Dennis Anderson

Columnist | Outdoors
Phone: 612-673-4424
Anderson has been the Star Tribune outdoors columnist since 1993. Before that, for 13 years, he wrote the outdoors column for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He and his colleague, outdoors writer Doug Smith, cover hunting, fishing, camping, boating, paddling and other outdoor activities, as well as natural resource conservation.

Recent content from Dennis Anderson

Anderson: Good ice is good for state businesses

Many are prospering from a recent cold snap that spurred anglers to action.

Updated: January 03, 2013, - 10:05 PM

Anderson: Former U standout Breuer is tall on the trigger

Randy Breuer made a figurative mark on the Minnesota landscape as a basketball player. These days he strides the landscape as a hunter, standing out at ''5 feet and 27 inches.''

Updated: December 27, 2012, - 01:35 AM

Anderson: Fish in the elements and payoff can be big

Giant muskies can be had if you're willing to endure snow, rain, wind and finger-numbing low temperatures.

Updated: December 09, 2012, - 10:12 PM

Anderson: A day to be dazed by pheasants

The rooster crop was as dry as the land on a southwest Minnesota sojourn. But there was no shortage of memories.

Updated: December 08, 2012, - 06:42 PM

DNR faces staffing, funding unknowns

Officer Steve Hirsch discussed some of the issues within as the fight against water invaders continues.

Updated: December 08, 2012, - 04:51 PM

Anderson: Time was right for a wolf hunt

Disparate parties have a range of opinions on the necessity and propriety of the wolf hunt - but let's hope the debate sticks to the facts.

Updated: December 01, 2012, - 07:24 PM

Chart: Minnesota gray wolf timeline

Pre-white settlement

Updated: December 01, 2012, - 05:23 PM

Anderson: It's time to protect the wetlands

Minnesotans need to start demanding "no net loss" of wetlands or those areas will be gone in two generations.

Updated: November 30, 2012, - 07:35 AM

Anderson: Ringneck road trip

A five-day hunt for ringnecks in five states aims to connect with and increase the number of young hunters.

Updated: November 26, 2012, - 01:16 AM

Wisconsin deer opener: Meat for the freezer, tales for dessert

Four big bucks were hanging by noon, but tradition, which had already ruled the day, insisted that the stories be told later.

Updated: November 18, 2012, - 09:31 PM

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