I was thinking about buying a bone saw to bring caribou hunting this year but in my never ending quest to do things on the cheap I decided to buy a coarse (18 teeth per inch) hack saw blade instead (price less than $2.00 CDN). I slapped it on a small bow saw my Dad had kicking around and then me -n- him went hunting.

We found a small herd (9 animals) that appeared to be all does at first glance. A closer look revealed that the largest animal was stag that had already dropped his antlers. I like sausage more than trophies so I knocked him down with a shot thru the lungs. The fun part was over.

The bow saw with the hack saw blade worked just great. It cut through the pelvic and ribcage like they were butter. They lower legs came off in a flash and it only took a second to remove the head. Good thing too because we were three miles in and we really had to hustle to get back to the truck before dark.

I've never used a real bone saw so I can't compare one to the hack saw. Having said that, the hack saw blade on the bow saw did a great job of taking that caribou apart cleanly and quickly.

Anyone else out there try this? A better question might be is anyone else willing to admit they are as cheap as me?

I'm interested to hear about other "hunting gear" people have improvised to save $$$.

L8r.