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What does the avg bear hide weigh just after skinning? trying to calculate shipping or how to get it home after the Hunt. Will it fit in a 48qt cooler? Thanks.
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What size bears are you hunting? Big difference between a coastal brown bear and a northern Minnesota blackie.
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I guess that would be Helpful. Northern Saskatchewan Black Bear. 400-500# Thanks.
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I would say around fifty pounds but I know nothing, it is just a shot in the dark.
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It will easily fit in the cooler, even with skull and wrists/paws/claws intact...or hide and skull seperated. I would assume that the hide will be sans skull, with most of the meat fleshed off the hide? It's easy to do if you have a couple of hours to kill on the backside of the hunt.
Just a thought: I have shipped meat and hides in some of the waxed cardboard boxes many ship fish back from here. They are durable, much less expensive than coolers, and will easily pack a hide (they come in several sizes.)
Have a good trip and be safe...
bhtr
"You've been here longer than the State of Alaska is old!" *** my Grandaughters
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Thanks Bear Hunter. I hope it's a good trip, ANd I hope I don't become Bear Food.
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I think my approximate 400# black bear hide with skull still in place was about 80#.
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Based on my hunt last year with a 6.5 foot blackie I would say:
1. The hide and head will definitely fit in a 48 quart cooler.
2. I carried the hide and head out on my hunt and I would guesstimate it was in the 50 - 60 pound range.
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