In WW2 many Missourians supplemented the rations with groundhogs. They taste pretty good.
I’m a Miserian who STILL supplements the rations with a furry little woodland creature when the opportunity presents.
There isn’t a resident black bear population in the part of the state where I live, but they’re coming. We’re still in the “occasional juvenile male passing through” stage here.
I’ll be happy to invite them to share a place at my table if/when they get here.
I hope I never have to find out.