Best saw to split a moose

I like the control you have with a meat saw so you don't pop the piss sack when splitting the pelvis.

This year's moose.

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sheephunter said:
If I'm gutting, I pull it out with the guts without splitting the pelvis but I guess if you have a saw that is another option.
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You're better than me if you can do that with a moose. A deer sized animal I have no problem doing that but I can't with a moose, it would take some fancy cutting with a long knife.

I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm just saying I haven't had much success doing it that way myself.
 
LOL, not sure I'm a better man but I've done it dozens of times with a 2.5" blade. Sometimes necessity is the best teacher...lol I was taught the split pelvis method as a teenager but after finding myself in enough situations without a saw or axe, I just kind of got comfortable doing it without.
 
No doubt! I guess I'm just set in my ways.

I like to tie off the ass, split the pelvis then skin the connecting tissues while pulling towards the gut side. For me it's the easiest way to prevent popping the piss sac.

It's just the way I do it. Everyone has their own way and none of them are wrong as long as there's no spilled guts or piss.

I'm a meat hunter and I have my system. It works for me. I've been doing it since I was a teen as well but I think I'm too old to change now! lol
 
trevj said:
A hunting partner of mine split a moose down the spine with the saw blade on his swiss army knife, and heartily recommends better planning than that.

I have used both a regular carpenter's saw, and a folding pruning saw, and can not recommend either over a meat saw.

Chainsaw through hair? Bloody heck! All for want of three or five minutes with a knife to split and peel back the hide.
Seems a poor trade, spending all the time cleaning what could be prevented. Even with a pressure washer.

Cheers
Trev
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Even though that would be the most boring video ever, I'd still like to watch it. I must confess, I am having a bit of difficulty believing someone split a moose with a 3" saw... still, :popCorn:

All this talk of moose... There are so many hunts I want to go on in this life (and succeed) and moose is one of them.
 
New Camper said:
Even though that would be the most boring video ever, I'd still like to watch it. I must confess, I am having a bit of difficulty believing someone split a moose with a 3" saw... still, :popCorn:
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A co-worker and hunting partner. Story was backed up by another that was there. I trust both of them.
He professed that his hands hurt, every time he told that particular story. Not stellar planning, and a whole lotta effort. But you gotta run what you brung.

Cheers
Trev
 
trevj said:
A co-worker and hunting partner. Story was backed up by another that was there. I trust both of them.
He professed that his hands hurt, every time he told that particular story. Not stellar planning, and a whole lotta effort. But you gotta run what you brung.

Cheers
Trev
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Funny thing, forgot knife once, actually entire pack, all I had to gut a large buck was my EDC, a 2 1/4" Buck Globtrotter jack knife. not the best time.
 
I have decided on a cordless recip saw. It will double as a saw to clear small trees from the trails we use. The cabin we hunt from is always nice and warm and can recharge the battery several times if need be. Thanks for all the replies. I can't help but want to try the two axe method. I got a little Eastwing that I will sharpen up just in case.

Thanks for the replies. Great info here for all types of situations.

George
 
Wear safety glasses if you try the two axe method....striking hardened steel with hardened steel can cause piece to fly at high velocity. It definitely works though.
 
g-manz35 said:
I have decided on a cordless recip saw. It will double as a saw to clear small trees from the trails we use. The cabin we hunt from is always nice and warm and can recharge the battery several times if need be. Thanks for all the replies. I can't help but want to try the two axe method. I got a little Eastwing that I will sharpen up just in case.

Thanks for the replies. Great info here for all types of situations.

George
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I have had the opportinity to use all of the methods described in this thread at one time or another. Smetimes the choice of what to use to split the critter was out of necessity. I only had a chainsaw or only had 2 axes avaialble. All the methods work without a doubt. The only down side to the 2 axe method is you have to use 2 axes. Fine if you are in camp but not something I want to carry all day in my day pack.
I always keep a 15 inch Stanley Sharptooth saw in my day pack. It is light. It never fails to start. It can remove the fore legs, split the brisket and pelvis, cut the spine to get the moose in half, remove the antlers and, if necessary, split a moose from a$$H0le to breakfast to get it into quarters. That being said, I don't always use this saw to split the moose.

If you can get your moose back to camp/home in halves or whole, then the reciprocating saw you have chosen will work great, with the right balde. If you ever need to quarter one in the middle of nowhere, remember the boy scout motto. "Be Prepared."
Good luck with your hunting.
 
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