Tip: Adding pulleys to skinning...save your back.

If you get one, buy some better rope for it. The yellow one that comes with it is very rough on the hands. I don't like it.

Jim, the golfball idea isn't an original idea of mine. I saw a farmer using it on deer hides when I was in highschool. I'm just passing the tip along. That's what these internet talk forums should be for. It bugs me to see experienced callers hord useful information/tips/tricks to themselves and not share on an interactive hunting forum. Or worst yet, only participate in the forum when they need to announce a new product, video, show, etc... Ok, I'm off my soapbox.
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Tony
 
when you case them, do you split their tails or just salt them out or tan them non split? that's a good idea, just sent my wife to the store for golf balls!
 
Thanks for the extra photos, Tony. That helps me a lot. Maybe I'm a visual learner. Am I to understand that you only got one coyote this morning? I thought you probably always shot them by the half dozen.
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mbowerma, It's slick as snot on a brass door knob.
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I'll get some pics when I skin on Sat or Sun. I watched a taxidermist friend skin the face on a deer he was going to mount.
I had skinned lots of deer, but always started at the back of the neck and split to the base of the antlers and then worked the hide over the head and shoulders. What he did made so much more sense because you can see exactly where you are working instead of working a hide inside out.

When I skinned the next coyote I asked myself "Why Not?". Not being able to come up with an answer I proceeded. Now I do all mine like that.

I also no longer gut deer. I skin and then take them apart the gutless way. I'll likely do one on Sunday. I may as well get pics of that too.
 
Tony, that is a slick trick. Gonna have to figger out how to implement that in the skinning shed for next year. Usually here in Alberta its way too cold to be doing that stuff on the truck, Yeah, the coyotes are usually frozen up by the time we drag them back to the truck. Thanks for sharing the tip.

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Quote:when you case them, do you split their tails or just salt them out or tan them non split?

Always split them. If you don't split, they will slip their fur.

Quote:Am I to understand that you only got one coyote this morning? I thought you probably always shot them by the half dozen.

Called 9, killed 1. Very, very windy this morning. Gunner caught and fought an injured one, that ran off in the distance. He came back with a pretty bad gash on his face and a mess of coyote blood, but couldn't find it when we finished the stand.

I'm very interested in seeing your 'face first' skinning pics Jim. Always looking for a new an useful tip to implement.

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Andrew the rack works good if the weather is decent. If not I just drive the truck into the shop. It's heated and I can listen to some redneck coyote skinning tunes.
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cbosshog. i like that electric winch on your skinner. to you wire it your battery or will it run off your light plug by your hitch ? thanks. marty
 
I used the seven prong trailer plug that comes standard on the trucks. It was pretty simple really, all I had to do was buy a plug and wire it up. Most of these trucks have a constant hot that runs to that plug so you are able to run it without the truck on if you wish...
 
I have that same pulley system and I have had the square tubing to make a bumper hitch just like that. I have a welder that I bought from a customer of mine, BUT I haven't been able to get anyone over to hook up a 220 plug for it. Looks like I am gonna have to try harder, or go use someone elses welder.
 
Tony,
I have a suggestion. Now remember I have never skinned a coyote, a few fox but never a coyote. I do my deer that way with the golf ball but I find it is better to put the golf ball on the hair side and wrap the line around the skin side.
I would think the rope would possibly ruin some fur on the fur side but not on the skin side. Maybe I'm wrong and let me know if I am. What do you think of that idea. Thanks for listening. Pete
 
that is exatly what he is doing, the fur pic was for us dummies. oops after looking again it is on the fur side..duh, i agree skin side, going out in about 30 minutes if i get one i'll try it
 
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Are you pulling the hide over and off the head with the pulley or are you skinning it out with a knife once the hide gets to the eye area?
 
When you get the hide peeled down to the ears you have to do some knife work there, then again at the eyes and then the lips. At least I always did. Being able to pull and hold a little pressure on the hide really helps when doing the knife work.
 
I was seriously just about to ask ya'll how I could build one of these.I'm thinkin about buildin one like cbosshog79 has.I just forgot what they looked like and I was'nt exactly sure where to start.
I might have to see if I can't pick up one of the Remington grambel kits from Wal-Mart.If I do I'll be sure to get a few golf balls too.I need some kind of help because I'm not very fast when it comes to skinnin critters.
 
I'll have to give it a try on switching the golf balls to the fur side. Never thought of it, before.

I'm pulling the hide down to the shoulders, doing some rebar work on the shoulder area to pull the front legs. Then I winch down to the ears and knife work with light pulley pressure to the tip of the nose.

Those reading this thread are obviously interested in hides....so you should appreciate this gorgeous pale female killed this morning. Nice way to start the new year.

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Here's the big male from the other pics in this thread. He's just about done drying. The other hide is from the pale female above.

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I've got get the female fleshed out tonight still and to bed. My next hunters are in and need to meet them at 5am.

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