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<blockquote data-quote="Guy M" data-source="post: 867069" data-attributes="member: 8622"><p>Thanks guys, it is a nice bear and I think the young man is justifiably proud of it. </p><p></p><p>First: the meat was all made into bratwurst & pepperoni snack sticks. Yummy! I've been cooking the brats by boiling them in beer, butter & onion, then grilling them for a few minutes over the coals. Oh my goodness that is good! I think the bear meat is just oily enough that it makes excellent sausage type meats. </p><p></p><p>Second: we've already got a couple of real nice bear rugs taking up wall space around the house, so this one is just becoming a tanned pelt. I think my son wants to use it as a bedspread for a while, and when he's tired of that, he'll just hang it from a peg on the wall. Hopefully the hide comes out looking good. It is a deep chocolate, and looked real good. Kind of warm when we got it, but we got the hide off quickly and cooled down. Long hike, all uphill, back to the truck. Ugh. Gotta talk to that young man about shooting bears that are UPHILL from the truck instead of DOWNHILL from the truck... </p><p></p><p>We don't have the skull back from the taxidermist yet. Just getting it bleached. I'm eager to measure it. Looks like a pretty good one. </p><p></p><p>Here in Washington State, it's all spot and stalk hunting. No dogs or baiting allowed. So the shots tend to be on the longish side. Not always, but often. We hunt an area with an abundance of berry bushes and a couple of old, long vanished homesteads with some leftover apple and pear trees. This one was in the vicinity of an old apple tree when he was taken. </p><p></p><p>I really enjoy bear hunting. As far as I'm concerned any adult bear is a real trophy. That they taste good and have terrific hides is just icing on the cake. Love spotting them, then closing to shooting distance and making it happen. Can be a bit exciting if following up a wounded one into the brush. A fellow realizes real quickly that "this isn't a deer!" Yeah, okay, it's not grizzly or cape buffalo, but it's a bigger animal than me, well equipped with teeth & claws. I'm careful on those occasions when I've had to follow one into the brush! </p><p></p><p>Regards, Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy M, post: 867069, member: 8622"] Thanks guys, it is a nice bear and I think the young man is justifiably proud of it. First: the meat was all made into bratwurst & pepperoni snack sticks. Yummy! I've been cooking the brats by boiling them in beer, butter & onion, then grilling them for a few minutes over the coals. Oh my goodness that is good! I think the bear meat is just oily enough that it makes excellent sausage type meats. Second: we've already got a couple of real nice bear rugs taking up wall space around the house, so this one is just becoming a tanned pelt. I think my son wants to use it as a bedspread for a while, and when he's tired of that, he'll just hang it from a peg on the wall. Hopefully the hide comes out looking good. It is a deep chocolate, and looked real good. Kind of warm when we got it, but we got the hide off quickly and cooled down. Long hike, all uphill, back to the truck. Ugh. Gotta talk to that young man about shooting bears that are UPHILL from the truck instead of DOWNHILL from the truck... We don't have the skull back from the taxidermist yet. Just getting it bleached. I'm eager to measure it. Looks like a pretty good one. Here in Washington State, it's all spot and stalk hunting. No dogs or baiting allowed. So the shots tend to be on the longish side. Not always, but often. We hunt an area with an abundance of berry bushes and a couple of old, long vanished homesteads with some leftover apple and pear trees. This one was in the vicinity of an old apple tree when he was taken. I really enjoy bear hunting. As far as I'm concerned any adult bear is a real trophy. That they taste good and have terrific hides is just icing on the cake. Love spotting them, then closing to shooting distance and making it happen. Can be a bit exciting if following up a wounded one into the brush. A fellow realizes real quickly that "this isn't a deer!" Yeah, okay, it's not grizzly or cape buffalo, but it's a bigger animal than me, well equipped with teeth & claws. I'm careful on those occasions when I've had to follow one into the brush! Regards, Guy [/QUOTE]
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