Spear Hunting
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Alberta bans spear hunting after controversial bear hunting videoSpear-hunting is being banned in Alberta following outcry after a viral video showed an American hunter killing a black bear with a spear.CrimeFeb 7, 2018
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Alberta not likely to follow through with spear hunt ban until fall 2018Alberta does not expect to make good on a promise to ban what it has called the archaic practice of spear-hunting until at least next fall as it considers rule changes that could include prohibiting other methods of taking big game.CanadaSep 21, 2017
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No charges for hunter who speared Alberta bear in videoThe Alberta government says no charges will be laid against a hunter who was captured on video killing a black bear with a spear while hunting in the province.EnvironmentAug 23, 2016
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‘This guy is crazy’: Spear hunting already illegal in OntarioAn official with a hunting education group says a controversial online video of a black bear being pierced by a long spear shows an extreme form of hunting that's unsafe and unusual.CanadaAug 16, 2016
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Alberta Fish and Game Association fine with ban on spear huntingSince there's not a huge demand for spears and in order to improve the public perception of hunting, a major game association in Alberta supports the province's decision to ban the weapon.CanadaAug 16, 2016
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Hunter that killed bear with spear technically not in the wrongA YouTube video showing the killing of a black bear, has people looking at Alberta's hunting regulations.CanadaAug 15, 2016
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