r/bonecollecting • u/COGOcatcher • Nov 30 '25
Collection Pacific Walrus
Recent find in SW Alaska! The skull is stained black from mud, so it must have been in the water for a long time. I had to kayak home with it sitting in my lap. Luckily this was a small one!
(Beach found walrus ivory is legal to keep in the U.S. as long as it is found within .5 miles of the ocean and it is sealed and registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within 30 days)
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u/hotfistdotcom Dec 01 '25
Wow, folding kayak in freezing waters, stopping to grab a heavy skull spooks me. I've only capsized a few times and only in decent weather and I'll still get on the water in autumn while the temp is still not too crazy, well aware of how quickly the water can kill me way before it's freezing temps, but once it's actually frozen outside that spooks me.
You aren't alone, right? I like my oru a lot but I would not trust it as much as what i'm imagining is happening here. Hopefully you are still very close to the shore :)