greasy Bear meat?

[rasbo]

I always hear folks say I don't like bear, its to greasy,I have never eaten any bear that was greasy..In fact most the meat can be dry...And fat needs to be added....

[atc250r18]

Agreed, I don't know what these people have been eating.  I hear it all the time but none of my bears have been greasy.  This years bear had 3 inches of fat on his back but the meat was dark red and  lean.

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[Wildsau]

It's been so long since I eat any bear, I, almost, forgot how it tasted.  Try as I might, this year, I can't seem to find any that want to go home with me.  It's, almost as if they have gone south for the winter.

Went out Saturday, and other than getting soaked, I was able to get a yote to come in on my calls, but he was at the wrong angle to shoot him with my bow.

Been hunting Ft. Lewis, when Range Control opens areas that I have seen some sign, ealier, 'cause I don't know this area and the laws have changed so much since I left.  Used to be unless land was posted, you could hunt on it, but, today, it is up to you to KNOW where boundries are, no matter what. 

[ICEMAN]

Our hands get greasy as we process bear, but the meat is similar to other lean wild meat.

Nothing beats bear steaklets with eggs for breakfast!

I also started to pressure can a bit of it and it shows on the jars as incredibly lean, hardly any indication of fat in the jar when done. Yum.

[danderson]

Some of the bigger bears that I have cut up have lots of fat not just under the hide but through out the mussels, take the extra time to trim out as much fat as possible and the quality of the finished product goes up alot, add some lean pork to your burger of beef  fat to hold it toghter other wise its to lean.

[bearhunter99]

They are the greasiest thing in the world to gut and skin, it takes a long time with soap and water before you can grip anything again    The meat however isn't greasy once its cleaned up.

[rasbo]

I agree on slippery critters to clean,this last bear was a dog bear and had little fat.but the meat is fat free pretty much...I think them that say it is greasy havent eaten bear before.I cant believe the amount of people say its greasy...Maybe it was cooked in oil and at to low of temp

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Im with ya on eatin bear! Good stuff and bear steaks in the morin with eggs is one my favorites as well! Actually any game steak with fried eggs is my favorites!!! 

[Ripper]

The first time I ate bear meat was in a summer sausage form. It was greasy and terrible so I thew it away. I didn't want to hunt bears after that because I wont kill it if I wont grill and eat it. Come to find out years later it was just really bad sausage! I love bear meat, one of my favorites now.  I think that some people just use that as an excuse to not try it! They just assume it's greasy. I've also heard people say the meat is stringy! I have no idea what they are talking about. 

[deerslyr]

My buddy and I got a sow this spring. Was great eating, just marinaded in italian dressing and wrapped it in bacon and grilled. Very mild. The biologist tooth aged her at 7. We were extremely surprised considering her size. He said they just dont get that big in the beartooth because they go through all of there fat reserves over the harsh winters  Either way we were tickled with her, put a lot of time in and didnt start seeing bears until the last week.

[h20hunter]

My bear this year is some of the best game meat ive eaten.

[lokidog]

People say the same about racoon, but if the meat is butchered properly, it has not been greasy in my experience.

[Ripper]

People say the same about racoon, but if the meat is butchered properly, it has not been greasy in my experience.

 

I didn't anyone ate them! I guess they're just mini bears though. I've been told they are the smallest member of the bear family by a biologist, but still never occurred to me to eat them!

[billythekidrock]

I agree on slippery critters to clean,this last bear was a dog bear and had little fat.but the meat is fat free pretty much...I think them that say it is greasy havent eaten bear before.I cant believe the amount of people say its greasy...Maybe it was cooked in oil and at to low of temp

I agree 100%
Fat free meat with way less grease than a good beef steak. Don't get me wrong, I am not putting down a good beef steak.

[BULLBLASTER]

I cooked up a lean steak from my bear this year just to try it out. The rest gets sausage treatment. The meat was tender and very juicy and flavorful but left a Mindoro waxy aftertaste. I cooked it in cast iron with a bit of butter and oil. The sausage is good. I just didn't really like straight bear steaks any time I've had it.