I GOT HER!!!

[RadSav]

When we get a good bear that has that sweet berry smell to it when butchered I like to have the rumps made up into ham.  It's a little tough for general chunk dishes but makes some superb thin sliced grilled ham sandwiches 

[mrmoskillz]

My Son kept saying it looked like a polar bear with the skin off. It was like skinning it twice.  There was a good 3" of blubber in most spots.

[h20hunter]

Some folks render that fat for cooking/baking/waterproofing. I mean if you are a mountain man.....just saying.....

[92xj]

Congrats on the bear.  I'll never forget my first bear and how it played out and you wont either.   

[Southpole]

SWEET!

[NRA4LIFE]

That rendered fat makes the best pie dough and biscuits.

[RadSav]

If you hit 18" on a sow skull which I think you might...that's amazing!  The Washington state record book only has one single sow listed for archery (18 0/16" minimum) and not a single one listed for rifle (18 8/16" minimum).  I will be very interested in what she green scores at.  Have the taxi do a quick green while you are there and let us know!

As far as rendering fat for baking...that is usually the super white kidney fat.  The stuff on the exterior is usually good for deep-frying, candles, lanterns and waterproofing and that's about it.  I know a few that have tried it for baking and most were disappointed.  Kidney fat on the other hand...best dang donuts EVER!!!

[h20hunter]

How to render bear fat:

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/wild-chef/2013/01/how-render-bear-fat

[RB]

Thanks H20.  Can I keep the skull and have a rug with the head on still or is it one or the other?  I want a rug like yours h20 with the mouth open.

They do not use the skull from the Bear I have mine in a glass case just had the Taxi take care of it and got it back all bleached out. Nice Bear!

[mrmoskillz]

  I didn't know the fat was good for anything and it is outside in the sun   I took as much meat as I could but didn't know I was supposed to keep the fat.

[h20hunter]

I've never done a thing with the fat.

Cook up a nice hunk of meat like you would a pot roast...low and slow baby.

[buckfvr]

We usually get a 5gal bucket of the fat.....wife cooks it down ( render ) for hours and hours , filters it, makes soaps and the finest pie crusts and biscuts ever.....The finished product goes in canning jars and is snow white.....

[mrmoskillz]

Thanks h20 I was starting to feel like a d-bag for wasting it lol

[h20hunter]

Nah.....I'd give you props for using it but don't think anyone is going to give you any grief for not.

Another thing we had this year was some corned bear roast.....delicious. I hope yours turns out as good.

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats on a fatty