This is the moment you've been waiting for! You've finally connected with that trophy buck  you've been watching all year. You already have a spot picked out on the wall for him.

As difficult as it may be, you need to calm down a bit before you take care of business with your buck. You need to be very careful when field dressing and skinning your trophy so that you don't ruin the hide for the taxidermist.

Keep you cut back as far as you can when field-dressing your buck. Be careful not to cut clear up through the brisket like you normally would.

Your cutoff point should be well behind the front shoulder when skinning your buck. The middle of the rib cage is a safe spot.

You should also try to avoid damaging the hide while dragging him out of the woods. Don't risk ruining the hide by tying rope around his neck.

Follow these simple pointers and your taxidermist should be able to give you the mount you've been dreaming of.