[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

One of my friends shot a bear several years ago. He had it processed into summer sausages. It was excellent! A little greasy but really good.

[fish hawk]

We did the same thing. Took it to a sausage meat packing co. and they mixed about 30% pork in with it and made summer sausage and those little thin hot sticks. Also made a roast of some of the meat but did not try steaks. We got lots of bear because on our Reservation when ever their was a marauding bear, they called my brother to come over and kill it. Needless to say I have bear skulls, bear claw necklaces and bear fang necklaces that I have made. Our Indians do not like killing bears but some times they get brave enough to try to enter you kitchen, then, something has to be done about it. Some will not eat bear as they are considered sacred and in fact, we call them Auntie, as they brought us medicine. However I feel they are just as sacred in my tummy as they are rotting somewhere.