The incident occurred in the Idaho Panhandle’s Priest Lake drainage. Upon correctly identifying the bear as a grizzly at the ...

The Grizzly bear in the picture above is not the one the hunter killed. A grizzly bear was mistakenly shot and killed by a ...

A hunter believed he was shooting a black bear when he fired his gun at an animal in northern Idaho, officials said. It ...

A hunter shot and killed a female grizzly bear in North Idaho Friday evening after mistaking it for a black bear.

The hunter mistook the young female grizzly for a black bear and immediately self-reported to when they realized their error.

According to a recent news release, a hunter shot and killed a young female grizzly bear he mistook for a black bear in ...

The bear was killed in the Priest Lake drainage of Idaho’s Panhandle. After identifying the bear at the scene as a grizzly, ...

Grand Teton National Park staff discovered the carcasses of two yearling grizzly bears in a closed area south of Colter Bay.

BONNER COUNTY, Idaho — Editor note: The Grizzly bear in the picture above is not the one the hunter killed. A grizzly bear was mistakenly shot and killed by a hunter in North Idaho late last week.

Last June, a hunter shot a grizzly near St. Maries after consulting with Idaho Fish and Game about whether the bear — which he'd seen on a trail camera — was a grizzly or black bear.