Bringing Bear meat back to USA

[sgt_zim]

I thought one could not bring meat through the US customs.

From Canada and NZ you can. AFAIK, it isn't allowed from anywhere else.

 

[Sabre]

I have hunted bear all over central Ontario, and never had any parasites in the meat. That said, there are no landfills within 30 miles of where I hunt. Garbage in equals garbage out. I personally think bear is the best tasting wild meat I have had in North America, so far. Live weight to de-boned is about 1/4 to 1/3.
Good luck on your hunt, if you decide not to bring the meat back, and haven’t eaten it yet, try it once before you leave. I’m sure you will be buying a cooler, and changing your mind about the meat!

It is possible that the bear you shot had parasites and you didn't see them. More often than not, bears will have some kind of parasites. There are some labs that you can send the meat to and have it tested if you want to know for sure. But it is extremely likely that they do have at least one kind of parasite.

But if people freeze the meat at 0 degrees for a sustained time and then cook to proper temperatures the bear becomes a fairly low risk proposition and can be very good.