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Title: Skinning Pole
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 01, 2010, 09:12:02 AM: Had a buddy fab me up a new skinning pole for the season. After using gutpile's for my bear i was sold on having one. Heres a few pics of it.

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its pretty heavy duty and not on the light side, but it should hold just about anything. I bought a 1ton manual chain hoist, gambrel, and big game scale for it so im ready to roll!! now i just need to shoot something!

--bh2bt
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: h20hunter on October 01, 2010, 09:15:19 AM: Sure would look better with a bit 'o game hanging. Nice looking meat pole, yeah, I said meat pole.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: 400out on October 01, 2010, 09:54:05 AM: Looks good! does it break down in the middle for transport?
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: wsucowboy on October 01, 2010, 10:02:14 AM: Me and my Dad both made one a couple of years ago. We were deer hunting and the guy that was camped by us let my dad use it when he got his deer on opening day. Works great. We didn't put a scale on it and used a old come along instead of a chain but other than that there the same. You'll love it, hope you get some meat hanging on it soon.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: Gutpile on October 01, 2010, 10:02:39 AM: Quote
Looks good! does it break down in the middle for transport?

I'll answer for him, he's probably out stroking him pole.

Yes it does.

Best thing ever. I love mine. I hunt south east where there are no trees to use so needed something. Nine Antelope will be peeled on it next week. WooHoo!!!!

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Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: MtnMuley on October 01, 2010, 10:43:52 AM: Very nice custom jobs guys! I've been wanting to build one for quite some time now, but time away from hunting/fishing is the biggest problem. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: the1rod on October 01, 2010, 10:52:28 AM: Nice pole :chuckle: :chuckle: i might have to build one of those, it just needs to swivel so that you can set your animal right in the bed once its skinned and in a game bag. if that's the way you do it.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: BLR 243 on October 01, 2010, 10:53:28 AM: thats clever.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: NWBREW on October 01, 2010, 10:55:06 AM: Very nice.

Here's ours....what's left of the last tresspasser. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: robodad on October 01, 2010, 11:00:17 AM: So now you need to install a couple hooks at the bottom that you can hook onto the hide, then as you winch your deer up it pulls the skin off !! ;)

Just start the hind legs before you attach the gambrel then hook the hide there and winch it up and it should just peel it like a banana, may have to adjust once but it should make the job quite easy !!!
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: Widgeondeke on October 01, 2010, 11:05:39 AM: here is our meat pole used in WY for antelope. It could handle 4 at a time. Not the best pick though. It is made with 1" square tubing and has a center pole for support. In the 2nd pic we had to hang the 5th from the tree. :drool:
I like the HD version especially for a big muley or elk. :)
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 01, 2010, 04:46:18 PM: 400out, yes it does break down for transport. its just big enough to fit diagonally in the small bed my truck has.

the1rod, theres no reason to have this one swivel its plent tall enough and the hoist chain is long enough that it can swing around and get it into the bed of the truck. havnt tried it yet obviously but thats how gutpile's is and the same guy built them so it should work the same.

cant wait to use it. hoping to take the old smoke pole to an elk this weekend!

--bh2bt
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: gasman on October 01, 2010, 05:32:36 PM: I am throwing one together now for our trip to WY on sunday.
Won't be any thing special but it will do the job for for teh Analope, but will have to make a heavier duty one at a later date.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: Cylvertip on October 08, 2010, 08:58:16 AM: I've seen them made with a pivot too, so you can lift the animal, and then swing it into the bed if you like...
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: gasman on October 08, 2010, 09:05:47 AM: Ribka has some pic of mine being used this last week with all our lopes we shot. I hope he post up a pic or two of ot. It worked out great and saved our backs.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 10, 2010, 08:42:08 PM: they sure are nice arnt they gasman. cant wait to get something down to try mine out! luckily deer season is around the corner! still mad that i didnt get an elk to put on there....next year!

--bh2bt
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: actionshooter on October 10, 2010, 08:47:02 PM: I built this one ten years ago for a yote skinner. Yours is a little more high-class :chuckle: I miht have to go back to the drawin board. :)
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: Grizzly95 on October 10, 2010, 08:54:24 PM: Gonna have to build a couple of those. Guess I should actually kill something too....
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: gasman on October 10, 2010, 09:20:13 PM: The one I made worked great for skinning all those lopes last week :tup:

Saved our backs big time. Took it apart after each use and put it in the back of the truck untill the next skinning, only took seconds to dismantel and move on 8)
Wanna make the next one to swivel, for loading the game in the back of the truck.

Tie to look at building a bigger, stronger one before late archery elk season.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 10, 2010, 09:35:36 PM: some nice skinning poles. i will have to get a picture of ours.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: gasman on October 10, 2010, 09:41:46 PM: RIBKA posted some pic of the meat pole i made.
Check out the link http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,58745.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,58745.0.html)

Completly dismantels in to 3 pieces. stored it in the truck box on our way down.

The red board on the tailgate is my cutting board. We skinned them and deboned them on the spot.
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: actionshooter on October 10, 2010, 09:49:25 PM: Quote from: gasman on October 10, 2010, 09:41:46 PM
RIBKA posted some pic of the meat pole i made.
Check out the link http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,58745.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,58745.0.html)

Completly dismantels in to 3 pieces. stored it in the truck box on our way down.

The red board on the tailgate is my cutting board. We skinned them and deboned them on the spot.

I saw yours, it was pretty cool too. :)
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 23, 2010, 09:00:46 PM: got to break mine in today for the first time on my 2010 deer. was pretty stoked and it worked out slick.

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--bh2bt
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: Machias on October 23, 2010, 11:32:16 PM: Sweet, congrats on the deer!
Title: Re: Skinning Pole
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on October 24, 2010, 08:07:17 AM: thanks machias, you had any luck this year yet?

--bh2bt