Alberta bans spears for hunting big game

Spears will no longer be permitted for hunting big game in Alberta. 
The provincial government has instead formulated a list of approved weapons: rifles, shotguns and conventional archery gear.
The change comes after an outcry over a 2016 video posted on YouTube, in which American hunter Josh Bowmar speared a black bear in northern Alberta.
Many viewers at the time — including hunters — denounced the kill as “barbaric” and “unnecessary.”
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