what to do with bear hides?

[black dawg]

What do you guys do with hides that you don't get tanned? We usually end up with a few that aren't worth doing anything with and they just end up sitting in a freezer. Some of them I would rather just leave in the woods to begin with, but mt and id regs want skull and hide to tag.

 

[weekender7]

I usually pass on bears with rubbed hides.

 

[WJS23]

Give them to some one that ties flys or someone who trains bear hounds

 

[bluetick78]

^^^This. Houndsmen especially are always looking for hides to train pups with. It's not often that someone wants to donate a bear hide, but it's very useful for training. I bet you'd get a chance to go watch those dogs work for your generosity.

 

[lang]

We have taken them right back in the woods and dumped them after F&G check. Not sure I like it with the permanent tag attached, but a F&G officer actually told us it was fine. Some taxidermists will take them. Think they will clean up claws, skull and sell the parts.

 

[Grizz208]

Sell em to the taxidermist. Or taxidermy schools. You may not get much for them but the will appreciate it.

 

[Nick Muche]

Flesh/salt/dry them ourselves, send to tan, hang on nail. Cheapest way I've found. We have one rug of each species (Brown, Black, Grizzly) and a half body grizzly on the way with no idea where we will have room to put it. I have no use for any more rugs, so a tanned hide on a nail will suffice.

 

[go4thegusto]

I once saw a picture of Dwight Schuh's office and he has several bears socked and hung by the nose like you would a coyote. Pretty cool...I am going to do that with non-mounters so as not to waste them.

 

[KJH]

I have this problem too. I did donate one a few years ago to a guy who was going to taxidermy school... I wish I knew more of those guys.