How does Bear Taste

[jpm8920]

I shot a bear (my first) last weekend in the Catskills, and I just got the meat back from the butcher. I have been hearing very mixed things about how good they are to eat. Have any of you guys eaten bear before? If so, how was it? Also, any tips on preparing it?

[redhawk]

I've had bear many times. It's Great!

Bear is best prepared dead!

If you're hesitant about eating it, come to the Christmas gathering and bring it. I'll take it.

(Then there is always the school that says bear tastes best when marinated in moose urine for six months.)

[oldsmores]

How does bear taste?

Hard to describe what it tastes like - it most assuredly does NOT taste like chicken...

[jpm8920]

Does it taste good though? I'm nervous to try it!

[Gurn]

Congradulatshuns ya kilt a bar, yer gonna like it reel good!
I'm on my third Bear now, I like it better than deer. I took some burger to work with a little pork fat added. Ten people tried it, and all loved it.

[Dick]

I've never had it, but I poked around a little and found these sites:

http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/magazine/black.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5327a2.htm

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/393/372

I noticed lots of warnings about trichinosis.

[jpm8920]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the feedback. Those articles were helpful as well. Thanks.

[Jeff]

Hard to describe what it tastes like - it most assuredly does NOT taste like chicken...

Maybe like a week old rotted chicken . Seriously, what did you go out and kill a bear for if you are afraid to eat it? I'm sure it's kind of gamey like deer, but it also depends on how it is prepared. I have had some deer that has practically tasted better than most beef I've ever had. Although that is not saying much seeing as most of the beef I have ever eaten has come from McDonalds

[jpm8920]

I didn't shot this bear while being afraid to eat it. I am just wondering what it will taste like when I do eat it. Also, I have never thought deer tasted "gamey". I have told many people who said that deer is gamey that we were eating beef and had them tell me that it was the best steak they'de ever eaten. Then once everyone was finished I told them that it was venison and they were shocked. They couldn't believe how not gamey it really was.

[Adkleaddog]

With their tongues??

I bagged a 350lb plus bear last year.....There are several ways to prepare it.

Steaks: Marinate in soysauce, garlic powder, rosemary, pepper and a little oil, for at least 3-5 hours. BBQ, slather with butter while cooking until it's the way you like, but not rare. The backstraps are best for this.

Try cubing it (stew size), and cook it with spaghetti sauce, until tender. This is the best, most people can't tell the difference between domestic meat and bear.

There are a lot of ways to cook it, the above mentioned are our favorites.

Have a beer!

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