RE: Skinning Deer
You can buy a block and tackle made for hanging deer for about $20. Either put up a buck pole between two trees or hang it from a conveniant tree branch. I hang mine by the neck and skin from the head down. But you can run abar through the hocks and tie it off in the middle if you prefer to skin from the other direction. I have also laid them on a tarp and skinned them on the ground.