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AaronBlaine,

 

Taxidermist will prefer to get the entire bear.  You can skin it before hand, but you better make sure you skin it the way the taxidermist wants it done.  Easier and simpler to just let him do it.

 

Bowtech2,

When do you plan on picking up your father from the taxidermist?  Will the bear be done around the same time?  : )

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do you gut the bear first? Or do you have to leave it completely intact? I would imagine gutting it would make it a little lighter.  And how the hell do you dragg it out of the woods!!!!

Bear skins spoil so easily in the warm weather, make sure you know where you are taking it BEORE you go hunt and ask them how they want it prepared for the style mount you want. depending on the mount style will make a difference in how it is skinned..

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AaronBlaine,

Taxidermist will prefer to get the entire bear. You can skin it before hand, but you better make sure you skin it the way the taxidermist wants it done. Easier and simpler to just let him do it.

Bowtech2,

When do you plan on picking up your father from the taxidermist? Will the bear be done around the same time? : )

Oops I guess I should have looked at what I wrote before I hit send. Lol

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you can gut it but do a small as possible incision.. a full mount is skun from top of back down and its another hole the taxidermist has to sew up.adds to price. even for a rug if you have a small gutting incision the rug will turn out better than if you have a crooked gut hole... make sure you wear gloves (arm legnth if you can get them as bear are full of parasites...... my bear was full of worm..so many the guts moved by themselves

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When I shot my black bear last year, he went down immediately.  I waited about thirty minutes to approach him to confirm he was dead.  I gutted him the same way you would gut a deer, put some sticks across the inside of the cavity to keep it "puffed out" and air circulating.  I tied a rope around his neck and dragged him about 5 feet each pull.  It took roughly four hours to get him to a road where I had a friend in a pickup come meet me.  I hung him by his front arms (under the armpit) and stuffed the cavity with ice (it was 60 degrees out).  Brought him to the taxidermist the next day where we skinned him for a rug.  If you have never done it before, I wouldn't attempt it.  If it's your only option, than make sure to leave extra meat/fat on the hide and have them clean it up.  Also, leave on the head and feet by cutting the spine and ankle bones.  Fold up and immediately freeze the hide until you can bring it to the taxidermist.  

 

Keep in mind that bear fat is like pig fat, it spoils very quickly and can deteriorate the meat and hide if not handled in a timely fashion. 

 

Good luck!

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If at all possible, "tube" him instead of making a long cut on the front or back. That way your taxi has less work and more options. My walking mount was $1,400 but I made the base. Also, my taxi hates salted hides, he recommends just rolling it up and freezing it ASAP

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