give it back to him

I hope your dad knows its illegal to sell bear claws in the USA.. Only NA are allowed to have them...

MantisNovember 11, 2007, 12:14 PM
I have about 10 lbs of black bear fat in my freezer that I don't know what to do with. Someone told me that it makes an excellent leather conditioner and waterproofer, but I don't know if thats true. Has anyone made anything from the fat?

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alsaqrNovember 11, 2007, 02:24 PM
"Someone told me that it makes an excellent leather conditioner and waterproofer, but I don't know if thats true."

That is true.

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MantisNovember 11, 2007, 05:59 PM
How do you make it?

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Harve CurryNovember 12, 2007, 10:15 AM
I guess you could melt it on a stove, then pour it thru a siv or filter into a jar.
Does anyone know if it makes good bullet lube ingredient??
BTT^

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BeatnikNovember 12, 2007, 03:24 PM
I would probably either feed it to the birds in a suet feeder, or render it.
I'm not sure what you'd call rendered bear fat - it's technically not tallow or lard. But I assume it would have the same range of applications - soap, candles, deep frying, or pretending you're in a fight club.

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stevereno1November 12, 2007, 03:36 PM
feed it to the dawgs.

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MantisNovember 12, 2007, 08:10 PM
I'd hate to just throw it away. I won't be able to hunt black bears again for a while. With all of the hunters on this board, isn't there at least one person who made a useable product out of it?

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ScoupeNovember 12, 2007, 10:49 PM
Found this older thread on another forum.

http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/big-game-hunting/32880-multiple-uses-bear-fat.html

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MantisNovember 12, 2007, 11:08 PM
Thanks Scoupe

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NRA4LIFENovember 15, 2007, 10:58 AM
Render it by cooking in a pot and then sstrain it through a very fine strainer. Then use it like lard. Apparently it makes great biscuits.

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32winsplNovember 20, 2007, 02:18 AM
Makes a very fine boot grease and a pretty good waterproofer, though after a day slogging in heavy snow, you may want to reapply before your next outing. There are surely better things made now, but what else are you gonna do with it? It's still one of those "old traditions" at our hunting camp

But, I bought this right down the street......

Humm actually if you soak the meat in milk over night it will tone down the gammy taste that is in wild meat.....

As far as the bear grease might be a good leather conditioner....

Yep...they are a slow and lethargic lizard and eat ants. The thorns and yellow browns blend great with the natural flora (yes, everything out here has thorns to prevent water loss) You could just pick them up and they would just sit in your hand. If they get p!ssed off (by staring straight at them in a threatening way)..they would start doing push ups to intimidate you. If that didn't work, thier only real defence is they shoot a thin stream of blood from ducts by thier eyes to temporarily blind who ever is messing with them. Unfortunately, all the developement and agriculture literally ran them over and plowed them under.

Sad.

I always have wanted a horny toad farm but, being the state lizard of Texas, it is illegal to have one.

OMG!!! UJ, that was hilarious. I got a good laugh out of that.

My older brother used to have one when we were kids... I took it to school to show off and it got loose. My brother had to come over from his class to catch it, boy he was mad at me!!! LOL.

I brought one of those toads home to Ohio onetime from Arizona for my grandsons.... I had it in a container and the lady at the airport looked at me real funny and I ask if she wanted me to open it.."Oh no" she said! I also had a tarantula in a cottage cheese container (I caught it all by myself)...lol

I miss the horny toads....sigh

(God!!!! That woulda been a genius thread title)

Use it for YK lol