Police in North Adams, Massachusetts are advising the public not to chase bears through the woods while drunk and carrying a dull hatchet.
Seriously.
According to a post on the North Adams Police Department Facebook page, that really did happen Monday night. The man was taken into protective custody due to being incapacitated from alcohol consumption. No bears were injured, as the man was reportedly unable to catch the one he was chasing.
The following is the post from the North Adams Police Department Facebook page: “The North Adams Police Department is urging everyone to NOT chase bears through the woods with a dull hatchet, drunk. Yes that really did happen tonight. We understand there are bears in the area. If you see a bear, LEAVE IT ALONE and call us. We certainly don’t need anyone going all Davy Crockett chasing it through the woods drunk with a dull hatchet. It is just a bad idea and not going to end well. It will however, certainly end you up in jail…which it did. The hatchet man was taken into protective custody due to his incapacitation from the consumption of alcoholic beverage. We are still trying to figure out what his end game was. Any thoughts on what he was going to do if he did locate it? We would certainly like to hear because we have no idea.”