That's true too. What I meant is that hogs aren't like deer or other animals in that their necks are almost as large as their heads and you shouldn't have to cut up the front or back to get the skin over the head. I can't tell you how many hogs I get in where someone cut up the chest to be able to gut it easier when they could have just taken 5-10 extra minutes and worked the skin forward and then cut through the ribs and so forth. Also, most of the hogs I used to get from Tejon were cut all down the back. No need. I'm glad Brian Meadows guides there now. I've done enough business and talked with him enough times that I think he isn't doing that now, but most of the guides do and there's no reason for it at all. If the shield is heavy, just cut relief cuts in the shield only. If you don't know how to skin the head out, leave the head in and cut the neck off and bring it to me or another taxidermist to finish skinning out. I would much rather have a whole bobcat to skin out myself than have someone bring me one partially skinned out figuring they saved me some time when in fact they added time because they didn't know what they were doing. I've even gone on hunts like the one on the Bitterwater Ranch to help skin and take the hides because I wanted to make sure they didn't cut them too short and because I always enjoy watching someone hunt. Weimyowner, did they invite you to watch or to hunt with them? Either way you'll have a blast and I'm jealous.
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