Post by Masshntr on Nov 3, 2006 15:11:02 GMT
Skinned the buck with the Chevy S-10 yesterday. Been thinking about trying it for awhile. Since the last three I've skinned had ticks, and I no longer split the carcass or take the neck (on advice from wildlife biologists regarding CWD), it seemed like a good time to try it.
Laid the buck on a tarp, circumscribed the neck near the base and skinned it back to the shoulders, made a midline cut in the hide all the way up (I don't split the sternum nor pelvus in the field to keep him clean for the drag), cut the legs per usual and made cuts up the inside to the midline, sawed off the tail.
Put a small rock under the neck hide and tied a rope around it. Tied the buck to the tree, hooked up the truck and backed up slowly. Voila! Five minutes for the cuts, two minutes to hook him up, 20 seconds to skin him. Wrapped him in the tarp and dragged him to the rack. Clean, not much hair, lighter to hoist up.
Laid the buck on a tarp, circumscribed the neck near the base and skinned it back to the shoulders, made a midline cut in the hide all the way up (I don't split the sternum nor pelvus in the field to keep him clean for the drag), cut the legs per usual and made cuts up the inside to the midline, sawed off the tail.
Put a small rock under the neck hide and tied a rope around it. Tied the buck to the tree, hooked up the truck and backed up slowly. Voila! Five minutes for the cuts, two minutes to hook him up, 20 seconds to skin him. Wrapped him in the tarp and dragged him to the rack. Clean, not much hair, lighter to hoist up.
Maybe I should say 10 minutes instead! It's been a while since I did one 
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