Practice on several doe's the next time you take one. The task of skinning the head isn't that complicated. Then roll the cape in newspaper and keep it cool, on ice or in a fridge. I have shipped skinned capes, over night, rolled in paper and frozen. Never had a problem. I have also just caped to the base of the antlers cut the antlers off, then stuck the head in an ice chest. Until I learned how to completely cape the entire head. Now that I cape them I either flesh and salt or roll them up and keep the cape cool for the trip home. So far I haven't lost a cape.