Multiple uses of bear fat?

dman24 · 04-24-2009, 02:39 PM

"In mother Russia only use bear fat on Mosins" J/K. Will deer fat do the same as bear fat, I have no bear in my area. If so do you just get the fat off the skin and boil it or something. I would like to use it, if possible, on boots, and want to try tanning some hides this year so I would use the oil to condition the hides.

andrew cochran · 04-24-2009, 04:25 PM

Anybody got any more bear fat?

I just about used up what I bought a while back off here.

That stuff is just like lard. Works on just about anything.

big shrek · 04-26-2009, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AllAlaskan

I got to talking with a guy at work and when he found out I would shoot a bear he flipped out lol then when he found out I would actually eat it it blew his mind, he thought that bear hunting was only for sport. Then when that was said he wanted to know what it tasted like lol him and a few other guys couldnt believe you could eat bear.

Bear steak was highly prized in the old west...mostly because they had cut down the population so far it was hard to find...

Reportedly it was somewhat tough when pan-fried...but if you treated it like Pot Roast, it was just right

And here's a few more recipes...
Bear Recipes
BOBO ON COOKING BEAR
Bear should be prepared properly or your first meal will undoubtedly be your last. These recipes are proven and come from a friend who is an old timer. For eating purposes we choose a fall kill rather than a spring as the spring bear is quite often parasitic from it's long winter nap. When roasting you should always cook on rack about 2 inches above bottom of pan as bear is quite greasy. Always place about one inch of water in bottom of pan. A most important feature is the marinade, so here goes.

Mighty important...that^^^...

Bear- Wild Game Recipes

Bear Recipes

Bear Recipes
Bear JERKY!!! MMM MMMMMMM!!!!

That oughta get ya started

forestgleaner · 05-14-2009, 09:45 PM

I respect any and all traditions, and sacred things. It is just funny in a way to here of a secret sacred thing, that involves useing grocery bags, and a refridgerator.
As far as Sam's tools lasting forever, of course they do, if you leave them in the shed and never use them?

deerhuntertyler · 06-12-2009, 02:36 PM

I use it on my work boots, muti-tool sheath, and belt and it has worked great. I'm going to have to try it on wounds like zinu said, it problbly works quit well for that too I'm predicting

CircuitRider · 06-12-2009, 06:25 PM

I use it on my paper patch bullets, as a lube for the grooves on my other bullets and to wipe down the inside of my 45 Cal. Custom 31" 1 & 18 twist cap lock rifle after I have cleaned.

Wild West · 06-13-2009, 11:58 AM

If you have any extra I would really like to get some. Had an old timer tell me when he was a kid in western TX he was with a guy that hunted bear and they rendered out the fat and hauled into town for the bakeries. The best lard there is for baking. I make handmade saddles and had a guy give me some bear fat. I rendered it and used it on my Saddles. Very nice and water proofed them. Only oil better was whale oil. Now if anyone is going whale hunting lol Ill take some sperm whale oil. I had a jar and it was the best for leather that i have ever seen. In the old days it was the finishing oil they put on fine leathers at the tannery. I need to go hunt me a bear.

JESSEDR · 06-30-2009, 08:53 PM

Put a little bear fat on your biscuits in dutch oven. cook your eggs and taters in it with a big cut of bear ham. HOT CUP OF COFFEE. now I'm hungry. Damn I hate post like this. HEE HEE.

testhop · 07-08-2009, 01:17 PM

blackpowder patch lube?

Deersniper · 07-08-2009, 01:49 PM

Don't they make cosmoline out of bear fat? LOL

thrillbilly · 07-08-2009, 03:33 PM

Peeping Toms could find a use for Bear Grease! Friction burns are painful, LOL.

Vodila · 07-31-2009, 09:12 AM

GHello Guys.
I’m a truck driver and have a problem with the shoulders. I heard many good things about treatment of shoulders with bear grease. I’d like to know if you can share some bear grease with me. Please let me know if you can send it to me. I’m from Toronto, Canada
My e-may is murun73@yahoo.ca

deertracler · 10-04-2009, 11:20 PM

I am rendering my first bear right now, and it is not at all like rendering deer tallow, so can someone help? First, this fat is filthy! As I trim away all of the yukky stuff, I notice that the fat is not easy to rinse, as it begins to melt right away..any suggestions? Second, my first HUGE pot, is done to the first stage (trying to do this the same as I process deer tallow..) and now I wonder should I boil the excess water off, or scrape away the "lard" and discard what's left? Third, does anyone have a clue as to whether the end result is considered LARD, or, TALLOW? Seems like lard to me, but I have read both as conclusions. It matters, because I make handmade soaps, and must have accurate descriptions. Fourth, has anyone made soap (successfully) with bear fat, and if so, are you willing to share your drawbacks? For example, when making tallow soaps, I use a percentage of deer tallow (8-10%) to come up with a nice hard bar; and it seems to me that bear fat will be a "soft" oil, and not a hard one. Any comments on that? Thank you in advance, anyone who offers advice/input.

04-24-2009, 04:25 PM	#42
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 2,741	Anybody got any more bear fat? I just about used up what I bought a while back off here. That stuff is just like lard. Works on just about anything. __________________ I'm moving to Alaska!

06-12-2009, 02:36 PM	#45
deerhuntertyler Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Medford MN Posts: 395	I use it on my work boots, muti-tool sheath, and belt and it has worked great. I'm going to have to try it on wounds like zinu said, it problbly works quit well for that too I'm predicting __________________ I'm a farm boy who definitely isn't afraid of hard work! If its worth doing, its worth doing right!

07-08-2009, 01:17 PM	#49
testhop Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 196	blackpowder patch lube? __________________ A LOADED GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A COP ON THE PHONE HOW DO YOU LIKE THE GREAT CHANGE?

07-08-2009, 03:33 PM	#51
thrillbilly Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ozark Hill Country Posts: 2,436	Peeping Toms could find a use for Bear Grease! Friction burns are painful, LOL. __________________ *" I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on."* John Wayne

10-04-2009, 11:20 PM	#53
deertracler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	on rendering bear fat.. I am rendering my first bear right now, and it is not at all like rendering deer tallow, so can someone help? First, this fat is filthy! As I trim away all of the yukky stuff, I notice that the fat is not easy to rinse, as it begins to melt right away..any suggestions? Second, my first HUGE pot, is done to the first stage (trying to do this the same as I process deer tallow..) and now I wonder should I boil the excess water off, or scrape away the "lard" and discard what's left? Third, does anyone have a clue as to whether the end result is considered LARD, or, TALLOW? Seems like lard to me, but I have read both as conclusions. It matters, because I make handmade soaps, and must have accurate descriptions. Fourth, has anyone made soap (successfully) with bear fat, and if so, are you willing to share your drawbacks? For example, when making tallow soaps, I use a percentage of deer tallow (8-10%) to come up with a nice hard bar; and it seems to me that bear fat will be a "soft" oil, and not a hard one. Any comments on that? Thank you in advance, anyone who offers advice/input.

04-24-2009, 02:39 PM	#41
dman24 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 236	"In mother Russia only use bear fat on Mosins" J/K. Will deer fat do the same as bear fat, I have no bear in my area. If so do you just get the fat off the skin and boil it or something. I would like to use it, if possible, on boots, and want to try tanning some hides this year so I would use the oil to condition the hides.

05-14-2009, 09:45 PM	#44
forestgleaner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 268	I respect any and all traditions, and sacred things. It is just funny in a way to here of a secret sacred thing, that involves useing grocery bags, and a refridgerator. As far as Sam's tools lasting forever, of course they do, if you leave them in the shed and never use them?

06-12-2009, 06:25 PM	#46
CircuitRider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Posts: 265	I use it on my paper patch bullets, as a lube for the grooves on my other bullets and to wipe down the inside of my 45 Cal. Custom 31" 1 & 18 twist cap lock rifle after I have cleaned.

06-13-2009, 11:58 AM	#47
Wild West Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Casper WY Posts: 11	If you have any extra I would really like to get some. Had an old timer tell me when he was a kid in western TX he was with a guy that hunted bear and they rendered out the fat and hauled into town for the bakeries. The best lard there is for baking. I make handmade saddles and had a guy give me some bear fat. I rendered it and used it on my Saddles. Very nice and water proofed them. Only oil better was whale oil. Now if anyone is going whale hunting lol Ill take some sperm whale oil. I had a jar and it was the best for leather that i have ever seen. In the old days it was the finishing oil they put on fine leathers at the tannery. I need to go hunt me a bear.

06-30-2009, 08:53 PM	#48
JESSEDR Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 35	Put a little bear fat on your biscuits in dutch oven. cook your eggs and taters in it with a big cut of bear ham. HOT CUP OF COFFEE. now I'm hungry. Damn I hate post like this. HEE HEE.

07-08-2009, 01:49 PM	#50
Deersniper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,559	Don't they make cosmoline out of bear fat? LOL

07-31-2009, 09:12 AM	#52
Vodila Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	GHello Guys. I’m a truck driver and have a problem with the shoulders. I heard many good things about treatment of shoulders with bear grease. I’d like to know if you can share some bear grease with me. Please let me know if you can send it to me. I’m from Toronto, Canada My e-may is murun73@yahoo.ca