I remember seeing a prying tool used to pull the hide from a squirrel a few weeks back here on Trap Talk. It was shown in a video by a fellow who designed and built the tool. It was a bench mounted tool that pulled the front and rear skin apart after cutting across the middle of the skin. I did a search for squirrel related threads but had no luck. I am hoping someone with a better memory than mine can remember where I can find the short video posted .

Me too they had one a few months ago in fur fish and game. But I've loss the magazine to know the details. Looked on YouTube no luck.

… I have two … a right and a left lol

Made a few of these last year, as my arthritis is getting bad.
Figured I'd skin in field while warm, drop in ziploc.

No faster or really easier than slitting across back, couple fingers in each side, and pulling.

The one in the magazine had a lever and s hook if I remember I was going to make one for my dad he is starting to get arthritis in his hands, he is OK if some one is there to pull for him.

You want to do those rats hot! peel like a banana then....

only way to do it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c8OyexZ10E
been skinning them like this for 40 years

that's correct. also use fish skinning pliers to pull on flaps an to snap the legs above joints to cut apart with scissors.

we got a pot full of skurl rdy for the fry pan tonight

.. good hunt Flint

I thought you used your tooth

One happy Boy!

Nice pics great memories

I love this one, take a look: The link to you tube shows it working.

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Did that the other day and even with tennis elbow it was much better.

I used some small cable and made a loop that grabs a back paw
I originally made it to do opening cuts on coons but handy for squirrels also
it clips to the cargo tie down in the back corner of the truck bed or on a post , where-ever


308 case for size reference
fender washer with 2 holes drilled in it and some snare cable

There are several brackets available similar to the one in DaveP's post that can be mounted at a comfortable height that utilize the tail skinning method without all the bending over,

The Ridge Runner Original Skinner from Okie Dog Supply and the Hunters Helper Squirrel Skinner from Hunter Helper Tools are a couple of examples that are designed to mount to a tree or post and hold the back legs to skin tail down and then hold the head to skin the back legs.

The tail method is by far the cleanest and easiest way I have found to take a squirrel's PJs off.

Good video.
That's the way I do it. Me and a pocket knife. And my foot.

My dad and I tried that method on the very first squirrel I shot. Dad was never a squirrel hunter. The squirrel was stone cold. Dad made the cut, stood on the tail, and I pulled. Dad ended up on the ground and the squirrel hide hadn't budged.
We learned to skin them warm real quick.

If you make that cut at the back legs down father towards the belly farther than he did it in the vid, the hide tears easier, even when cold