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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Ballance1 on August 19, 2018, 12:23:04 PM

Title: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: Ballance1 on August 19, 2018, 12:23:04 PM: Lincoln Co. black bear. Sorry for the poor picture quality. Lots of smoke in the air.
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: lewy on August 19, 2018, 12:30:07 PM: :tup: killer blaze
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: freshwateroctopus on September 01, 2018, 08:47:09 AM: Wow. That is a beautiful bear. Moving to Washington beginning of October. Looking to try and get one myself.
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 06, 2018, 09:00:59 PM: Call it the kid rock bear! Wearing a wife beater tank top! :chuckle:
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: freshwateroctopus on September 08, 2018, 10:20:53 AM: Did you skin it on it's back like you were doing a rug mount? Or did you do the dorsal cutting down his back? I keep seeing both ways for a half mount and can't decide what's best.
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: Ballance1 on September 08, 2018, 10:39:45 AM: If you know you are going with a half life size. Skin it down the back (dorsal). Skin up the back of each arm to help get them out. Stay out of the armpits with any cuts. Leave enough hide in the front and back so that it is not short.
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: freshwateroctopus on September 08, 2018, 10:53:08 AM: Thanks! That clears it up!
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 19, 2018, 08:10:23 PM: I always feel bad when cutting down it's back, feels wrong. We have done a few and cut down the back and tube out the front legs. Also can't bring myself to leave back half of hide in woods, iv tanned a few back ends just to practice.
Cool blaze, good pose to show it off
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: freshwateroctopus on September 25, 2018, 09:51:14 AM: Makes sense. What's the best way to leave evidence of sex if you are skinning for a half mount?
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 25, 2018, 10:17:40 AM: Cool bear.
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: X-Force on September 25, 2018, 10:18:36 AM: :yeah:
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: n_mathews13 on September 26, 2018, 05:42:49 AM: Quote from: freshwateroctopus on September 25, 2018, 09:51:14 AM
Makes sense. What's the best way to leave evidence of sex if you are skinning for a half mount?

Don't need to
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: freshwateroctopus on September 26, 2018, 11:47:00 AM: Thanks, bud!
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: CedarPants on September 26, 2018, 11:51:42 AM: Cool looking bear and a great mount!
Title: Re: 1/2 life size black bear. (The Shed Taxidermy Studio)
Post by: Magnum_Willys on October 08, 2018, 07:59:00 AM: Wow ! “Whats for Dinner?” Its got its bib on !