Yellowstone National Park this week announced that grizzly bear tracks have been discovered by employees, signaling the start of the 2025-26 bear season. “It’s that time of year when bears are ...

making this the best time to view grizzly bears and the elusive Kermode bear. Trout fishing is in season year-round, and different Pacific salmon species run the rivers from April through October.

The grizzly bear is so named because its hair is grizzled, or silver tipped, yet the name is commonly believed to be derived from “grisly,” meaning “horrible.” DESCRIPTION: A subspecies of brown bear, ...