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Offline daydreamn

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NE WA hot chocolate bear
« on: March 14, 2011, 10:05:41 PM »
Had a request to post this bear I took a few years ago in the NE corner.  This is the first bear I've done.  My daughter, three at the time, was with me when I killed him and she said he was a "hot chocolate bear."  We broke the scales trying to weigh him but figured he weighed between 360 and 400 lbs.  His skull measured 19 7/8 inches.
« Last Edit: March 14, 2011, 10:26:25 PM by daydreamn »
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2011, 10:10:00 PM »
Very nice.....  I like it.

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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2011, 10:12:31 PM »
Gorgeous bear!
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2011, 10:16:24 PM »
Nice bear.  And I like the setting too.  August can't get here soon enough!
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2011, 10:16:34 PM »
very nice bear. I like how it was mounted.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2011, 10:18:46 PM »
Beautiful bear and mount :drool: Looks like you have some other nice trophies in the back ground.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2011, 10:20:03 PM »
Dandy bear and mount.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2011, 10:23:38 PM »
Wow, I really like that mount.  Very cool.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2011, 10:40:18 PM »
That's a monster.  Thanks for posting. :tup:
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2011, 10:41:48 PM »
Looks good! :rockin: Been trying to get a colored Bear for yrs. :'(
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2011, 07:14:55 AM »
gorgeous .....and love the pose
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2011, 07:39:02 AM »
Very Nice!
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2011, 07:42:24 AM »
Love that light color! And a big'n too! Nice.

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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2011, 07:46:06 AM »
Awesome mount there, Love the bear standing up........

Nice work...
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2011, 08:34:11 AM »
Nice Mount and bear!! Is that a real tree and leaves or fake?
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2011, 08:42:41 AM »
Good lookin mount man.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2011, 09:02:05 AM »
Great looking bear! Congrats!!!  ;)
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2011, 09:16:11 AM »
I was wondering the same thing Charlie. Nice all around mount.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2011, 09:19:48 AM »
Gorgeous mount!
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2011, 09:39:39 AM »
That's a fine piece of work.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2011, 09:41:14 AM »
Thats real nice and so are your other mounts in the background....  :twocents:
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2011, 09:57:11 AM »
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2011, 06:18:28 PM »
Perfect mount for that bear. very nice!
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2011, 07:29:11 PM »
Gorgeous lookin bear, awesome setting!
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2011, 07:34:33 PM »
bear looks great, good job on the mount. The white tail and the mulie in the background are nice also
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2011, 07:43:20 PM »
That's probably the coolest full size bear mount Ive seen! Lucky!!!
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #26 on: March 15, 2011, 07:58:31 PM »
Quote from: bucklucky on March 15, 2011, 08:34:11 AM
Nice Mount and bear!! Is that a real tree and leaves or fake?
Quote from: muleyhunter on March 15, 2011, 09:16:11 AM
I was wondering the same thing Charlie. Nice all around mount.

The tree is real, leaves are fake.  Theres some finish work on the tree i've not completed yet.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2011, 03:19:50 PM »
Cool bear mount, and there's some smoker deer in the background as well.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #28 on: March 17, 2011, 03:21:50 PM »
Nice!  ;)
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #29 on: March 19, 2011, 06:39:16 PM »
Nice daydreamer glad I could guide you to that bear! I think you should give a pic of your "canopener" buck and maybe a couple of your other mounts....perhaps your wife's elk. You gotta share your talent. :)
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #30 on: March 20, 2011, 02:33:10 PM »
Terrific mount & bear! Nicely done.
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Re: NE WA hot chocolate bear
« Reply #31 on: March 20, 2011, 03:28:30 PM »
Wow, very nice!!!!!   
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