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The New York Times Spear Fishing

STOCKBRIDGE, WI -FEB. 17, 2015: Tom Krueger, 51, looks out over the ice shortly after arriving at his shanty for the start of the spear fishing day, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. 13,000 licenses were sold for the 2015 sturgeon spearing season which started Feb. 14, 2015 and lasted until Feb. 21, 2015 on Lake Winnebago with a total of 1870 sturgeon speared. The average success rate for spearers is 10-12% and some people go years without spotting anything from their shanty. Lauren Justice for The New York Times

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STOCKBRIDGE, WI -FEB. 17, 2015: Tom Krueger, 51, looks out over the ice shortly after arriving at his shanty for the start of the spear fishing day, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. 13,000 licenses were sold for the 2015 sturgeon spearing season which started Feb. 14, 2015 and lasted until Feb. 21, 2015 on Lake Winnebago with a total of 1870 sturgeon speared. The average success rate for spearers is 10-12% and some people go years without spotting anything from their shanty. Lauren Justice for The New York Times