Bear meat

[sawbill]

Bears are delicious. Their meat has a bad reputation, but so does Spruce Grouse and Lake Trout. It's all about individual tastes and how the meat is prepared.

This is true to a point. Bears got a bad rep because they do hang around landfill sites and feed readily there. That's why I won't eat the stuff even though the majority of municipal dumps are no longer in existence. Its all in my head but that's enough to make me pass on it.
Lakers get a bad rap because they tend to build up fat and that fat does go rancid even though the meat is packaged and frozen in water. I've the luxury of picking and chosing my lake trout lakes where I can catch lakers with flesh that is either orange or dark red. Lakers that feed predominantly on baitfish or smelt will have light pink or white flesh and are not near as tasty as the others that feed mostly on foods like fresh water shrimp or crayfish. Even though I can easily limit out on waters where lakers feed on baitfish I pass those by and fish shrimp/crustacean fed lakers instead.

[smallgamer]

Oops. I thought this thread was about BEER and meat. I have nothing to add. Carry on.

[smallgamer]

Horse was quite popular at one time in Quebec. My parents use to eat it back in the seventies it was cheaper then beef and healthier. I would love to try it someday.

I tried it once when I was a kid in the 60's. I don't remember anything about it other than it was smoked and was really really salty.

[icecap]

Try Black Angus meat in Mississauga.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

This is true to a point. Bears got a bad rep because they do hang around landfill sites and feed readily there. That's why I won't eat the stuff even though the majority of municipal dumps are no longer in existence. Its all in my head but that's enough to make me pass on it.
Lakers get a bad rap because they tend to build up fat and that fat does go rancid even though the meat is packaged and frozen in water. I've the luxury of picking and chosing my lake trout lakes where I can catch lakers with flesh that is either orange or dark red. Lakers that feed predominantly on baitfish or smelt will have light pink or white flesh and are not near as tasty as the others that feed mostly on foods like fresh water shrimp or crayfish. Even though I can easily limit out on waters where lakers feed on baitfish I pass those by and fish shrimp/crustacean fed lakers instead.

Our camp owner told us that dump bears stay @ the dumps for life & will kill off any other Bears that want in on the action. Since we can't hunt around dumps & would not want to even if we could the Bears we shoot are not dump Bears. Bear meat is just awsome!!

[Drastic711]

Bears are scavangers and shooting a big bear far away from dump does not mean he was not flipping through garbage bags last week,month or year. Rhule of thumb would be to select small bear,keep it frozen over 30 days and cook well on higher temperatures for longer period of time. Ground meat,sausages and liver,heart consumption should be avoided from all animals with gall blader.
nothing is for sure but some precautions should be done.
it is defenetly more healthy than anything you can buy from store and for original post question is meat is defenetly tastier than anything coming from deer family. Many ways it can be prepared and be great table fare for anyones taste except of those that think it is bad because it is bear meat. Fat needs to be removed because it would spoil the great taste of bear meat.
I cook fat and use like hand cream in winter,working outside in extremly low temps. Bear fat is best for arthritis prevention.