When field dressing/caping your trophy to be mounted, you should allow ample hide for Taxidermy @ Reel Trophy Farm to work with. Remember, a taxidermist can always cut extra hide off, but they can't add more. 

1. With a sharp knife, cut the hide behind the shoulders of the deer approximately half way down the rib cage, and circle the entire body (Figure 2A). 

2. Cut the hide just above both front knees of the deer, circling the entire leg (Figure 2A)

3. Cut a slit on the underside of the leg, from the knee cut to the body cut. Figure 2B). Try to stay on the outside (AWAY FROM THE BRISKET) of the white on the legs.

4. Start peeling the skin from the body cut, and leg cut, toward the head/neck area. Try not to leave large chunks of meat on the skin as you are peeling. Peel the skin all the way to the head/neck junction (Figure 3). Do NOT cut into the brisket (chest area) or the neck.

5. Peel the hide over the top of the head and cut into the neck muscle approximately 3 inches down from the head/neck junction (Figure 3).  You can either cut all the way down to the vertebra, grasp the antlers and twist the head off, or use a reciprocating saw and cut through the vertebra. Be careful not to cut into the hide as you are doing this.

6. If blood gets onto the hide, wash it with water as quickly as  possible. Pat dry with a cloth or towel.

7. If you are taking the cape directly to Taxidermy @ Reel Trophy Farm, place head and hide in a trash bag and take it as soon as possible. If you are not  taking directly to Taxidermy @ Reel Trophy Farm, place head and hide in double layered trashed bag, making sure that the ears and nose are covered completely. Tie the trash bag around the base of the antlers and place in the freezer. Take to Taxidermy @ Reel Trophy Farm when ready. 

8. When in doubt, take it to Taxidermy @ Reel Trophy Farm, to cape it for you.