Skin a Deer with a golfball and a truck?

We did it at the cottage awhile back on some roadkill, turned out great! Then my buddy tried it last year but got a bit excited and tore off a rear hind in the process. When he took it to the butcher the guy was like "must of been an easy shot, was he laying up against a tree so he could keep upright?" too funny.

I agree with fishinchris. I had a old butcher show me this when he came to my place to do the butchering of 2 deer. By the time he had the legs ready and all the rest ready while we timed it and I did the other deer while he was cutting the other. I think I did it in less time.

Now if you have a bunch to do and guys helping you I think it would save time in the long run with a bunch of deer.

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Originally Posted by CCR

Doesn't this method work best, when the animal is fresh and hasn't been hanging for a day or two?

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Yes, my old boss told me it works best before the animal cools down

I tried this last year. Shot the deer late afternoon and skinned the next morning. Just had to do one cut around the neck and used a stone. Tied to a tree base and the truck on the snow. Came off so easy, no cuts and pretty well no hair. Turned the legs to the hoof and even the tail inside out. I'll be doing this all the time just because its easier, quicker, safer and cleaner.

Do you clean out the innards first?

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

Do you clean out the innards first?

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Yes. And it doesn't matter how long you hang it for, it always works great.

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Originally Posted by seabast

Yes. And it doesn't matter how long you hang it for, it always works great.

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Almost always!
My neighbour took a bruiser a few years back and when he tried this it tore the backstraps right out of the deer and shredded the neck meat. This buck had been rutting hard for a while and didnt have a stitch of fat on him.

Iil stick to the old way. Im not that strapped for time that I can't enjoy the process.

easy way wow

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Originally Posted by Fishinchris

Had some guys at my camp try to tell me this was faster and better I called bs so we found out with 4 deer on the pole we had a little race by the time they got a tarp golf ball four wheeler and the deer hung just right 4 wheeler hooked up and whatever else me and a buddy were done one and starting another not even close. If you can sharpen a knife well know how to use it and aren't afraid to realy pull the hide at the right time/place there is no need to mess around with all that.

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100% correct. We have done it with an ATV, and to be honest its easier to get a couple guys that know how to use a knife and then start the Genny and hook up your sawzall.

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Originally Posted by oaknut

Almost always!
My neighbour took a bruiser a few years back and when he tried this it tore the backstraps right out of the deer and shredded the neck meat. This buck had been rutting hard for a while and didnt have a stitch of fat on him.

Iil stick to the old way. Im not that strapped for time that I can't enjoy the process.

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Skin it around the neck would have help, it takes a bit of prep. We have been doing many deer that way and it never went wrong.
Its a great way to skin a deer but just like anything, it takes practice, and patience, to get good at something.