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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: Florida, by kayak

A northerner who knows his way around mangrove backwaters showed a visitor the way to redfish by day and snook by night.

Updated: February 27, 2012, - 06:38 AM

Anderson: Hunters, anglers should take a look in the mirror

A gathering of conservation honchos and politicians serves to underscore the lesson: We're all responsible for protecting our natural resources.

Updated: February 24, 2012, - 06:58 AM

Anderson: Boundary Waters dogsled trip satisifies in many ways

Good reasons abound to travel by dogsled into the boundary waters. One is to see the stark results of a wildfire. Another is to savor silence. And a final one: to feel that whoosh.

Updated: February 20, 2012, - 03:55 PM

Pheasant group to gather in Minneapolis

Pheasants Forever, the national conservation group founded in St. Paul in 1982, will bring its annual Pheasant Fest to the Minneapolis Convention Center next year to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Updated: February 18, 2012, - 09:42 PM

Anderson: DNR angers hunters with plan to sell 'Fred's' antlers

Some hunters are irate that antlers off a trophy buck taken by a poacher might be sold, though plans are still uncertain.

Updated: February 17, 2012, - 12:17 PM

Anderson: Carp clarity is just six steps away

A comprehensive plan to turn back Asian carp is needed in Minnesota. Here's a suggestion.

Updated: February 12, 2012, - 12:00 AM

Anderson: A young Labrador stood sentry

Truly loved dogs, no matter the rigors of their work, will unfailingly throw themselves under a bus for their bosses.

Updated: February 10, 2012, - 06:42 AM

Anderson: Prime piece of land north of Brainerd is in line to be preserved

Minnesota has a chance, if politicians don't bungle it, to buy the 2,000 acres on the Mississippi River and virtually in the middle of the state's most popular recreation area.

Updated: February 07, 2012, - 08:13 PM