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<blockquote data-quote="newtonian" data-source="post: 1338014" data-attributes="member: 70186"><p>The best tool is a hatchet. Surprisingly, you can split the spine quite easily with one. If one hunts way back, it can be used to blaze trails, build a fire or even build a quick shelter if you have to spend an unexpected night out. I have quartered many elk with a hatchet; mostly when I could get a horse to pack out. When I carry the meat, I bone. From what I see in the woods, most hunters lack the anatomical skills and knowledge to avoid significant waste. Bone only if you know how. The best boning knife is flexible with a rounded point so you don't stab yourself. Sometimes, I build a little table to bone on; saves the back. Incidentally, I do not notice any difference in elk meat when I hang for 10 days or so and when I bone immediately; I have done a lot of both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newtonian, post: 1338014, member: 70186"] The best tool is a hatchet. Surprisingly, you can split the spine quite easily with one. If one hunts way back, it can be used to blaze trails, build a fire or even build a quick shelter if you have to spend an unexpected night out. I have quartered many elk with a hatchet; mostly when I could get a horse to pack out. When I carry the meat, I bone. From what I see in the woods, most hunters lack the anatomical skills and knowledge to avoid significant waste. Bone only if you know how. The best boning knife is flexible with a rounded point so you don't stab yourself. Sometimes, I build a little table to bone on; saves the back. Incidentally, I do not notice any difference in elk meat when I hang for 10 days or so and when I bone immediately; I have done a lot of both. [/QUOTE]
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