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Good pics, nice to see pics from all angles to give a good idea as to the bruins size. IMO well done!
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Thanks Dober! I really couldn't be happier with my first ever bear for sure. At 6.5 feet, how could I be?
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You could hunt a long time in Montana without getting one that size...... I did....
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Not sure I'd even do felt that showed, and for sure I'd do closed mouth.
Dober To each his own, but the only thing I would mount with no felt and a closed mouth would be a liberal...
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Not sure I'd even do felt that showed, and for sure I'd do closed mouth.
Dober To each his own, but the only thing I would mount with no felt and a closed mouth would be a liberal...
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Not sure I'd even do felt that showed, and for sure I'd do closed mouth.
Dober To each his own, but the only thing I would mount with no felt and a closed mouth would be a liberal... Touche....good one my man! Dober
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I don't have any photos, but my black bear is on black and red felt; looks really good. My Brown Bear is on tan and brown.
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Mine is done just like Skudrunner's.....Red then black felt, but with a closed mouth.
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Mine too, except my red is more maroon.
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I went black and grey with the closed mouth. Way Way back in 1970 my dad did black and green. Here's mine
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I'm kinda liking that brown and black with non scalloped edges and closed mouth on the head. Hmmmm......
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Not a big bear, but my only bear. I did the closed mouth also. maddog
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I just had mine tanned, no felt, no fake head or snarly mouth!!
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I had mine done black/red. If I had it to do over again I would have it backed with something other than felt. The felt has faded pretty bad even with it being under a pool table in a low light room.
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Well, I wanted red, but the taxidermist said with a bear that size, black would look better; something about people might think it was a melanistic woodchuck otherwise!
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Congratulations. I just got my first bear back yesterday. Shot it 2 years ago and just procrastinated about getting it rugged. I went with black on black just due to it being a smaller bear. The taxidermist said it would give it a larger look. It was just shy of 5 feet. Overall, pretty pleased. Rob
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Not sure I'd even do felt that showed, and for sure I'd do closed mouth.
Dober To each his own, but the only thing I would mount with no felt and a closed mouth would be a liberal... She'd have to be real good lookin, but i'd certainly get her mouth open and that she got felt.
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