Bear guzzles 36 beers, passes out at campground

[Apoptosis]

I've seen and heard of some animals getting drunk, but this one takes the cake!

SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) -- A black bear was found passed out at a campground in Washington state recently after guzzling down three dozen cans of a local beer, a campground worker said on Wednesday.

"We noticed a bear sleeping on the common lawn and wondered what was going on until we discovered that there were a lot of beer cans lying around," said Lisa Broxson, a worker at the Baker Lake Resort, 80 miles (129 km) northeast of Seattle.

The hard-drinking bear, estimated to be about two years old, broke into campers' coolers and, using his claws and teeth to open the cans, swilled down the suds.

It turns out the bear was a bit of a beer sophisticate. He tried a mass-market Busch beer, but switched to Rainier Beer, a local ale, and stuck with it for his drinking binge.

Wildlife agents chased the bear away, but it returned the next day, said Broxson.

They set a trap using as bait some doughnuts, honey and two cans of Rainier Beer. It worked, and the bear was captured for relocation.

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[LVCapo]

Have you ever tried Rainier? I'm from Seattle, and no one there would be caught dead drinking that crap, except maybe trailer park folk. think pabst blue ribbon.
Thats the best story i've heard in awhile. I can see it now
"hi, my name is Smoky, and i have a problem...."

[infinitevalence]

I take some small offence at the Pabts comment, some of us have different tastes thtas all.

[Bio-Hazard]

Seems that the bear went back for seconds and got caught.............. No more beer for the bear.................. :twisted: They stuck his butt way out back in the woods..................

[T-Shirt]

Have you ever tried Rainier? I'm from Seattle, and no one there would be caught dead drinking that crap, except maybe trailer park folk. think pabst blue ribbon.
Thats the best story i've heard in awhile. I can see it now
"hi, my name is Smoky, and i have a problem...."

Way back Rainer was fairly decent beer, and I used to commute past the brewery everyday, nothing quite like the smell of boiling malt/hops at 5 am. (It's the Tully's coffe roasting plant now)
Now Rainer is no-name swill nolonger brewed is Washington (it's rare to even see it at most stores) still between Rainer and Busch the bear made a good choice
I been to that campground many time s and never seen a drunk bear (pretty sure the crackhead squirrels drove them out)

[Bio-Hazard]

I thought we had all the crackhead squirrels out here in MO trying to play tag with the cars out on the highway............ :twisted:

Sorry, my bad, I was corrected by my wife.......... We have all the Meth head squirrels here in MO playing tag with the cars, and you know what, they seem to be winning............... :twisted:

[Amy]

Lol -- the meth head squirrels in Northern Mo are smart enough to throw acorns at passersby...