ok i get a bear and then what? steak or dog food? NOT DISRESPECTFULL

[brokenbone]

I have read about roasts, fajhitas, and stews.  anything else?   i was thinking about dog food for the two hogs i have?  not to make any one mad at the post i was just wondering what i could do with it.  elk, deer, no questions about what to do.  bear is diff.  what do you do with your bear?

[Big10gauge]

Cut it up just like you do a deer. In fact you don't have to be quite so meticulous about getting off the fat. We also actually rendered the fat and it turns out pure white. Used it for cooking and waterproofing boots. I've made bear hams but wasn't really impressed. The roasts are always excellent.

[fc2038]

I have had bear that I disliked and I have had bear that was wonderfull. Cut it up like anything else and see what ya think. No harm in givin a little taste before it turns into dog food. You got some pics of your bear? Love to see them.

If not I am sure a food bank would take it....

[Fletch]

We grind it with pork and add seasoning to make breakfast sausage...yum yum yum

[washingtonmuley]

Makes very good jerky.

[PWN Kurt]

I had some good smoked sausages, breakfast sausage, and teriyaki sticks made out of it.  It's great.  We use the ground breakfast sausage in spagetti sause and chilli recipies.

We got a young bear, and it might taste different than an older tougher bear.

Kurt

[Michelle_Nelson]

Billythekidrock and I canned his second bear of the year a couple weeks ago.  Talk about good for just about anything,stews, taco's, burito's, sandwiches, Put it in spagetti sauce, hamberger helper, etc.  Pretty much anything you can think of.  We canned some half pints witch will be perfect for hunting.  Plus it will stay good for years.  Also comes in handy if you come home late and are in a hurry to cook something to eat.

You can the lower leg meat and tougher cuts and it comes out fall apart tender.  I also really like sausage and peperoni. 

[callonetta]

Back in 96 I shot an old bear, enjoyed the summer sausages and from the legs I would cut  thin strips (fajita style) and marinated them in blackberry (appricot too)sauce overnight and fried them in butter. Yummm

[billythekidrock]

i was thinking about dog food for the two hogs i have?  not to make any one mad at the post i was just wondering what i could do with it. 

First off, even though you put "Not Disrespectfull" in the title, you mention turning it into dog food twice. I find it hard to believe that someone would even suggest that. What about respecting the animals we hunt? What about us respecting you as a hunter? If you don't know what to do with it then pass on the shot. Let the bear live. Why would you even shoot a bear if you didn't know what you where going to do with it? For a rug? Not a good enough reason to me.

I have read about roasts, fajhitas, and stews.  anything else?  

Sandwiches, tacos, sausage, pepperoni, bratwurst, you name it. What else do you want? You can do anything with bear that you can do with deer, only better. Bear has better flavor and texure and isn't as dry as venison.

  elk, deer, no questions about what to do.  bear is diff. 

Bear is no different for me than deer or elk, only I don't make steaks.

[ICEMAN]

Dog food is a 

Hopefully you have taken good care of this choice meat. You are obligated to turn it into food for some human. If you do not want it, it should already be iced down and in the hands of someone who does.

Not being disrespectful, but think and plan before you shoot for christs sake....

Sorry, this one just sort of pisses me off....

[saylean]

My bear, I get breakfast sausage from my butcher (which is my favorite thus far). I dont eat sausage normally, it hurts my gut...but bear breakfast sausage is great!

Then, I get some roasts, jerky and summer sausage. I have yet to be disappointed with any of my bear meat.

[Houndhunter]

if you can i would can it cause just bout anything tastes good when its canned. but i wouldnt feel wrong using some of the bear as dog food, i dont always eat all of the animal i bring back they can get used for different things

[brokenbone]

i have not gotten a bear yet.  i was just getting options on what to do with the bear.  is it diffrent than deer?  is there any thing dif that you would do?  not to start a word war but i may not have made the title clear.  i have not shot one yet. 

[Jerome]

If i were you i would take most of the bear into del fox and get summer sausage, breakfast sausage, and pepper sticks.  Maybe save a roast and a couple of steaks for you to try.  I personally like taking my bear to get all the sausages and pepper sticks and save my deer for roasts, steaks, and burger. 

[rasbo]

pepperoni stew and roasts.I smoke the roasts they are awesome