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Title: Bear & Rainier Beer
Post by: AKcurly on August 18, 2004, 03:39:35 AM

http://24hour.startribune.com/24hour/nation/story/1581416p-9185950c.html

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."

Title: Bear & Rainier Beer
Post by: nuchpatrick on August 18, 2004, 09:42:14 AM

"He didn't like that (Busch) and consumed, as near as we can tell, about 36 cans of Rainier."

He must be a Democrat...:rofl

Title: Bear & Rainier Beer
Post by: slimm50 on August 18, 2004, 09:58:18 AM

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Originally posted by nuchpatrick
"He didn't like that (Busch) and consumed, as near as we can tell, about 36 cans of Rainier."

He must be a Democrat...:rofl

A bear with an ecclectic taste. :cool:

Title: Bear & Rainier Beer
Post by: SOB on August 18, 2004, 01:11:56 PM

RRRRAAAAIIIIIINNNNNIIIIEEEEER RRRRBEEEEEEEERRRRRR!

Title: Bear & Rainier Beer
Post by: Roscoroo on August 18, 2004, 04:19:38 PM

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Originally posted by SOB
RRRRAAAAIIIIIINNNNNIIIIEEEEERRRRRBEEEEEEEERRRRRR!

Boy Do I miss those commercials .....  

Remember the Bottle cap puzzles ??

(http://www.cmykmag.com/online/articles/creature/rainier.jpg)
 
and our sniff sniff closed up brewery
(http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/020999/beer09.jpg)

"and next week we go in search of the tasmanian wombat"

Title: Bear & Rainier Beer
Post by: Fishu on August 19, 2004, 04:41:23 AM

Rainier better get their hands on the bear for new commercials :D