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OT: what does black bear meat taste like?
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Greasy and stringy- can use it in a chili without issue but I've never liked it by itselfGreensboro, NC
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Wolfpack said:IGreasy and stringy- can use it in a chili without issue but I've never liked it by itself
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Kinda like brown bear meat, but with a soul food hint to it.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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Chicken...Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Clever VI, very clever.Always had it stewed and Mom used to ladle the grease off, not skim, ladle. I think much depends on where the bear is from, like lobsters (garbage men of the ocean) bears who fatten up on the garbage dumps are even a little more greasy than a "wild" one. Haven't eaten bear in over 30 years, but I doubt it has changed. They look better in a Disney flick than on a plate.Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Never liked it. Lost friends from feeding it to them. It's greasy like trying to BBQ gasoline! After skinning one you feel like your hands are covered in VaselineIn the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario
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Nasty-ass stuff in my book. Had it once probably 15 years ago and to this day, SWMBO still brings it up.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it true that humans generally don't like meat from meat eaters (fish is an exception). I know black bears eat berries, but don't they eat meat too? They're like, omnipotent.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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Ok as long as ALL the fat is removed prior to cooking. Think about old, rancid bacon. But I've had it that was heavily trimmed and was good. I hunt but I have no desire to ever shoot a bear for this reason. But then again, I don't shoot buck deer either because the antlers make very poor soup.Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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To me it tastes like black bear meat.
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Village Idiot said:They're like, omnipotent.
A poor widows son.
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We have a silent agreement with bears, they don't wonder what we taste like, and we do the same. It's worked so far , leave it alone.
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bettysnephew said:Village Idiot said:They're like, omnipotent.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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I'm quite sure that in most cases, bears eat pretty much anything they darned well please. Not too many creatures around willing to argue with them. They still taste like sour owl crap from my experience. Please do not ask what sour owl crap tastes like, it was a very bad experience in my youth when I looked up agape under a tree in the back yard. My mom didn't like it in her hair either.A poor widows son.
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Village Idiot said:Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it true that humans generally don't like meat from meat eaters (fish is an exception). I know black bears eat berries, but don't they eat meat too? They're like, omnipotent.
I saw what you did thereSteve
Caledon, ON
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seem to recall it was better than a big ole tick covered moose, ours eat berries and nuts, no salmon here. ive seen a bear cubs skinned paw before, it looks just like a small childs hand so dont google that if your squeamish.
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I witnessed a black bear crawl in the back seat of a car and tear open a bag of Cheetos... Also redecorated the interior.Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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As I remember my uncle used to brine it and then simmer it for a few hours and then drain and rinse and start over with the stew. I liked it.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Also there is a huge difference in the flavour and fat content of spring bear and fall bear. Spring bear is much less gamey and a lot lower in fat content.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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One of the techs at work eats it all the time and swears by it. Has promised to bring me some but am very reluctant. May give it a try.
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Chattanooga, TN.
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Trichnosis is still alive and well in bear. It has to be frozen for a week or something before being cooked and needs to be cooked to 160* as I remember
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Unbelievable amounts of grease. Like, buckets and buckets of grease. Has to be slow-cooked to be edible. LS's uncle's method sounds good (brine, simmer, drain, rinse, stew/braise/slow-cook). That trichinosis warning should be heeded, too: http://www.epi.alaska.gov/bulletins/docs/b2000_18.htmHonestly, in terms of a ratio of effort to deliciousness of result, if you want greasy, slow-cooked meat, you're probably better off just basting a pot roast with herbs suspended in liquid bacon fat.[Northern] Virginia is for [meat] lovers.
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San Antonio, TX
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You can eat it but it tastes like S***. A friend of mine owns a meat processing company and shot a black bear a few years ago. Only thing I ate out of it were premade bacon cheese burgers and you would never know that it was bear. Most people that ate it would not know any difference unless were told.
NW IA
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The moose comment is wrong. Moose is fantastic! Cook bear meat on a cedar plank, when it reaches 160 take it off the egg, discard and eat the plank!In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario
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You can circumcise the problem by not shooting the bear in the first place. L-)__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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GlennM said:The moose comment is wrong. Moose is fantastic! Cook bear meat on a cedar plank, when it reaches 160 take it off the egg, discard and eat the plank!
ive had young moose that was great and some older stuff I had to leave the room it was so rank smelling and that was just raw ground moose ) new England moose now are horrid looking from the ticks, theres so many ticks you really have to feel sorry for them, saw on a while back where the ticks were so intense it looked like the moose was covered in grapesfukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Here in Iowa both moose and bear are rarely seen, but I wonder if some of the off tastes are due to the animals often being hunted in mating season and males being the prime targets due to size and rack dimensions. The deer that we have in vast numbers tend to prove this out as the bucks can have pretty odiferous meat when in full rut and the guys that like to hunt for trophy racks/mounts usually can only make them into sausage. The fellows that hunt for meat try to take a good sized doe for the table. Another incident is with pigs when a farmer decides to butcher an old boar. They have such a distinctive flavor you can even taste it in well spiced sausage, and it isn't particularly pleasant. I cannot imagine what some of the winners of the big boar contest at the Iowa State Fair would taste like.A poor widows son.
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bettysnephew said:Here in Iowa both moose and bear are rarely seen, but I wonder if some of the off tastes are due to the animals often being hunted in mating season and males being the prime targets due to size and rack dimensions. The deer that we have in vast numbers tend to prove this out as the bucks can have pretty odiferous meat when in full rut and the guys that like to hunt for trophy racks/mounts usually can only make them into sausage. The fellows that hunt for meat try to take a good sized doe for the table. Another incident is with pigs when a farmer decides to butcher an old boar. They have such a distinctive flavor you can even taste it in well spiced sausage, and it isn't particularly pleasant. I cannot imagine what some of the winners of the big boar contest at the Iowa State Fair would taste like.
I would believe that's true,and the tick population is out of control up here and I bet that adds to it, the moose are just covered with them and the young are having a hard time even surviving the spring. best deer ive ever eaten was a thirteen pointer, smaller than 100 pounds
http://tomremington.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ticksonmoose.jpg
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@fishlessman Where in Maine? I have a buddy that lives in Gray. He used to live in Kittery and worked at the sub yard. I have motorcycled a fair part of the coast with him. A beautiful place, but it gets even more snow than Iowa.A poor widows son.
See der Rabbits, Iowa
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