My buddy render 4 pints of fat of his bear this year and could have done a bunch more.
The biggest one we got in the group was covered in fat. all 3 were very healthy this spring. The 2 we got in 2017 were a bit leaner but still had enough fat on them to cause problems after being frozen for a month or so.
After listening to a few podcasts about bear hunting, the general rule it seems is to trim them right away, which is why this year we butchered the next day and we had really good results. I wont let bear fat linger on my meat any more than I have to from now on.
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