Bear is one of my favorite big-game animals to eat. If you smiled at this comment, you know why. If you scoffed, keep reading.
When my wife was writing a big-game cookbook, she had multiple families taste-test her dishes, and nearly everyone mistook the bear recipes for beef. The key to attaining tasty bear meat begins the instant you pull the trigger. Recipes and cooks are often blamed for the gamey taste and texture of bear, but improper field care is most often the culprit. Bears have thick fur, a tough hide and big bones, and can carry
