I am an experienced backpacker who is interested in learning to hunt. I've only hunted squirrel and partridge previously. I will be going on a 4 day trip in northern Michigan soon, basically just setting up a basecamp and hiking/hunting/exploring each day. I will be attempting to hunt rabbit and coyote (will be using a .22). If I bag a yote, I'd like to take home the hide. I DON'T want to pay a taxidermist, I'd rather do it myself.

How would I go about preserving the hide while I am out in the field? It's going to be between 0 and 25 degrees this weekend... should I do the skinning and fleshing in the field, and then salt it while I am out there? Then transport the hide home with salt on it and then do the tanning at home? Skin it and let the hide freeze, then thaw at home and then flesh/salt/tan? If I were to shoot one on day one or two then there will be a few days before I leave, just want to make sure I do it right so I don't waste the hide by making a mistake.