A Serious Warning

It appears that a bear has been captured in West Virginia using some unusual bait. Little Debbie honey buns and bacon grease.

For three nights, the bear rummaged through garbage cans, climbed on porches and tore down bird feeders in the subdivision outside Clarksburg, said Gary Foster, a wildlife biologist with the state Division of Natural Resources.

Alarmed residents called the DNR, which advised them to leave the bear alone and keep their garbage inside. When that didn't work, DNR officials decided it was time to find a new home for the bear.

"It just appeared he was going to be a problem so we had to capture him," Foster said.

Foster set and baited the trap Sunday night. He said bears are known to like honey and bacon.

"You just use what you've got," Foster said Monday.

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard just want to point out that bears are notorious gossips. Word of the tempting new food, Little Debbie snacks, will spread like wildfire through the bear grapevine. Which means that the next time you give your child a honey bun to take to school, you will effectively be baiting the child. Don't say we didn't warn you.