nannyslayer
New Member
BBQ the hind quarters. Good friend of ours go's on a bear tour every year, killing 4-5 bears a year. They always bbq the hind quarters, and slice and fry the back straps. They did make bear sticks one year, they were ok. The summer sausage I thought tasted rank.
2-bucks
Well-Known Member
Just like with deer, if the meat was taken care of properly right from the kill, bear is a tasty mild meat. My point being that you can do damn near anything you normally enjoy to it. I cut my own steaks out of the straps and hind quarters and made burger out of the rest. I always use bacon as the fat in my burger for extra flavor and did for the bear too, just not as much since the bear has some fat already. I can not tell you how many people ate those burgers and steaks at some cookouts I had that loved them and would not hardly believe me they were eating bear. I have not tried sticks or sausage but it would probably be good. Im totally guessing but different locker's seasoning mixes will might have varying degrees of success in tasting great because their recipies have been made forvenison and that has a little different flavor. If others have done this they will hopefully let you know who did a good job or not.
Monsterbuck
Active Member
All the bear meat I have tried has been great. In bear camp we had bear steaks, roasted bear, bear meat in an Asian style dish sort of like Mongolian beef. I'm sure some other ways as we had bear almost every night and all was delicious.
At home I cut up bear steaks, cubed up some for stroganoff and stew, ground some for burger and made some sticks.
If the meat is well cared for it should be very good. Most people that tried it preferred it over deer meat.
At home I cut up bear steaks, cubed up some for stroganoff and stew, ground some for burger and made some sticks.
If the meat is well cared for it should be very good. Most people that tried it preferred it over deer meat.
loneranger
Well-Known Member
I am sure all game is great if taken care of quickly and properly. I have never tasted bear meat and probably never will. If offered,,,possibly out of curiosity. I had a life time cowboy outfitter friend in WY, who took bear hunters into the Teton Wilderness area at the foot of Yellow Stone Park. I asked him if he ate bear meat. NO he stated without apology. If you knew what they ate,,you would agree,,he said. I went out with him taking out bait. No sweet roles or doughnuts. He'd stop at a local butcher for scraps, even dead livestock. The more smelly, green, crawling with magots, the better. Some stuff I could hardly drag out there without up-chucking. He said the bears just love it! Just lap up those maggots. No thanks, no bear meat for me. Now I know they eat good stuff too, grass, berries, roots. they eat everything, but are partial to carrion. In any degree of decomposition.
southcentral
Member
I have shot lots of bears. I have found it really does matter what they eat in my opinion. I have had bears taken over rotting beaver carcasses that grilled up would gag a maggot. I have had fall bears over oats sugar and molasses that were very edible. Not a ribeye tho
DoneRight
PMA Member
Make sure you take the time to trim as much of the fat off of the meat as possible, this is where most of the "bad taste" that most people experience comes from. I like mine smoked, on the bone and preferably the whole quarter, and if its done correctly and done properly the meat will put the best beef brisket you've ever had to shame. After its smoked you can slice or pull and refreeze the extras.
stringleech
PMA Member
like others said Nick get all the fat off of it,,, they make excellent some sausage to
ReinertsonTaxidermy
Well-Known Member
Drink enough and bear will taste just like coon
YoopHunter
Visitor from The North
I highly recommend bear burger! Use it in chili, spaghetti, meatloaf, or anything you use cow burger in.
All bear meat has to be cooked well done (potential trichinosis) so grilling a nice medium rare backstrap steak isn't a good option. For that reason, we normally keep a few roasts and burger up everything else.
Enjoy!
Skully
PMA Member
Drink enough and bear will taste just like coon
LOL! After all they are just a big ol coon!
One of my dad's buddies gave us some bear brats and they were delish! Almost any meat is good when seasoned and mixed with pork though! 