Polar Bear hunting

Polar Bear meat

death-junky said:
is there any point of shooting a polar bear other then for the hide??????
can you eat it?????
or what???
talk to ya all later
Riley
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If course you can eat Polar bear Inuit don't hunt just for the hide. everything has a purpose Polar bear meat is one of the best meat in Nunavut. For us it is still away of life. nothing is wasted.
 
Aren't there a bunch of restrictions for non-natives to posess some animal parts, including hides and feathers? If not, what's the going rate for a white rug?
 
Polar bear rugs are pretty pricey. Somewhere in the 10K range at least, I would expect.

I'm in for next year! :mrgreen:

I don't even care if I shoot anything...I'd live to see that! :shock:
 
2fat2fly said:
Aren't there a bunch of restrictions for non-natives to posess some animal parts, including hides and feathers? If not, what's the going rate for a white rug?
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The only restrictions that I knows is any marine mammals can not go over to the states. It is OK with in Canada. I sold my last polar bear hide that was 11 ft long $3000.00 two years ago. It went to Virden, BC
 
RUG

dangertree said:
If you have a spare hide, I've got a big empty area in my living room. :)

(not joking about that!)
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My aunts husbend has a hide that's 7 ft long and he's asking $2500.00 it is already tanned.
 
The only restrictions that I knows is any marine mammals can not go over to the states. It is OK with in Canada. I sold my last polar bear hide that was 11 ft long $3000.00 two years ago. It went to Virden, BC
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KING JAFFREY(catwork :wink: ), qanuipi? No nanuq(polar bear) rugs can be imported into the states, ivory from tusks(walrus, narwhal), etc! A nanuq(polar bear) rug that is tanned and over 10 feet can get close to $10,000. An un-tanned rug won't. I remember seeing your 11 footer in your dad's garage ... FAARKEN HUGE doesn't describe it eh!?!? HAHAHA. :lol: 8) Here is KING JAFFREY(catwork) with his brand new Springfield-Armory M1A the other night ... can you say, "sweeeeeeeet?" :wink: And my Silu with the M1A ... even sweeeter ... HAHAA :wink:

Otokiak ... 8)
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

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I think US hunters can take their hides back to the States, unless the restrictions have been reinstated because of US unhappiness with the announcement that Nunavut was changing increasing the quotas. For years, raw hides sold for about $100 a foot, but like all things, prices have changed. Only 11' bear I've seen was one that Peter2 shot with his .30-30 after it had walked through the schoolyard in Arviat in January '79. It had been a Chuchill trouble bear - still had its Lady Clairol number on it. If you want a bear rug, you do need a large wall to display it. With the current value, you don't want to walk on it. And besides, you can hurt yourself if it has a full head mount.
 
Scope on rifle

cariboo_kid said:
Great hunting story, and nice rifle.

What scope is on that rifle?
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The scope I had on the M1A on this photo is a Tasco red dot I now have a Nikon Tactical scope. That should work alot better.
 
oh cool
i always though if bears ate only meat you couldent eat them.... and as far as i thought that polar bears only ate meat.... thats Y i dont hunt grizzlys because you can get trig from it....
blackys at least eat alot of berrys and grasses...
talk to ya all later
Riley
 
thats Y i dont hunt grizzlys because you can get trig from it....
blackys at least eat alot of berrys and grasses...
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Below is a quote taken on the diet of the grizzly.

Only about 15% of the grizzly diet is meat or carrion. The remaining 85% of their natural diet is berries, roots, plants, nuts, insects and fish. In spring, grizzlies feed on early green vegetation and roots. As berries emerge, this becomes a staple part of their diet, and as fall approaches, they will feed on roots in the interior, and salmon as they become available in spawning channels.
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Further information can be found at

http://www.bccf.com/ecoed/Teachers/bkgrgriz.html
 
stubblejumper said:
thats Y i dont hunt grizzlys because you can get trig from it....
blackys at least eat alot of berrys and grasses...
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Below is a quote taken on the diet of the grizzly.

Only about 15% of the grizzly diet is meat or carrion. The remaining 85% of their natural diet is berries, roots, plants, nuts, insects and fish. In spring, grizzlies feed on early green vegetation and roots. As berries emerge, this becomes a staple part of their diet, and as fall approaches, they will feed on roots in the interior, and salmon as they become available in spawning channels.
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Further information can be found at

http://www.bccf.com/ecoed/Teachers/bkgrgriz.html
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And you can get trich form a black bear, too...
 
Awsome story guy's . You definately have to post some pics of this years hunt. I was once considering going up morth after the big bears with some buddies but they wanted to only hunt with Bow and Arrow . I decided I didn't need to be turned into a southern combo plate for the northern bruins!!!!!

Best of luck
 
Gatehouse said:
stubblejumper said:
thats Y i dont hunt grizzlys because you can get trig from it....
blackys at least eat alot of berrys and grasses...
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Below is a quote taken on the diet of the grizzly.

Only about 15% of the grizzly diet is meat or carrion. The remaining 85% of their natural diet is berries, roots, plants, nuts, insects and fish. In spring, grizzlies feed on early green vegetation and roots. As berries emerge, this becomes a staple part of their diet, and as fall approaches, they will feed on roots in the interior, and salmon as they become available in spawning channels.
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Further information can be found at

http://www.bccf.com/ecoed/Teachers/bkgrgriz.html
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And you can get trich form a black bear, too...
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well that was a good read.... i lernd something....
i knew that you would get trick from black bears but i thought that it was less likely...
talk to ya all later
Riley
 
OK let me ask you this... is it true that if you eat the liver of a polar bear you will die from an over dose of vitamin A :?:


I heard this some where. I also heard that you still eat it but only very tiny pieces.
 
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