What do you guys use to chop down through that chest bone? Brother likes to use the back of an axe and hit a machete or something and chop through it. I bought him a Kershaw outcast knife and it broke in two hits. Any suggestions?
What do you use to cut the chest bone on a moose?
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We cut it with a knife along the seam on both sides of the brisket, all the way to the front of the ribs where it attaches to the spine. The brisket comes off in one whole piece.
You do not need a big, heavy, knife to do it. Just stay on that white seam, and it cuts easily.
Ted
You do not need a big, heavy, knife to do it. Just stay on that white seam, and it cuts easily.
Ted
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I never killed a moose in my life (I will some day) let along hunted them. However, I use a Wyoming Saw on deer to cut the brisket, pelvic bone, legs head and skull to remove the antlers. It is a take down saw that comes in a carring pouch that you can wear or place into the back pack. It comes with a bone and wood blade.
Sazall or brisket saw when the batteries die.
The tenderloins are in the ass-end, you'd be hard pressed to touch them while cutting through the brisket.
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The smallest gerber axe. I find it quicker and easer than a bonesaw, although I use the bonesaw through the ribs up by the backbone and anywhere else I can't get the knife to do it.
If you only want to pack one I'd pick the break down bonesaw myself. We've got a couple different ones and they're both great. (misplaced one and thought I'd lost it, right until after I bought a replacement, found the original about a day later.
) Look like a little hacksaw that breaks down. Orignials a montana saw that came with a pouch/belt, the, "replacement" is a gerber that folds into a little rectangular cordura kit.
If you only want to pack one I'd pick the break down bonesaw myself. We've got a couple different ones and they're both great. (misplaced one and thought I'd lost it, right until after I bought a replacement, found the original about a day later.
) Look like a little hacksaw that breaks down. Orignials a montana saw that came with a pouch/belt, the, "replacement" is a gerber that folds into a little rectangular cordura kit.
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I use my knife and a small hatchet. Place the knife where you want to split the bone and tap the back of the blade with the hatchet.
Oh and don't use your good knife for this
Oh and don't use your good knife for this
Absolutely yes on the sawzall . Get the longest blade and 4 teeth per inch. Works great with no bone chips in your meat afterwards. Use the same method and tool for the back bone. Much easier to do while you have it hanging in a tree. Had my moose this year in a tree , skinned and quartered in a littl more then an hour. Good luck
A small folding camp saw. I used a Kershaw for years, works fine for the chest--certanly not the backbone.
We hunt moose out of camp and travel light when hunting, and usaully in separate directions.
Having one of these allows you to start gutting the moose while someone else heads back to camp to get help and some heavier tools.
We hunt moose out of camp and travel light when hunting, and usaully in separate directions.
Having one of these allows you to start gutting the moose while someone else heads back to camp to get help and some heavier tools.
Wrong Way
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I *used* to use a sawzall (Btw...if any of you guys using one want the ultimate blade for the task, pick up the "Ax" blade from Milwaukee....cuts twice as fast as any I've ever used and doesn't clog up with meat and crap)
*but*....a couple years ago I bought a tiny little Stihl chainsaw for the task. For "chain oil" I use canola oil and the saw gets used ONLY for dressing and quartering.....works better than you could even imagine
*but*....a couple years ago I bought a tiny little Stihl chainsaw for the task. For "chain oil" I use canola oil and the saw gets used ONLY for dressing and quartering.....works better than you could even imagine
Simple. We don't worry about cutting the brisket. All four quarter joints can be removed with a knife. The neck and spine are deboned. All before the animal is dressed.
Once all the meat is off, we open the abdominal cavity, remove the tenderloins and then cut the ribs out in slabs.
This is actually a better way than the "gut them as soon as they fall" approach. It is cleaner and if there are big bears around it keeps the smell down until you load up and leave.
Once all the meat is off, we open the abdominal cavity, remove the tenderloins and then cut the ribs out in slabs.
This is actually a better way than the "gut them as soon as they fall" approach. It is cleaner and if there are big bears around it keeps the smell down until you load up and leave.
A small folding camp saw. I used a Kershaw for years, works fine for the chest--certanly not the backbone.
We hunt moose out of camp and travel light when hunting, and usaully in separate directions.
Having one of these allows you to start gutting the moose while someone else heads back to camp to get help and some heavier tools.
This saw works for me.One thing though,if its a BIG moose it would be good to have a little longer blade.These are compact and easy to clean.And keep an eye on them as they seem to end up in other gangmembers back packs.
I usually use a Browning folding saw. Excellent piece of kit. I find that it cuts faster and more smoothly than the Sandvik model.
I often carry a Spydersaw if I am only chasing deer and sheep. It too is a workhorse but a bit small for the heavier bones on a moose or elk. It still works, but it takes time.
I often carry a Spydersaw if I am only chasing deer and sheep. It too is a workhorse but a bit small for the heavier bones on a moose or elk. It still works, but it takes time.
