and @Srupp
I cleaned up the skull roughly, and will do the boil and full clean this weekend. I'll do the proper setup and get it all squared up with pics.
Here is the head in the flesh. nothing official, just for fun to see:
unbelievable the jaw muscles on these bears. so much power, it's incredible. i've been really enjoying learning about the bear anatomy as i butcher my way through him. bears have always been one of my favourite animals, this is making me love them even more.