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Skulls #7650875
08/16/22 12:04 AM
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scootermac Offline OP
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Added this beauty to my collection. Harvested in the NWT and professionally clean by a taxidermist. [Linked Image]
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Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7651138
08/16/22 12:28 PM
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fairbanks,ak.
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is that a snowy owl behind the skull?


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Re: Skulls [Re: isnarewolves] #7651318
08/16/22 06:07 PM
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Yes it is.

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7651397
08/16/22 08:23 PM
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very nice.


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Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7651599
08/17/22 02:10 AM
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Does not seem to have a high arch above the eyes , so not a Grizzly then

what are the measurements ?

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7651666
08/17/22 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Northof50
Does not seem to have a high arch above the eyes , so not a Grizzly then

what are the measurements ?

It is a young Polar Bear.

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7652943
08/18/22 10:26 PM
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Scooter I think it would be good to hear the story that goes with the picture ,that is if it is not to controversial !


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Re: Skulls [Re: g smith] #7652964
08/18/22 10:48 PM
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It was purchased from an Inuit hunter and all appropriate permits were obtained before I had it cleaned by a taxidermist for my small collection.

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7652981
08/18/22 11:26 PM
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Thanks Scooter ,we will never know the good part and I suppose that is best in light of the way a large majority of folks think these days .Several years ago there was story about a pest bear that some Inuits followed into the willows on a river island and the kid got it with a Mini 14 as it was coming to him .I think they believed it to be a Grizzly but it turned out to be a Polar .


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Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7653272
08/19/22 11:47 AM
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Polar bears are killed in Alaska by natives for subsistence purposes and are also killed around towns, villages for safety reasons. Natives also kill whales and the carcass is a big attractant for bears.

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7654100
08/20/22 06:44 PM
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Saw a big whale carcass the other day that washed ashore last year. 3 p. bears on it. Not much left but still enough for the bears to come to it a year after washed ashore. A big whale can take a long while to get down to just bones. Some really big bones there cleaned by the small sea creatures, the water n weather for someones if they want.

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Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7655235
08/22/22 06:43 AM
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Easy way to clean bones if you live near salt water is to throw them in box with holes for the small sea creatures and fish to get in. Don't have to bother with cutting all the meat off but cutting skin off helps. The small sea life does a great job and you only have to bleach afterwards. Have a solid bottom in your box so that smaller bones and teeth do not fall out to the water bottom.

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7659552
08/27/22 09:08 PM
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The closest salt water near Scooter is on Lake Winnipegosis , Salt point area north of Water Hen and it is X 10 the level of the ocean and fresh water shrimp would do the deed in a day
historically they dried salt there for the HBC to use in the pemmican trade

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7659708
08/28/22 07:02 AM
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Explain that one N50. Are you saying 10X level of salinity of ocean? Missing something here. Shrimp survive in that?

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7659725
08/28/22 07:49 AM
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yes it is a very high level of salinity. Yes there are quite a few invertebrates that survive. It is a majour molting spot for redheads and cans because of this food source

Re: Skulls [Re: crosspatch] #7660346
08/28/22 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by crosspatch
Explain that one N50. Are you saying 10X level of salinity of ocean? Missing something here. Shrimp survive in that?

There is a multi million dollar industry harvesting brine shrimp eggs in the Great Salt Lake of Utah. Not to get off topic, that skull turned out beautiful. Have been told that if you clean one in the sea to make sure it doesn’t come in contact with the bottom or it will absorb mud.

Re: Skulls [Re: scootermac] #7663194
09/02/22 07:10 AM
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Yes good point on the mud 3 Finger.

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