Grizzly shot, killed at Priest Lake
A grizzly bear is pictured in a field in this Idaho Department of Fish and Game photo. In 2022, IDFG officials reported an increased amount of human and grizzly encounters in the Panhandle region. (Photo courtesy IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME)
A grizzly bear was killed by a hunter May 9 in the Priest Lake drainage of Idaho's Panhandle.
The Kootenai County resident told the Idaho Department of Fish and Game he thought he was looking at a black bear when he shot a young female grizzly from a distance of less than 100 yards in the evening.
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