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I shot a real nice black bear in MT a few weeks back and will have a bear rug made. The taxidermist wants to know what color felt I would like (uses two colors).
Please post pics of your bear rugs (black in color) if you don't mind so I can take a look. I obviously want to get this right the first time.
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black base and dark green between the hide and base looks pretty snazzy. I don't have a pic handy, but I could take one tomorrow....
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black base and dark green between the hide and base looks pretty snazzy. I don't have a pic handy, but I could take one tomorrow.... Thanks, I'd appreciate that! I've heard that combo a few times and would like to see one.
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I will try it later today when I can get on photobucket...
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If no one else posts a high-res pic, I'll get one tomorrow for ya.
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I found this one ( I was testing for back focus on a new lens so it's not really framed to show the rug per se).
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Black and red... Black and Tan..
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Keep it natural, use black, and shades of brown. You want it to accentuate the bear's natural colors.
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I dont have a pic. but black with Blue trim look great!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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Keep it natural, use black, and shades of brown. You want it to accentuate the bear's natural colors. I agree and believe this is the best way...
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Two of mine.
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Your bear was black right? I got a pure black bear rugged with a dark gray (graphite) border with a black outside border. Turned out really well. Don't think it'd work as well on a brown or blonde bear.
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Not sure I'd even do felt that showed, and for sure I'd do closed mouth.
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Not sure I'd even do felt that showed, and for sure I'd do closed mouth.
Dober I've never killed one, but I've gotta ask why.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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Don't like the snarly bad bear routine
Dober
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Fair enough. It was a question out of ignorance, and hope you didn't take it any other way. Thanks.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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No way JG, you're not a pot shot taker and that's one of the things I appreciate about you.
Dober
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Closed mouth fan here too on all rugs, not just bear.
I don't have any good pics of mine but I like black (inside) and tan (or grey) outside border. Assuming the bear is black, it'll look bigger too.
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mine have three colors. black/green/black and black/red/black. makes the color more subltle. worth checking out.
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Not sure I'd even do felt that showed, and for sure I'd do closed mouth.
Dober I was kinda thinking the same thing about the closed mouth. I think bear rugs are cool but I've always kinda wondered about the open snarly mouth thing. I'm liking the idea of having it look like it did when we had it on the log for pics. Oh, and yes, it is black. Here it is.
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