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Doug Smith

Reporter | Outdoors

Phone: 612-673-7667

Doug Smith, a Minnesota native, has been covering fishing, hunting and other natural resource and outdoor issues since 1995.

Invasive-species boating bill advances

Proposal calls for inspection stations, tougher fines and required training. Senate could call for vote this weekend.

Updated: April 28, 2012, - 03:14 PM

Smith: Bagging their first birds

Last weekend's annual youth turkey hunt was dampened by rain, but that didn't stop fledgling hunters from gaining from the experience.

Updated: April 25, 2012, - 06:38 AM

Minnesota Senate approves higher fees for hunting, fishing licenses

But a controversial proposal to open the fishing season a week earlier was dropped. That means the opener will probably remain May 12.

Updated: April 24, 2012, - 06:43 AM

Tradition and trout: Thrills outweigh chills

Consistent action in a frigid early outing -- and massive amounts of food -- help the thrills far outweigh the chills.

Updated: April 22, 2012, - 02:24 PM

Earlier is better for some turkey hunters

The earlier the better.

Updated: April 21, 2012, - 04:17 PM

Minnesota's turkey hunters fan out

Big changes greet state gobbler fanatics as the DNR trots out more liberal season regulations.

Updated: April 18, 2012, - 10:12 AM

Early fishing opener, wolf hunt and fee increases in doubt

Chances that Minnesota's walleye season will be moved up a week stalled and perhaps died along with a hunting and fishing license increase Tuesday on the Minnesota Senate floor.

Updated: April 18, 2012, - 06:45 AM

Early opener, spawn on collision course

Fish still could be spawning and vulnerable to overharvest if the fishing season is opened May 5, a week earlier than scheduled, as proposed by the Legislature.

Updated: April 15, 2012, - 08:00 AM