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Originally Posted by TEE
Hey all,
Thanks for your help, especially Dean2. I ended up finding some access up near slave lake where bears have been into a landowners oats and she wanted the bears outta there. Managed to connect with this fella just before sunset. Not too big and exactly what I was hoping for. I decided that if I was going to kill a bear, I would eat it. Since I didn't know what I was getting into, I wanted a "smaller" commitment. The hide was in terrible shape, but I got it skinned and tried out some of the meat with a bit of salt and pepper over a fire. I was very surprised with how good the meat tasted. Incredible!
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That's great news! Congratulations.
And you should have some real good meat there.
When I look for a meat bear I look for a two year old feeding on grain although age doesn't seem to make a big difference and I'm told that a berry fed bear is just as good. It's just that grain fed and younger is what I grew up with.
I never understood why so many think bear isn't good to eat.Sure they scavenge from time to time, but no more then a hog does, if they can.
I find the meat is milder and more tender then any other wild meat I have tried.
Like Dean says, bear should be well cooked because they can carry trichinosis just like hogs can.
Something he didn't mention, Bear lard is the best pastry lard known to man.
And it makes a reasonable leather lubricant/water proofing as well as a questionable hair tonic. It used to be popular among FN for those uses.