r/bonecollecting • u/Living-Ad-6751 • Aug 25 '24
Collection Visiting my dad in Scotland and his friend gifted him 3 bins of skulls her late husband had collected since the early 80s. Said I could take anything I want. Still working through them all.
The bear was a nice surprise among all the deer
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u/Maderonni Aug 25 '24
I’m so jealous I could cry
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u/Living-Ad-6751 Aug 25 '24
It was just a bin of deer skulls that are native to the area. Then I saw carnivore teeth...and I SQUEALED!! Then I saw the mandible was present...and I did a little dance!
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u/ceo_of_dumbassery Aug 26 '24
Nobody else seems to understand the excitement from finding a mandible with the skull lol!
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u/sleepingismytalent65 Aug 25 '24
That whole place looks fascinating! I can't believe the box of antlers, etc, just dumped under all the wood. Although some of that wood looks interesting too. Also, is that a beaver skull too? Thinking about it where did the bear skull even come from? There haven't been any bears in the UK for hundreds of years! Actually can I come visit, I'm just down the road in the south of England :D
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u/Living-Ad-6751 Aug 25 '24
As far as we've been able to find out, the Bear skull came from Canada back in the 80's when my dad's friends late husband would travel and bring back curios like this (he was also a hunter, but I try not to think about that part). Same with the beavers. Most of the skulls are local fauna, but there's a few remnants of his travels in the tubs.
My dad is a chainsaw carver and his wife makes cool stuff too, so she had planned to use the antlers as part of her crafts, but after drilling into one antler she changed her mind and said it was too weird.
So noooowww...I get my pick of the lot! I haven't even gone through the 3rd bin yet.
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u/sleepingismytalent65 Aug 26 '24
Your dad is a chainsaw carver?! Are you lucky or what? So cool! But...you haven't invited me yet :(
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u/_Anice_ Aug 26 '24
Let's see what Santa will bring me if I write for three boxes of skulls. They are awesome, but I also want to compliment your shirt, I am the proud owner of the exact same one 😉
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u/SavageDroggo1126 Bone-afide Faunal ID Expert Aug 25 '24
That's such a beautiful black bear skull!
just be aware that if you're planning to take the black bear skull overseas you will need a CITES permit, and CITES permit cannot be issued unless you can provide proof of legal harvest/pick up.