Raccoons, foxes coyotes and bobcats are normally cased out. That means you start at the hind legs and skin it out in one piece of fur down over the head, like you are removing a sock. It would be very difficult to skin them out without hanging them by the hind feet. Then you put the pelts on a fleshing board and scrape the flesh and fat carefully off the hide with a draw knife or other tool, then put it on a stretcher and allow it to dry. When it is dry you turn it fur side out.