anyone done this.

[Boar]

thinking on taking my bear shoulders which I seperated from the torso like one dose a deer, and leaving bone in, giver the ol' boar secret rub and mop and smoke these babies as is.  any thoughts? I think they turn out awsome and I'll have pulled bear shoulder, I think its should work fine, but bear which is actually quite lean like deer, to maybe smoke for 4 hrs open then cover kinda like a rib thing. any iders'

[RebelSS]

I haven't done it, but that's also a very muscly area...Personally, I'd be more inclined to do a real slow enclosed "liquid infused" type cook, as in basting in a slow covered.dutch oven. But then lotsa mop and slow smoking might be great...like I said, I haven't tried it. BUT, I have had bear roast cooked like pot roast, and it was far better...

[eyeguy 54]

couple weeks ago had some bear roast while up on bowstring lake that the owner of Ortys put in the smoker with a pig.  that was some of the best red meat I have ever had. 

[Boar]

thats what im talking about guys, yessiree, ill be doing plenty of meat and taters with bear roast potroast style and its always phenominal, but thought id give this a try, maybe, id better start small in case it dont work like Id want

[delcecchi]

Bear is lean?  Is it just because it is early?  Or is all the fat on the outside? 

[reinhard1]

I would do it as Rebel suggested.  More like a pork butt.  I would inject it with beef broth and butter and put it in a smoker in a pan low and slow until very tender.  Add some smoke to it also.  You can baste it with the juices from the bear meat once in awhile.  good luck.

[DonBo]

I've had rear quarters smoked before. Some of the best meat ever!.

[Boar]

yup gonna dothis, drooling already

[Hawg]

I would do some smoke like you're going to do, then use the Dutch oven or a roasting pan to keep it moist and tenderize it. Low heat and time will make it easy to pull.

[smurfy]

make summer sausage out of it!!!!!!!!

[Boar]

yep del, bear is lean, the fat is on the outside.  and ham head, your one big summer sausage