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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.
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Anderson: Trout opener is grand on any scale

Stream water high or low, close quarters or open spaces ... state trout angling offers different fishing arenas.

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

Legislature list is heavy on matters of outdoors

Over two weeks, the fishing opener, donated venison, land sales, fee increases and more will be considered quickly.

Updated: April 14, 2012, - 04:22 PM

Anderson: Is discrimination working in reverse for outdoors violations?

Some are out to prove that the playing field is not level when it comes to who is prosecuted and who isn't for outdoors violations.

Updated: April 13, 2012, - 06:41 AM

Anderson: A week on the fly

It took five days -- one for travel, four for fishing -- to wipe out winter for good

Updated: April 07, 2012, - 06:51 PM

First crappie run offers good action

Crappie minnows are a favored bait, but when these fish are biting, they'll hit almost anything thrown their way.

Updated: April 07, 2012, - 06:50 PM

Anderson: In House, clueless lead clueless on outdoors issues

Lawmakers follow a wearily familiar script of professing to stand up for our resources while trying to ruin them.

Updated: April 06, 2012, - 08:29 AM

Anderson: Young outdoors enthusiast is a champion of budding sport

Josh Miller of New Richmond, Wis., is out to defend his title in the North American Shed Hunting Dog Association World Championship.

Updated: April 01, 2012, - 01:12 AM

Anderson: Still fish to catch and jigs to perfect

Dan Lorentz was diagnosed with cancer four years ago, but like he says, "You can't twiddle your thumbs and worry."

Updated: March 30, 2012, - 06:06 AM

Anderson: On and on with the Northwest Sportshow

The exhibition of outdoors goods and services that came to be known as the Northwest Sportshow has for eight decades inspired dreams and wonder. That process begins again Wednesday, a good chance to take a look at what has changed and what has not.

Updated: March 25, 2012, - 12:46 AM