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Offline ICEMAN

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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2013, 07:41:11 PM »
Do it ourselves, very easy.

Debone the animal, take each section and with a good sharp knife disect along obvious muscle groups. Trim out all fat and/or sinew, grisle, etc. Your objective is meat only, nothing else. Then toss pieces into two bins, steaks and stew meat. Easy as that. Do it at our kitchen counter with the bear...not the garage.

You need to force the issue and learn this,... get it under your belt. You are not going to ruin anything. Good luck!
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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2013, 07:48:53 PM »
Thanks...still working on getting the bear ;)

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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2013, 08:00:06 PM »
Doh! Thought you might have one chillin' My bad! :chuckle:
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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2013, 08:12:35 PM »
Not yet.  I like to have things planned out as much as I can.  Thanks

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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2013, 09:52:09 PM »
Sorry no story or pics I don't start hunting till the fall,just gathering every bit of info I can get.

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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2013, 09:59:27 PM »
Just my  :twocents: I have only harvested one Bear and I swear if I ever get another the whole thing is going to be Burger! The steaks were OK the Pepperoni and summer sausage were really good, BUT the burger was by far the best game burger I have ever had! Good luck  :)
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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2013, 10:16:37 PM »
Do it ourselves, very easy.

Debone the animal, take each section and with a good sharp knife disect along obvious muscle groups. Trim out all fat and/or sinew, grisle, etc. Your objective is meat only, nothing else. Then toss pieces into two bins, steaks and stew meat. Easy as that. Do it at our kitchen counter with the bear...not the garage.

You need to force the issue and learn this,... get it under your belt. You are not going to ruin anything. Good luck!
:yeah: I do exactly what Ice does with every thing I take. Except the canning. Hope to get into that at some point.  I like doing it, and I save $$$$.
 We had bear steaks tonite......very good :tup:  I was a bit nervous because the last bear I shot was in the salmon, and that was nasty. My youngest won't touch venison, fish, or just about anything, but he actually asked for more of the bear :chuckle:. I had to make him try it.....  Like Iceman said......don't be afraid to mess it up, and cut the grissle, and fat out. You will either throw that stuff away now, or after you cook it so you mite as well be a little picky when cutting and wrapping.
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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2013, 10:26:54 PM »
I've never done my own meats before but I do like the idea of saving money! 

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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2013, 11:02:46 PM »
I've never done my own meats before but I do like the idea of saving money!
The first buck I cut up, was because I couldn't afford to take it to the butcher. I didn't have a clue what I was doing, but found out that you really can't mess it up. Every now and then I will take a portion down to have pepperoni made, but that is for the kids. I really like the steaks, of deer , and now bear.
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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2013, 11:32:33 PM »
Just my  :twocents: I have only harvested one Bear and I swear if I ever get another the whole thing is going to be Burger! The steaks were OK the Pepperoni and summer sausage were really good, BUT the burger was by far the best game burger I have ever had! Good luck  :)

depends on what it ate

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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2013, 05:53:11 AM »
once its cut up and ground get it frozen. treat it like pork. i wouldn't hang it and let it age like deer. I really like grinding it up into breakfast sausage.

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Re: what to do with my bear?
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2013, 07:28:57 AM »
I would make summer sausage out of the whole thing, trim as much fat out as you can, no aging necessary

 


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