If this was your bear?

Personally, I would mount it as-is (sans ear). Absolutely everybody will ask you about it, and you can recall the story when they do Congrats!

 

No question about it. As is.

 

Leave it as is it gives it character just like strips of velvet on a bucks antlers or dirt from scraping and even that blow hole buck that a guy on here mounted.

 

I really have an aversion to mounting anything NOT as is. Adding a tine that was broken before you shot it, removing scars, etc. Definitely mount it as is.

 

I agree with that masses, I LOVE seeing things as is! ESPECIALLY if it has some awesome looking scar tissue. Either way he'll be a unique piece. In fact, I would personally mount him up fighting another bear!


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I Agee. Adds character and prompts questions, like he must have been a fighter!

 

As is, i think it will give it character and will look great! Nice Bear

 

Another vote for as is.

 

as is

 

Leave the Bear as is. The missing ear is part of this Bear's own story ... its personal history. Have the remaining ear laid back slightly, so as not to bring the missing ear to the forefront ... as would happen if the ear were mounted alert. Our Black Leopard is missing her right front leg - it was amputated when she was a youngster, after being attacked by her own mother - yet whenever clients look at her, no one even notices this fact.

 

I think everyone has pretty much summed it up. Personally, I love the character and as stated, you will always have the story behind it. Nice bear btw!!!

 

Very nice bear! I would also go as is

 

As Is, no doubt!!!

 

Yep,
as is for sure. Bear looks great and I would be proud to have taken him, with or without the ear! Congrats!

 

Lol I wouldn't mount it at all lol.. I don't like to change what it had, but I don't like my mounts to look broken either..

 

Mount it as is, period. That's the way the animal was when you harvested it.
That would be the most accurate way to to do it.
Some of my customers want to fix a broken tine on an elk, deer, what ever. Why? That isn't what you shot!
I can understand if they shot off the tine, or if it fell, and broke it, but if it didn't have it when you shot it, why change it?
Back to what I was was saying... THAT, is the animal you harvested at that time, mount as is

 

Another one for the no plastic surgery party...Is not "a bear" is "your bear". And your bear have only a ear. Anyway, looks a big one!

 

sorry but I am a perfectionist and believe its our duty as taxidermists to preserve the animal at its best....with 2 ears..,,but it depends if you are trying to preserve your specific "tophy" or create an anotomically correct showroom piece.......its your call