Bruin Down

[tigrr]

Well I finally connected with a black bear boar. After seeing 30+ bears since opening day sept 10th. All of which were sows with cubs and neither can legally be shot. This bear and I have history together. When I was mule deer hunting he would follow me around for a bit. Then when I decided to try black bear he disappeared for 2 weeks. My friends said he was still around but hiding on me. I found where he slept and he left piles on the trail to taunt me. Just wouldn't show himself. Monday night at 6:30pm he made a fatal appearance. 270 caliber 130 gr Nosler ballistic tip and he jumped and went a few feet and dropped. Both lungs and top of heart. This bear fed on berries and grass so it should be good. The smell gutting and skinning was very much like processing a beef. Finished gutting in the bush at 8:30pm. I want to make as many roasts as I can with this bear.(insert out of moose roasts here)
I have the skull to later be bleached and hung in the man cave. Couldn't lift him by myself into the truck, so using the boat rack I got him onto the tailgate but the rough ride out and he slipped off. I tell you the noises in the bush in the dark, when your processing another animal, it can sure freak you out. Keeping the gun within reach can be difficult. Drove home and finished skinning at 9:30.
First bear ever so it is all a learning curve.
Length just under 60 inches long. I will measure the paws later.(10" heal to claw tip)
Shot from 110 yards as he was sauntering along. Both lungs and top 1/4 of heart. Jumped, took 5 steps and flopped.
I'm not saving this hide. Too many oops when skinning in the late evening. Bear fur isn't exactly soft either.
2 Of us processing next day at 10 am, stopped for lunch and he should be in the freezer in a couple more hours(4 1/2). Man bear butchering is hard on knives. All the sausage meat will be almost frozen before we grind it. Then refrigerate with spices and process later. I will have the softest hand for a few days. Due to the 3 inches of fat this guy had on him. The birds get the bear grease.

A few pics
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roasts 42lbs of them
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bear burger
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25 lbs of bear burger ready for the freezer
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LIG

[REMINGTON JIM]

Right on tigrr ! Congrats on your first Bruin ! I would have thought you would have killed a bunch now after all you Live in PRIME bear country ! Cheers RJ

[Fella]

Way to go! Bear like that will be mighty tasty!

[REMINGTON JIM]

Next one maybe we will WACK em together next spring with the BIG bores ! LOL :-D RJ

[srupp]

Hmmm well done looks great..
Cheers
Steven

[albravo2]

Nice work Tigrr! I bet that is some tasty eating. Still hoping for a bear myself this fall.

[REMINGTON JIM]

Hmmm well done looks great..
Cheers
Steven

You too will be part of next springs Bear hunt there Sir ! :wink: RJ

[Antwonmh]

Nice bear! I know what you mean about the greasy (fat) bears. Last fall bear had almost a consistent 1.5" of fat around the whole body. :neutral:

[tigrr]

Skinning in near dark caused a bunch of oops in the hide. The 2 to 3 1/2 inches of fat would have been some feat to get off as well. It tasted great. Cooked up 6 - 3 to 4 inch back strap steaks and dusted them with garlic salt, onion powder and S&P, cooking temp up to 170 degrees. 1 left after the Mrs. and I stopped. I will be pursuing a bear every year from now on. Maybe even get the Mrs. to shoot one too. Seen 30 sows and cubs. The boars took out 4 cubs that I know of. Ya I spend a fair bit of time in the bush.

[markomoose]

Good work buddy.Got yourself some tasty eats.

[fearnodeer]

Congrats i just got back into bear hunting this year, and can't believe how good they taste.

[Mik]

Congrats on your first bruin. No time wasted, looks like ya ground it up right away.

[tuffteddyb]

Nice bear!! Congrats,We was out wednesday.seen 14 does,cow and calf moose.and not even one bear track.lol.
Still would like too add one too the deep freeze.

[HarryToolips]

Way to go nice bear dude!

[chrismcd]

Nice bear man. It seems, to me at least. once you want a bear , you stop sering bears. Way to go on this fella

[itsy bitsy xj]

Congrats on your first bear, I'll be heading out for one next week

[Fireball129]

Congrats on he bear, hoping to get one someday too. Looks like good eatin.

[tigrr]

Finally time to cook a 6 lb bear roast on the wood stove. Started out frozen at 7 am at 200 - 250 degrees and kept it near those all day long. Even cooked the spuds on the wood stove.
In the pot is a liter of beef broth, 2 cloves of garlic, 2/3 tsp of sea salt, onion powder and pepper. Oh and a 6lb bear roast.
This is at 5pm. It was delicious. Saved the au-juice for gravy to make hot roast bear sandwiches today. It just falls apart just the way I like it.
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[one-shot-wonder]

Looks tasty....congrats on the successful hunt, glad to hear you caught up with that bear again!

[Chopper]

you sure did a professional job making sure the meat stayed clean while processing ... great job