Boog

Boog is the main protagonist of Open Season. He is a 900-pound grizzly bear who lives the life of luxury in the garage of park ranger Beth who raised him since he was a cub.

Plot
One day, the hunting fanatic Shaw drives into town with the one-antlered buck mule deer, Elliot strapped to the hood of his truck. Boog accidentally wakes him and the two scream in terror. With Boog reluctant to intervene, Elliot begs to Boog for help to escape. At the last minute and against his better judgement, Boog frees Elliot before Shaw can go after him. Boog never expects to see his "buddy" again.

Elliot follows Boog home and finds him sleeping in the garage and starts to throw rabbits at the window to wake him. Elliot tells Boog the he is intent on returning the favor by "freeing" him from his garage captivity. Boog refuses to go with Elliot, but he still goes with Elliot when Elliot shows him a chocolate bar (which he calls a Woo Hoo Bar) and tells him that they can get more outside. Elliot begins to introduce Boog to a world of sweet temptations outside of the garage that he has never known. The two head for "Puni Mart", a convenience store. Boog and Elliot ransack the Puni Mart, causing a mess. Elliot escapes before Boog is caught by a friend of Beth, Sheriff Gordy. Back home, Gordy tells Beth that it would be better if Boog were released into the wild.

During the nature show, Elliot who is being chased by Shaw runs into backstage and locks the door. Boog gets mad remembering the events Elliot made him go through. Boog attacks the buck, causing the whole audience in the show to panic (because it looks as of Boog is killing Elliot behind the curtain) before Boog threatens to kill Elliot. The two crash out of the curtains. Shaw prepares to shoot Boog, but the bear is instead shot by Beth with a tranquilizer gun; she shoots Elliot as well (six times in the butt). The duo are released into the Timberline National Forest, only three days before the start of open season.