IDFG said the bear was shot and killed in the Priest Lake drainage of Idaho's panhandle. IDFG said the hunter self-reported what happened and is cooperating with the department on the investigation.

An Idaho hunter mistook a protected grizzly bear for a black bear near Priest Lake and fatally shot it, officials said. Hunters need to take precautions.

It turned out to be a federally protected grizzly bear. The hunter killed the female grizzly May 9 in the Priest Lake drainage area of Idaho’s Panhandle, Idaho Fish and Game said in a May 12 ...

Wildlife officials in Idaho are investigating the incident. ... north of Upper Priest Lake, the Idaho Fish and Game said in a June 9 news release.

Wildlife officials in Idaho are investigating the incident. ... north of Upper Priest Lake, the Idaho Fish and Game said in a June 9 news release.

Wildlife officials in Idaho are investigating the incident. ... north of Upper Priest Lake, the Idaho Fish and Game said in a June 9 news release.

A hunter shot and killed a female grizzly bear in North Idaho Friday evening after mistaking it for a black bear. The hunter killed the grizzly in the Priest Lake drainage and immediately self ...

A hunter accused of killing a federally protected animal in Idaho faces a hefty civil penalty and jail time, wildlife officials said. The man thought he was shooting a black bear when he killed ...

An Idaho hunter mistook a protected grizzly bear for a black bear near Priest Lake and fatally shot it, officials said. Hunters need to take precautions.

An Idaho hunter mistook a protected grizzly bear for a black bear near Priest Lake and fatally shot it, officials said. Hunters need to take precautions.