Pelican Lake in Wright County – a fishing hotspot for several years but one destined to change – has been open to liberalized fishing for the next nine days. That means anglers can keep as ...

A former mecca for ducks and waterfowl hunters in eastern Wright County could make a comeback under plans being developed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, and partners to c… ...

But waterfowl habitat restoration is underway on the 3,800-acre Wright County lake, which is considered among the top five shallow lakes in the state for diving duck migration.

Pete Scharber worried that other duck hunters beat him to his preferred spot Saturday morning when he arrived at Pelican Lake in Wright County. It was 5:20 a.m. — about a half hour later than he ...