Up the coquihalla and in quesnel where I've hunted bears lately you see 10 times as many bears as deer. I don't think a larger bag limit wouldn't effect numbers though..there's just not a lot of guys hunting bears.we have 8 tags in our family and usually only fill one or two, living in the city we just don't get out enough.
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I just assume it has trichinosis and treat it that way. Cook to to 160.
The place I got pepperoni made does a hot smoke after curing so it gets to 160 as well.
Testing is probably a waste of time and money IMO. If it does come back positive are you going to toss it?
If you're doing cold smoked cured meats used deer perhaps.
My bear hunting area and my deer hunting area is 200km from each other.
any big taste difference between a spring bear and a fat fall bear? didn't fill my tag last fall, but looking forward to another shot this year. maybe one of each season? what is your preference.
i don't mind helping with pred control on bears, but i don't want to waste the meat...it had better taste good!
I harvested one from each season last year. Both were only 3 years old. And I found the meat better than my deer i shot in November
I'll try to find one to hang a tag on this spring.
The only thing I like as much as trucks, is guns.