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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: lewy on August 21, 2025, 08:05:07 PM

Title: Bear grease
Post by: lewy on August 21, 2025, 08:05:07 PM: Something we like to do when we get a bear that’s not on fish is to render down the fat. Takes a little work but feels good to use everything and makes for great gifts. Thought I’d share some pics of the one I just got. Ended up with about 35 pints on this bear.
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on August 21, 2025, 08:22:39 PM: 👍
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Post by: Rugergunsite308 on August 22, 2025, 08:32:58 AM: That is awesome
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on August 22, 2025, 09:17:58 AM: Solid work!
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Post by: hunter_sean08 on August 22, 2025, 01:45:51 PM: Very nice work.

On another note - that looks like an outstanding setup/space you have for meat processing. We might have to get another thread going with people's setups. With a shop in my 3-5 year plans, I'm starting to compile ideas. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
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Post by: lewy on August 22, 2025, 03:17:47 PM: Quote from: hunter_sean08 on August 22, 2025, 01:45:51 PM
Very nice work.

On another note - that looks like an outstanding setup/space you have for meat processing. We might have to get another thread going with people's setups. With a shop in my 3-5 year plans, I'm starting to compile ideas. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

I cut meat for a lot of years in the garage on a collapsible table or in the kitchen. When I bought my new place, I turned part of the shop into a butcher shop also built a walk-in cooler. Absolutely love it and use the crap out of it.
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Post by: GeoSwan on August 22, 2025, 03:35:06 PM: Do you pressure can that, or does the heat differential seal the pop top?
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Post by: pashok23 on August 22, 2025, 05:11:56 PM: 👍
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Post by: Doublelunger on August 22, 2025, 06:03:32 PM: Must have been a fatty. Nice work!
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Post by: cjjcb on August 22, 2025, 06:10:56 PM: That’s excellent!
You can make soap out if that fat, right?
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Post by: lewy on August 22, 2025, 10:16:26 PM: Quote from: GeoSwan on August 22, 2025, 03:35:06 PM
Do you pressure can that, or does the heat differential seal the pop top?

No need to pressure can, they seal as you said :tup:
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Post by: lewy on August 22, 2025, 10:19:31 PM: Quote from: cjjcb on August 22, 2025, 06:10:56 PM
That’s excellent!
You can make soap out if that fat, right?
There are a ton of uses for it, from baking to boot grease
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Post by: ganghis on August 23, 2025, 10:08:10 AM: That's a whole lotta fat! Nice work
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Post by: pd on August 23, 2025, 10:58:31 AM: Rendering is a heck of a lot of work. Your grease is very clean, I am impressed.
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Post by: Pegasus on August 23, 2025, 11:01:08 AM: Quote from: lewy on August 22, 2025, 10:19:31 PM
Quote from: cjjcb on August 22, 2025, 06:10:56 PM
That’s excellent!
You can make soap out if that fat, right?
There are a ton of uses for it, from baking to boot grease

You can use it to keep your hair from falling out...
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Post by: dilleytech on August 23, 2025, 11:18:32 AM: I do the same on all our bears if they have fat which most don’t. 35 pints is a really good haul. It’s the only oil I use for any cooking when we have it. I think we ended up with 67 pints last season. It was a good fall for fat.
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Post by: Rugergunsite308 on August 25, 2025, 01:34:51 PM: Quote from: cjjcb on August 22, 2025, 06:10:56 PM
That’s excellent!
You can make soap out if that fat, right?

The blushing bride uses bear lard to make soap and shampoo. It's all we use.
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Post by: greenhead_killer on August 25, 2025, 02:06:15 PM: The cracklings are the best part! Nice haul
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Post by: WaltAlpine on September 10, 2025, 10:22:58 PM: Quote from: greenhead_killer on August 25, 2025, 02:06:15 PM
The cracklings are the best part! Nice haul
I was wondering about that. A friend shares his fat with me and I always wondered about the cracklins. I’m going out for bear tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll have some similar story.

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