Found a great extremely fast and easy way to skin the deer (if you process your own). Hang the deer to a sturdy beam in the garage or wherever. Skin the neck down a few inches, and place a golf ball on the inside of the hide. Cut the legs off at the knees. Take a heavy rope and tie around the hide and golf ball from the outside. Attach the ATV winch and pull the hide right off. Works excellent, very fast and clean way to remove the hide. Good Luck.
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September 11, 2006 at 12:15 pm #20365
Titleist or Dunlop??
Sorry, couldn’t resist…that’s a great tip if it works….
September 11, 2006 at 12:15 pm #477281Titleist or Dunlop??
Sorry, couldn’t resist…that’s a great tip if it works….
September 11, 2006 at 12:46 pm #20367It works, I’ve seen that tip in a few magazines and online articles.
September 11, 2006 at 12:46 pm #477290It works, I’ve seen that tip in a few magazines and online articles.
September 11, 2006 at 2:33 pm #20374I’ve skinned many deer this way. It works well if you are hunting with a group and have several deer to skin. However if you are just doing one deer it can take as long to set up as it would just to skin the thing. Remember that if you are attempting the golf ball thing to hang your deer with the head up instead of down which is backwards of the normal way you would hang a deer. Also make certain that your deer is tied up to someting sturdy as once you start pulling with the ATV or tractor (we used a tractor) there is a great deal of pressure on both the structure and the ropes.
Eyehunter
September 11, 2006 at 2:33 pm #477339I’ve skinned many deer this way. It works well if you are hunting with a group and have several deer to skin. However if you are just doing one deer it can take as long to set up as it would just to skin the thing. Remember that if you are attempting the golf ball thing to hang your deer with the head up instead of down which is backwards of the normal way you would hang a deer. Also make certain that your deer is tied up to someting sturdy as once you start pulling with the ATV or tractor (we used a tractor) there is a great deal of pressure on both the structure and the ropes.
Eyehunter
September 12, 2006 at 2:09 am #20406we also use this same technigue, but instead of golf ball, we usually use a baseball and a chain to the truck. Works great everytime. Special thanks to the large elm tree in the front yard.
September 12, 2006 at 2:09 am #477613we also use this same technigue, but instead of golf ball, we usually use a baseball and a chain to the truck. Works great everytime. Special thanks to the large elm tree in the front yard.
September 12, 2006 at 4:20 pm #20429I have also heard this method works really well i am going to try it this fall….hopefully.
September 12, 2006 at 4:20 pm #477800I have also heard this method works really well i am going to try it this fall….hopefully.
September 12, 2006 at 4:32 pm #20430We do this method as well…but we skin it with the legs tied to the rafters. This works if you want to cape out a buck! But for slick heads, I may have to try the other way! I think either way would work well! If you haven’t tried it, you should!
September 12, 2006 at 4:32 pm #477805We do this method as well…but we skin it with the legs tied to the rafters. This works if you want to cape out a buck! But for slick heads, I may have to try the other way! I think either way would work well! If you haven’t tried it, you should!
September 14, 2006 at 2:56 am #20551I have done this method several times, works slick. I dont think it matters which end you pull from, I have always hung from the neck and pulled down to the tail. Guess I need to get a big enough one to have to do it in reverse, I can only hope!!
September 14, 2006 at 2:56 am #478552I have done this method several times, works slick. I dont think it matters which end you pull from, I have always hung from the neck and pulled down to the tail. Guess I need to get a big enough one to have to do it in reverse, I can only hope!!
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