Posted on 08/08/2013 9:37:51 PM PDT by marktwain
I’ve been told bear meat tastes horrible.
Perhaps you should.
If bears become complacent about attacking humans because so many humans are defenseless, this could lead to an attack against you. To paraphrase a character from a movie, in a fight between an armed human and a bear, the outcome is far from certain. You would be much better off if the bears have great fear of humans and very little success when attacking them.
I’ve encountered quite a few bears in the woods, and haven’t had to kill one, though I’ve scared a few. There are a lot of bears where I hunt elk, and there always seems to be momma bears with cubs, so I stay wary, and ready to kill one, if I have to.
And lord knows how many “encounters” that we have had - but only the bears (and cougars where I live) know about them! But, just like most times frying something on the stove or having a campfire are just fine - it is still wise to have a fire extinguisher handy.
I've heard it both ways. I've never had any bear meat, so I can't say for sure, but what I've been told is that bear meat is very fatty and if not cooked correctly, will be very 'gamey'. If cooked with the right seasonings, and very slowly at that, I've been told that it can be tasty indeed. If you want to broil or fry a steak, you're better off with deer, elk, or cattle, but not bear.
YMMV
You are what you eat.
Same goes for a bear. If it’s been eating bitter acorns the meat and fat are going to be bitter. If it’s been eating rancid garbage, it’s going to taste rancid.
Who needs a gun?
J/K, it's just a daydream.
I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there. LOL
I prefer bears less then 300lbs 200 to 250 seem to be a very nice size.
I have eaten a 100lb bear it was very good but less meat. I have eaten meat from a 500lb bear. It was a bit tougher and a little more gamey but not bad.
Big boars are harder to make into good meat then young boars or sows. There is a reason that farmers and rancher castrate boars and bulls and sell them before they get to old or big.
These reports are often back up by pictures of said bears.
That said bear increase the bear population in her area 4 times in one year. Doesn't take long to have a very huge increase in a states bear population with a birth rate of that many.
We’ve had good bear roasts and we’ve had fatty, greasy roasts. Cooking is the key. Good in booya.
I’ve eaten it. You have to cut off every bit of fat, first. I’ve even had an ok bear steak cooked by someone else. Stewed is better.
I’ve eaten a lot of different game animals, large and small. Differences may come down to the skill of the hunter in the dressing-out. I’ve had venison that tastes terrible, but every deer I’ve helped butcher was handled skillfully from the moment of the kill and was excellent.
The bear that I have eaten has been in roasts, It was excellent, like good roast beef.
I am sure that if you do not prepare beef well, you can make it taste pretty bad.
Save the bear meat for when you are so hungry the next door neighbor is starting to look tasty. :-)
Reminds me of that fellow a few years back who was a "friend of the grizzlies". He never had any trouble with them, either, until they killed and ate him and his incredibly stupid girlfriend.
Remember: the bear won’t bother you, unless you bother it first.
the thing is, the bear is the one that gets to decide if it is beeing bothered.
“Remember: the bear won’t bother you, unless you bother it first.
the thing is, the bear is the one that gets to decide if it is beeing bothered.”
And, the bear might be bothered by being hungry, and you might smell like...food.
When I am hiking in the back country I am always armed. But I am not at all concerned about bears. Attacks by animals are rare.
I carry for the 2 legged variety. They attack often. Sad to say, I trust people less than I do any other creature on the planet.
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