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Authorities use Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to Capture Bear
WLSAM ^
| May 28, 2020
Posted on 05/28/2020 1:40:04 PM PDT by SJackson
Apparently, cops dont love doughnuts just because they taste good; but also because they make effective tools in protecting the public.
For proof of this, look no further than Fort Myers, Florida. Thats where animal control officers saved helpless citizens from a menacing bear with nothing more than a box of Krispy Kremes. After a young 250-pound bear was spotted wandering through the streets of Fort Myers Tuesday morning, officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were called out to tranquilize it, says Officer Adam Brown. However, because tranquilizers usually dont take effect right away, they felt using the gun wasnt their best option. When we use a tranquilizer, the bear sometimes will run away, and we didnt want to take any chance of it running into traffic or the residential area, Brown says.
So officers decided to go with their secret weapon: Krispy Kreme doughnuts. After putting a dozen in a trap, it took only moments for the bear to take the bait, Brown says. The bear was then loaded into a vehicle and taken to a state-managed wildlife area, according to Brown. Not that the bear cared; it was too busy chowing down on Krispy Kremes.
TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: animals; bait; bear; donuts; doughnuts; krispykremes
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To: SJackson
The bear was then loaded into a vehicle and taken to a state-managed wildlife area, according to Brown. Not that the bear cared; it was too busy chowing down on Krispy Kremes.Now, whenever the bear has a hankering for some donuts, it will return to the same area and wait for them to load up the portable dining room...
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posted on
05/29/2020 2:23:50 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
To: Dr. Sivana
The Student Prince Cafe is a great German restaurant in Springfield proper; kinda dark and moody for atmosphere. Showing its age; food is great.
Went to The Big E, every 4 years; now, it’s so crowded, it kinda lost its *fun.*
We’ve fled CT for good, for northern Vermont. Only thing we miss about it, is the seafood, caught fresh from LIS.
You must mean Ted’s Restaurant on Broad St. for steamed burgers. They opened a small place in Cromwell; but its not the same as far as atmosphere, as the original in Meriden.
Best ice cream in CT, is at the UCONN dairy bar. Really.
Edible pizza does NOT exist in Vermont. Heh.
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posted on
05/29/2020 5:06:24 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
To: Daffynition
Best ice cream in CT, is at the UCONN dairy bar. Really.
One of the best hot dogs I ever had in my life was at the Old Mason's Home in Wallingford, CT ... really.
Ted's is the most famous for steamed cheeseburgers. I was underwhelmed when I went there. The best steamed cheeseburger I ever had was in Wallingford at the old Colony Donuts location (the distinctive neon sign outlived the business by years). I have never been able to match it.
I am sorry about your pizza crisis. We suffered similarly for years in Rockford, IL, where the crust was cardboard, and the primary seasoning in the sauce was salt. Phoenix has a lot for everybody, and I can get suitable pizza and grinders here.
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posted on
05/29/2020 5:28:16 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: SJackson; Chode; Squantos; SkyDancer; Delta 21; tubebender; Lockbox; OldMissileer; carriage_hill; ..
Glazed or Cream Filled <<<My Favorite especially if its Chocolate Cream!!! And sure I would have crawled in to the Bear Trap to get them 😷
>
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posted on
05/29/2020 6:00:59 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
To: SJackson
Mama Bear and her three cubs were content to eat bird seed destroying the feeders in the process until I had a chainlink structure built a few years ago...
To: tubebender; NautiNurse
Looks like my backyard, here in Connecticut. LOTS of black bears everywhere! (and deer, bobcats, fox, wild turkeys, coyotes, etc.)
We can't put bird feeders back up until the bears go into hibernation for the winter months.
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posted on
05/29/2020 10:34:53 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(Mega prayers for Rush Limbaugh)
To: SJackson
The structure a fence company built for me. The corners were driven about two feet into the ground
To: SJackson
Animal cruelty! They’re going to give the poor critter diabetes!
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posted on
05/31/2020 10:07:42 AM PDT
by
Flatus I. Maximus
(Guns don't kill people. Planned Parenthood does.)
To: tubebender
How do the birds get in/out?
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posted on
05/31/2020 10:11:49 AM PDT
by
abb
To: freedumb2003
Beats Dunkin Donuts hands down.
We have both within a block of each other. Theres rarely a car outside DD, but the parking lot for KK is full day and night.
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posted on
05/31/2020 10:21:34 AM PDT
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?my)
To: gitmo
>>We have both within a block of each other. Theres rarely a car outside DD, but the parking lot for KK is full day and night.<<
The same is true of charbucks, the worst coffee on the face of the planet and mickey-Ds’ the worst burgers ever.
So is there a point in there?
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posted on
05/31/2020 10:25:13 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
("DonÂ’t mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
To: abb
It’s a 2 inch square opening and most birds can get thru that even larger birds like Jays and Wood Peckers but not Crows...
To: abb
Small birds like this Goldfinch or this Red Crossbill can easily access the feeders in the cage
To: tubebender
Neat solution. Those old Yogi Bears can scarf up the pick-a-nick baskets when they want to.
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posted on
05/31/2020 11:26:04 AM PDT
by
abb
To: abb
Even larger birds like this male Red Shafted Flicker and get in to enjoy Lady Benders peanut butter + lard + sugar + etc biscuits
To: tubebender
The squirrels we have here would probably build an electronic arm with an erector set or something equally devious.
But in general very great idea I will probably try, while the squirrels work on their devices :)
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posted on
05/31/2020 1:18:33 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
("DonÂ’t mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
To: Dr. Sivana
Culinary strangeness....red snappers and Moxie, in these parts.
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posted on
05/31/2020 6:12:32 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
To: Daffynition
Culinary strangeness....red snappers and Moxie, in these parts.
I wanted to like Moxie... I TRIED to like Moxie. I can't handle Moxie. I also tried to like Jolt. Great concept, ahead of its time, but it just doesn't taste very good.
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posted on
05/31/2020 7:33:21 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
Moxie, and its *acquired* taste remind me, of the home-made root beer I helped my dad make, decades ago. Yuck! Who drinks chalk.
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posted on
06/01/2020 2:05:52 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*Mega Dittoes and Mega Prayers* & :))
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