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Wives don't appreciate degreasing elk skulls in the laundry room utility sink...
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Would she rather have you do it in the kitchen sink?

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or the bathtub?


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When we were first married, I boiled a deer skull on the stove in the kitchen. Took a little time to get over that one.


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Rendering bear fat on our kitchen stove strained our relationship a tad.

Eventually, we compromised ... I would render the umpteen pounds of fat outside on the Coleman stove and she would cook human (and dog) food on the stove.

Later, the little woman killed one hell of a bear ... a fat one ... and things changed a bit.

Strange about that grin

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Kududude,
Just curious, what do you use rendered bear fat for? I'm not a bear hunter so I don't know anything about it. Don't mean to derail the thread.

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As long as your clean up your mess... and do not destroy things in the doing... they should be quiet.... as it is your home also ! And then the fight began.... LOL ! HH

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Originally Posted by wyowinchester
When we were first married, I boiled a deer skull on the stove in the kitchen. Took a little time to get over that one.


Done that! In her favorite " candy pan ". Thought it was going to be the world's shortest marriage. 36 years ago.


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Originally Posted by JayJunem
Kududude,
Just curious, what do you use rendered bear fat for? I'm not a bear hunter so I don't know anything about it. Don't mean to derail the thread.



Easy. Put a bunch of fat in a large kettle and turn on the heat. The clear stuff will appear and that's what you put in jars to save. There is a "residue" that is seemingly identical to pork "cracklings" and it's absolutely delicious to eat.

The process of heating the fat stinks a mite grin

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Originally Posted by JayJunem
Kududude,
Just curious, what do you use rendered bear fat for? I'm not a bear hunter so I don't know anything about it. Don't mean to derail the thread.
I ran across this item on using bear far. Be sure your wife reads it carefully, especially the part about using it instead of lard for making soap. How do we live without it?



Bear fat is probably one of the most versatile substances known in north America. The early Europeans used it, the native Americans used it centuries long before the first white ever set foot on this soil.

Don't overlook this addition to your survival kills or the yummy addition of making the best pie crusts or pastries you'll probably ever bake. I'm jumping ahead here.

As any bear hunter will attest to, even an average sized blackie will have a couple inches fat on it if the year hasn't been too dry and their food sources were plentiful.

There are some guidelines I've always used in regard to using bear fat. The main one is, don't take a bear that's been feeding all summer on fish if your main goal is using for cooking and baking. Man, but it may end up stinking like dead fish, and the meat may also, and the fat for sure.

Try to get away from the fish filled bears and try for a berry fed one. I'm not saying all coastal or salmon run fed bears will not have good fat or meat, I'm just saying in my experience, the ones full of berries and other vegetation taste, and certainly, smell better.

So what can you use bear fat for besides cooking?
1. to condition and waterproof and treat leathers
2. oiling down your gun and other mechanical parts in emergencies
3. a skin ointment for minor burns, chapped or dry skin.
4. it has even been used to prevent head lice by working it into the hair because the nits can't stick to it for long term, hardcore, survival situations
5. you can use it to make small dish candles - put it in a tuna can, roll up some cloth strips and make you a little wick, light it and it'll burn just like a little oil lantern will.
6. mixed with good medicinal herbs, it can be applied to treats insect bites, cuts, scrapes and other injuries.
7. makes a good fire starter if it's raining
8. use it to make soap in place of pig lard
9. use it as a barter item
10. use to feed your pets or stock.

So nature provides yet another multi-useful item.

Once bear fat is rendered down, it can be stored in just about anything, doesn't have to be refrigerated, can be frozen and still keeps it's consistency when thawed.

It can also be rendered down lower to produce a good oil with same and similar uses.

It'll pay to remember bear fat as a good addition to your backwoods knowledge chest.


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Rock Chuck,

I agree totally on all counts. Finest leather dressing there is and great for pies and such.

One more use: I've occasionally given a pint jar or two to friends who are into the teepee/pioneer reenactment thing. They really love using bear grease as a bullet patch lube and for waterproofing their muzzleloaders. Hey, it's authentic and I've gotten several "manhugs" for such a gift.

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Rock Chuck and Kududude,

Thanks for the bear fat info, fellas. That's interesting.

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Try to get the wife going on using bear fat for everything, including head lice, and a REAL fight might start.


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My wife wasn't pleased when I used her "drink cooler" either..

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Hey Twitch--goes for Mom's too.
A young friend of mine, in the early days of his taxidermy trade, was still living at home with his folks.
I came to help him with some reloading, and as he was in the basement, he called for me to come on down to his loading bench.
As I entered I noticed a strong odor emanating from the kitchen(ie. to gag a maggot).
He had an antelope skull boiling full tilt on the stove in one of his moms large stew pans.
His mom arrived shortly thereafter...I departed shortly thereafter.
He got better later.
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Bear grease was the best muzzle loader patch lube I've ever used.


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