Hey Everybody,
Can anybody help with a estimated value of a bear rug and head mount. It is likely close to a hundred years old and has come down through the family on my Dad's grandmother's side I believe. They used to go to Canada yearly to a family bear camp way back when. I've seen pic of a dozen or more skins tacked on a barn wall from their trips. They would butcher, render, etc. before going back to their homes, in this case Clinton County.
I was the last in the line who expressed an interest in the rug/mount to I was given it when my Great Grandmother passed back in the early 80's. No one in my family seems interested in it and I have heard other people give numbers for what they are worth but I don't know where to start for a definitive number. Not a huge specimen but the front claws measure 3-4" in length, brown bear/grizzly?
Just looking for your thoughts and suggestions on value or where to go to find out.
No pics at the moment...it's in storage up at my parents place.
Thanks,
PlaysInTheDirt
Can anybody help with a estimated value of a bear rug and head mount. It is likely close to a hundred years old and has come down through the family on my Dad's grandmother's side I believe. They used to go to Canada yearly to a family bear camp way back when. I've seen pic of a dozen or more skins tacked on a barn wall from their trips. They would butcher, render, etc. before going back to their homes, in this case Clinton County.
I was the last in the line who expressed an interest in the rug/mount to I was given it when my Great Grandmother passed back in the early 80's. No one in my family seems interested in it and I have heard other people give numbers for what they are worth but I don't know where to start for a definitive number. Not a huge specimen but the front claws measure 3-4" in length, brown bear/grizzly?
Just looking for your thoughts and suggestions on value or where to go to find out.
No pics at the moment...it's in storage up at my parents place.
Thanks,
PlaysInTheDirt