Art Is Just What I Do... The Bear We Call "The Terminator"

[harden]

This form was made from a polar bear and a grizzly and a zebra
Zebra shoulders made into bear shoulders. the only thing around the shop could find with 96" shoulders
The neck size and width of head was the size of a polar bear 50" neck and back of head matched
Chopped off the face of the polar bear and needed a face that I could use...
The face was the size of a 8' grizzly so I altered that for this 700lb Black Bear.

Last picture will show the real size with my finisher for reference.

 

[CAustin]

Wow! Can't imagine what that big fellow would have looked like as a full body mount!

 

[gizmo]

Wow, excellent work. That's a huuuuuge bear!

 

[BRICKBURN]

That thing must have been bottle fed steroids from day one.

That sure is a Grizzly sized head.

 

[Brent in Az]

Amazing Beast! Your skill's are very impressive.

 

[Jfet]

With the size of this black bear I am reminded of story told by J. Frank Dobie about a bear that raided a corn field. The bear was not there to eat corn but to collect corn to feed a litter of pigs it had pinned up in the stump of an old live oak tree. Behind all tall tales there is a kernel of truth, your mount may be that bear.

 

[James.Grage]

Very nice work...

 

[kathy]

Yes Dennis looks great.
I live in eastern N.C. and we kill 600lbs bear regularly. last season their was a 784lbs a 764lbs and a bunch 700 and down. the taxidermist at home has to use grizzly form and modify to mount. Forrest