40,000 PEOPLE APPLYING.40,000 P. THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANCESTHERES FOR A SMALL NUMBER OFFOR A SMALF INDIVIDUALS.INDIVIDUALS.

>> JOE'S DAD APPLIED FOR>> JOE'R 20-SOME YEARS AND SHOCKED --20-- I DON'T THINK HE APPLIED JUSTI T FOR BULL ONLY.FOR BULL ONLY.

>> TO BE DRAWN FOR A BULL TWO>>O YEARS AGO.YEARS AGO.

>> I SAID THAT WRONG, NOT>> I ST BULL ONLY.BULL ONLY.

>> GOT A GREAT BULL.>> GOT A GR.

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HUNTA GRT IN AN AREA THAT I WORKED FORIN R AROUND 15 YEARS.AROUND 15 YEAR AND HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE.S.AN.

IT WAS DIFFERENT BEING ON THEITE OTHER SIDE OF THE HUNT BUTOTHERT ONE OF THOSE LASTING MEMORIESONS I'LL HAVE.I'LL HAVE.

>> HOW WAS THE ELK?>> HOW WAS T?

>> DELICIOUS.

[ LAUGHTER ]>> DELICIOUS.

>> SOMEONE GETS A NICE BULL[ LA THEY ARE QUITE WILLING IF YOUNIU HELP THEM TO PART WITH A FEWHELW CHOICE.

>> CHILDREN'S CREEK.CHOI I GUESS FROM THE WINN AREA ICE.I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.DON'T KN.

WE USED TO STOCK IT WITHWE USEDH BROOK TROUT.BROOK TROUT.

DO THEY STOCK THE STREAMSDO THES WITH BURKE TROUT?WITH BURKE TRO?

>> WE DO NOT STOCK ANY>> WE DO Y STREAMS IN THE LOWERSTREAMS IN R PENINSULA WITH BROOK TROUT.PENI.

I THINK WE STOCK A FEW LAKESI TS UP IN THE GAYLORDISH AREA NOTUPT IN MY AREA TIP OF THE MITTIN MYT BUT WE STOCK THEM IN THE UP.BUT.

>> OKAY.>> OKAY.

AND TURKEYS.AND TURKEYS.

UNLIMITED HUNTING IN THEUNLIMITE FALL.FALL.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS>> S LOOKED AT WHAT HE ISLOOKED AT WS REFERRING TO THE PROPOSAL FORRER SOME OF THE CHANGES IN THESOME E FALL TURKEY SEASON BEFORE THEFAE COMMISSION AGAIN AND IT IS ACOMA BUSY WEEK FOR THEBUSY WEEK FOR E COMMISSIONERS AND ARE YOUCOMMISI JUST TAKING OVER THE COUNTERONER FALL TURKEY PERMITS FOR THEFALLE LOWER PENINSULA PROPOSED FROMLOM 11 UNITS DOWN TO TWO.11 UNITS D. THAT'S A BIG CHANGE FOR THETHATE FALL.FALL.

THAT'S BEING PROPOSED TO THETHAE COMMISSION BUT THAT'S BEINGCOMMG CONTINUALLY EVALUATED BY OURCONR TURKEY SPECIALIST ON THETURKEY E TOPIC.

>> WHO IS THE TURKEYTOPIC.>> WHY SPECIALIST.

>> ADAM BOHM.SPECIALIST.>> ADAM.

>> THE RAIN REASON I'M>> THE RAM LOOKING AT THIS THE SPRINGLOOKIG SEASON HAS MORE PARTICIPATIONSEN THAN YOU SEE IN THE FALL.THAN Y.

>> THERE ARE LITTLE>> THERE AREE PARTICIPATION IN THE FALL.PARTI.

SPRING IS WHEN EVERYONE GOESSPRS OUT.OU WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVET.WE A HEALTHY AND ROBUSTA HEALTHY AT POPULATION THAT IS SUSTAINEDPOPD OVER TIME.OVER TIME.

>> AND THIS QUESTION IF I>> ANDI DON'T TELL YOU WHERE IT ISDON'TS FROM WOULD KNOCK YOU OUT OFFROMF YOUR CHAIR.YOUR CHAIR.

DEER NUMBERS ARE DOWN.DEER NUMB.

ARE THERE CONSIDERATIONS FORARER REGULATION, CHANGES SPECIFICREGC TO THE UP?TO THE UP?

>> YES, SO WE KNOW THERE ARE>> E PLACES WITH LOW NUMBERS.PLACES .

THE PAST YEAR SHOULD HAVETHE PAE BEEN BETTER LAST WINTER IFBEEN F YOU RECALL WAS VERY MILD UPYOU P THERE.

WE SAW A TICK UP IN THETHERE.WEE HARVEST.

WE HAVE SEEN THAT YEAR IN ANDHAD OUT WHEN YOU HAVE THE MILDOUT WD WINTER IN THE UP THE FALL HASWIS MORE DEAR IN THE LANDSCAPE.MORE.

WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEWE ARE HERD IN PARTS OF THE UP IT ISHES HABITAT-BASED, BOB.HABITAT-BASE.

>> EXACTLY.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES UP>>P THERE.THERE.

PREDATORS ARE ALWAYS PART OFPREF THE CONVERSATION UP THERE BUTTHT WE NEED TO FACTOR IN OURWE NEEDR HABITAT THAT KEEPS THE DEERHABIR HEALTHY.HEALTHY.

>> WINTERING HABITAT.>> WINTERI.

>> YES.

AND WHEN THE WINTERS COME>> YESE THROUGH.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THATTHROUGT WINTER HABITAT IS PRIME TOWINTEO SUSTAIN THEM FOR LONG PERIODSSUS OF TIME.OF TIME.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT.WE DON'T HAV.

SO, I HATE TO BE THE BARRIERSO,R OF BAD NEWS WE ARE LOOKING ATOFT AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LOWAN EXTW DEER POPULATION ACROSS THEDEER E HIGH SNOW FALL RANGES.HIGH SNOW.

>> AND THAT SHOULD NOT>> AND THT SURPRISE US AND THE WATER --SUR- THE LAKE WATERSHED LAKETHE LAKEE SPHERE WINTER SHED I REFER TOSPO IT AS.IT AS.

NEWAYGO, CAN YOU PICKNEWAYGO, CK ASPARAGUS FROM A DITCH.ASPARAGU.

>> A DITCH ON STATE LAND OR>> AR FEDERAL LAND, CHECK WITH THEFEDE FEDS TO MAKE SURE.FEDS TO MAKE .

ON THE STATE LAND IT CAN BEON TE HARVESTED BUT PRIVATEHARVESTED PROPERTY THAT'S THE PROPERTYPRIR OF THE OWNER.OPERYOF THE OWNER.

NO DIFFERENT IF THEY ARENO DIFFE GROWING FLOWERS OUT FRONT,GROWI, CAN YOU NOT STOP AND PICK THECAE FLOWERS.FLOWERS.

>> CANNOT PICK MUSHROOMS.>> CAN.

>> CANNOT CHOP DOWN THE TREES>>S OR COLLECT FIREWOOD.OR COLLECT .

>> CAN YOU ASK PERMISSION.>> CA.

BE NICE AND ASK PERMISSION.BE N. >> IF YOU ASK NICELY THEY>> IF Y WILL SAY YES.WILL SAY YES.

>> IT WORKED FOR ME,>> IT WORKE, SOMETIMES IT HASN'T.SOMETIMES I.

>> THERE ARE JOKES ABOUT>> THERT THAT.

BIG RAP YESTERDAYS WANTS TOTHATO KNOW HOW LONG CAN YOU DO LAKEKNE SURVEYS?SURVEYS?

>> AS OFTEN AS CAN YOU.>> AS OF.

>> THE PROBLEM IS THAT IN>> THEN THIS DAY AND AGE OF SO FEWTHIS W FISHERIES AND BIOLOGISTS ANDFISD FISHERIES TECHNICIANS IT ISFISHS MANY, MANY YEARS NOW BETWEENMANN THE FISHERY SURVEYS INLANDTHE FD LAKES.

WHEN I STARTED 25 YEARS AGO.LAK.

WE TARGETED SIX YEARS ANDWE TARD MANAGED LAKES AND STOCKINGMANAGG TROUT OR WALLEYE EVERY SIXTROUTX YEARS.

AND NOW IT IS MORE LIKE WE'REYEE PUSHING 20, 30, 50 YEARS INPUSHN BETWEEN THE SURVEYS.BETWEEN THE.

AND SO FOR A BUYINGS --AND SO F- BIOLOGIES THAT WANTS TO KNOWBIOW AND THE OVERALL FISHAND THE OVEH POPULATION HOW ARE THE BLUEPOPUE GILL.GILL TO NOT SURVEY -- DRIVES YOU.TO U NUTS.

>> THEY ARE HEAVILY FISHED ITNUT DRIVERS ME NUTS T ISDRIVERS ME S FRUSTRATING.FRUSTRATING.

>> OKAY.>> OKAY.

>> WE DON'T GET LAWN>> WE DON'TN QUESTIONS HERE.QUESTIONS HERE.

CEDAR, A LOT OF TIME SPENTCEDART THERE.THERE.

LAWN HAS PATCHES OF HOLES HELAWE HAD SKUNKS IN THE PAST THESEHADE ARE BIGGER.ARE BIGGER.

WHAT IS DIGGING THOSE?WHAT IS D?

>> YOU KNOW AGAIN IF YOU HAVE>>E GRUBS ON THE PROPERTY ARE YOUGRU GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT TYPESGOS OF ANIMALS GO IN THERE.OF ANIMA.

I MEAN IT COULD BE FROMI MEAN IM SKUNKS IS THE MAIN CULPRIT.SKUN.

WE DEALT WITH A FELLOW WHOWE DEO CALLED INTO THE TRAVERSE CITYCAY OFFICE HE HAD AN ORCHARDOFFICE D SETTING WE FIGURED IT WAS ASETTA BADGER THAT WAS TEARING UPBADGEP THE AREAS DIGGING SOME BIGTHE AG HOLES IN AND AROUND.HOLES IN AN.

DEPENDING ON WHAT SIZE OF THEDEE HOLES ARE, YOU KNOW IT COULDHOLD BE A MULTITUDE OF CRITTERS ORBER A BADGER.A BADGER.

>> INDIAN RIVER FISHERIES>> INDS LOOKING AT HAVING A LOTTO FORLOR STURGEON.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD,STU, THERE ARE 400 PEOPLE BASED ONTHN THE CHANCE AND ENJOYTHE CHANCE Y THEMSELVES.THEMSELVES >> YES, I HAVE NOT HEARD.>> YED TALK OF THAT.TALK OF THAT.

>> OKAY.

>> BEFORE WHEN IT WAS 25 IF>> OF YOU HAD CLOUDY -- WATER WASYOU S CLOUDY AND STUFF.CLOUDY AND STU.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN, 25THEY DIDN'T5 FISHERMEN A DAY FOR A WEEKFISHEK AND NOT GET EVEN FIVE OR SIXANDX FISH, CAN PROPERTY OWNERS PUTFIT UP A FENCE TO REDIRECT DEER,UP , I WAS ON A NATURAL RESOURCESI WS COMMISSION.

>> I MAY HAVE TO LEAN ON JOECOME THE FENCING STUFF IS --THE FENC- >> THERE ARE LAWS IN PLACE TO>>O ALLOW FOR MOVEMENT OF DEER.ALLO.

AGAIN THIS IS A SECTION THATAGAT I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVEI DON'TE FULLY INGRAINED IN MY HEADFULLYD BUT THERE IS, I WANT TO SAY,BUT, LIKE A QUARTER MILELIKE A QUARTE CONTINUOUS FENCE THAT YOUCONTINU HAVE TO ADD A MINIMUM HAVEHAVE E BREAKS IN THE FENCE IT IS ABREAA FOUR-FOOT LEVEL AND 50 ORFOUR-FR 75 FEET THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE75E BREAK SO THERE CAN BE DEERBREAKR CORRIDOR.

YOU CANNOT COMPLETELY PUT ACORRA 10-FOOT FENCE THE LENGTH TO10-FO BLOCK SOMEONE OUT SO THEREBLOCKE ARE DIFFERENT RULES ANDARE DIFFD REGULATIONS AND TALK MOREREGULAA ABOUT THAT.LK MOREABOUT THAT.

CONTACT THE SERVICE CENTERCONTAR AND SPEAK TO THE LIEUTENANT.AND.

WE CAN DISCUSS THOSE MORE --WE - THOSE ISSUES AT GREATERTHOSE ISR LENGTH.LENGTH >> GREAT QUESTION..>> GREAT QUE.

>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE.>> THAT'S .

>> SCALE IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE>>E TALK ABOUT THAT.TALK ABOUT THAT.

>> EXACTLY AND I REMEMBER THE>>E QUARTER MILE AND SHOULD KNOWQUAW THAT YOU UNLESS YOU HAVE THETHAE BREAKS OR GET UNDER NIGHT THEBRE COYOTES TO PIN DOWN DEER ANDCOYD ALL THAT.ALL THAT.

BUT THERE WAS A HUNT CLUB UPBUTP NORTH THAT SAID THEY WANTEDNORTD TO SECURE THEMSELVES FROMTO SECM DISEASE.DISEASE.

SO, THEY WERE GOING TO PUT UPSOP MILES OF HYPHENS WITHOUT AMILESA HYPHENS, WITHOUT PERMITS ANDHYPD STUFF LIKE THAT.STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> THE OTHER THING IF YOU ARE>>E LOOKING TO DO THOSE THINGSLOOKIS THAT WILL INHIBIT OTHERTHAT WILR WILDLIFE, TOO.WILDLIFE, TOO.

YOU PUT UP THE FENCES.YOU PUT U. GROUSE AND RABBITS.GROUSE AND R. GUESS WHAT, EVERYTHING ISGUESS S GOING TO BURROW THAT AREGOING TE THOSE CRITTERS.THOSE CRITTERS.

AGAIN IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONSAGAIS GIVE US A SHOUT.GIVE US A SHOUT.

>> YEAH, YEAH.>> YEAH, YEAH.

AND THERE IS SOME GIVE ANDAND TD TAKE IN ALL OF THAT.TAKE IN ALL.

CAN YOU TURTLED TRAP, JOE, ONCAN A LAKE THAT'S CRAWFORDA LAKE THD COUNTY?

>> I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICSCOS ON THE CLOSURE, WAKELY LAKEON TE IS NO NO HARVEST LAKEIS NO NO HE ENTIRELY ON FEDERAL LAND.ENTIRE.

>> YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW WHERE>> YE THAT IS.THAT IS.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROWIT W TROPHY FISH IT IS A CATCH ANDTRD RELEASE FISHERY.RELEASE FISHERY.

>> COULD YOU TAKE A TURTLE IN>>N THERE?

>> IT'S NOT MY AREA.THERE?>> IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

FROM MYI DON'T Y KNOWLEDGE THE RESTRICTIONKNOWLEN ONLY ADDRESSES FISH.ONLY ADDRES.

>> THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER>> THATR GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACTGRET THE ROSCOMMON DIVISION.THE ROSC.

CRAWFORD.CRAWFORD.

>> I KNOW BUT WE DON'T HAVE>> IE FISHERIES PEOPLE.FISHERIES PEOP.

>> OR AGAIN A CONSERVATION>> ORN OFFICER OR GAYLORD.OFFICER OR G. THEY CAN LOOK AT WHAT THATTHEY T ORDER READS AND AGAIN THIS ISORS WHERE IT WILL GET INTO THEWHEREE NUANCES OF HOW IT WAS WRITTENNUN AND SPECIFIC TO FISH AND ITAND T MAY BUT IF THAT, AGAIN.MAY BUT .

TURTLES ARE COVERED UNDER THETUE LICENSE IT MAY BE COVERED INLICN THAT AS WELL.THAT AS WELL.

GIVE A CALL TO THE OFFICEGIVE AE THERE.

>> I WISH WE COULD GIVE THETHERE PERSON AN ANSWER, THAT'S APERSOA COOL QUESTION, PEOPLE THATCOOL T TRAP TURTLES THERE.TRAP TURTLES.

THEY ARE NEAT FOLKS, DOING ITTHT LEGALLY.

DNR DOES NOT MAKELEGAE THE SINKERS HAVE TO BE LEADTHE D FREE?FREE?

>> NO.

THAT WAS A CALL FROM>> NO.THAT M CADILLAC.

AND HERE IS AN INTERESTINGCADILG ONE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GETONE T IN.

LARGE SHIPS COMING INTO THEIN.LE GREAT LAKES AND PRUDENTVILLE,GR, HOUGHTON LAKE.HOUGHTON LAKE.

>> OUR BIGGEST INLAND LAKE IN>>N THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.THE STATE.

CAN WATER TANKS BEENCAN WATER TN ELECTRIFIED AND DUMPED TOELECTRO KILL OFF INVASIVE SPECIES.KILL .

THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THATTHT YOU CAN DO.YOU CAN DO.

>> THERE ARE WAYS THAT CAN>> THN YOU DO IT.YOU DO IT.

AND YOU KNOW THERE IS -- YOUANDU KNOW CHEMICALS THAT CAN YOUKNOWA PUT IN THERE.T CAN YOUPUT IN TH.

THERE ARE WAYS OF TREATINGTHEREG THE WATER DOWN TO MANDATINGTHE G IT AND ENFORCING IT.IT AND ENFO.

THAT'S DIFFICULT.THAT'S DIFFICU.

>> HERE IS BALDWIN, HOW CAN I>>I KEEP FROM KEEPING BEARS FROMKEEM GETTING IN MY TRASH.GETTING IN .

>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE AND>> THATD TIMELY FOR THIS TIME OF YEARTIMR AS THEY EMERGE.AS THEY EMERGE.

>> SO, IT IS TRYING TO GET IN>>N AND THE BEAR PROOF CONTAINERSANS THEY WILL ATTRACT TO ANY TYPETHE OF FOOD SOURCE PEOPLE DON'TOF FT THINK BUT THE GRILLS THATTHINK T HAVE GREASE ALL OVER IT,HAVE GR, THAT'S AN ATTRACTAN AS WELL.THA.

THAT'S A MATTER OFTHAT'S A MATTF EXCLUSION.

WHETHER YOU GET A TRASH CANEXCLN OR CONTAINER THAT PREVENTSOR COS THEM FROM ACCESSING IT.THEM FRO.

AND YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCEANDE WITH IT AS WELL.WITH IT AS WELL.

>> AND THE THINGS THAT YOU>> ANY CAN DO.OUCAN DO.

>> DON'T PUT OUT BIRD FEEDERS>>S I TALKED TO PEOPLE SAY TAKEI TAE THEM IN.THEM IN.

THEY'RE STILL THE BIRD SEEDTHEYD AND COME BACK.AND COME BACK.

THE TRASH.THE TRASH.

PUTTING IT OUT THE MORNING OFPUF PICKUP ANNIVERSARY THEPICKUP ANE NIGHT -- VERSUS THE NIGHTNIGHT T BEFORE BECAUSE THEY HAVEBEFORE E ACCESS TO COME BY.ACCESS TO COM.

>> I WATCHED A CROW IN>> I WATCN CADILLAC AND FROM MY MOTHER'SCAS HOUSE.HO AND MY BROTHER'S PLACE ANDUSE.AD THE GUY DID NOT SHUT THE TOPTHEP OF THE CAN.OF THE CAN.

THE CROW SAT THERE AND PICKEDTHD STUFF OUT WHEN THE CROW MOVEDSTD ANOTHER CAME IN AND PICKEDANOTHD THROUGH THE CRASH.THROUGH THE C. >> AND IT CREATED A MESS.>> AND.

PUT THAT OUT IN THE MORNINGPUT G THAT'S A BETTER PLAN, HERE ISTHS A LET ME GO TO AREAA LET ME GO A QUESTION.QUESTION.

REDUCING THE NUMBER OFREDUCING F FISHING GUIDES ON THE WATERFISHR ON THE RIVERS, PEOPLE WANT TOONO KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.KNOW IF.

>> AND -- FROM THE>> AND -- FROE LEGISLATURE.

THE ONLY RIVER IN THE STATELEGIE THAT WE'RE -- WE LIMIT OURTHAT R LAND USE PERMITS.LAND USE PERMI.

AND BECAUSE WE, ALONG WITHAND BH THE FOREST SERVICE THAT MADETHEE THERE ARE FISHING GUIDES OUTTHET THERE.

RIVER GUIDES.THERE.RIVER GUIDES.

WE DID PASS THE LEGISLATIONWE DN AND AND THEY HAVE TO AND AAND AA NOTE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DONOO THE JOB AND TAKE FIRST AIDTHE JD AND THE LICENSE FEE FOR THEAND E PEOPLE APPLYING THAT IS ONLYPEOY ABOUT $25 ALL HUNTING GUIDESABOS THAT ARE OPERATING BETHAT ARE OE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE LICENSEREQE AND AGAIN PART, THEY HAVE AAND A REPORTING REQUIREMENT THATREPORT WITH GOOD DATA MAY HELP GIVEWITE US A BETTER IDEA ON THE FISHUS H BEING HARVESTED.BEING HARVESTED.

>> MARK, STATUS OF THE>> MARK, E UNDERWATER ELECTRIC DEVICE TOUNO KEEP THE ASIAN CARP OUT?KEEP TH?

>> SO THAT -- THAT WOULD BE>> SE IN THE I THINK THAT'S THE DESINS PLAINS RIVER IN THE SOUTHPLAINSH PART OF CHICAGO.PART OF CHICAGO.

YOU KNOW I'M NOT DIRECTLYYOU KNY INVOLVED WITH THAT,INVOLVED WIT, OBVIOUSLY, WHAT I HAVE JUSTOBVIT HEARD FROM THE NEWS IS THATHEART WORK ON THAT IS HALTED AT THEWOE MOMENT BECAUSE OF FEDERALMOMENTL FUNDING THAT WAS CUT RECENTLYFUY AND AS PART OF ALL OF THEAND ASE CUTS.CUTS.

THAT'S ON HOLD AND THAT'S THETHE BEST I KNOW FROM READING THEBESE NEWS.NEWS.

>> THE DNR SPRAYS FOR WEEDS>> TS DOES THAT IMPACT THE FISHDOES TH POPULATION, TOM FROM EVARTPOPULT WANTS TO KNOW, YOU DON'TWANTS TT SPRAY FOR WEEDS?SPRAY FOR WEEDS?

>> IN MICHIGAN, THE DNR IS>> INS NOT MANDATED OR STAFFEDNOT MANDD AQUATIC NUISANCE PLANTSAQUATIC P THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE TALKINGLANG ABOUT.ABOUT.

AND AND IT IS PRIVATIZEDAND ANDD SYSTEM.

AND THE FOLKS AND HIRE ASYSTEM.A CONTRACTOR TO COME IN ANDCONTRAD PERMIT SOMETHING DONE THROUGHPEH OUR SISTER AGENCY EAGLE,OUR SIS, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIROMENT ANDDEPD ENERGY WE HAVE FISHERY-BASEDENED COMMENTS.

I WILL SAY THAT DONECOMMENTS.I E INCORRECTLY, EXCESSIVE PLANTINCT CHEMICAL TREATMENTS CANCHEMICALN AFFECT THE FISH POPULATIONSAFFES IN MANY LAKES, YOU NEED AIN MANA HEALTHY PLANT POPULATION TOHEALO HOST THE HEALTHY FISHHOST THE HH POPULATIONS LIKE BLUE GILL,POPU, SUN FISH, PERCH, WALLEYE,SUN FI, PIKE AND GAS.PIKE AND GAS.

>> SWIMMING POOL WILL NOT>> SWIT DO.DO.

>> NOPE.>> >> AND IS THERE A LIMIT TO NOPEO THE NUMBER OF ROCKS FROM THETHEE GREAT LAKES SHORELINES.GREAT LA.

CHRIS FROM LUDINGTON WANTS TOCHO KNOW.

>> THAT WILL HAVE TO BEKNOW.>E PUBLIC LAND AND THE SHORELINE.. AND THE ORDINARY HIGH WATERAND R MARK.

MICHIGAN LAW LETS YOU TAKE 25MA 25 POUNDS FOR THE YEAR.25 POUND.

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SORRY.SORRY.

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AND THE MUZZLE LOADER SEASONPASN WILL BE LEGAL FIREARMS GOINGWILG INTO YEAR.INTO YEAR.

>> AND THIS IS, AND DID YOU>> AU THE QUICK ANSWER ON THISTHE QUIS THERE WILL BE A MOOSE HUNT?THER?

>> A QUICK ANSWER IS I DON'T>> T KNOW.

>> THAT'S A FAIR ANSWER.KNOW.>>.

>> BETTER TO SAY THAT.>> BETTER.

>> WE HAVE THE RESEARCH>> WE HAH PROJECT GOING ON WHICH I'MPROJEM EXCITED FOR, THAT WILL GIVEEXCIE US LIFE HISTORY INFORMATIONUS LN FOR MOOSE.FOR MOOSE.

WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES FROMWE'M THERE.THERE.

>> IT IS -- IT HAS BEEN>> IT ISN SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT FORSOMR A LONG TIME.A LONG TIME.

>> IT HAS.>> IT HAS.

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