Bear drinks 36 cans of beer at Washington state park

[Kadie]

Bear drinks 36 cans of beer at Washington state park

The Associated Press


Last Updated: August 17, 2004, 08:35:00 PM PDT


BAKER LAKE, Wash. (AP) - Rain-eeeeer .... Bear?
When state Fish and Wildlife agents recently found a black bear passed out on the lawn of Baker Lake Resort, there were some clues scattered nearby - dozens of empty cans of Rainier Beer.

The bear apparently got into campers' coolers and used his claws and teeth to puncture the cans. And not just any cans.

"He drank the Rainier and wouldn't drink the Busch beer," said Lisa Broxson, bookkeeper at the campground and cabins resort east of Mount Baker.

Fish and Wildlife enforcement Sgt. Bill Heinck said the bear did try one can of Busch, but ignored the rest.

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[AngryAmish]

1. Steve McMichael?

[xray s]

2. Does a bear vote for Bush in the woods?

Apparently not! :)

[lanparty]

3. Did they send him to ...

... The Beary Ford center for animal substance abuse ?????

[Massacure]

4. I wonder what it's blood-alcohol content was.

:P

[Endangered Specie]

5. "the bear did try one can of Busch, but ignored the rest."

good taste.

[DemBones DemBones]

6. "Read my empties -- no more Bush*. . . er, Busch!"

Now the question in my mind is whether this bear will learn to drink more responsibly next time, after he wakes up with the mother of all hangovers.

And, do bears experience anything like bed spins? Den spins?

[Kadie]

9. did you see this part?

snip...
A wildlife agent tried to chase the bear from the campground but the animal just climbed a tree to sleep it off for another four hours. Agents finally herded the bear away, but it returned the next morning.

Agents then used a large, humane trap to capture it for relocation, baiting the trap with the usual: doughnuts, honey and, in this case, two open cans of Rainier. That did the trick.

**so I guess he was ready for some more.

[Dying Eagle]

7. WOW

I hear that, I would touch Busch beer to save my life!

[GainesT1958]

8. If I were the Ranier Beer folks...

I'd cut me an ad about THAT taste test...and QUICK!:eyes: :beer:

B-)

[pagerbear]

10. Sounds like some of the bears I know.

[Zomby Woof]

11. too fucking funny!

Going to email this one out. :beer:

[Kadie]

20. I emailed it out too.

Great story.

[nickgutierrez]

12. That's not a bear - that was HEyHEy

:evilgrin:

[HEyHEY]

14. I really should shave my back

:-)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

13. I can sympathize with this bear... I had a rather unpleasant experience

with Busch beer during my early drinking days in high school...

[HEyHEY]

15. Hey, he won the drinking contest with the moose!

[sasquatch]

16. The bear has good taste I'll say that much

:beer:

[flamingyouth]

17. LOL - I love the lead to this article!!!

Those old Rainier Beer ads ruled! When they started trying to be hip in the '80s they just lost it, IMO.

[Kire]

18. too bad Kerry's name isn't Ranier

[AntiCoup2K4]

19. At least he wasn't drinking Animal Beer!