I've spent a lot of time outdoors, and I've owned dozens of bladed tools. I don't think I've had a better all-round bush tool than a Becker BK9.
A few weeks ago I shot a big red deer stag while hunting on a friend's farm. I had less than two hundred yards to carry / drag it to get it to a point where I could drive my vehicle, but I could barely move it. I didn't want to cut it into portions on the hillside because I wanted to hang it for a few days with its skin on to help make the meat tender. Not only was this a heavy animal, I had to get it over two electric fences.
I gutted it and removed the head, but I couldn't lift it. I walked back to the vehicle and grabbed the BK9 that travels with me. It took just a few slices and chops to cut the deer in half through the spine. These two portions were still heavy, but I managed to lift them over the fences. I hung both halves under the eaves of my garden shed for three days and the meat has been very good.
The owners of one property I hunt on want to control pest animals. They have powerful 'clap traps' for rats, stoats and weasels, and they've had a lot of success with tree-mounted spring snares for brushtailed possums. These compact spring snares are mounted inside a plastic cover. The animal pokes its head into the opening at the bottom of the trap and grabs the bait. This releases the spring mechanism and tightens a cord around the possum's neck.
These folks asked me to mount a spare trap they had in the bush at the top of their property. It is quite a climb to reach this area nowadays because of some big land slips that caused the farm track to get washed away or covered in several places. I was happy to help, but figured I didn't want to carry a hammer to drive in the nail needed to hang the trap on. I found I could easily drive the nail with the spine of the 'nine.
A few weeks ago I shot a big red deer stag while hunting on a friend's farm. I had less than two hundred yards to carry / drag it to get it to a point where I could drive my vehicle, but I could barely move it. I didn't want to cut it into portions on the hillside because I wanted to hang it for a few days with its skin on to help make the meat tender. Not only was this a heavy animal, I had to get it over two electric fences.
I gutted it and removed the head, but I couldn't lift it. I walked back to the vehicle and grabbed the BK9 that travels with me. It took just a few slices and chops to cut the deer in half through the spine. These two portions were still heavy, but I managed to lift them over the fences. I hung both halves under the eaves of my garden shed for three days and the meat has been very good.
The owners of one property I hunt on want to control pest animals. They have powerful 'clap traps' for rats, stoats and weasels, and they've had a lot of success with tree-mounted spring snares for brushtailed possums. These compact spring snares are mounted inside a plastic cover. The animal pokes its head into the opening at the bottom of the trap and grabs the bait. This releases the spring mechanism and tightens a cord around the possum's neck.
These folks asked me to mount a spare trap they had in the bush at the top of their property. It is quite a climb to reach this area nowadays because of some big land slips that caused the farm track to get washed away or covered in several places. I was happy to help, but figured I didn't want to carry a hammer to drive in the nail needed to hang the trap on. I found I could easily drive the nail with the spine of the 'nine.
