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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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Minn. deer population up, but hunters' take expected to fall from '11

While the state's deer population was reported Tuesday to be up, thanks to the recent mild winter, firearms hunters going afield beginning Saturday are expected to kill fewer deer this season than the 190,000 recorded last year.

Updated: October 30, 2012, - 11:09 AM

Many Minnesota hunters won't get a shot at seeing a wolf

The elusive creatures are widely dispersed in the northern third of state.

Updated: October 29, 2012, - 07:16 AM

Anderson: Field-dressing your deer for success

This fall, whitetail hunters can enhance the taste of their venison by avoiding these five field-dressing mistakes.

Updated: October 29, 2012, - 12:27 AM

Chart: Field dressing? Yes, there's an app for that

Field dressing a deer?

Updated: October 27, 2012, - 03:04 PM

Walleye numbers fall to lowest level in 40 years on Mille Lacs

Walleye numbers in Lake Mille Lacs -- the state's most popular walleye fishery -- have fallen to their lowest level in 40 years, and officials aren't sure why. The lake's larger walleyes also are skinny, a sign they are not finding enough food.

Updated: October 23, 2012, - 05:33 AM