Alaska Black Bear

Wild Game Mincemeat Pie With Bear Lard Crust

My grandparents lived about four hours away when I was a kid, so they were never able to attend Grandparents’ Day at our elementary school. Thankfully, my parents were friends with an older couple named Vivian and Barney Kokuma, who faithfully dropped by to play the role. What I remember most about Vivian was that she loved to make mincemeat pies. Her preferred meat was venison neck. My dad would pass a couple of necks along to her every year...

Ep. 448: Munching Off the Mussel Tree

Steve Rinella talks with Clay Newcomb, Randall Williams, Dirt Myth, Seth Morris, and Chester Floyd. Topics include: The infinity house with a missing porch; get your book signed by Steve at MeatEater's Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars Book Tour event; when you get in trouble for handling a baby bison in Yellowstone National Park; where Chetiquette ends and philosophy begins; buck ball bag shift covers; are you morally obligated to give access to...

5 Best Bear Hunting Cartridges

While whitetail deer have become the country’s most popular big game animal, it wasn’t so long ago that black bears were considered America’s premier wild table fare. MeatEater’s Clay Newcomb has pointed out that black bears fueled the expansion of the American frontier, and bear hunting was featured prominently in outdoor stories from the 19th century. For new and aspiring hunters, however, bears can seem invincible. Even though they’re...