Posted on 05/22/2010 3:06:30 PM PDT by JoeProBono
BELLEVUE, Wash., Officials with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said they are using day-old Krispy Kreme doughnuts as bait to lure a bear in Bellevue.
Jason Capelli, a game warden with the department, said the 1 1/2-year-old bear, estimated to weigh 70 to 80 pounds, has been spotted digging through garbage and birdfeeders in a Bellevue neighborhood and Krispy Kreme donated day-old doughnuts to use as bait, The Seattle Times reported Friday.
"Krispy Kreme doughnuts are standard bear bait," Capelli said adding trappers are also using maple syrup and caramel-molasses mix as bait.
Capelli said the bear's "comfort level with people is not good."
We all know cops like donuts. This isn’t very funny. /sarc
All that will attract are dozens of football fans with 60 inch waists that can’t seem to get away from watching grown men play a children’s game for millions of dollars.
I’d risk being shot for some Krispy Kremes when the “hot” sign is on.
Quick, where is my bear suit.....
May he be related to the raccoon who is messing with my garbage every night?
That was my first thought. Then again, having worked in an ice cream/doughnut shop as a teen, having boys in blue nearby on the nights I had to close was a nice thing.
That’s hard to say.
We live in a very rural area. About 15 years ago our neighbor was working for Dunkin Donuts and she was bringing home the day old donuts and putting them out at the foot of the mountain. Well, it wasn’t long before there were 5 to 6 bear there every night. Sometimes they even showed up during the day. My Mom and Dad had a pond up that way and my Mom didn’t even want to go up there anymore. The PA game commission finally put an end to it but the bear just loved those donuts!
How many cops do you have to throw back?? lol
I love the Krispy Kreme chocolate frosted donuts, nuke for 9 seconds in the microwave, they are yummy, but don’t like them not nuked.. Hot is where its at with K. K. donuts..
“Hey, Boo-Boo!”
This is a waste of donuts. But since they’re doing it, why not try to lure Bigfoot out? Or, they could try to lure me out. I’d wait until it gets up to an even dozen.
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