[HBF] Etwas lustiges aus Schorsch W Land

[Thomas Rohner]

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.