.... it is not uncommon to have to chase down a bear to recapture a lost quarter.
.......................... It makes the meat a lot more tender.
Do you happen to have any opinions on the use of bear drool as a meat tenderizer?
BTW, I hope you don’t mind me adding a pic which might be useful to folks who don’t know what Marston Matting is:
This perforated steel planking came into use in WW II to create quick runways on ground which would have otherwise been unsuitable for landing planes. I don’t know the specifics of the history as to how the stuff got the name “Marston” attached to it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it had something to do with Maj. Marvin “Muktuk” Marston:
http://www.alaskool.org/projects/ak_military/men_of_tundra/men_of_tundra.htm