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100% Very Oily Bear Grease $35.00 pint (available)
This is not a clear oil nor is it a thick lard.

The longer it sets the more the oil may come to the top.
I cannot totally figure out how the grease separates like this. .

From a bit of research that a customer, John, and I did, it seems the firmer bear grease that I refer to as bear lard has a higher saturated fat while what I refer to as bear grease has a higher unsaturated fat.
So it seems the black bears diet effects the fat.
Grains or hard mast–heavy diets → more saturated fat → firmer fat
Nuts, acorns, berries, fish → higher unsaturated fat → more liquid oil

So it must come down to the fatty acid profile.
If it’s firm and white when cool → higher saturated fat
If it stays golden and liquid → higher unsaturated fat
Both are usable — just for different purposes:
(though I myself use it interchangeably)
Firmer fat → pastries, frying
Liquid grease and oil → cooking, seasoning, leather treatment (traditional use), greasing your long rifle, horn work, making lotions, hair treatments, etc.

We use both the bear grease or the bear lard in our homemade leather dressing, patch lube and tallow balm.

I personally think the bear grease has more of the bear oil in it then the bear lard. The bear oil is the oil which comes to the top of the bear grease and is then poured off into another container to be used.

The bear oil is used in different aspects of the long-rifle use and care. You can keep your longrifle greased to prevent rust or use the bear oil for patch lube.

With the processing of bear grease / bear lard and bear oil I use the bear fat when I trimmed off all the meat trimmings and discard the meat trimmings.
I then grind the bear fat into teeny pieces with my meat grinder.
With that finished I was ready to render the bear fat to make the bear grease / bear lard.
I placed the bear fat into an electric roaster or my roasting pan in the oven and cooked the fat for hours. As the membrane which holds the fat together is separated from the grease or oil, it turns to cracklings. When the bear grease / bear lard is finished, the cracklings will turn brown and sink to the bottom and float back to the top. I needed to keep stirring the bear fat periodically so the bear fat wouldn’t burn. When I decided the bear grease / bear lard was all cooked I strained the cracklings from the bear grease / bear lard and put the bear grease / bear lard thru my lard press or let it drain overnight thru a cotton cloth. Then I put the bear grease / bear lard into glass jars and seal it. The cracklings are good to eat for a snack or to put out for the birds. That was the process of turning the bear fat into bear grease / bear lard. The ending product of the bear lard is no better then beginning product of the bear fat.
The bear fat must be processed immediately into bear grease/ bear lard.
Bear fat will spoil in less then 3 days unless it is frozen until you can get the bear fat processed. If the raw bear fat is frozen for a length of time it will go rancid and take on an old smell.
Depending on what the bear was eating the bear fat will not be good.
If the bear fat smells bad the bear lard will smell bad.
When I rendered out the bear lard my house smelled like I was making homemade donuts!
When using bear grease for eating I find the firmer bear grease / bear lard is better for pie crusts, biscuits, cookie dough while the more liquid bear grease is good for frying, salad oil, making popcorn and fried eggs or fried chicken.

The bear lard and oil are processed in a clean environment.
Just to let you know that it depends on the way the bear fat was handled before I get it depends whether the bear lard or bear oil has more of a gamey smell which turns to more of a roast pork smell when the bear lard is rendered is rendered.
So for this reason also the color of the lard and oil may be from a white to a darker tan which is beyond my control.

Due to food and health regulations, I am not providing bear lard and bear oil as a food item even though I process the bear lard and oil in a clean environment. We have used the bear lard in cooking when we have an abundance of the bear lard and don’t need it for our leather dressing.

Bear grease / bear lard can also be used for for hair oil, hand lotion, or for chapped lips. An old folk lore has it that if a man greases his head with bear oil he will grow an abundance of hair! I do like it for my chapped hands.

There can be several layers in the bear grease when you process it. The bear oil comes to the top in the jar, and the bear grease / bear lard is heavier so it is at the bottom.
After the canned bear grease / bear lard sets for awhile is when the bear oil comes to the top.
There is a mystery with bear lard. The weather has a lot to do with bear grease / bear lard and bear oil.

You can use the bear grease / bear lard to tell the weather. Some folks use bear grease as a barometer to tell the weather. I have a chart for telling the weather posted below. It is free upon request with any order ( or you may copy it yourself.)
If the oil clouds up it can be heated again and it will turn back to the bear oil state.
I try to get the bear oil as pure as possible by pouring off the oil as the lard settles to the bottom. But bear oil is hard to predict if it will stay an oil until it is processed several times.  

Our Homemade Leather Dressing is Available in 4 sizes of Plastic Containers

The prices of our homemade leather dressing in the plastic containers  are as follows:

16 oz. plastic container – $27.00
8 oz. plastic container – $16.00
4 oz. plastic container – $9.00
Small plastic container – $5.00 
Shipping will be added to the price

(One free small plastic container with the purchase of each one of our possible bags)

Our Homemade Leather Dressing is Available in Four Sizes of Metal Containers

The prices of  our homemade leather dressing in the metal containers  are as follows:
8 oz. metal container – $16.00
4 oz. metal container – $11.00
2 oz. metal container – $9.00
1 oz. metal container – $5.00
Shipping will be added to the price.

Our leather dressing is only made with the bear lard and pure beeswax.
I use our leather dressing to waterproof our leather pouches and leather possible bags, ball pouches, flint wallets, and frizzon covers.

Our homemade leather dressing can also be used for hand lotion, chap stick, hair grease, or on your boots.

Our Bear Lard, Bear Oil, and Leather Dressing products are available with supply and demand which depends on the season and availability.

Thanks for being patient with us as we also thankfully depend on the hunters.

Patch Lube is Available in 2 oz. Metal Containers

We make our own patch lube from deer tallow and bear grease.
We rendered and purified the deer tallow and the bear grease.

Tallow Balm is Available in 2 oz. Metal Containers

Our tallow balm is made from deer tallow that we rendered and purified three times.
Our tallow balm is also made with bear grease that we rendered.
We use our tallow balm for a good hand lotion.

We make a natural tallow balm with no essential oils with just deer tallow and bear grease.

The Calming Scent Tallow Balm is made with the ladies in mind!
The Calming Scent Tallow Balm has these essential oils added to the deer tallow and bear grease.
Here is a suggested list of how the essential oils may aid you while using the Calming scent tallow balm.
Frankincense oil – immune boosting, rejuvenates skin, relaxing scent.
Bergamot oil – skin purifying also benefits calming, and is uplifting.
Blood orange oil – invigorating, reduces feelings of stress, promotes positivity.
Patchouli oil – supports skin health, grounding scent, and helps calm thoughts.

The Rugged Scent Tallow Balm is made with the hunters and those that work in a cold or rough environment in mind.
The Rugged Tallow Balm has these essential oils added to deer tallow and bear grease.
Here is a suggested list on how these essential oils may aid you while using the Rugged scent tallow balm.
Frankincense oil – immune boosting, rejuvenates skin, relaxing scent.
Tea Tree oil – naturally cleanses and purifies skin, sooths skin irritations, maintain healthy immune system.
Cedar wood oil – calming scent, promotes skin health, maintains healthy lungs.
Lemon grass oil – natural insect repellent, immune support, supports, healthy skin.

Shipping will be added to all the items.

As the bear grease, bear oil, and deer tallow is processed and the leather dressing, patch lube, and tallow balm is handmade there maybe a waiting time until we get the item/items completed. 

Thank-you for your patience!

We have five sizes of the empty metal containers with a cap lid.
We have three sizes of the flat empty containers with a screw lid.
We have two sizes of the deep metal containers with the screw lid available.

Empty Metal Flat Container with lids
1/2 oz. empty tin $2.60
1 oz. empty tin $3.00
2 oz. empty tin $3.20
4 oz. empty tin 4.50
8 oz. empty tin 4.70
Shipping will be added to the price.

Empty Metal Flat Containers with a Screw lid
1/2 oz empty tin with a screw lid $2.60
1 oz. empty tin with a screw lid $3.00
2 oz. empty tin with a screw lid $3.20
Shipping will be added to the price.

Empty Deep Metal Containers with a screw lid with a rubber seal
3 oz. deep metal container with a twist lid $3.50
8 oz. deep metal container with a twist lid $4.25
Shipping will be added to the price.

We have two sizes of metal containers with hinged lids
2″ x 2.5″ metal container with a hinged lid $3.00
2.45″ x 3.9″ metal container with a hinged lid $3.75
Shipping will be added to the price.

We have several sizes of glass bottles and vials.
The cork bottle is great for spices in our spice pouch. $2.50 each
The small 4 dram glass vial with a screw lid is perfect for a bit of bear oil. $2.50 each
The 1 oz. heavy jar with a screw lid would work just fine for lube patches $4.50 each
Shipping will be added to the price.