I have never killed a bear, I have no interest in doing so. However, I have eaten pretty much bear meat from bears killed by friends. My wife makes bear roasts the same way she makes beef roasts and if you didn't know it was bear, most people would not know the difference. One Thanksgiving Day in 1975, for dinner we had wild turkey, bear meat, venison and wild blueberry pies that had the crust made with bear lard instead of Crisco. One heck of a meal.