I've got a good sized boar hanging around now for about a week, and thinking about slipping an arrow through him. I've never eaten bear and have been told by some it is great, and by others it ain't fit to eat, so give me some feedback. I'm not gonna kill him if I'm not gonna eat him. I've eaten most things including monkey and dog, so my palate is not to particular, but my wife is a little bit more particular and wouldn't eat beaver.

I love it and prefer it over whitetail venison.

I have eaten it ,been a few years since anyone in the family drew a bear tag

like most things who is fixing it and how it was handled from the moment the heart stopped beating till it hit your fork has a lot more to do with it than anything while it was alive.

I've only shot one, I thought it was good. Didn't seem to far off from venison. My wife thought it was 'soft meat' pre cooked. I think it depends on what it's eating.

I like it. Consistency somewhere between pork and beef. I prefer it cooked to pink. Great for roasts as well.
It also makes terrific jerky.

Osky

The ones I had were pretty darn good.

Makes great smoked sausage and pepperoni sticks.

I've taken bear in Maine and Idaho. It seems to be a local thing whether or not folks think they are worth eating. The folks in Maine love eating bear. Idaho not so much. They seem to consider bear to be infested with disease. If a hunter insists they will bring back the meat, otherwise just the hide.

I took a bear in Maine that had been run for hours by hounds. I liked it fine if cooked in a slow cooker with carrots, patatoes, onions, but the wife didn't care for it. The meat has a more rubbery texture than beef, venison, or pork. I hope someday to take a bear here in Va and see how we like it.

X2 especially on the jerky.
But roasts are good and make good sandwiches when cold....with a dab of horseradish !

Never had a bad one

I’ve tried it in a roast and a stew. Roast was good, and anything in a stew is good. Mine were bush bear. I’ve heard it depends what they eat. Garbage dump bear being a no go.

It should be cooked well. Like wild boar, they can carry trichinosis. I don't mind bear.

I'd have to think if you've had monkey and dog meat, bear meat would have to be a step up. I've had bear at our local game feed and i thought it was pretty good.

The best eating ones come from near landfills where they have been able to bulk up on Huggies and Pampers.

I mean you have eaten dog. Monkeys are practically a close cousin to some people, so I can't see you having a problem with bear.

I have eaten all of them I’ve harvested they taste good to me

Bear meat is good and good for you. I prefer a spring bear to a fall bear but both are fine eating.

I haven't shot one for a long time, IMHO it made the best polish sausage.

Superb meat. Excpecialy if it's been feeding in grain fields.

Definitely worth eating. I like it better than venison. Bear roast is my favorite thing to do with it. I agree with others that it needs to be taken care of well after harvest. Get it skinned and cooled down right away.

Outstanding meat, softer, sweeter in our opinion. Roasts, steaks, and breakfast links for us. Absolutely love it, Wisconsin and Ontario bears we have harvested and eaten.