How to skin a trad killed hog

[awbowman]

Hope this doesn't get pulled, but I have a buddy that is always slaying hogs with his Black Widow and he recently sent me a picture on his cleaning technique.

Great shot Tony!

   

Basically cut the hide in strips about 4-5" wide and it pulls right down to the head.  For all you hog killas out there

[Zbone]

Interesting.... Curious of how he keeps this cut lines so straight...

[old_goat2]

what is the advantage to doing it that way

[awbowman]

zbone, I can only tell you he gets LOTS of practice.

old goat, the advantage is that it's very easy just to pull the strips down

[Jeff Strubberg]

A carpet blade (hook) in a utility knife makes quick work of slicing the hide and you don't risk puncturing anything.

We've done domestic hogs this way.  The only downside is that you have more cut hair floating around and getting on the meat.  You have to pay attention rinsing the carcass off afterwards.

is that a hog or a banana?  

[Slickhead]

Im guessing the strips cause less resistance to pull.
Neet idea
Probably work for deer too.
A sharp box cutter with adjustable blade would work well.

[Hoyt]

That's some pretty, white fat on that hog..ought to be some good eaten. I've seen them skinned that way also.

[manitou1]

Interesting.  I may have to try that one.
Coincidentally, I am sitting here eating a pulled pork sandwich from a hog I killed two weekends ago!  He was a very nice boar with good cutters, but had absolutely NO fat what so ever on him.
That pig looks like it was eating well!

[KentuckyTJ]

Originally posted by Zbone:
Interesting.... Curious of how he keeps this cut lines so straight...

Gut hook

[ChrisM]

That is how I do it.  I remeber the first hog I skinned that dang skin was so thick and tough it was hard to pull.  My dad watched and when I got done he told me to strip it next time.  He has a way alowing me to butt my head for a while before he sets me straight.  He says its the only way it takes.  Well anyway the next hog was way way less work.  Stripping is the only way I do it.

[JamesJamison]

We always hung them up, started on the south end and headed north.  The strip method might work well, never tried that.

[edge2009]

Originally posted by arrow30:
is that a hog or a banana?    

I guess I'll be the first to give you kudos on this joke... lol

I thought it was funny!    

[CoilSpring]

Maybe that's where the "Bacon Strip" got its name????    

[huntingarcher]

Doin't think I have seen that before.Looks like it works good.  

[S.C. Hunter]

I thought that was one of those big catfish like we caught over at Lake Marion in Santee, S.C.

[nd chickenman]

An old butcher in Montana taught me how to skin hogs like that. When he was done skinning one there wasn't a mark on the fat, mine don't look like his!