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Haven't seen mention of what to do with your trophy cape. Of course you're counting on a 360+ bull and will want a shoulder mount.
I've got away with stretching a cord between two fir trees and hanging the wet cape in the shade, skin side out with twigs inside to hold apart the hide and promote airflow. After two days the hide was noticably lighter and tanned out just fine.
One of us always carries a rifle back to the kill site, no need for more than one but we have come upon coyotes, never any bears but we're in Idaho and not near Yellowstone.
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