May 19, 2016
From BillingsGazette.com
A father was cited after his 15-year-old son shot a 9-year-old male grizzly bear while black bear hunting on May 5 in Idaho near Henry’s Lake. They are California residents.
Upon returning to their family cabin the hunters realized the mistake and reported the incident to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game the next day, the agency reported in a press release.
IDFG investigators issued the juvenile a warning, and the father was cited for taking and possessing a protected species. The arraignment date for the citation is set for June 1. The bear was seized and will be used for educational purposes.
In May 2014 an Idaho hunter claimed he killed a grizzly bear in self-defense. He was later convicted when in a jury trial.
Proper identification of any species being hunted is important, but especially in those areas that contain black and grizzly bears, IDFG advised.