black bear eating
Was wondering how many of you eat black bear. This fall I have the opportunity for a mixed bag hunt here in CA, blacktail deer and can also get a bear tag. Lots of bear around here. Personally, I have a rule that I don't kill anything that I can't (or won't) eat. I don't hunt for trophies is what I'm saying but if someone else does it doesn't bother me. Anyway, I'm wondering how many of you eat black bear and how it is? I'm sure there are many opinions, and I'm sure the meat varies with the age of the animal, region it was taken in, what it had been eating, etc. But I'd like to get a general idea from anybody here who has an opinion. Also, is it difficult to find a butcher who will butcher a black bear? Do most of them do it?