Quote Originally Posted by AllenOK View Post
Remember, it's a good idea to treat bear meat just like pork. Like pigs, bears will eat trash, which leads to trichinosis. Cook bear meat to at least 155 degrees F. If you smoke the meat, that will do the job. The chef in my is interested in what smoked bear meat tastes like.....

BTW, nice black bear!
Will definitely keep that in mind, I'll be breaking into the steaks pretty soon here. Don't have a smoker and don't know anyone that has one or I'd definitely try that. Just something else to add to the list for the future. I had the meat cutter put both hind quarters into breakfast and sweet italian sausage and it is quite tasty.