and bowmar's spear equipped with a gopro camera.e bear's remains were recovered the next day. >> this got full penetration. >> the video since been made private caused outrage on social media and drew criticism from animal rights groups. in response, the alberta environment and parks department reportedly called spear hunting unacceptable. and asked authorities to investigate. >> the reason i, i've been filming the hunts since i was 14 is because i always wanted to have my own show. >> i've don't think killing an animal should be entertainment. >> johnny sain writes about conservation and avid hunter. >> it is a spiritual experience. you are stepping inside the circle. and that triggers all kind of old primal emotions. i don't know if that is something that need to be shared with the general audience. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs this morning, bowmar says the bear i speared only ran 60 yards and died immediately. that's as humane and ethical as one could get. >> that's the way humans acquire meat for many, many years before gu

. >> reporter: the video posted on youtube shows hunter josh bowmar luring a black bear with bait to where he set up multiple cameras. then the former all-american javelin champion throws a spear mounted with a gopro and celebrates as the mortally wounded animal runs away. >> reporter: the next day, bowmar located the dead bear, but social media exploded with reaction. conservation writer johnny sain doesn't object to the hunt, but says posting the video was a mistake. >> i don't think killing an animal should be entertainment. it's a spiritual experience. but i don't know if that's something that needs to be shared with the general audience. >> reporter: in a statement to cbs news, bowmar defended his actions. >> reporter: the public reaction is similar to the killing of cecil the lion last year by american dentist walter palmer. and more recently, 12-year-old hunter aryanna gourdon has received death threats over the facebook photos of her and numerous big game animals she has killed. university of pennsylvania sociologist david grazian. hunting has been around forever. why all thi

something that needs to be shared with the general audien. >> reporter: in a statement to actions., bowmar defended his >> reporter: the public reaction i similar to the ing of cecil the lion last year by american dentist walter palmer. and more recently, 12-year-old hunter aryanna gourdon h received death threats over the facebook photos of her and numerous big game animals she has kild. university of pennsylvania sociologist david grazian. hunting has been around forever. why all thi outrage now? >> for the first time in human everyday lives to a mass audience. everydayonsumers now have access to more intimate moments of violence, and in this case, it's the hunting of a bear. >> reporter: alberta, canada,er whe hunt occurred,l wil now ban spear hunting this fall. since the killing last year of cecil the lion, a number of countries have tightene their trophy hunting laws, and, sco, many airlines now refuse to ship thoseni you very much. coming up next, for the first time zika spreads state to state. don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moments. by choosing flo