Processing bear

[JohnVH]

same as a deer, or elk.. Roasts, burger, sausage, jerky, etc... its tasty meat. I just ate some bear backstraps yesterday off the bbq

[Jester052]

Good info fellas

[ICEMAN]

Take a canning pressure cooker and 5 mason jars fill each mason jar 3/4 full with chunks of bear meat take a heeping table spoon of salt and throw it in on the bear spin the lid on good and tight put jars in pressure cooker on and pressure cook for 3 hrs or so and let cool and de pressure on its own. and it makes the best carne asada meat for tacos, burretos, nachos...........

Teegan, aren't you busting a lot of jars by cranking your lids down so tight?  We put ours on with just a firm twist, nothing too tight and never get breaks.... I have never read to crank them down very hard... You want gases to escape the jars...

[teegansdad]

No hasnt happened yet?? but if it does ill know why!!

[Decker]

BBQ roasts marinaded in italian dressing are THE FREAKING BOMB!!!!! 

Has anyone ever mixed front shoulder with deer meat for burger? (rather than using pork shoulder?)

[billythekidrock]

I have always thrown my bear trim in with my deer/elk burger but I still add suet or pork.

[Decker]

I have always thrown my bear trim in with my deer/elk burger but I still add suet or pork.

I used pork last time, and felt like it killed all the flavor. Is suet better?

[billythekidrock]

I have always thrown my bear trim in with my deer/elk burger but I still add suet or pork.

I used pork last time, and felt like it killed all the flavor. Is suet better?

Beef suet gives it a more traditional burger flavor that some people prefer.
I prefer a small amount of pork butt with my venison/elk burger as it is not too greasy, but my brother prefers beef suet so we compromise. We usually run about 5 percent beef suet & 10 percent pork butt.

[Decker]

Good to know; we used pork shoulder last time.

[billythekidrock]

Good to know; we used pork shoulder last time.

Shoulder, butt, picnic roast...basically all the same.