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• Grizzly sow and cub found dead in North Idaho

  May 22, 2012 in News, Outdoors, Idaho, Region SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about who shot a grizzly bear and her nursing cub in northern Idaho. 14

• Out & About: Group working to translate fishing rules into Russian

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTDO – A group of anglers is trying to get Spokane River anglers speaking the same language on fishing restrictions to protect struggling native redband trout. The group has worked … 7

• Expert details benefits of bear spray in trailer at Big Horn Show

    March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Hike in groups in bear country. Keep food and trash away from bears.

• Wildlife managers work to avoid grizzly encounters

  March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Rules for staying safe in bear country are easily posted on signs, websites and pamphlets. The hard part: getting folks to absorb information. 4

• Montana bears lured into trouble

  March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C13 Bears kept Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks managers busy last year, partly because rural residents weren’t up to speed on living with the increased number of grizzlies in the region. …

• In grizzly country, caution is key

  February 8, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A5 Grizzly bears are tucked away in their winter dens for at least another six weeks. But grizzly specialist Kim Annis is already embarking on northwestern Montana’s rural talk circuit. Hired …

• Grizzlies now at ZooMontana friendly wrestlers, not enemies

  February 2, 2012 in Outdoors, Region on Page A6 BILLINGS – Visitors to ZooMontana can get a better idea of how grizzly bears interact now that two male grizzlies are able to be in the bear exhibit at the …

• Idaho forest land exchange boosts big game

  January 8, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Hunters, hikers and wildlife should benefit from the Idaho Panhandle National Forests’ recent acquisition of Cabinet Mountains land just northeast of Lake Pend Oreille. And people who prefer a forest …

• 2011 spotlight: Top S-R outdoors feature stories

  January 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 Wrangler, horse charge grizzly A trail-ride wrangler from Whitefish, Mont., rode a big, brave horse to the rescue of a young boy on a horse being chased by a grizzly …

• Bear exhibit packs safety lesson

  December 7, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 An appetite for dog food was the black bear’s undoing. Wildlife agents killed the 500-pound male after it engineered a series of crafty break-ins at cabins in southwest Washington. Now, …

• Wildlife agents: Don’t feed the bears

  December 6, 2011 in News, Outdoors, City An appetite for dog food was the black bear’s undoing. Wildlife agents killed the 500-pound male after it engineered a series of crafty break-ins at cabins in Southwest Washington. 2

• Forest road plan aims at bear safety

  November 29, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A5 Keeping people away from grizzly bears is the goal of forest plan amendments for the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai and Lolo national forests, which will restrict motor vehicle travel into prime …

• Rock Creek decision upheld

  November 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Building a mine beneath Montana’s Cabinet Mountain Wilderness won’t imperil the region’s threatened grizzly bears, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. The San Francisco-based court said that the …

• Bear hunt tips to go online

  November 11, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 The bear moving through the brush has dark fur and weighs about 300 pounds. Is it a black bear or a grizzly? Most people rely on size and coloring to …

• Bolster, Tonk looking for new normal

  October 23, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 A few weeks ago, she was just a wrangler who led dudes on trail rides near Glacier National Park. This week, Erin Bolster is trying to deal with a thousand …

• Heroes in grizzly chase featured on Letterman show

  October 12, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 Fans of heroes, horses, wranglers and grizzly bears got it all in one package Tuesday night on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Trail riding guide Erin Bolster and her … 4

• Grizzly killed that likely mauled two in Yellowstone

  October 3, 2011 in Outdoors, City BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say they have killed a grizzly bear that fatally mauled a hiker after DNA evidence linked the bear to the scene of … 2

• Fatal grizzly attacks trigger policy review

  September 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Yellowstone National Park officials say they’ll review park policies following two fatal grizzly attacks this summer. One incident involved a solo hiker, John Wallace, 59, of Michigan, who died Aug. …

• Getting a nose count

  September 24, 2011 in News on Page A1 Next summer, grizzly bears will follow their noses to census sites. Enticed by the smell of fermented cow blood and fish guts, they’ll crawl through corrals of barbed wire to … 2

• Hunter killed by gunshot wound, not by grizzly bear attack

  September 23, 2011 in News, Outdoors A hunter who died during a grizzly bear attack was died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, the Montana State Crime Lab medical examiner announced today. 43

• Gutsy wrangler, huge horse save boy from charging grizzly

  September 18, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 Grizzlies are high profile this year. A lingering winter and late berry crop kept bears in proximity to humans longer than normal, perhaps contributing to a stream of headlines about … 40

• Hunters mistook grizzly for black bear

  September 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 Two hunters who had a deadly encounter with a young male grizzly bear Friday were certain it was a black bear when they shot it, said a third member of … 19

• Grizzly kills hunter near Idaho-Montana border

  September 17, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 BONNERS FERRY, Idaho – A grizzly bear wounded by a hunter later attacked and killed the hunter’s partner Friday after the two men tracked the animal in a remote area … 17

• Grizzly bear kills hunter near Boundary County

  September 16, 2011 in News, Idaho A grizzly bear killed a hunter in Boundary County today before another hunter fatally shot the bear. 67

• Idaho lawmakers seek grizzly amendment

  September 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Both of Idaho’s U.S. senators and North Idaho’s congressman introduced legislation Wednesday to amend the Endangered Species Act to reiterate that it’s OK to shoot a grizzly bear in self-defense … 1

• Landers: Idaho wolf tag sales lagging, so far

  September 1, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Idaho wolf tag purchases are barely better than home sales. Maybe it’s the economy or the recent lawsuits that threatened to stall the hunting season again, but wolf permits are … 1

• Prosecutor says bear ran at man

  August 30, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 A grizzly shot by a Boundary County man had approached within 40 yards of his children, who were outside playing basketball, and charged at the man after it was wounded, …

• Prosecutor releases details of N. Idaho grizzly killing

  August 29, 2011 in City, Idaho A grizzly shot by a Boundary County man had approached within 40 yards of his children, who were outside playing basketball, and when wounded, charged at the man, according to … 61

• Field reports: Group buys land for grizzly migration

  August 28, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 WILDLIFE – A conservation group bought 71 acres in the Yaak Mountains in northwestern Montana near Troy with the goal of improving migration corridors for grizzly bears and other wildlife …

• Landers: Trial will show whether grizzly shooting was justified

  August 25, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 A North Idaho man deserves our respect for calling wildlife authorities after he shot a grizzly bear in his yard on May. 8. That was the right thing to do. … 9

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