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Thread: Average time for bear hide return

  1. #11
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    Dec 2016
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    Burnaby
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    Re: Average time for bear hide return

    Quote Originally Posted by KodiakHntr View Post
    If the taxidermist doesn't do the tanning himself (and not many do, most of them ship to a commercial tannery) then you will be a year+. The tannery generally does hides in batches (ie bears together, deer together, etc) so you will be waiting for the hide to get done whenever they have bears scheduled to be done. Then it goes back to the taxidermist and he probably does his stuff in batches as well, ie all the sheep, all the deer, all the elk, etc...

    A popular taxidermist who has lots of work won't be a quick turn around.
    Yup, they also usually don't send any bear hides off to the tannery until July
    "You can learn more about hunting with a bow in a week than you could in a lifetime of gun hunting" - Fred Bear

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Sep 2018
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    Re: Average time for bear hide return

    Just shot a bear on Friday talked to taxidermist on Sunday he said it will be 6-8 months from when I drop it off I think every taxidermist return times will vary

  3. #13
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
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    Re: Average time for bear hide return

    It wasnt Mike Moss I hope......

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