Bear Oil

[Stumpkiller]

Now opens a whole new chapter in my life. Just spoke with my rifle's daddy, and he just sighted in my new flintlock (nice of him). He's using bear oil as a lube, heated bear oil dip as a metal treatment, bear oil as an internal-part lube.

Now, being a hunter, I appreciate the general source for bear oil. But where does someone who does not hunt for bear find bear oil??? He swears by it, and there is no doubt it's authentic, but the only hit I got when surfing came back at $7.50/oz or thereabouts.

Anyone know of a source that's not a holistic hype-headshop?

"Bear {oil} carries a Medicine of self awareness and personal integrity through the art of introspection."

:yakyak: :bull: :yakyak:

Yeah, fine. I don't care if my lube is self-aware, I just want it to lube my patches and shoot things. I appreciate the bear's sacrifice, I do. But it's going on a lead ball, not a friggin healing crystal pennant.

Any leads, guys?

 

[Java Man]

Stumpy,

I had some bear grease given to me a while back, maybe a couple oz. I might even still have it? If so, I'll trade you for some Moose Snot?

Gregg

 

[Stumpkiller]

Deal.

I'll PM you later (On my way out the door at the moment).

 

[Java Man]

I goofed. Can't find my bear grease. Stumpy will still be looking for some. Very sorry Stumpy. :cry:

 

[fatboy]

Hey Stumpy did you think of trying the taxidermy shops and or hunting lodges in maine to see if they would be able to help you out

 

[djnye]

i believe eidness furs carries bear grease.

take care, daniel

 

[BillinOregon]

Stump:
I'd simply ask on one of the hunting forums. Somebody's bound to have some. I had some a while back but it went rancid. I keep my small stash of beaver oil in the freezer now, knowing first-hand how much work went into obtaining it. But I only use it for putting a finish on atlatls and other primitive wooden tools.

 

Lietzau Taxidermy in Cosmo, MN 320-877-7297 has had it in the past.

 

[Walker357]

How do you pronounce "atlatl"? :hmm:

 

[Rebel]

Stumpkiller, i have a jar of rendered bear fat in the fridge that i will send you if you are interested. As far as i know, there are no laws forbidding the inter-state transport of rendered bear fat, although there are some laws having to do with selling bear parts. Since i am not selling it, i don't see a problem. It is probably about 8 oz.'s.

 

[fatboy]

Hey Stumpy eidness furs does have this got a email back already rendered bear fat. :front:

 

I had some a while back but it went rancid.

Pure bear grease (oil) can't go rancid. I would suspect that it had some impurities in it. Likely blood. When the fat is rendered, it can't have ANY pieces of meat or any blood on it or it will contaminate the grease/oil and will go bad. Pure bear grease/oil rendered from clean bear fat has an indefinate shelf life. Pure oil is pale yellow like cooking oil and the grease, when solidified, should be white. If there is any hint of brown in either, it's likely contaminated.

 

[scott fellows]

stumpy,
get a hold of eagles wing here on the forum. i just bought some from him this weekend.Call James F**** for details 989-795-****
pieman

 

How do you pronounce "atlatl"? :hmm:

ATT-lattle, not Attle-Attle as most people mispronounce

 

[Stumpkiller]

Thanks. I blooped his real name & phone number in case he don't want it widely known. If he says it's OK I'll drop them back in.

This is the Internet, after all.

 

[Walker357]

Thank you! :hatsoff:

 

[scott fellows]

no problem stumpy. but i did cut and paste it from another post about cass city this coming weekend. but it's good to see you are on the ball about those kinds of things.
pieman

 

[BillinOregon]

Cody: I think you are right about bear oil's indefinite shelf life if pure. Properly cleaned and tried bear oil was a valued commodity in the old days. Ned Roberts and his uncle used to sell several gallons of it after a bear hunt to finance new rifles.

 

[Java Man]

I just ordered some Mink Oil Tallow from TOTW. They speak very highly of it. We'll give it a go and see what happens.

$4.99 for six ounces. Mink Oil Tallow

Java Man