Best moose saw option /packable??

Slugz

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I wanted to hear the RS opinion on a saw.
Mainly for ribs, sternum, maybe neck vertebrae and pelvis splitting.

My current moose kill kit has a 8" foldable pruning saw and a Wyoming saw with bone/wood blades.

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I use a Craftsman 10” fine tooth finish saw.
Buy it at Lowe’s for less than $15.

I made its own carrying sheath - it’s done a moose and several elk and deer.
 
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I grew up in the Yukon. We thought we had died and gone to heaven when dad got one of those old knapp sport saws. It sure was a lot better than just a knife. I think what you have will work just fine.
 

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15” Stanley hand saw is what we’ve used based on Bambistew’s recommendation. Works fantastic, is durable, light and inexpensive
 
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I forgo
I use a Craftsman 10” fine tooth finish saw.
Buy it at Lowe’s for less than $15.

I made its own carrying sheath - it’s done a moose and several elk and deer.
I forgot to mention I have that also. :)
Used that on two Shiras.
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Another vote for the Wyoming Saw. I've been using one for many years. More recently, I've mostly only used it for bone cutting in the field because I added a Silky Gomboy folding saw for wood.
 
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Personally prefer the silky bigboy. Use it for cutting wood as well as bone. Also great for skull capping a moose without banging up your knuckles.
 

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I prefer the small folders over the bow saw styles. Gerber exchange a blade is my go to for moose. I also have a Wyoming as well as an agawa canyon boreal 21. Depends on if I plan on cutting wood as well but for just bone the gerber or a bahco laplander are what's in my pack.
 

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I made one of these to try out this year. I have used it around my property and like it so far
 
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I don't backpack hunt, with that in mind I purchased a chainsaw 12 years ago for cutting them up. Upgraded to a Milwaukee 12v arborist saw 2 years ago. Fill the reservoir with Veggie oil and good to go. Their teeth will dull a chain in a heartbeat 😌
 
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Sounds like a Stanley 15in or the Wyoming are the go to’s. Any other input got a Yukon hunt this year and it’s a bone in unit.
 
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I've taken the WY saw as well as a few other folding saws and always go back to a hatchet. A hatchet is orders of magnitude more efficient than a saw for the described use. Takes about 5 seconds to take the ribs off a moose. I also pack a silky foldable in case I want to cut wood. My wife shot her moose 75 yards from the pickup last year. We started the job with a sawzall and it was back in the pickup after half rack of ribs and we pulled the hatchet back out. sidenote: the 36" Fiskars maul is a top notch wood splitter
 
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