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Offline smylee grouch

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What to do with half a bear hide.
« on: October 07, 2022, 05:38:26 PM »
Last month I was lucky and got what I call a " sausage " bear ( a 150 pounder ) and will end up with the rear half hide ( Black ) untanned at this time. I'm wondering if anyone has used bearhide for bag flaps or other uses and if it will be worth while cost wise to tan this hide as I don't do that kind of work myself. I'm thinking there should be several flaps in that half hide.  :-\  I would give the hide away to a member here if they paid for the tanning and shipping.
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Offline Kevin

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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2022, 07:06:15 PM »
Quote from: smylee grouch on October 07, 2022, 05:38:26 PM
I'm wondering if anyone has used bearhide for bag flaps.....

Smylee,

There is at least one bag from "back-in-the-day" shown in Madison Grant's hunting pouch book that is of bear hide with the hair on.

Always thought it was a neat piece of equipment.

Kevin


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Offline T*O*F

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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2022, 07:17:33 PM »
Make yourself a sporan to go with your kilt.  Then you can have a bear skin in front and a bare skin behind.
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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2022, 12:22:41 AM »
you'll figure out something positive, but the door is clearly open for the more irresponsible of us to jump on this.

I recommend you lay it out on the floor and tell everyody it was a rescue skin where an abusive owner ate the front half only
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2022, 03:27:22 AM »
The bear is now at the Taxi-Dermist and the bottom half will probably be discarded unless someone wants it and I can have the taxidermist save it, if its not too late.
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2022, 03:44:59 AM »
I’d take it, salted or dried. Or tanned if you can give me the price.
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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2022, 04:11:51 AM »
Rich, pm on the way
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Offline art riser

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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
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Offline Rajin cajun

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Re: What to do with half a bear hide.
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2022, 05:25:20 PM »
Art, very nice..!!!!!!👍

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