If all goes well, (for me, not the coyote who has been terrorizing my neighborhood as of late,) I will soon be the proud owner of a coyote pelt, albeit still attached to the coyote......hence my question; I've never skinned anything but my knee before, is skinning this animal something I could attempt with some coaching, or am I better off taking it to a local taxidermist? If taxidermy is the answer, (then the question is usually somewhat bizarre,) how much should it cost to have Wiley's pelt removed and treated in such a manner that it would be suitable to have it sent off to a skilled sporran maker, (maybe one in Roswell, GA,) and have it made into a sporran? I can almost hear all of you saying: "this guy is really counting his chickens," but if I don't shoot this coyote pretty soon, there won't be any chickens and my wife may well be minus one cat. I have a plan to bait* and shoot the coyote, I just don't know what to do next and how soon. Normally I respect wildlife in all it's abundant forms, but this coyote has got to go and he might as well become a sporran for it. Any and all advice is welcommed and appreciated. Thanks,
David

Please note....in "baiting" I do not intend to use my wife's cat......at least for now.