Skinning Deer - The Easy Way

Skinning A Whitetail Deer The Easy Way

As a whitetail deer hunter, many of us have struggled with this chore. Let me share a deer hunting tip and show you how skinning deer - the easy way works. Removing the hide of a whitetail deer by a hunter can be done very quick and without a lot of effort. This hunting tip is known by many hunters. I take no credit for it, other than to pass it on to fellow hunter's who may not have heard of skinning your deer this way. Note: if this is a trophy deer and you want a mount done of your deer antlers, with the hide on it; bring it to your taxidermist whose is familiar with doing trophy deer mounts and skinning deer. Let him do the skinning unless your familiar with how he wants the whitetail deer hide removed to ensure a great trophy deer antler mount.

Hunting Tip - Equipment Needed

1. A sharp hunting knife.

2. A block and tackle for hanging your deer (or some buddies' with a rope).

3. A golf ball or rock about the same size.

4. A nylon rope (3/8 inch will do; or your dragging rope), about 10 feet long.

Hunting Tip - Procedure

First off you need to have your whitetail deer hanging by the neck or deer antlers just off the ground or floor. Next extend your field dressing hide cut up the neck at least mid-way towards the head.

Skinning Deer

Next, using your sharp hunting knife, cut the hide all the way around the neck.

Next, make a similar cut around each leg just below the deer meat you will want to save, or just above the elbow joints. Now make a straight cut with your hunting knife, starting at that circular leg cut, on the inside, up and to your field dressing cut. Now go back to neck cut and skin the hide down about 8 - 12 inches or so. Roll the deer hide down to expose the flesh.

Skinning deer with golf ball

Place your golf ball or rock there and fold the hide back up and over the golf ball. Make a double half hitch or slip knot (tie a stop knot on short end) with your rope and loop it over the hide that is over the golf ball.

Grab the hide with golf ball under it and pull the slip knot tight.

Connect the other end of the rope to your A.T.V. hitch, truck hitch, or bumper.

With your vehicle, slowly pull the hide down till it starts to bind a little around the shoulders. Now you may need work the hide free with your hunting knife, and then continue until it drops free of the carcass.

You have just skinned you trophy deer with little effort. After you use this hunting tip of skinning whitetail deer a couple times, it will go much smoother and you'll never go back to the old way of removing your deer hides.