Best bear for table fare

[bowtechian]

Let's hear where (elevation) & when ie spring, summer opener or fall is your best eating bear came from?? Taking a interest in pursuing a bear, but all my hunts are about the groceries   

[MountainWalk]

Spring bear, grass fed. To me, way better than a berry bear.

[tgomez]

Fall bear, 5500 -6500ft elevation, berry fed. TASTE AMAZING and to me have better fur not to mention more meat on their bones that time of year.

[BULLBLASTER]

The only bears I actually enjoy eating are of the gummy variety, sometimes the cinnamon kind.
Real bears are mixed with lots of pork or bacon before consumption.  Makes them edible to me.

[Jonathan_S]

I have only eaten one bear I didn't like  he was eating lots of roadkill. 

Apple-fed fall bear is probably my favorite 

[crowinghen]

The late summer bear my Hubby got last year was AMAZING!! I think  it was a 2 year old,  so so good. But we are very anal about getting the meat out of the field and cooled right away-- I think he shout it about 4 and it was at the  butcher's by 6. To me that seems to make the biggest difference with game.

[h20hunter]

My first.....Snoho County fall bear...was the best. Blackberrys and grass fed. Dressing it out showed the gut to be stuffed with nothing but blackberries!

[JackOfAllTrades]

Fall bear, 5500 -6500ft elevation, berry fed. TASTE AMAZING and to me have better fur not to mention more meat on their bones that time of year.

I have to agree with this. Blue berry and grass fed late summer to chilly fall. They're fattening up. Eating like crazy.

-Steve

[JimmyHoffa]

How are the tree peelers?

[idaho guy]

I have only eaten one bear I didn't like  he was eating lots of roadkill. 

Apple-fed fall bear is probably my favorite 

 
Bears eating apples have been my favorite

[bowtechian]

The late summer bear my Hubby got last year was AMAZING!! I think  it was a 2 year old,  so so good. But we are very anal about getting the meat out of the field and cooled right away-- I think he shout it about 4 and it was at the  butcher's by 6. To me that seems to make the biggest difference with game.

Usually when someone claims they don't like a certain game meat the first question that pops in my head is how well the meat was cared for in the field to butchering it 

[bowtechian]

Fall bear, 5500 -6500ft elevation, berry fed. TASTE AMAZING and to me have better fur not to mention more meat on their bones that time of year.

How was the fat layer on your bear?

[tgomez]

Fall bear, 5500 -6500ft elevation, berry fed. TASTE AMAZING and to me have better fur not to mention more meat on their bones that time of year.

How was the fat layer on your bear?

1 inch thick or so, usually shoot em in mid September. The hides are usually pretty greasy by then but the meat is finger lickin good!

[bowtechian]

[steen]

Pear bears! Lol. I shot one out of a pear orchard and it was the tastiest meat I've ever eaten.  Better than beef! The meat didn't last very long in the freezer.