Bone Saw?

[Magnum_Willys]

Use to cut antlers off for packing and easier to get tenderloins out perfect.   Nice if one guy has one but can get by without if carrying whole head which we usually do.

[Twispriver]

I carry a little Gerber T-handled saw that I've used to split the sternum on a couple of elk and deer and it worked very well but I've used it more often to cut away limbs that might be in the way when I find a place I want to sit for a while. Once we used it to cut a carry pole when my hunting partner got a bear during a black powder elk hunt and it was close enough to make it easier to take it back to camp than skin and bone out in the brush.
I could certainly get by without it but I've found it handy to carry in my pack.

[OutHouse]

Use to cut antlers off for packing and easier to get tenderloins out perfect.   Nice if one guy has one but can get by without if carrying whole head which we usually do.

I agree. Easier to get underneath and around the tenderloins so as not to leave any part of them if the pelvis is broken and spread open.

[RB]

Always have carried one it's light and does not take up much room.

[bkaech]

I carried one a bit, but rarely used it so I don’t anymore. I’ll keep one on the truck that I can pack in if I know I want it.

[j_h_nimrod]

Never really needed one or seen where it would benefit me over just hitting the joints. All the cut points I want are at an easy cut joint. Exceptions are full rib plates and skull caps. I generally have an old Leatherman that will do either with a little work.

[teanawayslayer]

Never really needed one or seen where it would benefit me over just hitting the joints. All the cut points I want are at an easy cut joint. Exceptions are full rib plates and skull caps. I generally have an old Leatherman that will do either with a little work.

[kellama2001]

I carry a Wyoming saw if its just day hunts and I have the extra room, comes with a wood blade and a bone blade. It's pretty handy when you need it

[NW SURVEYOR]

Don't leave home without it.

My hunting partners and I all carry a small folding saw.

It seems like most of the elk we kill die in some brush hole.
We can then cut off the Alaskan alder and vine maple to give ourselves room to work.
It's nice not to have to fight the brush.

Then we can saw of the horns before using the gutless method to quarter them.
Being that I use the same daypack for deer, I always have it.

It also comes in handy for setting up a fast ground blind, they're quiet.