The bears Ive killed in Canada went to families in the area and that was just fine by me, they were loaded with worms. If you can manage it, skin out the back feet and then hang him by them from to separate ropes. Then "tube" him, skin him out like your taking his shirt off. That way you dont have a long cut up the front or back and can make any decision you want as far as mount vs rug. This sounds a heck of a lot easier than it is, I had an expert doing it with me