Skin & Bone LLP

01/22/2026

Have you ever tried to reattach antlers after velvet preservation? It is one of the harder things to accomplish and it's particularly difficult to do it well. I am dreaming of my next North slope hunt, which is where many of these boys come from.

12/15/2025

Its always good to close out the bulls from this year. Have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

12/01/2025

Sometimes bears have really poor dental health. This grizzly really only had nubs of upper front teeth, and during whitening they all splintered. I remade them, but they never look as good or gnarly as the originals.

11/24/2025

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, moose season brings a lot of work.

09/26/2025

At the end of July, I sat in a presentation on Dall Sheep populations in Alaska hosted by and . It was quite insightful into the rough times sheep and sheep hunters will have for some time. They do fantastic research, but I am happy to see that there are still a few adult rams in the general season units like this one.

09/22/2025

Have you ever had a grizzly bear munch on your caribou after you shot it?

This group did. Fortunately only 2 of the 5 had any real damage. The bear was scared off of the pile and no one was harmed. It makes for a really cool story.

09/16/2025

08/28/2025

It's getting late to keep the velvet. This bull was just a little too far gone. I was able to get the skull cleaned and back to the owner quite quickly.

08/07/2025

Are you dreaming of September? In July most moose still have velvet and it sheds throughout August. It won't look like this for some time yet.

07/26/2025

Any clue what small game animal this is? The beetles are right through this dude fast. There is no closed season for these in Alaska.

07/26/2025

Here are a few more of the bears from this spring. Good luck this fall as summer rounds out faster than expected.

07/24/2025

Many animals are smaller in southern regions and get larger at northern latitudes. Black bears do not follow that trend. Alaska black bears are not small, but the largest black bear was hunted in New Brunswick. Many large black bears can be found throughout southern US.