Bear Run! Black bear chills in Wis. beer cooler
HAYWARD — Grocery shoppers in Hayward got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler.
The bear made his stop Friday night at Marketplace Foods in Hayward, walking through the automatic doors and heading straight into the liquor department.
The bear calmly climbed up 12 feet onto a shelf in the beer cooler where it sat for about an hour while employees helped evacuate customers and summoned wildlife officials.
Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources tranquilized the bear and took it out of the store. Store workers say the bear seemed content in the cooler and didn't consume any alcohol.
Oct 19, 2009 at 12:12 p.m.
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He must have been a hot bear!!!
Oct 18, 2009 at 9:15 p.m.
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Maybe all the good bear dens were taken and he was simply looking for an intoxicating place to chill for the winter.
Oct 18, 2009 at 6:21 p.m.
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The Marketplace IGA is on an incredibly busy street. It must have been having a grand old time dodging the traffic....
Oct 18, 2009 at 4:33 p.m.
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This is newsworthy for us, but I bet those Hayward folks don't find this funny....the bears are really getting out of control up there....summer homers' feed them and now this is the result. A bear that isn't afraid of humans is a very dangerous bear!
Oct 18, 2009 at 12:05 p.m.
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Happened in Hayward because everyone knows that Black Bears Can't Buy Beer in Bars in Baraboo.
Oct 18, 2009 at 11:19 a.m.
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Sounds like the folks ate Miller got a new commercial. Im sure their's a video out there somewhere.
Oct 18, 2009 at 11:01 a.m.
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I can bearly believe it ....
Oct 18, 2009 at 9:40 a.m.
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Yep!! I now live near Hayward and they are around alright. We have them on our deck quite often! Bird feeders are the attraction!
Oct 18, 2009 at 9:27 a.m.
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The bears in Hayward aren't afraid of much. When my grandparents lived in Hayward they would come right up on their deck and rummage around. My parents live up there now and they have gotten bears up on their second story deck. They now have to take down every bird feeder every night. It really takes a lot to scare them away unfortunately.
Oct 18, 2009 at 5:03 a.m.
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It was probably a protest against the beer tax.
Oct 18, 2009 at 2:39 a.m.
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Darn Drunk Bear Sleepers
Oct 18, 2009 at 2:30 a.m.
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he was looking, for his ole buddy, from the hamms beer commercials, but he could not find him,so he decided to hang out and wait for him,until smokey showed up and put an end to his beer drinking ideas. now its back to woods and promoting t-paper, and planning his next adventure.
Oct 18, 2009 at 12:23 a.m.
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Dancing the Beer Bear-al Polka.
Oct 18, 2009 at 12:21 a.m.
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Excellent title! lol
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