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Nope, it's still in there. Typical uninformed reporting by the liberal media. People shoot bears for their heads.....lol The hunting of bears and predators in general is an easy target because the meat is often not consumed. Alberta lost the hunt to the ramblings of the media....hopefully BC isn't next.
 
sgillf said:
Coincidentally, I read an article this morning proclaiming that both Grizzly and Black bear are inedible: "But no one kills grizzlies or black bears for food. The meat is virtually inedible."

Oh, looks like they took that part out: http://www.straight.com/news/700531/can-grizzly-bear-watchers-end-bcs-trophy-hunt
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in Alaska there are some communauties that eat black and brown as susbistence food, inedible for some, very good for others and even delicacies.
some like snails some dont that is very simple.

what we got now is an attack from the antis and they are very good at what they re doing (like it or not) where in the same time hunters are not united ....
 
I got a Grizzly draw for the upper Skeena Mountain range in B.C this year....I'll be hunting the Alpine and the upper forested areas which have lots of wild berry fields, so I'm thinking the meat should be as good as it gets for a Grizzly. :)
 
sheephunter said:
Haven't mustered up to courage to eat a grizz yet but I definitely will with the next one.
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try it that way: slices strap or loins then pour in a pan, use a little of oil, onions sliced very small, when they turn brown yellow put them aside, pour one can of beer with the grizz meat let it cook for a while (dont forget the 170f lol) then pour some mushrooms sliced ,when mushrooms are good and impreganted of juice , add backyour onions and two cups of cream. if you add aside potatoes and spinahs you re close to even and this is with grizzly meat lol ....

now gulasz will be another recipe ...

our .366 wagner tested gulasz and bear bourguignon one from grizz and one from black and from what i remembered even if he s very polite the third plate was more because it seems ver y good lol ....
 
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medvedqc said:
try it that way: slices strap or loins then pour in a pan, use a little of oil, onions sliced very small, when they turn brown yellow but them aside, pour one can of beer with the grizz meat let it cook for a while (dont forget the 170f lol) then pour some mushrooms sliced ,when mushrooms are good and impreganted of juice , add backyour onions and two cups of cream. if you add aside potatoes and spinahs you re close to even and this is with grizzly meat lol ....

now gulasz will be another recipe ...

our .366 wagner tested gulasz and bear bourguignon one from grizz and one from black and from what i remembered even if he s very polite the third plate was more because it seems ver y good lol ....
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Sounds good....I will give it a try.
 
We ate a lot of bear meat growing up when times were economically tough. I laugh at people that say it is not edible.... It all comes down to how you dress, butcher and prepare it.
 
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Hunters generally don't target grizzly for food as tags are hard to come by, so they're pretty much a trophy animal. Add to that the fact they're quite a bit more carnivorous than a black bear, most humans don't like eating other meat eaters, for obvious reasons.
Inuit eat polar bear meat as well. I've also heard of people eating lynx and cougar, but I wouldn't say any of those are an important part of a subsistence hunter's diet. I've never heard of anyone choosing bear meat of any sort over various species of venison.
Most people that shoot one like to "try" it. For 99%, that's the first and last time.
 
before you start messing around with bear meat you need to consider the risk of trichinosis. It’s a disease caused by infection of larvae from a type of parasitic round worm known as Trichina spiralis. The worm is the reason why you’re traditionally supposed to cook your pork to well done, though trichinosis has been largely eradicated from domestic pork. Nowadays, over 90% of U.S. trichinosis cases are attributable to bear meat, though even that number is relatively small and usually includes far fewer people than your average high school classroom. Other known vectors of the disease in recent decades have included mountain lion, wild boar, and even walrus.

Animals contract trichinosis in the same way that humans do, through the consumption of flesh that is infected with the worms. Domestic pork used to carry trichinosis largely because of the practice of feeding them


Read more: http://www.petersenshunting.com/unc...-the-bear-facts-on-trichinosis/#ixzz39r1xLTjK
 
The beaver would likely change with habitat. Ever notice the difference in castor smell from a 'Willow' beaver to a "Poplar' beaver?
We live off of Ross Creek which only flows at Spring runoff. Those pond beaver stink!
But that would be obvious; not unlike Grassfed beef or Cornfed beef, duh
Passing on Bear myself; thanks but no thanks
 
A gal I know when the freezers git a mighty full takes and cans it.
Comes out sort of like a jelly with cubed meat in it.
The bear was to growl for.
Makes a big pewr bouy sammich mighty fine eat'n vittles.
 
tokguy said:
Unrelated mostly, but I've heard cougar is quite nice.
Heard beaver is pretty good too.
Let the innuendo begin...but I wasn't joking actually
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Beaver is really quite delicious and near impossible to tell the difference between it and beef. Can't wait for trapping season to open up so I can get some extra meat in the freezer. Goal is 50 beaver this year which makes for a lot of good eating. Add to that a bear,two deer, a quarter moose plus numerous small game species I think I'll be investing in an extra freezer and some extra meat processing equipment.
 
bearkilr said:
I've never heard of anyone choosing bear meat of any sort over various species of venison.
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That would be me, I prefer bear over most other wild game excluding tenderloin.. My wife will only eat properly processed/cooked bear, much like lamb IMO.
 
bearkilr said:
Hunters generally don't target grizzly for food as tags are hard to come by, so they're pretty much a trophy animal. Add to that the fact they're quite a bit more carnivorous than a black bear, most humans don't like eating other meat eaters, for obvious reasons.
Inuit eat polar bear meat as well. I've also heard of people eating lynx and cougar, but I wouldn't say any of those are an important part of a subsistence hunter's diet. I've never heard of anyone choosing bear meat of any sort over various species of venison.
Most people that shoot one like to "try" it. For 99%, that's the first and last time.
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I'm with you, above black bear, it's a novelty. Not a big bear meat fan when we have Elk, Bison, and even Moose to choose from in this part of the country. Bear has a hard time comparing.

Angus
 
bearkilr said:
Hunters generally don't target grizzly for food as tags are hard to come by, so they're pretty much a trophy animal. Add to that the fact they're quite a bit more carnivorous than a black bear, most humans don't like eating other meat eaters, for obvious reasons.
Inuit eat polar bear meat as well. I've also heard of people eating lynx and cougar, but I wouldn't say any of those are an important part of a subsistence hunter's diet. I've never heard of anyone choosing bear meat of any sort over various species of venison.
Most people that shoot one like to "try" it. For 99%, that's the first and last time.
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not because you never hard that doesnt mean it s not existing ...

last new year dinner we hade put different meats without telling and nobody was able to say which one was and among the meats was grizzly, black bear, elk, moose and bison. and some took more than one grizz meat without knowing it, nothing to say about black bear as all ate all too ... now if you tell your guests what is the meat then the story is not the same.

about grizz brown bear in Europe it s still a well look for meat in Scandinavia and Finland and in Slovenija just to tell some and their diets are the same as here ... i was raised on a farm and you should have seen what a pig can eat ...

Lynx meat homestly is great but we cant hunt them over here.
 
...hadn't checked the post back here for a few days...wow!

...black bear is a staple here...i have a degree in animal science so am familiar with Trichina...and here's the truth...you don't want it...but here's also the truth...if you knew how many parasites every animal carried you'd wretch (including fish)...simply cook your meat until there is no pink in it whatsoever...that's the easiest way without a thermometer...but canned bear is very good as well...and bear stew is exceptional...braise it, bake it, put it in a stew...but to can it you need to take ALL fat off of it, so first roast it, and then boil it and skim it, and then put it in your pressure cooker...but to be truthful, if you cut your chops 1/2" or less and grill them until they are well done, then a fall bear will baste itself in its own fat and taste so close to a pork chop you will be hard pressed to tell the difference (we've had guests who cannot!)...but here's a key...DO NOT use the same knife to skin them as to butcher them...bear is sort of like lamb and there's a flavour to the hide that will taint any and all meats that come afterward...

...and to end with a story: coming home today in the early afternoon driving at a reasonable 80 kph i crested a hill and not 60' below was a sow with three cubs! i hit the brakes and immediate started skidding on the gravel toward the ditch, the one she was running toward! took my foot off the brake and steered back toward the middle of the road and just missed the last cub by inches...i genuinely like bears and am glad i missed that cub...but enough's enough and we have seen more bears than EVER before (they destroyed both of my beehives earlier this summer) so it's time to do some control work...

...thanks for all your posts!

...tell us how you do...i'm going to start with just some walks...and then put a bait out in late september if i'm not successful by then...

...thin chops...cooked well...and canned...(and i like the crock pot recipes as well...thanks!)

ps - bear fat renders like pork and can be used in your ML/paper patches very nicely
 
medvedqc said:
about grizz brown bear in Europe it s still a well look for meat in Scandinavia and Finland and in Slovenija just to tell some and their diets are the same as here ... i was raised on a farm and you should have seen what a pig can eat ...
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Yes, it's a delicacy and there are few things more expensive than smoked bear ham, but the same can be said for other rare items, like caviar and brewing coffee with those beans that a civet cat sh**s out.

Where bear are plentiful, few eat the meat. You can't give bear meat away around here.
 
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