Yesterday morning, on short notice, I received a call to help my best friend, & his son, haul an 800 lbs.+ bull elk, out of some pretty rugged terrain. I threw on some warm clothes, grabbed a couple of knives, & a couple of axe's, and we heading down into a remote area called, Mill's Creek.
My buddy wanted to see if we could pack this beast out (in lieu of cutting it into quarters), which was a pretty formidable task. It helped to lighten the load as much as possible, so my buddies son, used my ZT 0100, to cut open the elk's stomach (thanks Adam), & then needed a smaller knife (my Spyderco Military), to work up inside, & cut out the guts (thanks Razzle).
As steep as the terrain was, we occasionally needed to chop out a few branches, & other obstructions, as we proceeded to systematically, lower/roll this big bull elk down the steep hill (thanks Bladeknot).
It's pretty cool, being able to use tools like these, when you really need them. :thumbup:
Next year, I'll hopefully have one of, Nathan The Machinist's, 3V field knives to try out: :thumbup:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Machinist-Field-Knife-thoughts-after-Elk-Hunt
My buddy wanted to see if we could pack this beast out (in lieu of cutting it into quarters), which was a pretty formidable task. It helped to lighten the load as much as possible, so my buddies son, used my ZT 0100, to cut open the elk's stomach (thanks Adam), & then needed a smaller knife (my Spyderco Military), to work up inside, & cut out the guts (thanks Razzle).
As steep as the terrain was, we occasionally needed to chop out a few branches, & other obstructions, as we proceeded to systematically, lower/roll this big bull elk down the steep hill (thanks Bladeknot).
It's pretty cool, being able to use tools like these, when you really need them. :thumbup:
Next year, I'll hopefully have one of, Nathan The Machinist's, 3V field knives to try out: :thumbup:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Machinist-Field-Knife-thoughts-after-Elk-Hunt
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