Time for BBQ Black Bear Ribs!!!!

[ASUS-DAG]

I got my first bait station bear last month with the RugerSuper Redhawk 454 Casull-5”, Linotype255gr SWC, doing 1600fps, from 3yds in a ground blind. (Ahr Ahr Ahr) That was exciding! Enough with the formalities. I want to BBQ theribs and cut off all the large flat pieces of meat off the ribs. Should I haveleft those on or would that have fallen off when cooked? Also in future referents,how do you process the ribs, starting with the whole rib cage? (Meaning the appropriate cuts)

[hoose35]

I cut the meat off the ribs on all my game except moose and it goes in my jerky/sausage pile.

[4merguide]

I got my first bait station bear last month with the RugerSuper Redhawk 454 Casull-5”, Linotype255gr SWC, doing 1600fps, from 3yds in a ground blind. (Ahr Ahr Ahr) That was exciding! Enough with the formalities. I want to BBQ theribs and cut off all the large flat pieces of meat off the ribs. Should I haveleft those on or would that have fallen off when cooked? Also in future referents,how do you process the ribs, starting with the whole rib cage? (Meaning the appropriate cuts)

What I usually do with any ribs is cut them in half or thirds.......whatever size you think you'd like, then boil them slowly for awhile to tenderize them. Slap some bbq sauce on them and onto the bar-b they go. After boiling them awhile, a bit of the fat will fall off....

[thunder chicken1]

AAAAAAH Blasphemy boiling ribs lol. I like my bear ribs meaty I cut them in half then cut them in 4 rib pieces. I throw the ribs on the grill for a little bit and then put them in a pan, cover with tinfoil and bake at a low heat till the meat falls from the bone.

[4merguide]

AAAAAAH Blasphemy boiling ribs lol.

Whatever flips your prop, or trips your trigger......lol. You notice I said "usually" and that was referring to moose mostly. But I have been known to cook sheep ribs over an open fire on the side of a mountain at times too. I'm sure that would work just as nicely on a young berry fed blackie as well.....

[hoose35]

I also prefer to boil my moose ribs first

[4merguide]

I also prefer to boil my moose ribs first

Yes, they can be pretty tuff is ya don't........especially a big old bull.

[Anythingalaska]

Not bear, but I pressure cook my deer ribs for 20-30 minutes, which is just long enough to dissolve the excess fat off them, and tender them up. Then I put on a rub or sauce, and finish them in the oven, broiling them until they're done. Works great!

[sh]

Heres how you do ribs.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes
Remove and cook in pressure cooker for 40 minutes
Remove and put back in oven for 15 minutes with your bbq sauce or whatever on top.

[4merguide]

Heres how you do ribs.

No.....that's how YOU do ribs....

[Troutnut]

I found an awesome way to make game ribs and lots of other things this year: sous vide. I put them in a vacuum sealed bag and submerge it for 48 hours in water heated to exactly 135 degree (F) using an immersion circulator (mine is an Anova, but there are other brands). Then I finish them very quickly on a hot charcoal grill. The long cook time makes them extremely tender, and they still come out medium rare!

[4merguide]

I found an awesome way to make game ribs and lots of other things this year: sous vide. I put them in a vacuum sealed bag and submerge it for 48 hours in water heated to exactly 135 degree (F) using an immersion circulator (mine is an Anova, but there are other brands). Then I finish them very quickly on a hot charcoal grill. The long cook time makes them extremely tender, and they still come out medium rare!

Now that sounds like a good idea. However I looked up those cookers and they seem pretty spendy...???

[Yukon Cornelius]

Now that sounds like a good idea. However I looked up those cookers and they seem pretty spendy...???

Meh...just use a crock pot. Lol.

[pipercub]

You don't want med rare bear ribs...ever heard of trichinosis?

Off another hunting site.... http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showt...ting-Bear-Meat!!!!!!!!

[4merguide]

You don't want med rare bear ribs...ever heard of trichinosis?

I guess a guy needs to check temp when he feels it's med-rare. Personally I've always liked meat cooked med-rare as well. But when it comes to bear I've always gone for med. It would be interesting to see temps for both....