I would have kept it. I have a grizzly sow from Idaho that's ancient. It's put away because any time I mess with it something falls off. I was at Sochum Creek Taxidermy in Grangeville a month or so ago and he does alot of bears and had one that was just a hide wrapped up and tied on an old pack board like it was brought out of the mountains. I think I'm going to try that with what's left of the old grizzly.