Hunting & Fishing How do you pull the Hide?

Jon Lester

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We found this to be the easiest.

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The winch has a lot of control without the work.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

The Hairless Skin.....

We do it the opposite from head down, on run of the mill meat deer. If it's good enough to mount then it's done by hand in the direction you're doing it.

Chain or heavy rope around the neck, split the chest hide, ring the neck, slip an apple sized rock under the nap of the neck and cinch up the pulling rope/cable around the hide and rock.

We've used everything from a four wheeler, to a Ford 8N, to a pick-up....fast, works great.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

I have done it that way quite a bit but you have to be careful you don't rip your deer in 1/2. See a few guys do that before when pulling too hard or didn't have the deer prepped properly.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

ive seen ppl attach is to like a tree, then the bumper of a truck and just throw it in reverse. skinned the animal in like 15 seconds.

ive never done it, i always just use a knife but id sure like to try this. howd you attach the winch to the skin? i think ive seen it done where you wrap a flap of skin around a rock, then wrap the winch line around the bulge in the skin that the rock made.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

Jack,
I have found a bigger sized washer or a golf ball both work good. I don't know about the golf ball but most of us rednecks usually have a washer or two laying in the tool box.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

I hang from the head. Skin around the neck and down just far enough to get my tennis ball rolled into the skin. Down the front legs a little ways. Rope around the tennis ball rolled in skin. Usually hanging from the front end loader on the John Deere. Tie the rope to the bumper of the pick up and back up the tractor or pull forward with the pick up. Skin falls off.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

Those of you pulling from the rear legs down, have you had a gambrel bend or break or it's rope break? Or the legs simply rip apart?
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Joel.B</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Air compressor, and then my fist </div></div>

I've been wondering if that would work on deer.
Saw it on the gator hunting show on the tv.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stacyp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I hang from the head. Skin around the neck and down just far enough to get my tennis ball rolled into the skin. Down the front legs a little ways. Rope around the tennis ball rolled in skin. Usually hanging from the front end loader on the John Deere. Tie the rope to the bumper of the pick up and back up the tractor or pull forward with the pick up. Skin falls off. </div></div>

how do you hang it from the loader?
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KnabstrupperUSA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">To the OP:

How long would you say that takes start to finish? </div></div>

If I am not concerned about the cape, < 10 min from Hanging until hide and head is on the ground.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

Gambrel break?
Not yet where we do it.
Try to get some fresh pics in a couple weeks.
I've done it many ways, and they all work.

The best is what someone else does, as you are in charge of getting dinner ready for all.

I like the front quarters for boning out.
Real easy for me, and my bones are white.
Just like pork shoulders.
 
Re: How do you pull the Hide?

I use a tow strap around the neck hooked on the bucket of a tractor. Then cut the hide around the neck and tie a rope around a ball (tennis, golf, ect).
Put the bucket and deer on the ground next to a corner post.
Tie the rope to the post.
Raise the bucket.
Deer goes up, hide stays at the base of the post.