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: Common ground with young guns

In the first shots of autumn, some young guns show their skills during an early goose opener.

Updated: September 05, 2012, - 12:51 AM

DNR clamping down on antlerless permits

More will be issued by lottery, so fewer whitetail does will be taken as part of the latest herd buildup effort.

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

Anderson: Too few parents take their kids fishing

Fishing is every bit as captivating as it was when I was a kid. Perhaps more so. There are just too few kids doing it.

Updated: August 29, 2012, - 08:50 AM

Anderson: It's wild on the river

Wisconsin's Chippewa River, an underused fishery and an over-the-top destination.

Updated: August 25, 2012, - 11:29 PM

Anderson: Flood leads to request for flexibility in wetlands act

Bending the rules to fit the unique circumstances of flooding in northeastern Minnesota has some concerned.

Updated: August 24, 2012, - 07:43 AM

Paddling the river, dog days don't apply

 Getting off the lake and trying your fly rod can be a refreshing change for anglers in August.

Updated: August 18, 2012, - 06:50 PM

Anderson: Wolf activist strikes up aggressive campaign

An interview about the planned hunting and trapping season in Minnesota was contentious at times.

Updated: August 18, 2012, - 06:46 PM

Days of unfettered boat access may be gone

DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr discusses a plan by a coalition of west-metro lake associations to significantly expand boat-inspection rules.

Updated: August 16, 2012, - 11:11 PM

Anderson: Fishing wound takes an ugly turn

Fishing isn't dangerous. But as Twin Cities guide Steve Carney can attest, complications can arise while casting, jigging, hooking -- or unhooking.

Updated: August 15, 2012, - 07:15 AM

Fisheries group to hold annual event in Twin Cities

When many of the world's top fisheries experts convene in the Twin Cities beginning Sunday, they will have plenty to discuss about their host state.

Updated: August 14, 2012, - 08:54 PM

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