This was my first year processing my own deer. I did three of the four I've taken. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but it feels like it takes me an eternity to to the skinning. My hat's off to someone who can skin one by hand in less than a half hour. I was temped to try the advice of one of my friends.... hang it up by the head, skin the neck, tie a rock into the skin, tie that to my quad, put it in low-diff lock and pull the rest off. (Not sure how that would work out).

I found a video on how to bone out the entire deer while it's hanging, and I tried that on the last one. It worked out really well. When I got finished, what was left was a stripped skeleton. No waste at all.... even got the strips between the ribs. It was also easier.... no sawing. I'm still a newbie at this, but I'm learning.