A device, easily assembled and disassembled for portability, for hoisting and skinning large game in the
wilderness. A pair of upright members extend upward from base members, and a cross beam joins upper ends of the upright members to form a
rigid frame. A
winch mounted on an upright member includes a
barrel sufficiently wide to accommodate two cables in side-by side relation and a
handle for rotating the
barrel. A first cable extends from the
barrel of the
winch through a dual-sheaved
pulley suspended from the cross beam proximal to the
winch and thence through a second
pulley suspended from the cross beam distal to the winch. A second cable extends from the barrel of the winch through the dual-sheaved
pulley. With the hind legs of a carcass attached to the cables, rotating the
handle hoists the carcass and tensions apart the hind legs to facilitate skinning. In an alternative embodiment, the frame comprises three upright members pivotally attached to a cross beam and capable of being positioned on a ground surface in tripod configuration. In both embodiments, provision is made for varying the length of at least one upright member to adjust the hoist to sloping or uneven ground.