Chest splitting

[homer]

Thanks for the reply Arron.
I should have said done in the field.

I dont split anything in the field (chest or aitch bone), all done back at larder.

 

[Camdig]

Bacho rough cut saw does a wonderful job.

 

[Stevie/P]

I’ve see professional stalkers using a wood saw in the larder to split the chest and aitch bone it works and is probably ok. however using a saw the cuts on the pull stroke rather than push stroke minimizing bone fragments being pushed backwards into the chest cavity.

 

[Dave_45]

I prefer the finer teeth of the sagen compact saw or the silky pocket boy with fine teeth

It makes it less jumpy and straighter lines

 

[Camdig]

Ive been known to use a recip saw to half a carcass down spine, usually on beef to get spinal cord out for hanging purposes but also works a treat on deer, sheep and pigs, a fine metal blade works best imo.

 

[VSS]

The less cutting you do in the field the better.

 

[Motard]

Viscera gutting knife. Have always in my backpack else if not using a lot cause is a bit overkill for roes. I could never understand why it never got the same fortune as the EkaSwing blade althougt, to me. is a way better design and hase more functions.

 

[sikastag270]

old butchers knife and hammer or a stone works a treat

 

[Motard]

Viscera gutting knife. Have always in my backpack else if not using a lot cause is a bit overkill for roes. I could never understand why it never got the same fortune as the EkaSwing blade althougt, to me. is a way better design and hase more functions.

sorry, posted wrong model (china copy I bet). This is the right one with gutting hook, bone saw and a 440 stell sturdy blade by Real Avid here a video

 

[Taff]

The less cutting you do in the field the better.

Obviously never been a couple of Ks from camp in steep bush.

 

[Mungo]

old butchers knife and hammer or a stone works a treat

Seen more than one person cut off a back leg and use that to pound their knife through the sternum!

 

[Riverwye]

I only split chest on muntjac as they are small and easy enough to perform a suspended gralloch, and go straight in the roe sack.
Only need to carry a knife, no need for saw.
Any larger species gets done back at the larder, chest, head, legs etc.
Again only need to carry a knife which is kept sharp as your only unzipping the animal.
Chest, head and legs etc can be hacked off back at the larder with mixture of saw's, knives etc. I find it far safer to to this back at the larder, no cold wet hands better lighting, winch, cradle etc.

 

[Dave_45]

Obviously never been a couple of Ks from camp in steep bush.

I’d go as far to say no one camps to stalk deer , definitely not cull anyway.

Remote camping brings firearms security issues in the UK especially if no vehicle or secure storage is present.

At a guess , mungo is referring to carcass quality and reduction/elimination of contamination caused by opening the beast head to toe and dragging it through all and sundry.

 

[John Gryphon]

The less cutting you do in the field the better.

depends on how big the deeris of course.

Green River sheep skinner,best knife out there for big deer. Carcase on its back,straddle the deer and using a two handed grip just rip up through the brisket in one hit. Big stags are tougher of course .

 

[VSS]

depends on how big the deeris of course.

Green River sheep skinner,best knife out there for big deer. Carcase on its back,straddle the deer and using a two handed grip just rip up through the brisket in one hit. Big stags are tougher of course .

Obviously never been a couple of Ks from camp in steep bush.

From the carcass hygiene point of view, I mean.
The less cuts you do in the field the better. Just the bare minimum to get the green gralloch out, then back to the larder ASAP to complete the rest under cleaner conditions.
Even better if you can do the whole thing at the larder, as would typically be the case for park culls.
I appreciate though, that different circumstances will require different degrees of field prep. If you're miles from anywhere, on a hunt lasting several days, or you need to pack a carcass out, then a lot more cutting will be needed. But even so, you wouldn't want to do more than was necessary to achieve the aim of getting the carcass back to civilisation. Horses for courses.

 

[John Gryphon]

From the carcass hygiene point of view, I mean.
The less cuts you do in the field the better. Just the bare minimum to get the green gralloch out, then back to the larder ASAP to complete the rest under cleaner conditions.
Even better if you can do the whole thing at the larder, as would typically be the case for park culls.
I appreciate though, that different circumstances will require different degrees of field prep. If you're miles from anywhere, on a hunt lasting several days, or you need to pack a carcass out, then a lot more cutting will be needed. But even so, you wouldn't want to do more than was necessary to achieve the aim of getting the carcass back to civilisation. Horses for courses.

I agree totally that if one can utilise a vehicle close to the kill site then gut only it is a much better result overall.

No field cutting for these shooters lol.

 

[willowbank]

Ive been known to use a recip saw to half a carcass down spine, usually on beef to get spinal cord out for hanging purposes but also works a treat on deer, sheep and pigs, a fine metal blade works best imo.

Best use stainless blade for the purpose... quite cheap from eBay

WB

 

[Jim Hutton]

I have a similar one I used on Roe.
The blade I have is only about 4in long.
Is the one you suggested any longer?.

Gerber make two fixed blade saws. One is 3.46 and the other 4.25 inches. Better to get the longer one.

 

[long_range_rob]

Ideally you need a saw that cuts on the pull stroke something like the David stretton breastbone saw.

These are perfect, but very, very sharp

 

[VSS]

I’d go as far to say no one camps to stalk deer , definitely not cull anyway.

I do.

Remote camping brings firearms security issues in the UK especially if no vehicle or secure storage is present.

I just sleep with my rifle.