Bear Rug (before & after)

[Michelle_Nelson]

  This is the guys FIRST bear.  The bear also refused to die so more than one shot was needed.  So I have a little bit of sewing and repair work to do.  The finnal shot actually traveled through the bear and the copper jacket went through the roof of the mouth and lodged in the skull(I was able to recover it ).  The lead went through the left upper lip and tore it up pretty bad.  I am supprised the bullet didn't do more damage to the sull. 

This is the way the hide was brought to me from the hunter.  This is a picture of the hide after I picked it up from the tannery!

[Michelle_Nelson]

Here is a picture of the hide after I made all the repairs.

[robodad]

Did he use a Howitzer ??

[Michelle_Nelson]

Here are a couple pictures of the finnished product!

[Michelle_Nelson]

Couple pictures of the back side of the rug.  The felt is machine sewed.  The backing I sewed by hand.

[Ray]

Great work!!

[robodad]

You must be some sort of miracle worker. that thing looked like it ate a grenade before. Nice finished product !!

[Slider]

Very Nice Job!!!

[cohoho]

Was it a product of a very bad skinning job also?  Wow, you have some talent putting that thing back together, I don't think Ive seen a Bear more butchered than that one in the beginning.

[Head-shot]

You must be some sort of miracle worker. that thing looked like it ate a grenade before. Nice finished product !!

That's just what I was thinking when I saw it as well, great job Michelle

[Ghost Hunter]

Very nice restoration, reconstruction, etc.  Ever thought about being a plastic surgeon

[Skyvalhunter]

Nice WOrk Michelle!!!!

[Red Dawg]

i am impressed

[boneaddict]

I wouldn't have accepted it form him.  That was some wack slice and dice job.  I hope the guy appreciates what you have done for him.  Thats ALOT of time and effort. 

[GoldTip]

Wow, thats great work Michelle.  I have to agree with Bone, I can't believe you accepted that from him, but I bow my head to you as that is some great work.

Not sure about the earlier ccomment about some guy hassling you because he thinks he was overcharged, but if it was on the bear, the guy really has some things to learn about animal care and taxidermy.