Posted on 06/15/2025 6:55:49 AM PDT by DallasBiff
June 11 (UPI) -- A Florida bear seen enjoying a resident's hot tub and taking a long backyard nap was later captured and relocated with the help of doughnuts.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the bear was spotted in a Punta Gorda neighborhood on Sunday.
(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...
Some levity for the weekend.
This has to be a made-up story.
At best, it’s bearly believable.
There are bears in Florida?
living his best life!
(Bear trapped using doughnuts after a soak in hot tub)
HEY!! That’s not playing fair!!
C’mon man!!
That could have trapped ME! 🪤🪤🪤
BTW, are there any donuts 🍩🍩🍩 left over?
Asking for a friend...
Sounds like an “ursa”-ane story to me!
For the record, that wasn’t me. The scheme would still work but I was miles away.
Pair of Bear 🐻 Claws please!
Yes, there are bears in Florida. In the panhandle area they are considered pests.
Pastry was the hot item for baiting bear, back when it was legal in Oregon. If you had a connection with a bakery, you could get past day-old stuff.
My bears would eat just about anything except the neighbor’s darn cat.
They could have used Rainier Beer. Apparently bears really groove on the stuff.
https://countryrebel.com/bear-steals-36-beers-from-campers-gets-drunk-passes-out-until-cops-come/
Highway Patrol used to be referred to as bears. Cops supposedly love donuts.
So, in essence, there was a Highway Patrolman soaking in a hot tub and was easily lured away with donuts.
Just think, go rob a bank. Have the op secured by huge bags of donuts outside of the bank’s entrance and exit points.
Guy and his dog got killed by a bear last month in Ft Myers.
That’s an hour south of punta gorda
I had already forgotten about that one. CRS, you know.
Did you try putting icing on the cat? Or filling it with jelly?
The video at link is very endearing. I could hardly bear up when it ended.
“Bearly” I see what you did there.
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/camph.htm
P1912 USMC Service hat
This hat was also made of wool or fur felt and was identical to the Model 1911, except for the following: a three inch brim folded over with two rows of stitching, and three vents in the crown but no rear vent. Officers where the only ones allowed to wear a hat cord. Theirs’ is scarlet and gold. Again the EGA (eagle globe anchor) device was attached to the front vent for both officers and enlisted.
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