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Offline tony04

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my first bear
« on: February 19, 2009, 09:52:30 PM »
here's a pic of my first bear i shot last year. she weighed about 250. i couldnt find her after i shot because she rolled down a steep hill into some thick brush. i went back the next day and found her after a couple hours. i skinned it and got  it quartered, and into the freezer asap to prevent spoiling. took it to the butcher the next day and they called me a week later and said the meat wasnt anygood. i was really dissapointed. it was a lot of meat wasted. during that week, i went back up to where i shot her, because i shot and missed a bear about a hour before i shot her. i was just scouting for deer and lookin for more bears. i didnt have my 2nd tag, or a gun. i ended up seen 3 more good sized bears and a sow with 3 cubs.  so i called my brother inlaw and a friend of ours and told them to get up there if they want to get their first bear. they both ended up gettin a bear that evening. we were packing them out in the moonlight. after being there for that i was itching to go get my secong tag. but i really didnt need the meat.. but after i got the call that my meat was bad, i decided to go get my second tag. i went up to a differant area and ended up shooting my 2nd bear. i only got 1 picture of it cause i didnt want to waste any time getting it skinned and in the freezer. it was a smaller bear. about 120 lbs. the best summer sausage ive ever had.

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Re: my first bear
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2009, 10:33:22 PM »
Congrats!  Lot bigger than my first bear!  Are you gonna get your dad to rug it out?
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Re: my first bear
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2009, 10:55:15 PM »
That IS a great first bear. And big for a female. Congradulations Tony :IBCOOL:
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Re: my first bear
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2009, 10:56:36 PM »
thanks! no i think i'm going to get it done by a taxidermist. he said i would be better off because he's never done a rug before. i just dont have the money right now to get it done..

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Re: my first bear
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2009, 11:57:34 PM »
Great looking Bear.   Love the color on the face and brows and nose.  That nose looks like it came off a cinamon bear.  Sweet looking animal.

Bears can be a pain to get all the grease out of when tanning.  I don't know a lot of Taxidermists that actually tan Bears in shop. 

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Re: my first bear
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2009, 05:12:38 PM »
I am going to rug out my next one myself BUT I am not doing the tanning.  I have a taxidermy book that specifically says that an amatuer taxidermist trying to get enough of the oil out of the hide is next to impossible.  I plan to send it off to get tanned, then bring the hide home, soak it and do the rest myself.
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Re: my first bear
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2009, 05:45:44 PM »
Great looking bear. Congrats! I need to do some more home work and get a bear likked this year!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

 


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