Author Topic: Skinning stand upgrade (Read 4403 times)

Eric Krewson · « **Reply #15 on:** August 23, 2020, 07:18:51 am »

In cold weather do you hang multiple deer on your rack at one time to age them?

I have had friends whose family killed a lot of deer, one ended up with a dedicated skinning shed complete with a walk-in cooler and meat processing area, another had a mini butcher shop set up in his garage. After a successful hunt the hunters would form a processing line with each guy doing a part of the process, they could cut, wrap and have a deer in the freezer in a short period of time.

osage outlaw · « **Reply #16 on:** August 23, 2020, 08:07:51 am »

No. We cut them into quarters and age them in empty refrigerators. With this set up we will have the ability to skin 2 at one time now.

osage outlaw · « **Reply #17 on:** August 23, 2020, 07:28:15 pm »

I got the concrete poured in the holes today. They are 30" deep. I was getting ready to start and realized I don't own a hoe. I had to improvise a quick solution. It actually worked pretty well.

I spent the the rest of the day cutting the deck pieces to length. That was a job wrestling them around. My chop saw died with 4 cuts left. I had to use an angle grinder with a cut off disc.

A storm moved in right as I was ready to start assembling the deck. I called it a day and went to the garage. I made this to bolt onto the stand. That way 100 years from now someone will know who and when it was built.

HH~ · « **Reply #18 on:** August 23, 2020, 07:51:20 pm »

Wow

You must kill lots of whitetails for that set up. I know cattle ranches all over out west that dont even have somethin like that.

American steel is king however. Hope to see a big selfbow whitetail hanging from it.

Shawn

Pappy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2020, 05:05:32 am »

Looking good Clint, nothing like a good place to skin deer. A roof would be nice also.

Pappy

HH~ · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2020, 08:51:12 pm »

Lotta lumber for a 30ft roof? Most time whitetails come out woods in my rucksack. Not cold enough to hang em for any length in Tenn.

Prolly caped several hunnerd on the ground. When yer in deep you hide em out where they fall.

Shawn

osage outlaw · « **Reply #21 on:** August 27, 2020, 08:04:18 pm »

I finished the stand up today with some help from my dad. I can't wait to hang the first deer off of it. I'm going to add a second I-bolt on the overhang on the right. We could skin two deer at once. I'm thinking about adding an electric winch also. I'll have to think on that some more. We put a layer of metal roofing under the deck to keep the weeds from growing up through it.

The back side is sitting on an I beam to make it level. That platform is as solid as concrete.

Knife table

Morgan · « **Reply #22 on:** August 27, 2020, 08:17:24 pm »

Looks real nice. Winch is a good idea. Tall as that top beam is, you ought to be able to peel the hide with the winch if you had an anchor on bottom

chamookman · « **Reply #23 on:** August 28, 2020, 01:47:56 am »

Nicely done Bud

! Bob

Pappy · « **Reply #24 on:** August 28, 2020, 04:57:54 am »

Nice job, and I will tell you and electric wench is very handy.

Pappy

bjrogg · « **Reply #25 on:** August 28, 2020, 05:38:46 am »

Be good to see a critter hanging from it Clint. I think you would really like a electric winch. We used a chain falls for years. Now I use a fork lift. Love my fork lift. Use it for all my fur barriers to.
Bjrogg

mullet · « **Reply #26 on:** August 28, 2020, 08:49:04 am »

Looks like a sturdy beverage holder, too.

Azmdted · « **Reply #27 on:** August 28, 2020, 09:23:40 am »

Looks great. Your deer must be bigger than mine

DC · « **Reply #28 on:** August 28, 2020, 09:28:50 am »

If Mammoths ever make a comeback you're ready for them

Parnell · « **Reply #29 on:** August 29, 2020, 09:28:50 am »

Wow! Very very nice work, Clint. Really admire how you did that with your dad and the dedication plate.

Primitive Archer