Least convenient road side dispatch

[HonestJohn]

Done this a couple of times - use the wheel wrench (jack handle). Whack in the back of the head, over.
I keep mine in the drivers door pocket. Serves many good uses ‘just in case’, and also is not seen as a weapon since I need to check the wheel nuts later today as they tyres were rotated this morning

 

[Tazz]

I hope they were appreciative.

Did they leave a score card regarding the quality of your Gralloching

 

[Utectok]

I’ve a legal folding slip joint knife with me always and I’ve dispatched a few roe with it safely. I think a wounded stag would have me going home to fetch something more substantial like a shotgun!

 

[Dillinger]

Probably the quickest way would be to go for the carotid artery by sticking your knife through the neck just in front of the spine and cutting outwards, looks like thats what you did but obviously the knife would benefit from being sharp.

Because there is every chance you wont have good reason in case you get stopped , it happens ! Even though i am going to be a tough one to prosecute through my work , i dont carry or transport "without good reason"( used to but things have really changed now ) . I got stopped and searched , PNC checked just for driving in and straight out of a petrol station a few years back . Just two regular middle aged blokes , the copper thought that i was avoiding him but like i said i was correcting missing my junction doing a U turn
I really dont need the hassle of having anything more than the Swiss army knife on my key change - Unless i am off stalking etc , i which case i would have firearms anyhow .
Times have changed - totally changed !

Was just riding home from work on my motorbike. And saw a young roe buck laying on the floor in a lay by on the opposite side of the road. Spun around and as I pulled in it tried to jump up and run, but was clearly badly injured from an RTC.

Feeling duty bound to end it's suffering I rummaged through my work bag till I found my trusty. But very beat up and blunt gerber multi tool. (No point to the knife either)
I managed to pull it to a safe position a few meters across, and pinned it, then slitting it's throat and severing the windpipe. However there was far more hacking than I'd have liked.

I did my best with the tooling available, and ended it's suffering far quicker than had I not come across it.

But this did get me pondering. If I were to find myself in the same situation again, can anyone reccomend an easy and humane dispatch solution?

I can't routinely carry a proper knife around, and on my motorbike I don't have a tire iron etc to apply blunt force trauma

Cheers

KS

My son was walking back to his car a few year back he had been checking a few fields he had some rabbiting on when he got stopped by a young police officer, anyway he was probably a bit sharp with the officer and ended up being searched he had a knife which was 3 mm over the limit the Sargent back at the station told the young officer off for arresting him but he still got a fine this was in a rural area, his car was parked on the highway, when I told my son off for having the knife on him he said dad it had a little torch built in it that's why I had it , even though the Sargent knew there was no real crime a young lad still got a criminal record. And for dispatch atlas if possible it's a quicker resolution.

 

[Dillinger]

My son was walking back to his car a few year back he had been checking a few fields he had some rabbiting on when he got stopped by a young police officer, anyway he was probably a bit sharp with the officer and ended up being searched he had a knife which was 3 mm over the limit the Sargent back at the station told the young officer off for arresting him but he still got a fine this was in a rural area, his car was parked on the highway, when I told my son off for having the knife on him he said dad it had a little torch built in it that's why I had it , even though the Sargent knew there was no real crime a young lad still got a criminal record. And for dispatch atlas if possible it's a quicker resolution.

Also I believe there was a keeper prosecuted for carrying a knife on his belt in a supermarket some year's back

 

[Dan Newcombe]

Was just riding home from work on my motorbike. And saw a young roe buck laying on the floor in a lay by on the opposite side of the road. Spun around and as I pulled in it tried to jump up and run, but was clearly badly injured from an RTC.

Feeling duty bound to end it's suffering I rummaged through my work bag till I found my trusty. But very beat up and blunt gerber multi tool. (No point to the knife either)
I managed to pull it to a safe position a few meters across, and pinned it, then slitting it's throat and severing the windpipe. However there was far more hacking than I'd have liked.

I did my best with the tooling available, and ended it's suffering far quicker than had I not come across it.

But this did get me pondering. If I were to find myself in the same situation again, can anyone reccomend an easy and humane dispatch solution?

I can't routinely carry a proper knife around, and on my motorbike I don't have a tire iron etc to apply blunt force trauma

Cheers

KS

You were already carrying a knife - just sharpen it and you won’t be in any different situation but you will be able to do the job properly

 

[Sol]

I didnt know locking blades were so frowned at law wise, I always have an opinal in my pocket If I'm out stalking our out and about in the country.
If I come across an RTA and or just a dead deer, I'll take the head Its a decent bit of money... police would probably be baffled at that response!

I know its probably due to do with crime but dang would be nice if It grandfathered in an exception for blades under 3.5" so n8's could be carried around without much fuss, they dull pretty quickly but there still such a handy knife.

I can be pretty unstable on my feet, I dont quite like the idea of a sheathed knife right next to your vital organs.... Its why I always carry a lock knife because Its well locked away 99% of the day and whenever I'm using it I'm standing and "safe"

 

[VSS]

Did they leave a score card regarding the quality of your Gralloching

You'd have thought they would have at least left a note of thanks, wouldn't you?
I was a student at the time, and that much meat would have been well worth having to eke out our meagre rations.
Many, many years later I met the old boy who'd been the stalker on that bit of ground. I told him my story and he just chuckled. But it was a very  knowing kind of chuckle.

 

[Trickyd66]

I didnt know locking blades were so frowned at law wise, I always have an opinal in my pocket If I'm out stalking our out and about in the country.
If I come across an RTA and or just a dead deer, I'll take the head Its a decent bit of money... police would probably be baffled at that response!

I know its probably due to do with crime but dang would be nice if It grandfathered in an exception for blades under 3.5" so n8's could be carried around without much fuss, they dull pretty quickly but there still such a handy knife.

I can be pretty unstable on my feet, I dont quite like the idea of a sheathed knife right next to your vital organs.... Its why I always carry a lock knife because Its well locked away 99% of the day and whenever I'm using it I'm standing and "safe"

Not sure about Scottish law, but in England any fixed or locking knife of any length is Taboo in public, unless you have genuine good reason to be carrying. Only non locking under 3" blade is allowed without "good reason " I have 2 "work arounds" 1st is a no6 with the locking ring removed but carried with the knife so can be slipped back on if needed. 2nd is a sword peasant knife and a bit of thin paranoid. Simply open the friction folder and use the cord to whip it in a fixed position. Neither ideal but provide a solution to the issue, but you only end up with a sub 3" blade.

 

[Scarpa]

This knife is a good EDC in the UK. 2.9" non locking blade, quick flipper deployment, nice sharp blade. With your finger behind the flipper/guard it is unlikely to cut you if it half closes. Thank god I live most of the year in Austria where I can carry anythng as long as I'm sensible.

 

[Jagged77]

There are some incredibly strong non locking slip joints out there (in terms of the locking mechanism). Something like the Boker Plus XS I would think highly capable for despatch and UK carry legal. Personally I like the Spyderco Urban and would trust it to get the job done. Slip joints just need to be respected but can be very able for tough tasks.

 

[Jagged77]

This knife is a good EDC in the UK. 2.9" non locking blade, quick flipper deployment, nice sharp blade. With your finger behind the flipper/guard it is unlikely to cut you if it half closes. Thank god I live most of the year in Austria where I can carry anythng as long as I'm sensible.

As long as it’s not assisted, they’re now part of the offensive weapons act.

 

[User00056]

It's a sad state of affairs when the most law abiding and responsible sections of society need to figure out a way to comply with a law that will be completely ignored by the minority it's intended to protect us all from

 

[VSS]

It's a sad state of affairs when the most law abiding and responsible sections of society need to figure out a way to comply with a law that will be completely ignored by the minority it's intended to protect us all from

I completely ignore it.
But I don't think you need protecting from me.

 

[User00056]

I completely ignore it

Man after my own heart. I carry a lambsfoot knife around the holding because I need it. I also need to visit my local town from time to time, where I don't specifically need it. It's in my pocket though, and that's just where it'll stay. It might be legal carry, it might not. I'm fairly sure it is, but I've never bothered to check. I don't visit town with the intention to do anything that warrants police attention though, so I'm fairly sure nobody would know or even care.

Edit. It's razor sharp though, so if it were ever required for despatch I'm pretty confident it would serve

 

[VSS]

Man after my own heart. I carry a lambsfoot knife around the holding because I need it. I also need to visit my local town from time to time, where I don't specifically need it. It's in my pocket though, and that's just where it'll stay. It might be legal carry, it might not. I'm fairly sure it is, but I've never bothered to check. I don't visit town with the intention to do anything that warrants police attention though, so I'm fairly sure nobody would know or even care.

Edit. It's razor sharp though, so if it were ever required for despatch I'm pretty confident it would serve

Yes, a lambsfoot is legal EDC.
My Buck 110 isn't, but where I go it goes, and has done for the past 30 years or so.

 

[Scarpa]

As long as it’s not assisted, they’re now part of the offensive weapons act.

Nope, it's a pure flipper deployment so you have to sharply flick back the blade protrusion. all from human effort. As I've got older I get a bit of thumb joint pain (too much climbing all my life) so I find it easier to use than a thumb stud knife which is just as quick to deploy. The firm designed this knife to comply with UK laws, but all it takes is one court case where someone classes part of the blade as being a button and all that could change.

 

[Heym SR20]

I have on a couple of occasions dispatched a deer with a knife. Be very careful, especially one with antlers as even badly injured a little roe buck or muntjac is still very strong and can cause a nasty penetrating injury.

A sharp blow to the back of the head with a good stick etc may be the best to stun it.

Or if it is badly injured just let it die in peace. The stress of trying to kill it without the correct tools may in fact be worse than just leaving it in peace.