601lb North Carolina Black Bear Full Mount Taxidermy

[harden]

Wondering about his face face and fat rolls on the bridge of his nose
These pics of the face were taken by me an hour after he was harvested Just before I skinned him.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

That's a big beautiful bear Dennis!

 

[Royal27]

Holy smokes!

Yes Dennis, I was wondering, but didn't think that maybe you under did it!!!

That sucker was fat....

 

[gizmo]

Wow. Amazing

 

[BRICKBURN]

That is what you get when you cross a Shar Pei with a Black bear.

Must have been pretty well fed.

Nice resemblance Dennis.

 

[harden]

This was my first set up but toned it down a bit....

 

[Royal27]

Amazing that those last pictures are closer to the real thing.

 

[harden]

I would have left it as is but I had this inner feeling to tone it down for this client....Thanks Royal
I thought I has sculpted it pretty darn close and cleaned it up a but.

 

[CAustin]

Another NC fat boy! Saw one two years ago on the side of the road on the way to the beach! It was a big bear but nothing like this.

 

[kathy]

Dennis, I like the mount better after you toned it down, that was a really short nose bear for Hyde county.
the picture you took of the bear looks more like a pig. when these bear are alive their nose is turned up a little. Forrest

 

[harden]

Thank you. I did also.They look just like that but this client didn't even see the difference in them and is from Vermont snd it wasn't going to cut the mustard with him, i just know it.
Appreciate your knowledge of them and comment.

The mouth on the dead pic is with my knife handle in it I knew I was doing a pay mouth and wanted the best reference I could get for the slight open mouth rolls.