Patent ID: 6994618

Claim:
A gallows for hoisting and skinning game comprising: a support having a first end and a second end; a hanger assembly rotatively coupled to the support and having a plurality of radially outwardly extending hangers, each for supporting a game; a pulley arm having a first leg and a second leg, the first leg being pivotally coupled to the support between the first end and the second end of the support, the pulley arm having a first position for hoisting game and a second position for skinning game; a pulley coupled to the second leg of the pulley arm, the pulley being securable adjacent to the hanger assembly when the pulley arm is secured in its first position and the pulley being securable adjacent to the ground with the second leg when the pulley arm is secured in its second position; a winch secured to the first leg of the pulley arm; and a strap operatively engaging the winch and threaded around the pulley for pulling a load in a generally vertical direction, wherein the strap can be secured to a game with the pulley arm in the first position for hoisting the game to an elevated position adjacent to the hanger, and wherein the strap can be secured to the skin of the game with the pulley arm in the second position for skinning the game.