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    Black Bear organ meat

    A question for you experienced Black Bear eaters. Are there any health reasons to avoid eating the heart and liver? I would assume there is not but thought I’d ask. I eat heart and liver of ungulates but I’ve never shot any Bears. I think this spring I will take up Black Bear hunting and maybe even shoot one.

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    Yes, I have eaten bear liver. It was delicious!

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    The only concern would be the same one found on all carnivores, too high a concentration of Vitamin A. It's the reason polar bear liver is toxic, all they eat is meat. I highly doubt a black bear eats enough meat to raise concerns. No doubt they eat meat, but eat a lot more grass and berries.

    That being said, I can't stand liver so I will never know. Heart is delicious though.
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    The heart is just a muscle so no concerns there. Vitamin A is the only other concern I'd know of, as mentioned by others.
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    Good info, thanks guys.

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    Re: Black Bear organ meat

    Quote Originally Posted by mod7rem View Post
    A question for you experienced Black Bear eaters. Are there any health reasons to avoid eating the heart and liver? I would assume there is not but thought I’d ask. I eat heart and liver of ungulates but I’ve never shot any Bears. I think this spring I will take up Black Bear hunting and maybe even shoot one.
    You will be pleasantly surprised to discover how delicious bear heart and liver are! The only thing I worry about is trichinosis and that's why I have yet to try bear heart or liver raw - I make sure to cook them well to kill any parasites.

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    You know, I eat just about everything off animals, moose and elk hooves, deer brains, tongues, I boil the heads down for soup, eat deer heart, kidneys, liver of course, spleen, lungs, and bear paws. But for some reason I can't eat bear organs. Tried the liver once and it was maybe because of the salal-berry diet, but I found it unpalatable.

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    MichelD. I think that’s great that you use so much from a harvested animal . I’m not sure that you should be eating brain matter though !
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    Quote Originally Posted by MichelD View Post
    You know, I eat just about everything off animals, moose and elk hooves, deer brains, tongues, I boil the heads down for soup, eat deer heart, kidneys, liver of course, spleen, lungs, and bear paws. But for some reason I can't eat bear organs. Tried the liver once and it was maybe because of the salal-berry diet, but I found it unpalatable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arctic Lake View Post
    MichelD. I think that’s great that you use so much from a harvested animal . I’m not sure that you should be eating brain matter though !
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    Thanks for the concern, but at this point in my life a little bit of spongiform encephalopathy might be an improvement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MichelD View Post
    You know, I eat just about everything off animals, moose and elk hooves, deer brains, tongues, I boil the heads down for soup, eat deer heart, kidneys, liver of course, spleen, lungs, and bear paws. But for some reason I can't eat bear organs. Tried the liver once and it was maybe because of the salal-berry diet, but I found it unpalatable.
    Wow that’s some hardcore carnivore eating. For me it’s been limited to ungulate heart, liver and gigantic sheep balls. I plan on keeping deer or possibly caribou tongue this year as well, depending on how things go.

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