Wow that’s an understatement![/quote]
Didn't mean to pee in you Cherrios.

I shot a bear once. Iffn you need advice, just ask.

Good luck JP.
Hope ya get a dandy.

Have you ever did a bear mount? You do a great job on deer.

Heading to bait idaho mid may. I'm stoked

Thanks man!

This is the only bear I’ve mounted so far. Right now I have 3 more in the freezer to do.









My Son’s first bear!

I definitely wouldn't mount more.

Lol trappertom, is it that bad?

Fantastic job JP!.

Next one, just tone it down into a more " natural" look.
The snarl/ hooks out is old school.

Buy nice display of anatomy.

I agree with you on the open mouth being an old school look. My boy really wanted it and I let him pick the form.

That's nice looking work.

Went and checked on the baits today for the first time. Off to a slow start. One bait is hit and the other isn’t yet.
Still early though, so it’ll get good soon!

First bear pic on the new bait.










Season opens tomorrow, April 22nd and runs till June 9th. I probably will only start hunting a couple weeks from now. It felt good being out there today, heard the frogs croaking like crazy! It’s Bear season!

JP,
Great taxidermy skills!

Good luck on the bears.

Georgia don't have a spring season. And down here in the wet pineywoods of Southeast Ga the season is 12 days in late Sept and early Oct. Most hunt with hounds here in these swamps.

Our season in WI doesn't open until the Wednesday after Labor Day, but we're allowed to start baiting April 15th. I've got a tag for this fall's season and got my first bait out this afternoon with my daughter. Just some gas station corn and fish fry oil until my cookie guy can get me some real bait. Didn't think we'd see much right away, but had a bear on it by 6:30 pm same day. My dad was at the cabin and spooked it off the bait, but it was back an hour later.

Thanks Swamp Wolf! Those AI photos are awesome!

Good luck tiguy! You’re going to go through a lot of bait from now till September lol

Weld another barrel on the end of that contraption.

It looks WAY to level!! Bear like things a few degrees off tilter. LOL.
The bigger one go to the high end, smaller ones to the low.




Just funnin with ya man. I do get a kick out of you Canucks and the measures you go through.

Looks like a great hide on that one. Best of luck..

Deer are REALLY using my straw beds now.

Lol bucks! Yup really nice coat of fur on him!

I’m sure there’s some wanker out there that thinks your pumpkin patch and homemade bed is a bit out there to shoot a deer.

It’s just the way it is around here.

Keep the pics coming, Jurassic! I'll feel like I am looking over your shoulder the whole time!

Good luck tlguy!

Moosetrot

Mount looks great! Old school or not, when done right they’re nice. Will get a lot more attention than the plane Jane mount.
We haven’t even baited yet. Probably this week.

Now to fatten him up!

Mount looks great, good luck on the season!


tlguy >> good luck with your hunt this spring.

I love the mount the open mouth and everything that claws everything

Good luck this year Shakey!

tiguy, are you hunting bears on private property?