in this video American hunter Josh Bomar
gives a multi-angle look at his Alberta
hunting trip
complete with soundtrack when a bear is
lured to the area with food this former
javelin competitor launches a spear
impaling the bear the animal runs off
beau Mars celebration begins he later
finds the spear the next day he finds
the dead bear the video was uploaded
online and the backlash was Swift Sam
Heaton comparing it to the uproar after
an American dentist killed the beloved
African lion Cecil there's some things
you just don't or probably shouldn't
post on YouTube but it's not just those
against hunting voicing their opposition
but fellow hunters - saying that spear
hunting is inhumane because it could
take longer for the animal to die with a
powered rifle one is able to place the
bullet very precisely exactly where it's
going to kill the animal quickly and
that's always the hunters objective
Ballmer says he spent years preparing
and practicing his technique but those
who teach hunting safety courses say
they don't condone it the gentlemen
putting himself in that situation
standing on the ground with no
protection with a wild carnivore
standing there on a bait pile is not a
safe thing to do and soon it won't be
legal either the government says this
fall it will introduce a ban on spear
hunting even though it isn't prohibited
now Fish & Wildlife has launched an
investigation into the case we look to
ensure that the wildlife was hunted
within a open season the person was
licensed appropriately Bomar build his
detailed play-by-play as epic no doubt
it's been seen around the world now
investigators will be taking a closer
look Breyer Stuart CBC News Edmonton