The bear, a female grizzly from the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem, was killed in late 2025, near Perkins Lake, close to Stanley.

BONNER COUNTY, Idaho - A hunter in Bonner County shot a grizzly last week, thinking he was shooting a black bear. Idaho Fish and Game says the hunter shot the young female in the Priest Lake drainage ...

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 ...

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho – Idaho Fish and Game stressed the importance of proper bear identification after a young female grizzly was mistakenly shot dead by a hunter in Bonner County, the agency said in a ...

A hunter believed he was shooting a black bear when he fired his gun at an animal in northern Idaho, officials said. It turned out to be a federally protected grizzly bear. The hunter killed the ...