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If you have an open mouth on a bear mount, do they use the real teeth? Thanks in advace, W. | ||
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My bear mounts have false teeth. I have the skulls with the real teeth in my reloading room along with skulls from other animals. ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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I Never use the real teeth in any of the open mouth mounts that I do in my shop. | |||
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Though we used real teeth years ago, it's almost never done today. Real teeth become brittle and discolor with age (look at some old ivory and see the spiderwebs that form on them). That's what happens with real teeth and bumping them or jarring the mount can leave you with a snagglepuss very quickly. The initial plastic teeth were almost as bad as $100 dentures, but the processes have refined a great deal today and the better jaw sets look exceptionally good. RETIRED Taxidermist | |||
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+1  Jerry Huffaker State, National and World Champion Taxidermist | |||
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Besides, the skulls can be trophies on their own.  This guy wasn't big enough for a full body mount, so Bob Wilkins of Wildlife Artistry did this offset shoulder mount for me.  Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/   | |||
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