Bear guzzles 36 beers, passes out at campground

[DVD_Ripper]

I laughed outloud when I read this....

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 kilometers) 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.

Gotta get me some Rainier Beer some day

[video_guy]

Yeah, I heard about that too, lol. Pretty funny.

[thayne]

When I read this last it was Hamms beer

[Capmaster]

Are they sure it wasn't Craig?

[Craig Tucker]

I would not pass out after only 36.

[Capmaster]

I would not pass out after only 36.

True. And I saw no mention of a chocolate-covered paper plate