Spring Bear taste

[Lemoore-on]

Do you guys eat your spring bears?  Are they as good as a fall bear fattened up on berries?
I always hunt bears in the fall and I'm thinking about putting in for a spring tag.  Is it just a hide thing?

[h20hunter]

I have. On the flip side, a buddy had two that were inedible. 

[buglebuster]

Mine was absolutely delicious from last spring

[Timberstalker]

I've had meat from multiple spring bears, and never had a bad eater.  All eastside animals.

[trophyhunt]

I've had meat from multiple spring bears, and never had a bad eater.  All eastside animals.

same same!

[Skyvalhunter]

They taste like a sapling.

[X-Force]

2 westside spring bears and haven't had a bad one yet.

[snake]

They taste like a dog sort of

[dmoua]

Taste like bear. Delicious.

[ghosthunter]

Still eating on my Springer.
Love it.

[carpsniperg2]

Spring bears are way better then fall bears and a lot less greasy. Mine have all been good and the only time I hear of bad ones is the bears that get into the skunk cabbage. Never killed one in it but I can imagine it would make em a little ripe lol

[Skyvalhunter]

Yea the skunk cabbage they love to eat really gives the meat that added flavor.

[boneaddict]

Ive always heard Springers are better than Fall bears

[lewy]

I have never been able to tell a difference

[elkchaser54]

What meat do you guys take off the bears?  Sausage from quarters and tenderloins for steaks or do you try to take as much as possible like a deer or elk.  Ive never harvested a bear before, sorry for the newb question

[Timberstalker]

What meat do you guys take off the bears?  Sausage from quarters and tenderloins for steaks or do you try to take as much as possible like a deer or elk.  Ive never harvested a bear before, sorry for the newb question

All of it, just like a deer or elk.  Good stuff.

[idaho guy]

Spring bears are way better then fall bears and a lot less greasy. Mine have all been good and the only time I hear of bad ones is the bears that get into the skunk cabbage. Never killed one in it but I can imagine it would make em a little ripe lol

 
We shoot most of our bears in the spring they are better and not so dang greasy!

[hunter399]

They taste like a dog sort of

I don't wanna know how you know this.

[lokidog]

What meat do you guys take off the bears?  Sausage from quarters and tenderloins for steaks or do you try to take as much as possible like a deer or elk.  Ive never harvested a bear before, sorry for the newb question

All of it, just like a deer or elk.  Good stuff.

 

Saw someone made corned bear, that's what I want to try.  I've shot two Spring bears and eaten many others, even ones shot near sucker spawning streams, all in Ontario. They all tasted great. I shot a September bear in OR many years ago, also delicious.

[CaNINE]

My Mother-in-law who is highly hesitant around any wildgame meat recently went back for a second helping of slow cooked spring bear roast from the crockpot.

[Lemoore-on]

Thanks for all the replies.  Think I'll give it a shot this year.

[boneaddict]

What meat do you guys take off the bears?  Sausage from quarters and tenderloins for steaks or do you try to take as much as possible like a deer or elk.  Ive never harvested a bear before, sorry for the newb question

Harvest all of it just like a deer or elk

[Calvin Rayborn]

Used to serve it as a delicacy at the Wildlife League