In our neck of the woods most bear meat is ok, but not the best. I hunt the spring and this as well doesn' t produce the best tasting bears in our area. I find them to be blan and almost a sawdust feel in your mouth to the meat. That being said i have had some wonderful dishes with bear meat. It boils down to animals diet, care post kill, cut and how it is prepared. It is worth a try for sure, make sure to trim all the fat, package the meat clean and be selective in your cuts.

As far as being dangerous, I suppose. But common sense will keep you out of harms way. Most bears I or our party taken have let out a death moan, with a well placed shot. They have rarely covered more than 75 yards after the shot. Our rule is if late and no death moan we mark the trail and wait till morning to take up search. As you propably have heard or know a number of the bigger bears tend to show up near last light, so tracking in the dark is a high possiblity. If your not sure, best to wait until you can see. BTW, we all only use bows for bear hunting and none of us carry backup weapons. We always approach our stands with quads well before prime time and slowly. We pay particular attention to the tree tops around the baits, looking for cubs that may have been pushed off the bait. The highest % of problems will be a sow and her cubs, boars will generally bolt. Again practice and concentrate on the shot. Listen for a death moan and use common sense...you' ll be fine.

What danger may be their adds to the allure of bowhunting bears...but it is usually just all upstairs