This is also how my dad taught me, and I always do it this way unless its hindquarters are shot to hell then I will get as far as I can until the tail brakes off and then I do the same thing as you do with the tail on except I just use my hands. This doesn't work as good as when you can use the tail all the way down but it is still much better than splitting the hide in the middle of the back and just trying to pull it apart.
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