How to kill the game taste of bear meat?

Originally Posted by farmergirl

We had the same problem with wild hog meat and were able to get rid of the gamey taste by soaking the meat in vinegar water for a couple hours and then in plain water for awhile longer. We experimented with some unsoaked and it smelled and tasted like a stinky boar hog! Yech. The soaked stuff still was obviously wild game, but it was much, much milder in character.