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Title: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: billythekidrock on March 07, 2010, 08:19:27 AM
A few months back I got a couple of my bear skulls back from Michelle and have been meaning to post some pics for a while now.

These were from the 2008 season and then turned out great.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2FwebIMG_7991.jpg&hash=7dc322c058e75c04c857e3a2cf2bfd78524dfd7c)
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 07, 2010, 09:07:54 AM
yeah they look great
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: bucklucky on March 07, 2010, 09:31:41 AM
Its always nice to see skulls done the right way!! Look great!
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: boonerboy on March 07, 2010, 09:34:29 AM
Nice! thats what I planned on doing with my last one but my taxidermist lost it. >:(
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: billythekidrock on March 07, 2010, 09:35:10 AM
Its always nice to see skulls done the right way!! Look great!

I have a bunch done the "wrong" way....lol
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: markts on March 07, 2010, 10:12:38 AM
Its always nice to see skulls done the right way!! Look great!
You trying to stir things up again Buck :chuckle: Mark
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: bucklucky on March 07, 2010, 03:17:22 PM
Its always nice to see skulls done the right way!! Look great!
You trying to stir things up again Buck :chuckle: Mark

I'm just sayin  :chuckle:

I should have put the "right way" in parenthesise though LOL
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: ICEMAN on March 08, 2010, 06:51:03 AM
Looks great! I can't wait for mine!!!!!  :drool:
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 09, 2010, 11:20:51 AM
Thanks BTKR for posting pictures.  I figured those skulls were still packed in boxes.

As for the "right way", "best way", "perfect skull" comments I have been seeing  lately it's getting old.  If you feel the need to make me look uppity and a snob than you have nothing better to do with your time.  I have never said any of those things about my method using Maceration.  I said only that using beetles and my method are far better than boiling.  That is not an uppity statement.  That is a true statement.

Maceration is not rocket science.  Anyone can do it.  Not like my method has been kept secret.  I have NEVER turned anyone away that has posted a question on this board, PM'ed, or called me on the phone asking me questions on what to do next.  So it's not like I keep my o so far superior method a secret. 

I do not appreciate people making comments repeatedly that make me look like a snob.  When anyone who knows me knows I am far from it.
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 09, 2010, 11:32:11 AM
Its always nice to see skulls done the right way!! Look great!

 :yeah:

Not that I've been doing my euros the right way or anything.  I promised Mich I would try to do one right next year...  Those look great BTW! :tup:
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: bucklucky on March 09, 2010, 11:42:05 AM
Mich , quit being a snob....geez  :chuckle:

Cant even have fun on here anymore without people reading into things and making big deals about nothing  :'(

ANyway, the skulls look great, all degreased properly, all the nasal bones are intact. Looks like they are done the" right way"  to me whether it is boiled, beetled , or rotted in water . I figured this was a trick post by BTKR and they were actually boiled  :yike: .....  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 09, 2010, 11:46:53 AM
I didn't see Michelle's comment until after I posted.  Hope I didn't add fuel to the fire.  I was referring to a visit to her shop, where I saw the maceration process and decided to give it a try next year.  I have, up until now, boiled and picked, and I have always rooted out the nasal bones.  After seeing macerated skulls, I am going to try it so I can keep the nose bones intact. 
Hope my comment wasn't misconstrued. 
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: billythekidrock on March 09, 2010, 07:50:44 PM
I don't know......I think the maceration thing is a bit snobby....and stinky! lol

The skulls look better then bugs and a ton better then boiling. I am not sure about "right" or "wrong" but if I had to classify them I would say that maceration would have to be "best", bugs would be "good" and boiling would be "ok".
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Ray on March 09, 2010, 07:57:38 PM
How many skulls in your collection? I'll never catch up :-) Michelle's got one of mine that's nearly ready. "Boss Hog" LOL.
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 09, 2010, 08:00:19 PM
I don't know......I think the maceration thing is a bit snobby....and stinky! lol.

Your just a very sensitive guy BTKR!  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 09, 2010, 08:03:10 PM
Michelle's got one of mine that's nearly ready. "Boss Hog" LOL.

That is a good name for your Bear Skull Ray.  Older Bear with a really wide head.  Thing looks cool as all get out.  


Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: ICEMAN on March 09, 2010, 08:07:42 PM
Crap...what kind of name did mine earn....last years was Boo Boo Bear so that is taken... :dunno:
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 09, 2010, 08:11:22 PM
Oooooo does that mean I get to name it this year?  :)
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: ICEMAN on March 09, 2010, 08:13:38 PM
Oooooo does that mean I get to name it this year?  :)

Do I get a discount for the name? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: billythekidrock on March 09, 2010, 08:29:16 PM
Oooooo does that mean I get to name it this year?  :)

Do I get a discount for the name? :chuckle:
 

Just hope it doesn't get lost among the bobcat skulls. lol
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: billythekidrock on March 09, 2010, 08:34:29 PM
How many skulls in your collection? I'll never catch up :-)

Here is a pic of some of my bear skulls. I think there are ten there. (We should have 20) I have a couple more that are reall dirty, at least one in the freezer and have lost or left a few in the woods.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2FskullsIMG_7995.jpg&hash=d553cb7e1e535fa3b2821647570056eaed0c3768)
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: ICEMAN on March 09, 2010, 08:37:37 PM
Oooooo does that mean I get to name it this year?  :)

Do I get a discount for the name? :chuckle:
 

Just hope it doesn't get lost among the bobcat skulls. lol

 >:(
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 09, 2010, 09:42:23 PM
How many skulls in your collection? I'll never catch up :-)

Here is a pic of some of my bear skulls. I think there are ten there. (We should have 20) I have a couple more that are reall dirty, at least one in the freezer and have lost or left a few in the woods.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2FskullsIMG_7995.jpg&hash=d553cb7e1e535fa3b2821647570056eaed0c3768)

DAMN BTKR!  That's a helluva collection!  That big one looks like a prehistoric cave bear.  Must have been a beast!
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 09, 2010, 09:57:04 PM
thats a pile of skulls
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: ICEMAN on March 10, 2010, 08:05:15 AM

DAMN BTKR!  That's a helluva collection!  That big one looks like a prehistoric cave bear.  Must have been a beast!

Which big one? I see many...
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 10, 2010, 10:13:15 AM
I assume it is the brownish one he is talking about.  Where is your 20" skull?
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 10, 2010, 10:14:43 AM
Oooooo does that mean I get to name it this year?  :)

Do I get a discount for the name? :chuckle:

What?  I charge extra for that.   :chuckle:
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Pathfinder101 on March 10, 2010, 10:15:20 AM
I assume it is the brownish one he is talking about.  Where is your 20" skull?

You are right Mich.  That looks like one big friggin' bear...
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 10, 2010, 10:27:44 AM
You are right Mich.  That looks like one big friggin' bear...


I assume it is the brownish one he is talking about.  Where is your 20" skull?


The brownish one is not the 20" skull.  I believe that is the first bear he ever killed.  The really really old one.

His 20" is one of the skulls sitting to either side of the brownish one.  
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: billythekidrock on March 10, 2010, 04:58:05 PM
I assume it is the brownish one he is talking about.  Where is your 20" skull?

It must be an illusion.
The "brownish" one is between 18 & 19 inches but it came from a 23 year old boar.

The ones on both sides are bigger. To the left is 19 something and the one on the right is 20 inches.
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on March 11, 2010, 12:58:10 PM
You need to build a shelf in your man cave to display all of those. 
Title: Re: Couple of bears skulls.
Post by: Jackjr on March 12, 2010, 09:37:43 AM
Nice!  They look good
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