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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: New hunt isn't a war versus wolves

The purpose of some previous hunts was eradication; Minnesota's is a needed rebalancing of the wolf population.

Updated: June 15, 2012, - 06:37 AM

Anderson: A gauge of local muskies

Results from last weekend's Metro Muskie Tournament are telltale not only of the health of the Twin Cities area muskie fishery, but the diversity of lakes and rivers here that hold these fish.

Updated: June 12, 2012, - 10:36 PM

Fishing the Mississippi with the Griz

Dennis Anderson went fishing on the Mississippi with Dick Gryzwinski near Red Wing Thursday.

Updated: June 11, 2012, - 06:38 PM

Anderson: Big carp for night bowfishing at Big Marine Lake

On boats rigged to turn night into day, fishermen with arrows for tackle pursue a sport once banned in Minnesota.

Updated: June 09, 2012, - 10:40 PM

Anderson: Dakota grasslands hang in balance

A lot in the Dakotas rides on, of all things, a transportation bill President Obama must sign by the end of the month.

Updated: June 08, 2012, - 07:04 AM

Anderson: Teach a kid to fish? It's catching

Larry Dahlberg has traveled the world over to film his TV show, "The Hunt for Big Fish,'' sometimes risking life and limb to catch monstrous critters most people have never heard of.

Updated: June 06, 2012, - 02:41 PM

DNR video produces telling images of invasive species

Recent underwater footage shed more light on the complexity of invasive species in Minnesota.

Updated: June 06, 2012, - 11:25 AM

Anderson: Teach a kid to fish? It's catching

Larry Dahlberg has traveled the world over to film his TV show, "The Hunt for Big Fish,'' sometimes risking life and limb to catch monstrous critters most people have never heard of.

Updated: June 06, 2012, - 12:18 AM

Anderson: Undercover angler investigates invasive species security

Are there cracks in security when it comes to the fight against invasive species at two west-metro lakes? Or could they be models for others? This fisherman went to find out.

Updated: June 03, 2012, - 01:07 AM