| Elk are very majestic animals and their hides are | | | | already gutted your elk so you shouldn't have |
| just as valuable as their antlers to some hunters. | | | | much to cut at the ends of the elk. |
| We're going to go through the steps of skinning | | | | 5. Now take hold of the neck skin and start to pull |
| an elk because skinning and elk is not an easy | | | | down firmly using a skinning knife to help cut the |
| task. Just as hunting elk and packing out your elk | | | | spots that won't come with your pulling. If you |
| are not easy tasks either. Most would agree that | | | | happen to start from the hind quarters all you |
| elk hunting all around is difficult but very rewarding | | | | have to do is loosen the skin that's around the |
| and worth every second. | | | | legs and pull firmly. |
| 1. If it's possible which most times it's not try to | | | | 6. At this point just continue pulling and trimming |
| hang your elk from a tree or cut a hole through | | | | the hide in spots that won't come with your pulling |
| the tendon on the hind leg and hang it up or by | | | | of the hide. To get a better grip on the slippery |
| the neck as best you can. | | | | skin, first fold the hide and make sure you're only |
| 2. Make your first cut near the hock joints and | | | | grabbing hide that has hair on it and not the |
| knee. Make sure you're using a sharp knife and | | | | membrane side of the hide. |
| cut up from the hock joint to the body of the elk. | | | | 7. Now when you've fully removed the hide place |
| Also make sure you're cutting thin so you don't | | | | the hide - hair side down on the ground so you |
| damage the meat in the process. | | | | don't get dirt and other unwanted critters on your |
| 3. With your sharp knife make a shallow cut all | | | | elk skin. Wipe the skin (membrane side) with a |
| the way around the neck making it easier to | | | | towel and apply a thin layer of salt or borax and |
| remove the hide from the upper body of the elk. | | | | fold it up hide facing outside and take it to your |
| 4. Now split the hide the down the center of the | | | | taxidermist or tanner asap. |
| elk all the way. At this point in time you should've | | | | |