An unusual meal the day before Thanksgiving
@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
November 23, 2017 11:58am CST
Yesterday my husband (who rarely cooks) decided to cook some bear meat. A friend had killed a large bear behind our house and shared some of it with us.
Being a country girl (well, for many years, but grew up in the suburbs), it's strange I've never eaten bear meat.
My husband sliced it very thin, pounded it with a mallet, then seasoned and floured it and fried it in oil. I made some white gravy to pour over it.
It actually tasted like beef steak and was very tender. I just have to work on the idea of it being bear!
But why is that any different than eating a cow or pig or chicken? Just what we get used to, I guess.
I know some of you don't eat any of that so you don't have to wonder what bear tastes like!
At least it wasn't a meat that my husband got me to try years ago: barbequed raccoon. It was horrible before I even knew what it was!
Do any of you like wild game?
Happy Thanksgiving, my myLot buddies.
Do any of you like wild game?
Happy Thanksgiving, my myLot buddies.11 people like this
13 responses
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
24 Nov 17
I guess some wild meat is more tender than others.
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@sallypup (69177)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Nov 17
@1creekgirl It depends on what the bear or other animal has eaten or if its been running around, getting muscled instead of fat.
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@Dyvette16 (4299)
• United States
23 Nov 17
Wow I have not tried that meat before
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
23 Nov 17
I was surprised it tasted fairly good.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
26 Nov 17
Not every meat tastes alike, thank goodness!
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
24 Nov 17
One of my uncles gave us some bear meat when I was little. I don't recall if I tried any of it or not, but I remember the smell when my dad was cooking it.
Raccoon is a delicacy my great Uncle Bill often enjoyed, scraped fresh off the road...he also had a fondness for squirrels, and whatever other roadkill he could find. 
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Nov 17
I have never tried bear but I have eaten deer and really liked it. Hope you're having a Happy Thanksgiving.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
23 Nov 17
Thanks. I know you miss your husband today.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Nov 17
@1creekgirl we used to like making a special meal just to symbolize Thanksgiving because he too liked everything to do with the U.S. and he understood it was important to me. Writing this I suddenly realized I forgot what it was I finally managed to eat and now remembered that I just made some french fries and eggs.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 17
Not into wild game here. 
Actually I didn't even know people eat bear meat,let alone raccoon!
Actually I didn't even know people eat bear meat,let alone raccoon! 1 person likes this
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Nov 17
I have never had Raccoon. Nor bear but I am glad to know what bear taste like, black bear have began to show up in these woods but I am hoping that they do not take over.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
23 Nov 17
We're seeing more black bears all the time. Hope your Thanksgiving day has been good.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Nov 17
I have never eaten venison or any kind of wild game.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
23 Nov 17
I do like venison ground up in spaghetti and chili, but not as a roast or stew.
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@ourlot (982)
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23 Nov 17
I have eaten wild game, but never a bear. Deer, wild geese, wild boar. All delicious. I don't know how raccoon taste like, but I'd take your word it tastes horrible.
I suppose it's more natural to kill a wild animal (as long as it's legal) than to eat an animal that grew up in a cage.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
26 Nov 17
Ah yes, -- I have had deer, pheasant, rabbit ... the latter of which was a little hard to get around what it was... but you are right... why is it different than anything other kinds of meats... I guess?
I'm happy it was tasty
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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25 Nov 17
I have tried venison. Your husband has a very exotic taste in food when it comes to animal meat, lol.
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