Best moose saw option /packable??

[Slugz]

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.

Thanks

 

[cnelk]

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.

 

[Grassymike]

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.

 

[PNWGATOR]

15” Stanley hand saw is what we’ve used based on Bambistew’s recommendation. Works fantastic, is durable, light and inexpensive

 

[Slugz]

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.
Thanks

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I like the wyoming saw for that stuff.

 

[AKDoc]

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.

 

[VernAK]

Wyoming Saw is OK and packable but for a bit more bulk I prefer the Stanley Sharptooth.

 

[diamond10x]

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.

 

[bigunit]

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.

 

[mooster]

Fiskars 15 Inch Pruning Saw with Handle https://a.co/d/3Svklp3

I use one of these. Great for firewood and cuts ribs etc. super easy. I made a lite scabbard for packing.

 

[USMC2602]

Wyoming Saw served us very well.

 

[Randle]

I made one of these to try out this year. I have used it around my property and like it so far

 

[northernmadman]

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

 

[Knobbcreek]

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.

 

[WalterH]

The Silky saws are phenomenal tools.

 

[Knobbcreek]

I’m assuming a fine tooth is what I’m looking for

 

[william schmaltz]

X7 Hatchet (14") | Fiskars

Get more done faster with a hatchet that chops deeper on every swing and includes a heavy-duty sheath.

www.fiskars.com

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

 

[Djacker]

I just ordered a Silky for my moose hunt today, hopefully it works well.

 

[Larry Bartlett]

Im a basic minimalist and have broken wyoming saw blades on wood clearing on rivers. I went to this style decades ago and it'll peal the headgear and ribs off a moose lickadee split.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-15-in-Medium-Cut-Hand-Saw/1000595443