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How will you prepare and cook your black bear meat this fall?

Posted on 7/2/24 at 2:47 am
Posted by boudinman
Member since Nov 2019
6101 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 2:47 am
We need some great recipes listed since Louisiana is having its first bear season this fall.

I hear it must be cooked well done like pork due to Trichinosis.
This post was edited on 7/2/24 at 2:50 am
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
81197 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:54 am to

It starts with melting a stick of butter.
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
11745 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:46 am to
MeatEater has some recipes
Posted by Crawdaddy
Slidell. The jewel of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2006
19165 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:49 am to
I bet it tastes like Raccoon
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
20149 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:52 am to
Watch out for the trichinellosis.
Posted by Ol boy
Member since Oct 2018
4100 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:56 am to
I have eaten smoked sausage that was made with bear and it was very good. Supposedly they didn’t add any pork to it and it was just greasy enough to not be dry.
I would bet that it would make a smashing gravy smothered down in a black iron pot.
Posted by Honest Tune
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
19285 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:06 am to
Obvi answer is “first you make a roux”, but I’ve seen some Cam Hanes bear meat grilled on IG and it looks juicy and tender. I’m pretty sure Hanes said it’s his favorite to eat.
Posted by TigerDeacon
West Monroe, LA
Member since Sep 2003
29880 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:23 am to
Yeah, bear isn't on my list of things to eat.
Posted by Huntinguy
Member since Mar 2011
1857 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:41 am to
I'm gonna grill some, grind some and slow cook some.
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
4793 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:05 am to
I’d just as soon eat a possum.
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
22281 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 10:29 am to
Firs', you make a roux...........
Posted by OntarioTiger
Canada
Member since Nov 2007
2249 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:07 am to
I have eaten bear a few times generally in stews and it's very good but as others have mentioned tric is almost 100% so cook it well. Never had it grilled while it looks tasty the risk is too high for me
Posted by bushwacker
youngsville
Member since Feb 2010
4010 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:13 am to
Thousands of bears and only 10 tags for tensas. LMAO.

good luck finding any meat.
Posted by Yukon7
Louisiana
Member since May 2018
618 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 11:38 am to
I’ve had bear several times as we are allowed to kill them in Arkansas.

My best explanation of it is, tastes like a ribeye. Texture isn’t quite the same as ribeye, but it is very good maybe . I would probably choose it over deer, and i love deer.

A lot of the bad rap that “bear” meat gets is due to trich, and i also hear that spring bear is awful as well due to eating fish but i don’t think that will apply here.
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
26727 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 3:48 pm to
For all 10 of the folks who will get a tag?

Hell, I can show them one dumpster in Union Parish with a family of 10 in it each night.
Posted by chrome1007
Toledo Bend
Member since Dec 2023
584 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 3:58 pm to
Meateater
Posted by KemoSabe65
70605
Member since Mar 2018
6669 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:19 pm to
It’s Alaskan pork, just cook it like you would pork ribs.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
74333 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:29 pm to
Black Bear rendered fat is supposedly the lightest finest grease to cook with, lighter than peanut oil. Don't waste the fat. Render it, report results please.
Posted by A_bear
baton rouge
Member since Sep 2013
2469 posts
Posted on 7/2/24 at 7:00 pm to
A friend of mine got a bear roast a couple years ago from someone he knows that went hunt them up north. I can’t remember if it was from a black bear or not though. We did a Mississippi pot roast recipe in a pressure cooker with it. That was the best wild game I’ve ever eaten. I’ve heard their diets have a lot to do with the taste too. Maybe it was eating a lot of berries or something, but it was delicious.
Posted by WarCamEagle88
NC
Member since Feb 2018
305 posts
Posted on 7/3/24 at 10:41 am to
quote:

We need some great recipes listed since Louisiana is having its first bear season this fall. I hear it must be cooked well done like pork due to Trichinosis.


My favorite ways I’ve had it so far:

Bear tamales: slow cook the meat until tender, use the rendered fat as the binder for the corn meal rather than pork fat.

Pot roast: slow cook it like you would a pot roast. Taters, onions, carrots, etc.

Best way I can explain it: Bear meat tastes more like beef than beef does. I highly recommend it.
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