I always skin mine:because I don't deep fry my wild birds(Isave that for the butterballs).I also use all the bird. I can't understand why you guys want to throw away all that good eating.I mean,if thats your way I am not knocking you.I just don't understand.

I hang my bird by the neck and pull all the skin and feathers off.then lay the bird on its back,push down on the thights and they pop down. then run a knife down each side of the breast bone,along the ribs and peel the breast meat out.cut the wings off,the legs off.then gut the bird(if you haven't already)cut the curcuss into 4 sections.

I slice and fry the breast,the rest is put into a crock pot with an onion and a couple or carrots salt and pepper,garlic powder and cook over night. the next morning remove the meat and strain and save the liquid.
cook 3 eggs to hard bioled,peel and chop dice a large onion, chop 3 ribs of celery.
Cook 2 cups of rice with the liquid you saved.chop the meat,add the other ingreidents with the dressing mix of you choise.add some of the liquid you saved cook at 350 degree untill the onions are done and the dressing is to the dryness you like it.

if you ever cook the remains like this,you will never throw another away , I grantee you that!!!