Just ate my first bear steak....and loved it.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Man that bears hairdresser was sure confused on what color to make him, never seen one like that.

I have eaten 1 1/2, 10 1/2, and 15 1/2, the older one ate as good as the young one. When I opened his stomach I thought it was jelly ready to pour in a jar! 

[high country]

Don't rule out a grass fed springer.........

[trophyelk6x6]

Bears are part of the pig family. Thus (boar/sow etc). They are wild like anything else. Wild turkeys dont taste like Costco Turkeys, QFC pork doesnt taste like wild hog, and bear meat can be wild. Look up the protein vs fat of wild game inlcuding bear meat vs what we eat from the store like chicken and see how amazing wild game including bear is. It's how you cook it no different than anything else. It makes the best sausage and I always love the wine and garlic marinated roast. Remember to cook it all the way or freeze it accordingly to get rid of any TRICHINOSIS

[mountainman]

Who has a lot of experience with bear?  Do the older bear taste worse than the youger bears or are they good too??

Duh? And I even saw you today buddy! Need some recipe's? LOL! Been feasting on bear for the last 30 years my freind, stop by and will give you some ideas! 

[gaddy]

bear is good eats. even had a gal who wont eat game love it.( we kind of tricked her ),she only eats beef if its well done. she has asked for more if i ever get another. infact every one that tried it thier first time enjoyed it.
always figured the ones that hate it had tried an early spring bear which,i have yet to sample.

[deerslyr]

Ate some spring bear 8.5 y/o. Really mild with no gamey taste. A little greasy as some describe it, but no greasier than a beef steak. Better than deer for sure, not quite on par with elk but dang close. I loved it.