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Dennis Anderson

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Outdoors
Anderson 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

Anderson: Stop mowing roadsides and hurting our wildlife

‘Naturalized’ roadways have benefits. But the issue is politically charged.
July 25, 2025

Anderson: Whacking a century-old federal bird-banding program would be wacky

Natural resource science should not be defunded because it acknowledges a changing climate.
July 17, 2025

Anderson: Pheasant chicks drowned in Minnesota floods, but hope still springs for this year’s hunt

Season’s ringneck hatch likely was awash in heavy June rains.
July 11, 2025

Anderson: On anniversary of Leech Lake’s ‘Muskie Rampage,’ mystery remains — and a study begins

Muskies implanted with transmitters will send signals on whereabouts, habits.
July 5, 2025

Anderson: Don’t sell our Big Beautiful public lands

Senate effort to sell public land would rob hunters, hikers and birders of wild places in the West.
June 27, 2025
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Anderson: Bored by walleye fishing, Minnesota’s young anglers are hooked on the fast action bass provide

Advocating for a longer season, prep anglers land a keeper at the Legislature.
June 20, 2025

Anderson: Setting expectations and praising efforts, he trained his dogs — and raised his sons

On Father’s Day, a reminder that time is a parent’s most precious gift.
June 13, 2025

Anderson: He paddled solo into the BWCAW and didn’t come back

A lifelong canoeist, Bob James sought fish and solace in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
June 6, 2025

Anderson: In early June, Minnesota fish are begging to be caught. Won’t you help?

It’s the state’s best time to fish for panfish, bass and walleyes.
May 30, 2025

Anderson: Tails wagging, DNR officers’ dogs find lost people and missing evidence

Young Labradors bolster Minnesota DNR's canine corps, and add to conservation officers’ efficiency
May 24, 2025

Anderson: Punish poachers more

Making ‘preachers out of poachers’ might help convert wildlife outlaws to legal hunters.
May 22, 2025
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