ORIGINAL: LittleChief
ORIGINAL: magicman54494
I do that with every deer that i'm not going to cape out. I tie the rock end to the bottom of my cleaning tree and another rope around the neck up to a pulley then to my truck. I drive away and skin my deer as I lift it. I usually use a 1" socket instead of a rock.
Do you ever have any problems with the hide not coming cleanly off? For instance, tearing muscle tissue off with it? That's the only reason I haven't tried it yet. Now that I know the guy isn't a crack-pot, I'll have to give this a try.
I watch the hide as I drive away. I usually stop and help the hide in a few spots. Usually when the hide comes over the front shoulders. Another reason I do this is because I can adjust the height of the deer as I butcher it. I have had very very little amount of meat coming off with the hide.