An animal hoisting and skinning apparatus and method that facilitates
skinning and processing of large game animals such as deer, as well as
smaller furbearing animals, while the animal can be lifted either by the
hind legs or the head. The hoisting and skinning apparatus,
self-contained and not dependent on a tree or vehicle, has a stationary
base with a winch attached at the ground and a crown at the top supported
by multiple legs. A winch cable from the winch is passed through a pulley
at the crown and back to the ground where an animal is attached and
lifted. The disclosed hide grabbing devices are attached to loosened
hide, secured to the base, and the carcass is pulled from the hide.