do you eat black bear meat?
 

if so lets have some recipes im going bbear hunting and curious about the best way to cook it thanks.

Cut a nice thick bear steak.
Put some olive oil in a pan.
Cook to well done.
Remove from pan, and feed to the dog.

Cook a nice elk steak for yourself.

haha skin it, take the hide and head, and let the yotes have a crappy meal.

I love bear meat. I cook it the same as I do beef.

I'm the only one in these parts who'll eat it besides my turkey huntin' buddy, and we'll take all we can get.

Of course, I love coon, too. :s13:

Just be sure to adequately cook it. There is a risk of getting Trichinella. Pork and mountain lion are higher risk meats as well. Thoroughly cooking will kill it.

hahaha I got a kick out of that.. Your best bet is making sausage or pepperoni of some sort.. Some people like steaks, but those people are far and few between.

Alot of people make hamburger, pepperoni, and snack sticks out of them and its very good! About the elk comment, most people around dont have the money to go on a $8,000 elk hunt..

I've never bear hunted, but my buddy back in Wisconsin gets one every 4-5 years and will bring some out west for our hunts together. His bear has always been really good.

We've done roasts, steaks, a few different sausages and burgers. It's all been excellent. The burgers are my favorite hands down of any game animals I've ever had.

Not sure if it's so good because the bears are coming from farmland or it's just good meat?

I've been hunting elk since the 50's. I never saw a reason to pay for an elk hunt. Even when I lived out of state.

:lmao: :party0005:

i always get a kick out the feed to the dog type comments. i have eaten everything i ever hunted and fixed it the way you would beef. this includes black bear and it has all been good. we did a taste test one time on bear burgers vs buffalo burgers. only problem was that once we had cooked it we forgot which was which and were also unable to tell any difference in taste. i believe it is all perception. i know people that wont eat venison if they know what it is but if you feed it to them without telling them they will love it.

one thing i have always wondered about is grizzly bear meat. i have never heard of anyone eating it and i believe it is about the only type of meat you don't have to recover in Alaska. does anyone know what the issue is with this?

The dog has to eat too.

I had better luck making a stew out of mine. I tried several different steaks and such but no luck. The stew was great. Made it just like deer stew.

Bear Meatloaf
 

Ground bear meat, bread crumbs, cheese, chopped onion, and bacon. Mix meat, crumbs, cheese, and onion like a beef meatloaf and shape it and put in a pan. Spread bacon over the top. Bake until done since bear has more fat. I can't say how long or how hot because someone else made it but that's the ingredients and the process they used.

Before my mom passed away, she cooked us some bear from one i had killed! she boiled the meat for a little while to rid it of some of the grease. it was awesome! Im pretty sure my little sister would fist fight a grown man for the last bowl of it!

Back in the 1980's, we were too far into a case of Stroh's and decided to grill some bear steaks. Covered them with Adolf's meat tenderizer and threw them on a charcoal grill. It was, of course, godawful, and we were probably lucky not to get trichonosis. When I have had good bear, its been treated like beef, but think chuck roasts or stew meat, not steaks. I think my friend's mom cooked it in a pressure cooker. Bear also makes good sausage (but then again, just about every thing does).

Nothen wrong with Bear meat as long as you trim all the fat off, Only thing the fats good for are cracks in your hands . that only if you can stand the smell!!

Dog loves it, but he licks his azz too. So, not a good example.

6 to 8 Years ago I got North Woods Maine Bear Camp Cook's recipes for bear.

All roasts, steaks, stews etc. continue to be big hit with my friends and family.

Would be happy to share any or all....