5'10" Cinnamon Bear Rug w/ Skull (MNTaxidermy)

[Michelle_Nelson]

Here is a 5' 10" Cinnamon Bear I just got done finnishing out yesterday.  Real nice colors through out his coat.  Even has a faint white spot on it's side.

Here is the thread with pictures from the skull that came out of this Bear.  "Old Bear Skull"

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,44009.0.html






The nose looks black in the photos.  It is not.  It is actually a dark brown.  The pictures for some reason are making it look much darker than it really is.

[Ray]

That's a real nice rug someone's getting.

[arrowflinger]

Nice job

[alwinearcher]

Great looking bear!

[Austrian Hunter]

Wow, very nice rug!!!!!!!!  Great Job Mich!!

[RustneckNW]

That is one sweet rug! You sure do some great work!
I hope I can get a bear like that soon...

[carpsniperg2]

sweet rug!

[seth30]

wow how much did you charge for that one?   I hope I can drop a bruin off this season!

[rasbo]

awesome  work young lady

[buckhorn2]

That is really a nice job someone will be proud to display that rug.

[ICEMAN]

 

[Michelle_Nelson]

Thanks guys for the compliments! 

[BIGINNER]

stupid question,  but just curiouse.  on bear rugs, ...  do you leave the skull in the head?

[JackOfAllTrades]

No such thing as a stupid question.

No, modern taxidermists don't use the original skull.  Forms for just about every 'stuffed' critter gets some sort of poly foam/plastic form that they cut/trim/shave to the original size/to fit the tanned/shrunk/stretched hide.

-Steve

[Michelle_Nelson]

No the skull is not sused in a rug.  It is a foam form that is used.  So it is possible to have a mount done and have the skull cleaned and whitened to.