Bear Mountain Wood Pellets
Hardwood / Hardwood-Dominant Blend – Premium Fuel
Bear Mountain Wood Pellets are made from high-quality hardwood sawdust, compressed into uniform pellets under strict manufacturing controls. The brand emphasizes low moisture content, minimal fines, and a clean burn. Users report high BTU output and very low ash in older production runs.
Typical performance: These pellets have been lab-tested at heat values around 8,500 BTUs per pound and ash content under 0.5% in premium batches. They’re available in 40-lb bags (and some 20-lb bags for specialty versions) and positioned toward the higher-end fuel market.
Availability: Bear Mountain pellets are sold via specialty dealers and online distributors, and the brand appears in listings for both heating and grilling uses. Because they carry premium pricing and are hardwood-based, availability may be more limited and dependent on regional supply and current production runs.
Status note: The brand remains listed and recognized in the market for strong quality, though recent user feedback suggests batch variation may increase over time. Testing a bag early in the season and checking bag date and condition remains important.
Bottom line: If your pellet stove is optimized for hardwood fuel and you’re willing to pay a bit extra for cleaner burn, higher heat and fewer maintenance issues, Bear Mountain Wood Pellets are a very strong choice—just confirm you’re sourcing a fresh bag and your local supplier has good stock.
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Review of Bear Mountain Wood Pellets
Oct 2014: Bear Mountain wood pellets are one of the best. Good old Douglas Fir pellets. These pellets put out fantastic heat and very little ash. Hands down a great choice for heating your house all year long. I’m sure that these have a very strong brand loyalty with it’s burners.
Nov:2017 – So these pellets are awesome! done! but…………… they are not like the ones they sent me a few years past. I’m not sure if the reason is because Lignetics bought them out but…. Anyway, these are a west coast doug fir pellet and are great! low ash and high heat! I hope they keep up the great quality they had before because the bag I received are not like they used to be.
August 3 2018 – Really looking forward to getting these in the mail this year! Awesome Pellet
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Bags gone cheep
I have used this brand for several years but now the bags are so thin I have pellets all over the garage floor instead of the stove. My fingers poke a hole in the bag just trying to move it.
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Pellets don't work in a Traeger !!!!!!!
I am using a Traeger grill. I bought several bags of Bear Mountain pellets! Since using, I have had to take grill apart to unclog the hopper from dust and debris. Pellets fall apart! Went back to Traeger pellets and don’t have the problem!!!! Problem….its your pellets!!!# Sorry because I like the smell better than Traeger.
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Some bear mountain pellets are too long.
We get our bear mountain pellets every year, in the past the pellets were light brown and now some are darker almost black, and it used to be no longer that a 1/2 inch, now the pellets are long, about an inch 1/2, we have to break the pellets up or the stove doesn;t start, or I have to open the feeder wider.
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Some bear mountain pellets are too long.
We get our bear mountain pellets every year, in the past the pellets were light brown and no longer that a 1/2 inch, not the pellets are long, about an inch 1/2, we have to break the pellets up or the stove doesn;t start, or I have to open the feeder wider.
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Stay away from Bear Mountain pellets. I used them for several years with no problem. this year about 1 in five bags had a tear that needed patching before the bag could be moved; they must have gone to a different quality bag. The pallet they came on was broken, had bent over nails and the slats didn’t even reach the support beams.
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