Bear is a very rich meat, we had ribs on my birthday they were very good, little tough (not because they weren't cooked right) but good! I made hamburgers with my ground meat, best burgers ever. we got garlic summer sausage and regular snack sticks made. The butch I went to used beef they said they use beef because bear is more like beef than pork. Idk if you ever been to roscoes in Phillips Sisco but I really wanted to go there. Every thing I've gotten there is really good. Normally stop in there on the way to and home from deer camp. i plan on making chili soon the wether hasn't gotten cold enough yet, I'm gonna use bear roast in it.