Bear meat is much darker and has a stronger flavor. I always eat everything I kill, and bear is no exception. The only difference is that I don' t get steaks or anything like that. I have the entire thing processed. We get sausage, bologna, and sticks made. I have heard that some of the roasts can be good if prepared the correct way but I' ll take bear sausage over other sausage any day. Mine was excellent.