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Old 08-14-2025, 08:38 AM
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Alaska Native’s eat more caribou or moose, than bear. They will usually only consume black bear, using hide, then butcher to distribute within community. Brown and grizzly are not used for consumption due to high activity of parasites. Not sure if it’s the same in lower US.

Our oldest lived in Alaska for 9 years, bear stew was usually the preparation, feeding more people. Slow cooking helps with game taste, makes a tender texture.

Apparently diet has a great deal to do with taste, so lots of fish, definitely fish taste in meat. Berries give a more sweeter taste especially in spring kill.
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