Idaho Spring Bear

[Big_wals]

Filled my second tag in the Frank. A little smaller of a boar, but it was the last day of my hunt and I wanted more bear meat in the freezer. Ended up with 30 lbs of boned out meat.

 

[Big_wals]

Venison Barbacoa Recipe - Hank Shaw's Venison Barbacoa

A Mexican venison barbacoa recipe using shoulder, or lamb or goat. Barbacoa is braised with spices, pulled and tossed with a oil to keep it moist.

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If anyone is looking for bear recipes, this is one of our favorites. I like to dice up some onion and jalapeño, saute it until soft, then remove from the heat and stir in diced avocado. Serve the barbacoa on on a warm corn tortilla with the avocado salsa and a generous amount of mexican cotija cheese…..mmmm!

 

[Jason Snyder]

Venison Barbacoa Recipe - Hank Shaw's Venison Barbacoa

A Mexican venison barbacoa recipe using shoulder, or lamb or goat. Barbacoa is braised with spices, pulled and tossed with a oil to keep it moist.

honest-food.net

If anyone is looking for bear recipes, this is one of our favorites. I like to dice up some onion and jalapeño, saute it until soft, then remove from the heat and stir in diced avocado. Serve the barbacoa on on a warm corn tortilla with the avocado salsa and a generous amount of mexican cotija cheese…..mmmm!

Love this recipe. It’s a favorite in our house.

 

[Mtbhikernv]

Thanks for this! I’m hesitant about bear in the sense that they look a bit like dogs, and I love dogs more than most people…but I hit 40 and my goal is to learn these life skills since I grew up in a liberal city with no exposure to this. My first successful year last year turned up a buck and a cow in my freezer and I fell in love with hunting, to the point my wife rolls her eyes when I constantly talk about it to her…
I’m up for truck or backpacking with the limited time I have, my one ton has a truck camper so I’m pretty flexible. I’ve backpacked a ton across the west coast and other countries so I’m very comfortable with gear, tent camping, etc.
been researching a ton about where to look, but I’ll have no scouting ahead of time so I’m not sure what roads will look like. I’d imagine access is easier in 33 and harder in 27, and the drive is shorter to 33 which gives me more time on the ground.

Following up, I worked 33 for a couple days last weekend around Scott Mtn. There was feet of snow about a mile below the turn to deadwood so I broke out the snowshoes and put some good miles on. Glasses up a bunch of ridges north and south of the mountain and didn’t see much sign of any kind of life, although the lower elevations looked really good. I’ll try again first weekend of June, hopefully there’s more activity.