Bear Meat?

I like it better than deer,and about even with moose.I find that steak from a young bear taste alot like lamb chops.

It isn't at all greasy if it is properly deboned,and all of the fat is cut off.
 
I like bear steaks better than deer steaks if it is de-boned and all the visible fat removed. I found that it also changed in taste depending on what the bear was eating.
 
Don’t mean to be a party popper but be aware of a very serious disease:

From Wikipedia: Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, or trichiniasis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. The few cases[weasel words] in the United States are mostly the result of eating undercooked game, bear meat, or home reared pigs. It is most common in the developing world and where pigs are commonly fed raw garbage.
 
bruteman said:
That can be said for anything we eat.There is always rare cases of something.
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Actually it's fairly common in bears and cougar and the meat should be well cooked. This is not some scare tactic but a serious issue that is easily avoided by properly cooking the meat.
 
bruteman said:
That can be said for anything we eat.There is always rare cases of something.
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This bug is specific to the pigs and bears. Once I heard a second hand story about it (way up north) and it was scary. Lives in muscles, so very difficult to get ride of it. Cook it really well in thin slices. It should do it.
 
This bug is specific to the pigs and bears
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Actually not so....it exists in all carnivores and has been identified in seals, walrus and as you said, bear and pigs, including wild boars.
 
sheephunter said:
Actually not so....it exists in all carnivores and has been identified in seals, walrus and as you said, bear and pigs, including wild boars.
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and in horse meat as well as feline such as cougar. People who eat any Canidae, including dogs, are also at risk of the disease.


It is also VERY important to note the strain of trichinellosis found in bears is NOT the same as that found in pork. The strain found in bears is an arctic strain that also exists in seals and walrus. It is NOT killed by freezing as is the pork strain. The ONLY way to be safe is to cook the bear meat to an internal temperature above 170 F. Also curing with nitrates does not kill the bug if it is present.
 
as well as feline such as cougar. People who eat any Canidae, including dogs, are also at risk of the disease.
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that would include carnivores wouldn't it?....lol


Didn't know about horse meat though.......eaten a fair bit of it raw.....was all the rage as sushi for a while. Guess I won't do that again.
 
Only ever had it in smoked sausage, but it was awesome and produced some of the finest intestinal tunes in years. Never knew about the trichinosis though, maybe that's why it tasted so good.
 
A Bear that has been feeding in the berry patch, or in an oatfield is second to none in the gastronomical delight arena. Conversely, they occasionally get to eating rotten carrion or fish, which makes them virtually inedible. The advice to cook it well is not to be taken lightly. Trichinosis is a serious malady. I grew up in orchard country, and a bear that was a regular visitor to the apple trees was sooooo good to eat! Regards, Eagleye
 
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