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Offline Rainier10

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September Bear
« on: April 04, 2024, 11:01:07 AM »
I shot this bear the year I had the eastern elk raffle tag. It was warm and the hair slipped after tanning in spots so a rug was out of the question. I decided to go with a pack mount.
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2024, 11:02:14 AM »
Couple more pics
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2024, 11:12:45 AM »
Field photo from the hunt
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2024, 11:42:51 AM »
Looks good, I really like those old pack board mounts!!   :tup:

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Re: September Bear
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2024, 08:23:26 PM »
That's a really  cool mount. I've never seen one like that.
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2024, 09:19:20 PM »
Damn nice!  A mount that tells a story, really like what you did.
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2024, 09:39:58 PM »
Nice mount!  :tup:
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2024, 08:04:04 AM »
That turned out amazing! I think I prefer that mount to a traditional rug. Hope you don't mind if I mimic that when/if I get a bear  :)
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2024, 06:30:18 PM »
Love the idea!

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Re: September Bear
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2024, 07:26:08 AM »
Well done. A great solution that's unique.

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Re: September Bear
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2024, 09:14:39 AM »
Sweet Mount! What taxidermist did you use?

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Re: September Bear
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2024, 01:33:50 PM »
Very cool mount

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Re: September Bear
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2024, 04:02:11 AM »
Sweet Mount! What taxidermist did you use?
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2024, 05:26:45 AM »
That is cool looking
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Re: September Bear
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2024, 07:45:03 AM »
Looks good!!
I’ve got a lion at the taxidermist that I’m also doing a trappers mount on. Did your taxidermist supply the old school packboard or did you buy one of the replica ones online?


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