Does bear meat stink?

[Forcedair]

A friend recently told me that bear meat smells really bad when being cooked.How bad is it? Does it vary bear to bear?

 

[fester]

bear meat

All the bear meat I have had has been the best, I if given a choice would eat nothing else. It smells sweet and has a good aroma.

 

[riden]

Some people are just looking for reasons why game meat is inferior.

Take it with a grain of salt, I have never smelt anyhing odd.

 

[Republic of Alberta]

Some times it realy stinks, garbage bears & ones that eat mostly rotten meat.

Most of the time it smells as good as anything else.

 

[Wrong Way]

X2. Find a bear from a dump or that's been eating tons of carrion.....stinky.

Now...find a berry-fed bear.....NOTHING better IMHO.

Ryan

 

[Blackgunlover]

I ate polar bear once. ONCE! It stunk up the whole house. That thing was not a garbage eater, but damn did it stick. I can't even imagine the thought of trying to eat bear meat again.

 

[Fall Guy]

I've eaten fall bear twice. One was from way up north and the other from the outskirts of Bracebridge.

I was pretty meticulous at fat trimming and had no problems with either in the smell department.

 

[Levi Garrett]

I shot a nice 250 lb black in northern labrador one year, it was excellent, fat was white as snow.
I think bears that have access to dumps, farmers still born calves etc, can mess up a bear for eating.
The key, get out in the wilds for good eating bear.

 

[dumbdawg]

tell your friend to stop hunting dump bears

 

[Steeleco]

I just made up a batch of bear burgers last night for dinner, they looked and smelled a lot nicer than the Costco beef slabs on the other side of the grill!!!

 

[bronco_mudder]

I shot a nice 250 lb black in northern labrador one year, it was excellent, fat was white as snow.

Levi shot a little bear, it's fat was white as snow, and every time he ate that bear, his a**hole runneth so .............how's that for a hunters nursery rhyme

 

[Levi Garrett]

Levi shot a little bear, it's fat was white as snow, and every time he ate that bear, his a**hole runneth so .............how's that for a hunters nursery rhyme

LOL, stick to your day job , not bad though, except for the runneth part

 

[triton]

Levi shot a little bear, it's fat was white as snow, and every time he ate that bear, his a**hole runneth so .............how's that for a hunters nursery rhyme

LMFAO! Finally true poetry! Love it!

Dave.

 

[mommabear]

X2. Find a bear from a dump or that's been eating tons of carrion.....stinky.

Now...find a berry-fed bear.....NOTHING better IMHO.

Ryan

x 3 !!

 

[ratherbefishin]

I try for a fall bear away from salmon streams and garbage and the meat is choice.The best one was ''honey fed'' and any beekeeper is happy to tell you if he has a problem bear.
Bear meat is like any other game, make a clean kill, look after it properly and the meat will be excellent.We render down the fat for baking-it is a pure white hard lard, no smell,-excellent for pies,pastries and bread making.Matter of fact, the old timers used to get a bear for this very reason-bear fat for cooking.

 

[fester]

Bear meat

I just made up a batch of bear burgers last night for dinner, they looked and smelled a lot nicer than the Costco beef slabs on the other side of the grill!!!

WHats a costco beef slab?

 

[huntinstuff]

I think roasted bear smells good. Bear garlic sausage even better.

but I also like the smell of cleaning a gun with Hoppes #9......

 

[crazy_davey]

but I also like the smell of cleaning a gun with Hoppes #9......

Ahhhh..... Sniffin solvents in the gun room, theres nothin better

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Most of the bear I've cooked has had a fairly strong aroma. Trimming the fat is the best way to minimise that problem, and cooking it in the barbecue, is the best way to eliminate spousal issues.
Taste is great regardless, IF you get the fat off, don't let the meat sit in it's own fat, and pitch the drippings.

 

[Jay]

I enjoy bear meat, it's good stuff...

Cheers
Jay