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Old 09-17-2012, 01:19 PM   #1
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Black Bear

Got this one Tuesday. Well over the 300 mark gutted.
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Old 09-17-2012, 01:30 PM   #2
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Nice....curious: now that you got it what do you do with it? I am not a hunter. I assume bear meat is good and you also get a nice bear skin rug?

Was it raiding your bird feeder in the backyard?

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Old 09-17-2012, 01:47 PM   #3
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Mansfield must have bigger animals than I thought on this side of town.
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Old 09-17-2012, 02:20 PM   #4
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You are a beast kid. Nice work.

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Matt told me he is having the skin made into a fur top coat so he can tuna fish through November
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Where did you get it? Every year I say I want to do a bear hunt but it never seems to happen. Cost is most likely the biggest factor. Its not bad if you have a place of your own, but if you go on a guided hunt they get pricey.
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I claimed dibs on the tail fur, It will make a phenominal merkin.

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I claimed dibs on the tail fur, It will make a phenominal merkin.
It will make a fine merkin indeed my friend. What a great addition it will make to your vast and impressive
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Where did you get it? Every year I say I want to do a bear hunt but it never seems to happen. Cost is most likely the biggest factor. Its not bad if you have a place of your own, but if you go on a guided hunt they get pricey.
It was harvested up in the Great North Woods of Maine. It wasn't pricey due to the fact that a friend owns land and a few sites so it was cheap. I didn't have a guide so that brings down the price even more.



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It will be a fine addition to an already very stout collection of rare merkins.



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Nice....curious: now that you got it what do you do with it? I am not a hunter. I assume bear meat is good and you also get a nice bear skin rug?

Was it raiding your bird feeder in the backyard?
Phil thinking of a full body mount or rug. Not sure yet. The animal was pretty good size so a mount would take up a lot of space. Leaning towards a rug.

I dont like bear meat but my buddy took it all so it wont go to waste.



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the house I stay in Maine has a polar bear rug, with the skull. Crusher!
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