gator jaws and hide

[B-DOG]

anyone ever dried or saved a set of gator jaws. also anyone ever tanned a hide?

[Roadkill]

Subtle gloating on the first ever SC gator hunt?  Congrats!  
You might try those European mount kits on the jaws, and the place to have the hide tanned-WBPlace in Wi

[pronghorn23]

I think theres only a few tanneries that do gator hides. If you search Georgia Fish and Game or Florida Fish and Wildlife I think they list tanneries.

Best bet for the jaw/skull would to have it cleaned with dermestid beetles.

Here's a link that should help.

 http://www.taxidermy.net/suppliers/skull.php

It should turn out museum quality and well worth it.

Of course now you're obligated to post pictures and a story!

[Teacher_of_the_Arcane]

B-Dog,

Congrats....I've had a gator hunt on my wish list for years.....maybe one day!!

[david_lewis93]

B-Dog  you might chec garguys here in Texas, They gar guide on the Navasota river here ,think their web site is garguys.com.
Good luck.
David,,,out

[Rick McGowan]

I believe there are only two commercial tanneries in the US that do gator hides. Reptile hides are not the same as a deer hide, I'd pay to have the professionals do it. There is no quick or easy way to do the skull either, all  the teeth have a nerve pulp in them.

[outbackbowhunter]

I have seen a couple of estaurine crocodiles skulls that make an impressive conversation piece on a coffee table.

They look good bleached snow white, with all those big teeth showing.

[varmint]

As far as tanning,a friend of mine that took an 11' 6" gator is getting his tanned at a place in Griffin,Ga.Not sure of the name,but I can ask if you'd like to have more info.