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.

Recent content from Doug Smith

Oh, deer: 30th Classic is coming

It's definitely a talker.

Updated: March 04, 2012, - 12:45 AM

Canada eases entry rules for some offenders

Americans with only one DWI or other misdemeanor conviction will be allowed to cross border, but just once.

Updated: March 01, 2012, - 08:46 PM

Hunting on private land: Walking away from walk-ins

A new program that has opened thousands of hunting acres might fizzle for lack of funding.

Updated: February 29, 2012, - 07:44 AM

Ugly or not, it's a record fish

Few Minnesotans respect the burbot, that snaky, slimy, eel-like codfish that lurks in the depths of the state's big lakes.

Updated: February 27, 2012, - 01:01 PM

Almanac: Legislature could soon consider trapping limits

A controversial proposal to tighten the use of body-gripping traps to reduce the inadvertent trapping of dogs could be presented to the Legislature this week.

Updated: February 26, 2012, - 12:29 AM

Canadians to ease rules allowing Americans entry

Past convictions for certain offenses, such as drunken driving, will no longer be a stumbling block.

Updated: February 25, 2012, - 04:02 PM

Moose population keeps falling

No definite cause has been found to explain the decline, but wolves and hunters don't appear to be driving the trend.

Updated: February 24, 2012, - 03:53 AM

What happens when your vehicle ends up on the lake bottom?

The number of vehicles that have fallen through the ice is up this winter, an expensive proposition for those victimized.

Updated: February 22, 2012, - 12:58 PM

Fishing too good: Mille Lacs group asks for relief from special limit

State anglers are likely to exceed their portion of the lake's walleye harvest. Local business owners hope to avoid a change in regulations.

Updated: February 18, 2012, - 09:41 PM

Almanac: Anglers near Fergus Falls reel in impressive elk rack

A father and daughter angling together last week on a frozen lake near Fergus Falls made quite a catch.

Updated: February 12, 2012, - 12:03 AM

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