I stop half way thru my line to skin. I sell the coon meat as well. I hate coming home to 50 or so critters. Especially coon. Simple gambrial made out of 1/8" snare cable with a non locking loop for each leg. I have about 20 serrated pelter knives a tail puller and a good steel. I usually start at 4am. Home by 8pm to spend sometime with the wife. This works for me.

Thanks, this is simple. I like it.

once again it appears that there is a lot of different ways to do things the right way when trapping is involved

October/November is different than December, and trapping is different than snaring. I put a paper towel and a skinning glove (disposable) over the head of the coyote, to catch any blood on fresh ones. It saves time and headaches later. I like a one piece steel gambrel, as I can pull on the coyote, and it still comes off of the legs easy enough. I carry a few loops made out of 1/8" cable for accidents bin the hock area. I pull coyotes too hard to use anything that doesn't slide easily, I'd be fighting with 3/32" loops because the cable would bend and bulge in front of the ferrules. And, like Danny said, a good steel for pulling legs and touching up sharpening. Having some skinned when I head for home is a plan/intention of mine this year. i used to skin everything in the field, as far as canines go. Lots of skinning gloves and lots of flea spray. And that brings up the issue of smell and time.... a tough call.

I can give you this useful tip. Instead of Wiebe's knife, go to Menard's/Home Depot/Lowe's and buy a cheap utility knife and a package of carpet blades (the one's with the hook). This is cheap, the blade is retractable, and you can store extra blades in the handle. Absolutely awesome when opening up coyotes.

Wade. PM me and i'll send u a pic of the ones im making.. John

I carry a screw in tree step in my pack. Any tree, telephone pole and I'm in business.
Skinning 3/4 coyotes miles away from the truck sure beats dragging them out.

I use a Dog choke collar. Carry it to skin on the go. Hang racoon or coyotes from the nearest tree limb or pull from your hitch on the ground.

I use something similar instead of crimping one side of the ferrul i use a stop on the tag end with a inch or so of cable past the stop and a double ferrul smashed down on it so you can get a grip on it to pull the slide open when done

Ive improvised with baler twine, rope, tie wire , snares and rebar trap stakes . Fix yourself a small tackle box with everything you need in it
One thing i carry in mine that some might think is odd catfish skinning pliers for starting th legs .

It is amazing how many places you can put a rebar stake and use it for a skinning pole on a pickup.

Two or three critters a day ,do it anyway you want but get a pickup with a pile in it you better skin at home or hire it done

When I gun coyotes the first thing I do is plug all holes with paper towels ,If I dispatch with a gun I do the same