Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Any of you guys render bear grease?

Never rendered it for human consumption or use, but I've used a lot of it for trapping bait.

A friend got into the habit of just putting it into buckets and sealing them up until use. I think it's a waste and ineffective.

Letting it become rancid in a open container then mixing in sodium benzoate or other preservative to halt the rotting is a much better process and makes for more effective bait.