Splitting a big game carcass with an electric chain saw question?

We hunt on foot or canoes and bringing more weight in the gear bag ain’t gonna happen lol for us it’s hand saws and really unless I would have to do 2-3 moose then I would consider a battery recip saw but it one moose a year usually. For caribou no saw, everything is done with a knife, same could be done for a moose but it is more work.
 
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DGY said:
We hunt on foot or canoes and bringing more weight in the gear bag ain’t gonna happen lol for us is hand saws and really unless I would have to do 2-3 moose then I would consider a battery recip saw but it one moose a year usually. For caribou no saw, everything is done with a knife, same could be done for a moose but it is more work.
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For that scenarios I use the gutless method.
 
I've split and cut the rack off dozens moose and several deer with a chainsaw ( manual oil pump ), I only cut bone, finish with a knife. Never get brains or spine guck on me. A quick brush with a paper towel or rag before it dries gets rid of any bone chips.
 
As mentioned above, use reciprocating saw. I used a chainsaw once on a moose. That was the first and last time - too messy and chainsaw was a PITA to clean.
 
I have used a chainsaw in the past,,, clean out the bar oil and use vegetable oil. It does leave some bone chips and things, but when we used that on bison it was the only way to go…


Honestly if you are decent with a knife there is no need to ever split an animal. It is super quick to debone it.
 
Cordless recip saws are easy. just use a blade that the paint is worn off. much easier than hand saw especially in the field for quartering moose. I used mine to cut my deer in half to hang this year. easier for sure but if you count the time it takes to clean it afterwards a don't think is any quicker than the handsaw.
 
Im trying to figure out why you would split a deer?
Moose I can see to quarter and hang, but a deer?
I guess I have always deboned every deer, moose and elk, mostly de boned as well.
Or are you talking about splitting them so you can pack it out?
If you quarter at home, then splitting with a cordless, or corded recip saw is by far the easiest and cheapest way.
 
when i upgraded my cordless recipt my old one got dedicated to meat cutting.
it was one of those old DeWalt ones that uses the BIG batteries, picked up a battery conversion for the new batteries off amazon and some stainless blades, i put it in a Co-op bag, poke the blade out through a hole and cut away.
i use it for when i do up a cow (usually once a year) and for whatever game i get in the fall.
i picked up ones of those white plastic bone fuzz remover tools from the butcher shop as well to clean off all the bone powder, works like a charm. https://a.co/d/asUrnfi
 
leeelmer said:
Im trying to figure out why you would split a deer?
Moose I can see to quarter and hang, but a deer?
I guess I have always deboned every deer, moose and elk, mostly de boned as well.
Or are you talking about splitting them so you can pack it out?
If you quarter at home, then splitting with a cordless, or corded recip saw is by far the easiest and cheapest way.
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We do one deer a year with a reciprocating saw for my son's fancy Christmas Eve French rack of venison.
Other than that , for moose only.
Cordless for the boat, and corded for the garage.
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