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Bear drinks 36 cans of beer at Washington state park
Bakersfield Californian ^
| 8/17/04
| AP - Baker Lake, WA
Posted on 08/17/2004 9:43:16 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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.
"He didn't like that (Busch) and consumed, as near as we can tell, about 36 cans of Rainier."
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.
"This is a new one on me," Heinck said. "I've known them to get into cans, but nothing like this. And it definitely had a preference."
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Washington; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 36cans; bear; beer; brewinbruin; busch; drinks; raineer; statepark; washington
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To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:44:32 PM PDT
by
Nick Danger
(www.swiftvets.com www.wintersoldier.com www.kerrylied.com)
To: Nick Danger
Mmmmm.. Donuts. Mmmmmm. Beer. The bear was Homer Simpson?
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:45:09 PM PDT
by
Koblenz
(Not bad, not bad at all. -- Ronald Reagan, the Greatest President.)
To: zip
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:45:29 PM PDT
by
Mrs Zip
To: NormsRevenge
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. After the bear consumed a case and a half of beer... they should have tried to bait him with a bag of white castles. Would have worked for me. :-)
To: NormsRevenge
""This is a new one on me,"
Heinck said."
Uh, "Heiniken" said?
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:46:44 PM PDT
by
paulsy
To: NormsRevenge
This is too funny! I remember the Rainier Beer commercials, as I lived in Wash. State at the time!
Rai-neeer-beeeeeeeeeeeeeer as the motorcycle cruises down the highway...
7
posted on
08/17/2004 9:47:23 PM PDT
by
Theresawithanh
( Flush the Johns in 2004!!!!!)
To: mhking
This deserves an old school "Hold Muh Beer"/Just Damn head's up!
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:47:51 PM PDT
by
xrp
To: NormsRevenge
Guess the Hamms' people were onto something after all.
To: NormsRevenge
Und der Baer sagt immer, Prost Eins!
Er muss ein Berliner Baer sein!
Sorry, the humor is only for german speakers...maybe...
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:49:01 PM PDT
by
Prost1
(Hesse - land of emigrants.)
To: NormsRevenge
Note to self;
Take ONLY Bush beer when camping in the North Woods.
11
posted on
08/17/2004 9:49:17 PM PDT
by
spectre
To: TheEngineer
I wonder if you can tell if a bear had a hangover?
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:49:19 PM PDT
by
Theresawithanh
( Flush the Johns in 2004!!!!!)
To: Lijahsbubbe
...from the land of sky blue waters!
13
posted on
08/17/2004 9:50:21 PM PDT
by
July 4th
(You need to click "Abstimmen")
To: NormsRevenge
A beer drinkin' bear has been sighted doing a Canadian beer commercial!
Really, I saw it on TV myself! *L*
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:50:26 PM PDT
by
NYTexan
(....back to the bunker!....)
To: NormsRevenge
This a Jimmy Buffet "Gods On Drunk" award winner.
Mr Bear, I love everyhair on your 27 acre body.
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:50:56 PM PDT
by
SeeRushToldU_So
(Shut up and sing. I don't care what you think.)
To: NormsRevenge
"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.LOL!!
Rainier should make an ad from this.
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:51:35 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Viking Kitties have won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2,000 meter ZOTTING)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:51:42 PM PDT
by
WhiteGuy
(Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:51:43 PM PDT
by
WhiteGuy
(Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...)
To: Prost1
I only heard "Ein Prozit" (sp) the times I was in Germany and people were drinking beer, and I speak very little German, but I think you are saying that the bear must be from Berlin....
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:51:59 PM PDT
by
Theresawithanh
( Flush the Johns in 2004!!!!!)
To: glock rocks
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posted on
08/17/2004 9:52:07 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(If only hamsters could vote........)
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