Getting my final packing done for my hunt on the 15th and just finished some final sharpening and some final organizing my knife/saw kit for boning the meat off and for capping the skull for mounting.
Anyone have some other idea's?
Good luck, Robb
Good luck, Robb
But the cut resistant gloves are a really Nice luxury. Saves on all those little nicks I seem to get from gutting to processing.
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I always also have a small folding saw I keep in spike camp or my pack I can saw just the skull cap off smaller bulls/bucks. I also use the saw for cutting meatpole, firewood, clearing area for tent ect. The saw is a Bahco folding saw I bought on amazon in 2013. It has been used A LOT each year, and still working great.
This setup has been great for me. Seems like people either love or hate the Havalon knifes, not a lot of in between.
The havalon and saw are also used for various other things on a trip, so great multi purpose items to have in my pack.
Bow hunt, have you tried the 60a blades. They’re quite a bit more sturdy.
Thank you!
Luxury items: rope, drop cloth, wire for meat pole, butchers glove.
Best weapon for boning and processing, hands down, bubba blade fillet knife, but you will really want a butchers glove for this one. That outdoor edge switch blade is a pretty nice knife for the money too.
Link to the saw I got on amazon for Brotsky above. Weighs 6.6 oz
Very very durable. Bought in 2013. This has been used a lot in the last seven years and still working great. Before that I had tried a couple different big name brand folding saw that were absolute garbage and broke very fast
Sure thing John! haha
The gloves come in a pair--------->
Plus, I always have my First Aid kit in my backpack too
Good luck, Robb
Pick-a-$pot,
Robb
Kill kit is a Victorinox 5" straight flex boning knife, a folding outdoor edge with zipper blade, a piranta folder with extra blades, meat bags and gloves (cut resistant and nitrile disposable). Some mule tape or cord. (been liking the reflective tent line cord, great for marking things in the dark too) Kifaru hanging meat bag for the pack frame. Leatherman lives on my belt.
Boning knife is da bomb, my #1 tool. Zip blade/regular blade folder are faster and handy getting hide off. I always carry the piranta for finer caping stuff if that's what I want to do. Sometimes later in camp. I use it a ton cleaning up heads for euros and pelting pheasants, buy blades by the case. The thicker #60 blades are harder to break but aren't quite as sharp IMO. I use alot of the #22 blades too. I have two stainless steel fixed blade handles for them that medical supply houses sell as well. One in my euro toolbox and another in the pheasant kit in the truck. But for big game field work, deboning etc I don't care for them. There are better tools for that, again IMO. I'll agree, few are lighter or sharper, but like the boning knife, better tools for the job at hand.
My first aid kit in a small drybag goes in my kill kit as well. My "kit" is a kifaru zippered pocket (small or med?) buckled to my frame.
These are the two blood stopping types I have in my First Aid kit
Good luck, Robb
