St. Paul bar's plan to eat a black bear gets nixed by state health officials - TwinCities.com - UPDATE
The Associated Press: St. Paul bar to roast bear for Packers-Bears game - original link
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A sports bar owner in Minnesota is showing his support for the Green Bay Packers in this weekend's game against the Chicago Bears in a very literal way — by roasting a bear.
Blake Montpetit, the co-owner of Tiffany Sports Lounge in St. Paul, says he plans to cook a 180-pound black bear in a pig-roaster over hickory and charcoal on Sunday. He says his cousin shot it in northern Wisconsin during bear hunting season, which runs in September and October, and then froze it. Montpetit says he planned to serve the meat to customers, but the state health department rejected the plan because the meat is unprocessed. Instead, customers can take photos with the roasting bear.
UPDATE: the state nixed the idea of serving bear meat to customers
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