What does Brown Bear Taste like?

[Talyn]

For those that want to travel to the great state of Alaska to harvest/or to be harvested by a brown bear (a variant of the grizzly).

 

[Old_Me]

tastes like chicken..???

 

[Anchorsaweigh]

tastes like chicken..???

Dammit! You stole my thunder!

 

[Blackmesa96]

Tastes like polar bear with a yummy brown sugar rub?

 

[HayesGreener]

Pork. With a hint of berries, salmon, and hiker.

 

[Onewolf426]

This one still makes me giggle.

 

[Recusant]

Well, before you chow down on a Brown Bear ham it's probably a good idea to read this first.

CDC - Trichinellosis - Trichinellosis Information for Hunters

A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. Parasites can cause disease in humans.

www.cdc.gov

 

[Hammer67]

Depends a lot on the time of year and what they've been eating. Coastal bears that have been stuffing themselves on fish don't tend to taste all that great. Bears that have been feasting on huckleberries for weeks, slow-cooked in a Crock pot? Sublime.

 

[Talyn]

Well, before you chow down on a Brown Bear ham it's probably a good idea to read this first.

CDC - Trichinellosis - Trichinellosis Information for Hunters

A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. Parasites can cause disease in humans.

www.cdc.gov

Use a meat thermometer.

 

[HansGruber]

Never had brown bear, but I have had black bear…did not care for it.

One of the reasons that, even though I think it would be pretty nice to have a bear rug, I won’t hunt a black bear.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Sleeping bags:
Soft tacos of the bear world

 

[HayesGreener]

No vegan bears

 

[KLGunner]

Bear in general sounds amazing right about now.

 

[Keystone19250]

I’ll pass on eating bear meat, I tried a buffalo burger once; now I’ll admit it tasted good but within minutes it went right through me, literally.
I was at a friends house so yes I made it to the bathroom however……..
Not pleasant.

 

[Sld1959]

I have had black bear a number of times. Never cared for it. I have hunted them a few times because I do know a family that eats it. They really struggle since the father broke his back so I tend to give them the majority of my game meat the past few years.

 

[Keystone19250]

I have had black bear a number of times. Never cared for it. I have hunted them a few times because I do know a family that eats it. They really struggle since the father broke his back so I tend to give them the majority of my game meat the past few years.

Giving to those in need is how it should be. Awesome my friend.

 

[Sld1959]

Giving to those in need is how it should be. Awesome my friend.

Thank you. My wife and I have plenty we are in no want of food. So I tell them she does not like game meat and thry will be helping out by taking. They do not feel funny taking it because they thinks she won't eat it but I love to hunt.

 

[HayesGreener]

I hunted bear in the Northwest in the late 60's. I like bear meat but it depends upon what they have been eating. I will pass on bear who have been gorging on salmon. My oldest son killed brown and black bear when he lived in Alaska and my wife, who usually does not care for wild game, likes it. Bear are related to hogs and like pork are subject to trichinosis (roundworm). Bear like pork needs to be cooked to 165 degrees internal to be safe. Cold smoke or salt curing will not kill it. I think it is best smoked at 225 degrees for 10-12 hours so I don't worry about that. Commercial pork producers have pretty nearly eliminated roundworm in the US pork industry but you have to be especially aware of it and other infections like brucellosis in bear and wild hogs. Use care in cooking and bon apetit

 

[KillerFord1977]

Hunted bear in N Maine growing up.
Didnt care for the meat or the wet socks smell of black bear .