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here's a pic of my first bear i shot last year. she weighed about 250. i couldnt find her after i shot because she rolled down a steep hill into some thick brush. i went back the next day and found her after a couple hours. i skinned it and got it quartered, and into the freezer asap to prevent spoiling. took it to the butcher the next day and they called me a week later and said the meat wasnt anygood. i was really dissapointed. it was a lot of meat wasted. during that week, i went back up to where i shot her, because i shot and missed a bear about a hour before i shot her. i was just scouting for deer and lookin for more bears. i didnt have my 2nd tag, or a gun. i ended up seen 3 more good sized bears and a sow with 3 cubs. so i called my brother inlaw and a friend of ours and told them to get up there if they want to get their first bear. they both ended up gettin a bear that evening. we were packing them out in the moonlight. after being there for that i was itching to go get my secong tag. but i really didnt need the meat.. but after i got the call that my meat was bad, i decided to go get my second tag. i went up to a differant area and ended up shooting my 2nd bear. i only got 1 picture of it cause i didnt want to waste any time getting it skinned and in the freezer. it was a smaller bear. about 120 lbs. the best summer sausage ive ever had.
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Congrats! Lot bigger than my first bear! Are you gonna get your dad to rug it out?
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That IS a great first bear. And big for a female. Congradulations Tony
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thanks! no i think i'm going to get it done by a taxidermist. he said i would be better off because he's never done a rug before. i just dont have the money right now to get it done..
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Great looking Bear. Love the color on the face and brows and nose. That nose looks like it came off a cinamon bear. Sweet looking animal.
Bears can be a pain to get all the grease out of when tanning. I don't know a lot of Taxidermists that actually tan Bears in shop.
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I am going to rug out my next one myself BUT I am not doing the tanning. I have a taxidermy book that specifically says that an amatuer taxidermist trying to get enough of the oil out of the hide is next to impossible. I plan to send it off to get tanned, then bring the hide home, soak it and do the rest myself.
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Great looking bear. Congrats! I need to do some more home work and get a bear likked this year!
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