snoball, that is indeed a whale bone. It's a baleen. That is also a wolverine in the hanging by the window, bought from a local trapper while on the trip.

Real nice Polar!

James...once again, your Dad has experienced an awesome hunt. During one of my elk hunts to Montana, I flew back into town with the owner of the outfitter for some supplies back at his house (before we packed in) and he had a full mount Polar. What an awesomely huge critter!!

Congrats again...

PS, I havn't been on the boards too much, but I see you got Freakzilla?? Congrats to you!!!

Thanks for the compliments. My dad appreciates all of them.

Whitetails, what were you hunting in Montana? Unfortunately I only got pics of and one close encoutner with Freakzilla. A neighbor got him with bow on Nov. 3rd.

Thats a dinker, I got one with my bowie knife last year bigger than that.
By the way, tell the ole man congrads, Bobby

Very nice bear! But how on earth did your dad get the permits from US Fish and Wildlife to import it to the good ol US of A?

It's a tricky process getting polar bears back into the US. There are quite a few papers to go over, it does cost some money. The government/border patrol will give you a time frame which you have to have the bear back by. If not, then you have to re-do the paperwork. You have to arrange appointments with border patrol for when you cross so they can examine everything. There is quite a bit of work that goes into getting a bear back, but it can be done.

JVee...My Dad and I were on an elk/deer hunt up in the Bob Marshall. He got a nice bull, I didn't, on that trip at least, but I did get a decent 5x5 mulie.

pic's aren't up right now but sounds like a fine animal.

Mathews, are you going to tell him or what? Bobby