by denishc » Wed Aug 18, 2004 10:16 pm
At Baker Lake Resort, in Washington State, Wildlife agents found a black bear passed out on the lawn after drinking 36 beers!! Apparently the bear got into a campers' cooler and used his claws and teeth to puncture the cans. And not just any cans.
"He drank the Rainier beer (a local favorite) and wouldn't drink the Busch beer," said Lisa Broxson, bookkeeper at the campground and cabin resort east of Mount Baker.
Wildlife enforcement Sgt. Bill Heinck said, "He didn't like the Busch, and consumed, as near as we can tell, about 36 cans of Rainier beer."
A Wildlife agent tried to chase the bear from the campground but the animal just climed a tree to sleep it off.
The next day Wildlife agents used a large, humane trap to capture the bear for relocation, baiting the trap with the usual: doughnuts, honey and two open cans of Rainier beer!!
Anyone need a drinking buddy??