Bwana
07-05-2018, 10:22 AM
I'm truly confuzzled as to what to do with my bear so have been asking friends and this morning I got to thinking that sometimes you dufes have some pretty good ideas so...what would you do if it was your bear?
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Definitely going to have the skull cleaned if I can find someone who does that sort of work. ;) But not sure what to do with the hide. Do I just get it tanned? Shoulder mount? 1/2 body?
Given this is my first bear, even if it is small, the cool coloration of the muzzle, the chevron on it's chest, and the fact that it is well-furred, all of this makes me think I should "honor" the bear by preserving it somehow. I don't want the ferocious bear pose that many get, just something natural looking and the other biggie is that I don't want to pay more to get it mounted than what the hunt cost me.
So, what would you do?
10145
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Definitely going to have the skull cleaned if I can find someone who does that sort of work. ;) But not sure what to do with the hide. Do I just get it tanned? Shoulder mount? 1/2 body?
Given this is my first bear, even if it is small, the cool coloration of the muzzle, the chevron on it's chest, and the fact that it is well-furred, all of this makes me think I should "honor" the bear by preserving it somehow. I don't want the ferocious bear pose that many get, just something natural looking and the other biggie is that I don't want to pay more to get it mounted than what the hunt cost me.
So, what would you do?