Good Morning,
I have a booked my first black bear hunt to take place in Montana and am very much looking forward to trying something new from my standard Virginia/Maryland whitetail stand hunting.
Over the years I have always felt like the bear mounts I come across look a little odd to me, perhaps it is a difficult animal to really capture the personality of the trophy. They just seem to usually look fake, and Google has only produced limited success.
I am not looking at extreme poses like arms out and snarling but something that captures a relaxed bear just going about his business. Depending on the size of the animal should I be lucky enough to make a kill, I will either be going with a full body (a smaller bear) or a traditional black bear rug (if it is a larger animal). I just don't have the room or space for a massive full body mount of a bear. Perhaps a bear laying on a log to be elevated off the floor, or maybe a bear looking up investigating some berries or beehive would be really cool.
Does anyone have any suggestions on a taxidermist that produces tasteful and lifelike work, and would you be willing to post any pictures of your mounts? Initially I didn't think money was a consideration until I started really looking and found that some of these mounts are in the 4k range, which is a bit much. I am hoping to be around the 2k mark, but I just don't know if that is a realistic expectation.
The guide is recommending Wildlife Artistry in Livingston MT. Does anyone have experience with this gentleman?
Thank you in advance!
I have a booked my first black bear hunt to take place in Montana and am very much looking forward to trying something new from my standard Virginia/Maryland whitetail stand hunting.
Over the years I have always felt like the bear mounts I come across look a little odd to me, perhaps it is a difficult animal to really capture the personality of the trophy. They just seem to usually look fake, and Google has only produced limited success.
I am not looking at extreme poses like arms out and snarling but something that captures a relaxed bear just going about his business. Depending on the size of the animal should I be lucky enough to make a kill, I will either be going with a full body (a smaller bear) or a traditional black bear rug (if it is a larger animal). I just don't have the room or space for a massive full body mount of a bear. Perhaps a bear laying on a log to be elevated off the floor, or maybe a bear looking up investigating some berries or beehive would be really cool.
Does anyone have any suggestions on a taxidermist that produces tasteful and lifelike work, and would you be willing to post any pictures of your mounts? Initially I didn't think money was a consideration until I started really looking and found that some of these mounts are in the 4k range, which is a bit much. I am hoping to be around the 2k mark, but I just don't know if that is a realistic expectation.
The guide is recommending Wildlife Artistry in Livingston MT. Does anyone have experience with this gentleman?
Thank you in advance!
