Bear Grease, Oak Brush, and #greentree's G-bear

[JLS]

I have to think schnitzel fried in bear grease would be about as good as it gets.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Great story! And, congrats on a much more adventurous September than mine. I've never had any interest in shooting bears, mostly because I don't like my meat well-done. But, I keep hearing from all these bear hunters about good grease, good meat... I don't know, the wheels are turning a little bit. In NY, you automatically get a free bear tag when you buy a deer tag and I have had opportunities.. What do most of you do with the bear meat? Well-done steaks? Sausage?

"The actual temperature that kills the trichinella parasite is 137°F, which happens to be medium-rare.

You can certainly make medium-rare bear meat safe using the sous vide method, but you’d need to hold the meat at 137°F for an hour or so to make sure — and then you’d want to sear it on the outside to kill any possible bacteria that survived that low temp. As for me? I like to sous vide bear at about 145°F for an hour or more, which is still a lovely tender and pink piece of meat, and is safe to eat that way."

Trichinosis in Wild Game - What You Need to Know | Hank Shaw

A digest of the science and data concerning the risk and presence of getting trichinosis in wild game, and how to minimize the risk.

honest-food.net

I grind some steak some. I tend to cook with more ground than anything else be it elk or bear so lots of that.

 

[Ben Lamb]

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It even has it's own superhero theme song.

 

[Irrelevant]

I have to think schnitzel fried in bear grease would be about as good as it gets.

It is.

Chukar breasts, soaked in jalepeno juice for 48 hrs, pounded flat, breaded and fried in bear lard.

 

[DouglasR]

10/10. I need to go shoot a fall bear if I can drag myself away from elk bowhiking for a bit.

Only losers hunt fall bears just saying.
It’s not cool at all.
no one should do it.

 

[marksjeep]

Nicely done! And now I have the intro to Newcomb's podcast stuck in my head....weird.

 

[buffybr]

Good story and pics, but even zooming in on your "grizzly" pics, I'm not 100% certain they are grizz.

 

[Wallydeuce]

What did you do with the cape?

 

[jlong17]

Strong work, brother! Sounds like it was another fun adventure.

 

[Irrelevant]

Good story and pics, but even zooming in on your "grizzly" pics, I'm not 100% certain they are grizz.

He said it in jest, it's part of an inside joke involving an instra-gramer from down under

 

[Sask hunter]

Congrats looks like fun!

 

[BAKPAKR]

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My mom made lard from a big bear my dad shot when I was a child. She said it made the best pie crusts.

 

[noharleyyet]

Tell me what you see @Ben Lamb

 

[Deleted member 28227]

What did you do with the cape?

Couple bespoke merkin

 

[geetar]

Nicely done! And now I have the intro to Newcomb's podcast stuck in my head....weird.

“ You’re listening to the Bear Grease Podcast “ I just heard what you wrote in Clay Newcomb’s voice.

 

[noharleyyet]

“ You’re listening to the Bear Grease Podcast “ I just heard what you wrote in Clay Newcomb’s voice.

Read @wllm1313 prose with a John le Carre accent...it's the same guy ; )

 

[Gerald Martin]

Good hunt. Good write up. Good job. Three thumbs up.

 

[LuketheDog]

Then we proceeded to best megaopolis in the west in the trusty mini-van. Shout-out to mama-wllm1313 for the new battery, yes 09' was really pushing my luck.

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There in the domicile of Joe, meat was cut up.

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and... wait for it... @TOGIE

BEAR GREASE

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Just got home from deer hunting and found nobody dropped off a sweet jar of fresh bear grease on their way past...weird

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Just got home from deer hunting and found nobody dropped off a sweet jar of fresh bear grease on their way past...weird

Damn porch pirates!

 

[Ben Lamb]

Couple bespoke merkin

Badger singlet.