Dennis Anderson
Columnist
OutdoorsAnderson was born in North Dakota, but grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He has an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Minnesota, Morris and a master's in journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where his focus was communications law.
Latest from Dennis Anderson
Outdoors
Anderson: Wisconsin hunting camp was as much about people as it was about deer
Camp owner Norb Berg, who died earlier this year at 92, was fascinated by whitetails, but even more so by people.
November 22, 2024
Outdoor Activities
Anderson: Fired for drunken driving, DNR waterfowl specialist cites hallucinations
Steve Cordts, a respected DNR duck and goose manager for the last 20 years, wants his job back.
November 16, 2024
Sports
Anderson: Recalling blasts from the past, Bud Grant’s partner aims for a memorable deer opener
Accompanying Dennis Anderson, Pat Smith sets a high bar: “A 10-pointer,’' she said.
November 10, 2024
Outdoors
Fewer antlerless permits issued to hunters, but weather, harvest outlook upbeat for deer opener
Cloudy skies, highs touching 50 degrees statewide will greet some 450,000 whitetail seekers Saturday.
November 8, 2024
Outdoors
Anderson: With Bud Grant gone, his partner recalls good times afield while anticipating Minnesota’s deer opener
With Bud Grant gone, his partner recalls good times afield while anticipating Minnesota's deer opener
November 7, 2024
Sports
Anderson: Price of Minnesota whitetail hunting can be dear, but needn't keep hunters on the couch
Some hunters borrow clothing and other gear, bagging limits of fun — and sometimes venison — in the process.
November 2, 2024
Outdoors
Anderson: How a mentoring program is helping underrepresented Minnesotans learn to hunt
Program targets Minnesotans of color seeking to reconnect with the land and the food it offers.
October 25, 2024
Outdoors![Sarah Strommen, first woman to be named commissioner of the DNR, in her office in St. Paul. ]
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St. Paul, MN Friday, March 15, 2019](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/R6UBV4HPQHBHJSEHQJDJVGFY7A.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Anderson: Minnesota DNR commissioner says no plan to raise state park or hunting, fishing license fees
In Q&A, Sarah Strommen also addressed the possibility of Walz leaving, timber management and a carp deterrent.
October 24, 2024
Outdoors
Anderson: With Bud Grant gone, his partner recalls good times afield while anticipating Minnesota’s deer opener
With Bud Grant gone, his partner recalls good times afield while anticipating Minnesota's deer opener
November 7, 2024
Sports
Anderson: Price of Minnesota whitetail hunting can be dear, but needn't keep hunters on the couch
Some hunters borrow clothing and other gear, bagging limits of fun — and sometimes venison — in the process.
November 2, 2024
Outdoors
Anderson: How a mentoring program is helping underrepresented Minnesotans learn to hunt
Program targets Minnesotans of color seeking to reconnect with the land and the food it offers.
October 25, 2024
Outdoors
Anderson: Minnesota DNR commissioner says no plan to raise state park or hunting, fishing license fees
In Q&A, Sarah Strommen also addressed the possibility of Walz leaving, timber management and a carp deterrent.
October 24, 2024