What to do….
Contributors to this thread:Bears
From: Shug
10-Jun-24
So I set a size limit I needed to do a full mount on a black bear… 400+ spring or 600+ fall pounds. I’ve yet to get that size.
I did take a 300+ last week and it’s the first colored bear I’ve taken. I’m really torn what to do with him. Part of me says just hang the tanned skin from a nail ,part says do a shoulder mount with an extended back shoulder area and the idiot in me says full mount stand on hind legs… Thoughts?
From: Screwball
10-Jun-24
I'm full mounting him, he is gorgeous!
From: Catscratch
10-Jun-24
Always listen to the idiot in you!
Beautiful bear!
From: molsonarcher
10-Jun-24
That would be a full mount if it were mine. Beautiful bear and congrats!
From: redneck hunter
10-Jun-24
Hang him from the nail. Nice bear but you probably will do better with your high standards. Then you will want another full mount and space and money start to add up.
From: Dale06
10-Jun-24
You won’t like my answer. I have 25+/- mounts. Were I to start over, I’d have less than 10, a lot less. It’s a lot of money, it’s meaningless to anyone but yourself. So, I would rug it, or just tan and hang it. Great bear, congrats.
From: badbull
10-Jun-24
Half body mounts can capture size really well, are a lot cheaper, and are easier to locate in a good spot in your trophy/show area. With a brute like that, unless money is no object, you might consider the half body bear mount as I would if it were mine. Good luck with whatever mount, rug, or tanned hide display you choose, Badbull.
From: Bou'bound
10-Jun-24
The longer you wait the less you will do with it and over time the happier you will be that you did less or nothing. Get an 11x14 photo and call it done.
From: Scoot
10-Jun-24
Yep- absolutely beautiful bear! Hang on a nail and nice trophy pic framed by it
From: Zebrakiller
11-Jun-24
I love this mount of my colored
From: Smtn10PT
11-Jun-24
If you have a preset standard and didnt meet it I think you stick to the plan. Black bear hunts are relatively cheap and you live in NJ so you could kill one twice that size on any given year.
From: Charlie Rehor
11-Jun-24
15 years ago I decided I would do all euros going forward. Since then I’ve had 3 shoulder mounts done of various “special” animals. Rules are made to be broken.
I certainly realize they’re all bound for the dumpster when I’m gone but realistically that’s where ALL our possessions end up. I look at and enjoy my “life’s work” every day.
Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
From: TMac
11-Jun-24
Take a pic and hang hide from nail
From: Plum lake
11-Jun-24
I’d do a full body mount with it or at least a half mount. You may never end up shooting a 400+ lb bear so I wouldn’t pass the opportunity with this one.
From: njbuck
11-Jun-24
He's a pretty special animal, he will look nice in the Man cave!
From: Pete In Fairbanks
11-Jun-24
Do a shoulder mount at least. Carl needs the money....!
From: rattling_junkie
11-Jun-24
Tan the hide
From: KsRancher
11-Jun-24
I have never shot a bear. But I would just tanned the hide and hang it on the wall.
From: Slate
11-Jun-24
I like Williams also but, I would do a full mount myself. Get her done Mark
From: Boreal
11-Jun-24
That bear would make a helluva nice full mount!
From: MPN
11-Jun-24
Beauty! Yep, I’m in the “less is more” camp, when it comes to Taxi. tanned hide at most…Nice pic or two at least…
From: buckeye
11-Jun-24
If I had the room and $$ I'd get the whole thing mounted. He's a really cool bear.
From: Nick Muche
11-Jun-24
Let’s be honest… you already mounted him :)
