Ill tell ya why people say its greasy. Because most people take them to the butcher and have sausage made. Butchers charge by the lb. So they throw all the fat in there. Bear fat is very oily. If you butcher your own bear its a whole different story. I do steaks / roasts / stew meat / burger and canning with my bears. Fat is saved to render and use for cooking or making soap.
There's also the critical difference in hunting bear in the Spring vs the Fall.
Meat Bear must be hunted in the Spring
Fall bears are delicious. Theyve been gorging on berries. Great meat. In a few days here im going to get started spring bear hunting, then in august ill go get a fall bear. One of each. Both will be good eating.
Where I live Fall bear is full of fish and smelly
I make soap using hot process. Out of curiosity, how does your bear fat soap turn out? What kind of properties does it bring to your soaps? Honestly, it sounds pretty neat.
As far as what properties it brings to the soap i really cant say as im no soap connisuer, all i know is its really nice stuff. My mom is the soap maker. Sometimes i kill a bear and its really hot out and im a long ways from my vehicle and ill leave the fat behind because my number 1 priority is getting the meat out on time to prevent it spoiling in the heat, and the fat is lower priority. My mom chews my ass if i dont save the fat. But when its pushing a hundred degrees out and you have a long packout, sometimes you gotta just worry about the more important shit. Im only going to get 1 fall bear this year though so ill have to make damn sure to save the fat, no excuses.
I can absolutely appreciate the fat being the lower priority. Thank you for the follow up, and good luck on your fall hunt.
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