What did/do you do with your bears?

• Jun 25, 2018

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belshawelk

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Always good eating

 

• Jun 25, 2018

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belshawelk

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How do we rotate pictures?

 

• Jun 25, 2018

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Waiting on my rug.....should be in the next couple of months!!

 

• Jul 2, 2018

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Thanks for all the input, but still haven't decided.





Again, not big but it's my first and I like the colors on him.

 

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• Jul 2, 2018

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I don't know what it is. No one would expect you to go out on your first white tail and tag one in the 130s...or any whitetail. But if you shoot a bear he needs to be 6ft.

 

• Jul 2, 2018

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I'd get him rugged if I could afford it.

 

• Jul 2, 2018

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Never hunted bear, but it’s a bucket list item for me. Congrats Bwana, and with a bow too! Very cool.

 

• Jul 3, 2018

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I do like the head mounts, if done correctly. This one isn't mine, but looks good

 

• Jul 8, 2018

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BearFoot

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Have a few rugs, this one an interior sow



Wife wants a new one for the cabin. They do look great tanned

 

• Jul 8, 2018

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Dave N

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Had planned on a rug, but couldn't split that white patch!

 

• Jul 8, 2018

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• Jul 15, 2018

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I've had both of mine rugged. If you're not sure if you're ever going to get after bears again, I'd definitely get something done with it. Rugs are a nice option especially if you have the wall space for it. When considering your options for 1/2, rug, etc. I'd think about wall space. Save the full body mount for a Booner.

 

• Jul 20, 2018

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Jape

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I'm a fan of rugs personally, but to each their own. Great bear!

 

• Jul 20, 2018

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Elkoholic

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I did full body, although absolutely beautiful if done correctly, they take up a lot of space, and of course a lot of $$$. My opinion I'd rug yours.

 

• Jul 23, 2018

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Bwana

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Great mount elkoholic!

Thanks for all the thoughts folks!

 

• Aug 5, 2018

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Oh my goodness Elkoholic! Beautiful animal and mount!

 

• Aug 6, 2018

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BearFoot

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Another rug

 

• Aug 6, 2018

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Only one rug for me. Takes up too much wall space. The rest I just tan them and hang them from a nail/hook.

 

• Aug 7, 2018

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YoungGun

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Bambistew said:

Only one rug for me. Takes up too much wall space. The rest I just tan them and hang them from a nail/hook.

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I'm in the same boat. I rugged a beautiful color phase fall bear, and would do it again in a heart beat with how it turned out. The boar from this year is getting the tanned and euro treatment. Won't say that I won't rug again, but wall/floor space is a limiting factor. As for the meat, I've always had great success with a rump roast and a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's slow cooked for a few hours- Delicious!

 

• Aug 8, 2018

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I got my first into a run and the last two I hosted tanned out and hang by the nose. The fur is too nice just to trash. I got two tags this year yet. One here in Minnesota and then another in Montana would like to get a shoulder or 3/4 if I get a good sized one.