Area residents can also boost their bear awareness on their property by eliminating food attractants, such as chicken feed or ...

BOUNDARY COUNTY, Idaho — While black bear hunting in the Ruby Creek drainage June 8, two Idaho hunters shot and killed an approaching grizzly bear out of self defense, Idaho Fish and Game announced.

Jun. 17—A hunter in North Idaho shot and killed a grizzly bear last week after mistaking it for a black bear. The hunter killed the young male grizzly June 10 in the lower St. Joe River area ...

Tips for black bear hunting in Idaho. By Tom Claycomb For the Journal; May 10, 2018 May 10, 2018; 0; ... roads shut down in response to rapidly spreading wildfire in North Idaho; ...

Idaho provides hunters the opportunity to hunt black bears during the spring so you don’t have to wait until fall to start big game hunting. All you need is a 2022 hunting license and bear tag.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (KIFI) — Wildlife managers in northern Idaho are warning people to be on the watch for grizzly bears after one was recently reported in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest.

In general, brown bear attacks on humans are rare, with between 11 and 12 on average recorded annually in North America, according to the National Institutes of Health. But they do sometimes occur.

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.

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — Idaho Fish and Game are investigating after a nonresident hunter shot and killed a male grizzly bear he mistook for a black bear. The bear was killed in Idaho’s panhandle ...

Grizzly bears are federally protected in North Idaho and there is no hunting season. Intentionally shooting a grizzly bear is a felony and may include up to $10,000 in civil penalties. Share This ...