That's an 8 foot wall and the claws touch up on the top. In looking I see he is angled just a touch and even accounting for that his lower claws are only about 4 inches above the floor. A close fit!WOW!!!! I love the last photo of your new "wallpaper!"
Great looking rug for sure.
That's funny and no I didn't. I don't think the guide or the outfitter would have been too keen on the idea!I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you didn't take him with a rifle in your screen name's caliber.
The pictures with the bear laying on the floor are actually the studio at the taxidermists shop when I picked him up. Over the years I've been extremely lucky to get to hunt on my own with family and friends quite a bit. I never ever thought I would get this chance to go to Alaska. I had been wanting to hunt a grizzly bear since I was about 10 years old reading outdoor life and other magazines. When I retired in 2017 my wife asked me if I wanted to sell my 2004 Ford F150 and get a new to me pickup that might be 2-3 years old, or to go on a special hunt. I answered that one immediately and said I want to go on a special hunt. No hesitation! I'll drive my old Ford until the end probably for the both of us quite a few years down the road.Great bear and from the looks of your trophy room not your first! Congrats and great story about the rifle and your father wanting something for you.
The pictures with the bear laying on the floor are actually the studio at the taxidermists shop when I picked him up. Over the years I've been extremely lucky to get to hunt on my own with family and friends quite a bit. I never ever thought I would get this chance to go to Alaska. I had been wanting to hunt a grizzly bear since I was about 10 years old reading outdoor life and other magazines. When I retired in 2017 my wife asked me if I wanted to sell my 2004 Ford F150 and get a new to me pickup that might be 2-3 years old, or to go on a special hunt. I answered that one immediately and said I want to go on a special hunt. No hesitation! I'll drive my old Ford until the end probably for the both of us quite a few years down the road.
This was my first guided hunt ever and most likely my last. Not that I would not love to go on a guided hunt again, but it costs a lot of coin! No having said that this trip was worth every single penny and then some.
Thanks and I hope you are able to make it happen. You WILL NOT regret it one bit!OK! I was thinking you were the Bear God with that picture!
Never been on a guided hunt either but hoping to as well for grizzly, ibex or others that I can't get DIY. Congratulations!