Trichinosis in bear meat.

again there is a subsistance (food) grizzly/brown bear tag in Alaska and you d better bring the meat ...

im know many places where there is not even legal requirement to bring black bear meat.

but the hunters i know even if no legally required are bringing back both meats.



but back to the OP and this is very important black bear and brown/grizzly bears re very good meats and meals if well cooked to avoid the trichinosis.
 
medvedqc - good for you that you tried all those different types of game meat.

I suspect that one difference between the bears in your neck of the woods and some other areas are a greatly reduced fish intake. My father shot one on Vancouver Island and it stank so bad that his hunting partner actually vomitted while they were field dressing it. My father's constitution was a bit stronger, but it took an effort. It was unfathomable to even consider eating that bear.

On the other hand my hunting partner and I got a really nice bear last fall that had been feeding almost exclusively on blue berries and it was fantastic. Probably amongst the best game meat I have ever eaten.
 
1899 said:
.......my hunting partner and I got a really nice bear last fall that had been feeding almost exclusively on blue berries and it was fantastic. Probably amongst the best game meat I have ever eaten.
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This is often the case with berry and root bears, both blacks and grizzlies. The key of course, like any game meat, is proper care in the field.

Two of the families we gave meat from the Fall grizzly to, had eaten black bear, but never grizzly before. One of them had never eaten bear at all. All of them are ready for more! In fact, one made a point of going bear hunting this Spring, purposely to get some bear meat.

Having said all that.......just be sure to cook it well. :)

Ted
 
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