Chasing the grand slam!!!!

[CentralTXHunter]

Awesome write up accompanied by great photos as we have all come to expect from a docmay hunt. I really like the daily “notes” on your phone. Keeps those thoughts and feelings in the moment fresh. When retelling stories, we tend to remember things better (or worse) than they actually were in the moment. I know it’s maybe not the caliber of ram you set out for, but a legal ram in that country is an accomplishment to any hunter and I hope you display him with pride like your other amazing mounts.

I look forward to the write ups for the next adventure after Ibex with the Mrs and the Polar Bear should be EPIC.

Since you can’t bring the polar bear back, what are you going to do? Do you just have the hide tanned there and keep the skull and hide in Canada hoping for a law change in the US?


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[docmay]

Originally Posted by CentralTXHunter

Awesome write up accompanied by great photos as we have all come to expect from a docmay hunt. I really like the daily “notes” on your phone. Keeps those thoughts and feelings in the moment fresh. When retelling stories, we tend to remember things better (or worse) than they actually were in the moment. I know it’s maybe not the caliber of ram you set out for, but a legal ram in that country is an accomplishment to any hunter and I hope you display him with pride like your other amazing mounts.

I look forward to the write ups for the next adventure after Ibex with the Mrs and the Polar Bear should be EPIC.

Since you can’t bring the polar bear back, what are you going to do? Do you just have the hide tanned there and keep the skull and hide in Canada hoping for a law change in the US?


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I have not made a final decision on what to do if I kill the polar bear. I have been looking at a taxidermist that does replicas(Kanati). They are **** good and I want a white bear in the house. I have zero faith polar bear will ever become importable. Maybe a very slim chance that bears killed before the ban get home. I’m happy with an awesome experience and pics. I put it off for a while because I couldn’t imagine not bringing the trophy home. I have lots of mounts at home and for me hunting is about the adventure. I’ll figure more out as it gets closer.

[docmay]

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[docmay]

These are some replica polar bears that Kanati had at SCI. I think the look great!


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[cehorn]

Originally Posted by docmay

These are some replica polar bears that Kanati had at SCI. I think the look great!


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All I can think about is the scene from Roadhouse. "A Polar Bear fell on me!"

[Bowtech38]

Those look incredible

[trophy8]

Can we see the right side of your ram? Shot with him facing us?

[docmay]

I didn’t take any pics of that side specifically because it’s smaller. I’ll post the two after the head was caped out.





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[BTLowry]

What do they use to make artificial polar bears?
Some kind of synthetic? Some other bear bleached?

If you can't bring the fur, and I am guessing the skull either, what do they do with them? Natives use them?

Pretty dumb laws that keep you from bringing a legally taken critter of any kind home.
Makes way more sense to kill something and toss it

[docmay]

I don’t know for sure but I think it is synthetic fur. I’m going to get more info on options as I gets closer. You can keep the skull and hide at a taxidermist storage facility there in Canada. I could mount it and have somebody in Canada display it in their house. I think some folks have sold the hides to the natives but I’m not 100% on that deal. It is a stupid rule and not based on science. Everyone was worried about melting ice and all that crap. The supposed scientist figured polar bear numbers would plummet. The most recent counts had numbers up quite a bit. I also know that once our government bans something it is almost impossible to bring it back. Heck, look at how hard it has been to open up grizzly hunting. I bet most Americans would be ****** if some other country told us what to do with our wildlife and it’s management.

[BTLowry]

Originally Posted by docmay

I don’t know for sure but I think it is synthetic fur. I’m going to get more info on options as I gets closer. You can keep the skull and hide at a taxidermist storage facility there in Canada. I could mount it and have somebody in Canada display it in their house. I think some folks have sold the hides to the natives but I’m not 100% on that deal. It is a stupid rule and not based on science. Everyone was worried about melting ice and all that crap. The supposed scientist figured polar bear numbers would plummet. The most recent counts had numbers up quite a bit. I also know that once our government bans something it is almost impossible to bring it back. Heck, look at how hard it has been to open up grizzly hunting. I bet most Americans would be ****** if some other country told us what to do with our wildlife and it’s management.

I totally agree

Hopefully when you get one you will be able to get it back into the states

[TXHUNT3R]

Enjoyed that recap so much!!! Thank you for taking us along, it means alot. I really enjoy when I see a Docmay thread!!

Congratulations!

[Bazo]

With the stupidity of the government right now, just identify it as a black bear and bring it on it. If men can have babies, then Polar bears can be Black bears.

[scott1022]

Originally Posted by docmay

I don’t know for sure but I think it is synthetic fur. I’m going to get more info on options as I gets closer. You can keep the skull and hide at a taxidermist storage facility there in Canada. I could mount it and have somebody in Canada display it in their house. I think some folks have sold the hides to the natives but I’m not 100% on that deal. It is a stupid rule and not based on science. Everyone was worried about melting ice and all that crap. The supposed scientist figured polar bear numbers would plummet. The most recent counts had numbers up quite a bit. I also know that once our government bans something it is almost impossible to bring it back. Heck, look at how hard it has been to open up grizzly hunting. I bet most Americans would be ****** if some other country told us what to do with our wildlife and it’s management.

Any Canadian members on TBH? Maybe we can arrange the ultimate TBH express? Pack so much stuff in a uhaul that they'll never notice the polar bear.
: )

[JWF]

Congratulations Doc