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I need someone to flesh and tan a small 190lb bear I shot last December. I skinned it the same day and the hide has been frozen since. Whoever you recommend should also know how to sew, lol. I'm not a great skinner.
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Contact your local Fish and Game office and request contact info for local taxidermists.
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The taxidermists in this area ship off the hides after they charge $500 to flesh it. Then I pay $200-$300 more when I pick it up. No thanks. I'm hoping to find a trapper on the east coast who would like to make a little extra cash ($300-$400) for Christmas in August.
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USA-Foxx charges $25 per linear foot for tanning bear hides that have been fleshed and you pay the shipping. Good luck in your search.
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USA-Foxx charges $25 per linear foot for tanning bear hides that have been fleshed and you pay the shipping. Good luck in your search. USA FOXX is the last one I would go through. They have a reputation of stealing alaskan furs and sending whatever they have. I know first hand. Sent in some black beavers and what I got back was red. Not the same furs I sent in. They do none of their own tanning either.
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Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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I'm concerned about shipping across the country in this heat. That's why I'm looking for someone on the east coast.
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Wrap in a plastic bag and ship. A bear hide ain’t gonna thaw in 4-5 days
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If you are really worried about it go to home depot and get some blueboard. Line a big box with that and tape the seams and it will be frozen. I've used Moyles in the past and never had a complaint.
USA Foxx doesn't do their own tanning, pretty sure they use moyles.
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Moyle's website states that they do not accept fresh or frozen hides.
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Flesh it, salt it and ship it. If you don’t wanna flesh it there’s gotta be a taxi nearby that’ll flesh it for a modest fee..
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I'm taking it to a trapper 30 minutes away and he will flesh and ship it to Z&L for tanning.
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Sweet Jesus, $500 to flesh a bear hide? That's NUTS
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Ya unbelievable.... I pay less that that for fleshing, tanning/shipping
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The taxidermists in this area ship off the hides after they charge $500 to flesh it. Then I pay $200-$300 more when I pick it up. No thanks. I'm hoping to find a trapper on the east coast who would like to make a little extra cash ($300-$400) for Christmas in August.
Thanks, Dinny https://www.yellowpages.com/enola-pa/mip/johnsons-furs-inc-8859943
I spend all my money on loose women and trapping supplies.....The rest I just waste.
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