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Post by ECHIV on Sept 25, 2007 19:31:02 GMT -6
Come on everybody, get some talking started. Archery Season is merely days away. Dove season is open but the birds are gone for the most part. What animal is your favorite trophy and why. Was it your first deer? First animal with a bow? Was it a "booker" of any sport?
My favorite is an 8" Alaska Brown Bear that I shot on Power Creek outside of Cordova on a self-guided hunt. The reason why is pure adrenaline. Not only were my buddy and I completely stoked over this bear (a 19 year old dry sow I found out later) but we were bluff charged by an even bigger bear while we were skinning her. In fact he was present while we were waiting for a shot on the Bear I harvested. It started snapping it's Jaws, popping it's teeth and growling and huffing at us right after I finished shooting. We found out the next day that the Bears behavior indicated it was letting us know how big he was while deciding whether he wanted to fight us.
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Post by MywifeandMe on Sept 25, 2007 19:47:45 GMT -6
Wow...I have so many "favorites" I remember each of them vividly. I would say my first deer because I was 15....or my bow deer from last year because it was such an amazing experience and my dad had just bought me a decked out Mathews Mustang and my lifetime hunting license. It was like a pay off to get that deer....and it was for my dad. But....I think my true trophy is the one I had mounted from Nov 05. The reason why is because I had hunted for eleven years and not been able to get a deer. I had actually seen very few while hunting and was a little discouraged with the sport. As I had given up on this particular days hunt I turned expecting to see my FIL but instead seen this beauty. I was able to set up on him and fire the shot without him even knowing I was there. This seemingly broke my "dry spell" and I had a TREMENDOUS season last year including my first turkey, my first bow deer, my first muzzleloader deer and my first ever doe. Im looking forward to this season but I can tell you with all that and the added pleasure of our son getting his first deer.....last year will be hard to beat...... The deer that broke the spell.......  ~Linet |
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Post by MywifeandMe on Sept 25, 2007 19:48:32 GMT -6
Do you have pics of that bear? I would love to see it.
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Post by ECHIV on Sept 26, 2007 6:48:44 GMT -6
I am on the road right now when I get home and get the chance I will scan and post a few. Check back by Saturday.
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Post by ECHIV on Sept 26, 2007 6:49:20 GMT -6
Great Deer. Thanks for the story.
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Post by MywifeandMe on Sept 28, 2007 8:56:32 GMT -6
Heres your bear rug pic you emailed.  |
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Post by MywifeandMe on Sept 28, 2007 8:57:12 GMT -6
Thats really nice. I would love to hunt bear but dont know if that will ever happen.
~Linet
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Post by thecoleman on Oct 22, 2007 1:17:21 GMT -6
i would like to get the chance at a bear i think it would be nice to make a full body mount out of one
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Post by ECHIV on Oct 22, 2007 14:42:58 GMT -6
I would have liked to do a full mount on that Bear but the price was prohibitive and I have moved 6 times since that Bear was taken. I also don;t have room for the mount. Nose to tail was about 8 feet long and takes up most of a room. Standing full body mount would require about a 12 foot ceiling.
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Post by redmist on Oct 22, 2007 15:55:59 GMT -6
wow, nice trophy
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Post by thecoleman on Oct 26, 2007 0:16:24 GMT -6
yea i guess that a full mount is only a good decision if it is permitable but that don't change the urge to get the bear
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Post by redmist on Oct 26, 2007 0:50:07 GMT -6
ECHIV, I may get a chance to hunt bear in Minnesota during the 2008 season. Who did your rug and about how much does it cost?
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Post by ECHIV on Oct 28, 2007 3:37:39 GMT -6
redmist,
you're giving me a senior moment. I shot that bear in 1994. Art Hirschel in Gakona, AK did the mount but that is a long ways to go for a rug. If I remember right it was just over $1,000. The price is determined by the size of the bear most of the time. Tanning Fees go up on bigger rugs. Check out some taxidermists around Bear states and in Minnesota. Don't forget that Arkansas has a growing Bear Population and some good taxidermists. Shipping fees can run the price up on you. Don't save money by getting a cheap mount though. That's no good for anybody and doesn't show respect for the trophy.
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Post by ECHIV on Oct 28, 2007 3:39:13 GMT -6
Anyne besides Linet got pictures and stories?
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Post by redmist on Oct 28, 2007 16:57:54 GMT -6
ECHIV
I appreciate the info.
thanks
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Post by ECHIV on Nov 19, 2007 1:47:43 GMT -6
Redmist,
I forgot to mention one other thing. I have seen some bears that looked good with a snarling, threatening mouth. I have seen a lot more that looked stupid. I chose open mouth rug but not snarling. The ones that looked good snarling were exceptional trophies and excellent taxidermy work. That is a tough look to capture. Also none of the snarling bears that looked good were Black Bears.
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Post by redmist on Nov 19, 2007 13:29:12 GMT -6
I've seen a few cartoon looking bears myself. Yours looks pretty nice. I also like the border.
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Post by redmist on Nov 19, 2007 21:10:21 GMT -6
This is my favorite trophy. It's got 16 points, and I killed it last year while hunting with my dad.  |
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Post by redmist on Nov 19, 2007 21:18:07 GMT -6
I ran over this one while I was working in November 2006.  |
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Post by thecoleman on Nov 20, 2007 20:27:37 GMT -6
still looks nice on the wall
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