Thread: so watcha do with 4 lbs of Black bear backstrap?

ya make 1.5 lbs of jerque

I like the way ya think

Last time I had Black Bear I went the Green Chili route,

Okay, looks good. I thought you had made some sort of organic brush you could eat when you got done with it. When I raised my own beef I always had a bag of jerky nearby. Darn it, you made me hungry.

The backstrap is the best cut on any animal that has one. Make your jerky out of scraps!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I like the way ya think

Last time I had Black Bear I went the Green Chili route,

That would work,and lots of cumin to mask the flavor.i shot one outside Weiser I.D. in the mid 70s,275 ish lbs.
The backstrap was all that was edible from that critter,the rest was awful.
Buddy got one in Norcal couple mos ago,had it all butcherd and flash froze,asked if I wanted some,I took the backstrap

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

That would work,and lots of cumin to mask the flavor.i shot one outside Weiser I.D. in the mid 70s,275 ish lbs.
The backstrap was all that was edible from that critter,the rest was awful.
Buddy got one in Norcal couple mos ago,had it all butcherd and flash froze,asked if I wanted some,I took the backstrap

For me bear is excellent meat. Any animals taste is influenced by their diet. Are you shooting them at garbage dumps?

Originally Posted by 32t

For me bear is excellent meat. Any animals taste is influenced by their diet. Are you shooting them at garbage dumps?

I only shot the one,it was not in a garbage dump,The blacks in my state (bears) get to eating acorns and the meat gets really tainted and bitter.
Have no clue what the one I shot was eating,maybe some bad stuff.

Originally Posted by 32t

The backstrap is the best cut on any animal that has one. Make your jerky out of scraps!

i will not make world class,Gourmet jerky out of scraps

mmmmmm.... pixel, that looks delicious.

For the record, I haven't met a jerky I didn't like, so I might be biased if I were a judge.