Grizzly-killing juvenile faces judge
A judge handed down a penalty Friday for a North Idaho teenager who shot and killed a federally protected grizzly bear last fall north of Wallace. The 14-year-old boy was charged with the unlawful killing of a grizzly, an endangered species, and hunting without a bear tag. Because he is a juvenile, his case is sealed and the penalty was not disclosed. His father, Dan Tesky of Silverton, was fined $300 for setting bear bait too close to a house. In a plea agreement Friday, Tesky, 38, admitted guilt. Magistrate Douglas Payne noted that the unlawful baiting was unrelated to the grizzly killing, and he imposed a fine less than the prosecutor and defense attorney jointly proposed/Scott Maben, SR. More here.