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Brown Bear Rug
28 March 2010, 23:17
big_bwanaBrown Bear Rug
Not to be presumptious of success before I even go on the hunt, but I am looking for a good taxidermist who has experience doing brown bear rugs. Location is not really important, as I don't expect shipping to be a big cost issue on a rug and skull. But experience matters, I want someone who does a lot of bears, and can help with decisions like backing, flat or mounted head, etc. Any suggestions?
29 March 2010, 01:17
L. David KeithContact our own Mary H-Kruger in AZ. She isn't called the "Rug Lady" for nothing. Her Husband Chris will do the head work. You can find Mary's link on this forum.
David
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29 March 2010, 05:39
sculptorquote:
Originally posted by L. David Keith:
Contact our own Mary H-Kruger in AZ. She isn't called the "Rug Lady" for nothing. Her Husband Chris will do the head work. You can find Mary's link on this forum.
David
X2 Mary is one the best rug makers in the country if not the best.
29 March 2010, 05:54
FrostbitKnight's Taxidermy in Anchorage Alaska does a ton of them. They did mine.
29 March 2010, 19:21
Outdoor WriterAnother vote for Mary and Chris Kreuger. They both do outstanding work.
Tony Mandile - Author "How To Hunt Coues Deer"
30 March 2010, 00:12
J.R.JacksonDoes Mary have a website? I Googled Krueger's Creations Taxidermy and no website.
30 March 2010, 00:43
woodsieI am told she is the best.
She's making a Sika rug for me now.
W.
30 March 2010, 04:29
L. David KeithTJ, you can email Mary at: halflingrugger@cox.net
Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris
http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333
Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com
NRA Benefactor
DSC Professional Member
SCI Member
RMEF Life Member
NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor
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Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added
http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#926103994110 days in the Stormberg Mountains
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson
Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running......
"If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you."
10 April 2010, 06:06
oakmanAny professional studio should be able to do their own rugs. At my studio we do all services in shop but the tanning and have for the last 36 yrs. Check out the web site if you would like to see the rates.. Good luck, they are fun to hunt, if the weather is nice.....
www.african-montana-taxidermy.com10 April 2010, 08:40
sculptorquote:
Originally posted by oakman:
Any professional studio should be able to do their own rugs. At my studio we do all services in shop but the tanning and have for the last 36 yrs. Check out the web site if you would like to see the rates.. Good luck, they are fun to hunt, if the weather is nice.....
www.african-montana-taxidermy.com
Yes, most full time studios can also do thier own rugs, thier own tanning, make thier own forms, make thier panels and custom wood bases and on and on, and sometimes we do. BUT we also can and most often do wholesale out these items to someone who specializes in them like Mary or a supply company, etc. and we get back an excellent job with excellent turn around. This frees us up to specialize in what we are best at. Nothing wrong with that; it is just good business management.