Price on bear tanning?

RustyOlRanger4x4 · 08-22-2004, 03:30 PM

I was watching bear hunting on tv earlier and I was curious about how much does a bear cost to have it tanned like for a rug? Bear is about the only thing I would ever consider going to pay to hunt somewhere I doubt ill ever do it but it would be neat. But I was just curoius as to what someone would expect to pay for tanning one?

M.Magis · 08-23-2004, 06:35 AM

A good quality rug will cost anywhere from $125/linear foot, and up from there.

RustyOlRanger4x4 · 08-23-2004, 04:18 PM

Thats about what I expected thanks

Western MA Hunter · 08-24-2004, 08:35 AM

The bear rug i'm having done now is $125 per foot. Then there is extra cost for the head depending on how you do it (open or closed mouth). I think mine is close to 7" and I'm having it done on black background with the mouth open for around $1200.

RustyOlRanger4x4 · 08-24-2004, 12:48 PM

Thanks for the info maby ill get to go bear hunting one day....

ArcticBowMan · 08-24-2004, 06:18 PM

I've had two rugs done for right around $700 each. Both were quality work, and one was with open mouth, one was closed. Both bears were blackies, at or just above 6'. If you are just wanting a hide tanned, then you could expect about $40-$50 a foot, depending on how much work is left for the tannery, ie. fleshing, turing eyes, nose, ears, lips, claws, etc.

Western MA Hunter · 08-25-2004, 12:40 PM

Wow... i wish we had those prices around here...

RustyOlRanger4x4 · 08-25-2004, 05:21 PM

If I ever got to go shoot one and had a rug made it would be the most expensive thing I own

gopher slayer · 08-27-2004, 09:29 PM

my brother got a bear done and it cost him $850CND

Pro-Line · 09-12-2004, 08:04 AM

M. Magis...I'm in Ohio, too and one of the best rug makers in the country is in Ohio. They do hundreds a year, and they are $79/foor plus $100 to skin out the head and feet.

I've had 2 rugs made there and a life mount. They're awesome and fast. They have ALL been back in 6 months. One rug was back in 2 months.