I have had several bear roasts that friends have given me, I have no desire to hunt them. All the roasts were made by my wife just like she makes a beef roast and all were very good, very little difference in taste from a beef roast. Now a bear that has been feeding on a dump will not be fit to eat. I have had wild blueberry pie made with rendered bear fat in the crust instead of shortening and it was also very good and tasted no different than pie crust made with hog lard. Everyone has different tastes but I am pretty particular about what I eat and I have not had a problem with the three or four bear roasts I have eaten. Now don't start giggling, I don't want your sore ribs to hurt hunters life.