What saw to use for moose???

['Boo]

I carry a standard 22" meat saw in my pack. It takes up less room than a hand saw and weighs about 2 pounds. It also works much better than anything else I have tried.

 

[freddygotarf]

s/s sawblade

this is what you need.s/s sawblade for reciprocating saw.Its 16" long.

 

[wayne37]

chainsaw..no oil

 

[Why not?]

We do the whole thing with a knife. No saw needed. Everything comes off the spine, which gets left in the bush for the critters.

Supercub watched this twelve years ago on a big bull moose, and was quite amazed.

Ted

 

[little bear]

I carry a regular handsaw. I cut about 6 inches off it so it would fit in my backpack. Works well on the backbone, and the pelvis. You can cut the sturnum out where it is attached to the ribs with your knife, it is cartlidge.

 

[rebel01]

I do mine the same as Whynot does.Another simple thing is two sharp axes,one for a hammer and one to cut.A lot lighter to pack.But a reciprocating saw is sweet.

 

[rebel01]

P.S. I never go out without my Gerber folder,its nice for the breastbone and ribs.

 

[rookie wildcat]

I have a Makita 18V. I use pruning blades to do the job. However, only in the camp. In the woods, if I have to, I use a pruning saw. 18" blade. Works great! but you gotta spread the legs wide.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Have used all of the above, and two axes, which by the way works just fine.
One guy positions the cutting axe, the other drives it home using the second axe as a sledge.

Never liked the chainsaw method, leaves to much bone fragment in the meat.
Makes a nice mess in the saw's clutch housing too.

The reciprocating saw worked well too, but you need the right blade, coarse, and long, or it will plug up.

The hand saw I like, is the newer one that cuts both directions, like this one:

We use it mostly for cutting feet, head, and cross quartering cuts at moose camp, but we use it for spine split at deer camp, works fine.

 

[Demonical]

An 18V cordless recip saw works great.

So does a chain saw, with vegetable oil, but it's messy!

 

[yorgi]

Reciprocating saw makes quick work of it assuming there's no hide on, otherwise the blade gets frequently stuck. Also used a sharp dedicated meat saw that was almost as fast as the Sawzall, as mentioned previously the batteries will never run out on it... Last year I used my Gerber folder saw on a calf, it worked but just barely.