GEOFF,
IF YOU DO GET ONE DO LIKE WE DO IN GEORGIA. SKIN HIM AND CUT THE SHOULDERS AND HIND LEGS OFF SPLIT THE BACK BONE AND PUT HIM IN A COOLER UNTIL YOU TAKE HIM FOR PROCCESSING.KEEP ICE ON HIM ALWAYS. I'VE KEEP THE MEAT IN A COOLER FOR UP TO A WEEK.TO SKIN HIM FOR A MOUNT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SPLIT HIM DOWN TO THE MID BELLY AND THEN PELL THE HIDE THE REST OF THE WAYOVER HIS FRONT LEGS. IT TAKES MORE TIME AND BE CAREFUL AND DONT CUT THE HIDE. GOOD LUCK!

tracey moore