How To Skin A Bear To Make A Rug

How to make a bear skin rug.

How to skin a bear to make a rug.

Here is a pic of my finished bear head. Before you make the first cut however make sure you have the necessary tools on hand to get the job done properly. His most recent work is truly something else a wooden bear skin rug. In this video we will show you the basic cuts and where to make them so you can have your own.

This is a basic tutorial of how to skin a bear for a bear rug. Posted by doug piercey on august 24 2011 at 7 19am in black bear hunting. Stay tuned on tuesdays for art videos and thursdays for diy videos. Once the bear is down quick action is necessary for turning this big game animal into a freezer full of meat and a beautiful bear skin rug to display in the home.

The rug is what im planning to try next. If you plan to keep a trophy rug along with the meat the next steps you take are crucial. But don t worry if you ve never skinned a black bear before the process is much simpler than you might think. How about a nice lookin bear skin rug to accompany you.

Keith decent is a diy artist based out of new york specializing in woodworking projects. And i must say it wasnt too hard and i think it looks great for some of the stuff ive seen. Sam with old barn tannery shows you how to skin a bear for a rug mount. How to make a bear skin rug.

I can t tell you how many horror stories i ve heard of guys skinning their bear leaving a thick layer of fat on it and then rolling it up or putting it in a garbage bag in a walkin freezer and having it go bad because it slipped from all of the retained heat from the fat layer. Make sure when you skin the bear get as much fat off of the hyde. Are you still stuck at home. Taking a bear is an even bigger thrill.