I have an idea and am looking for thoughts on it. I have used and bought many different things over the years for use in field dressing from small saws, to hatchet, to the Butt Out, while all work to some degree I am thinking about trying a new tactic. I was inspired by a photo of a member removing a deer's legs/feet with a cattle dehorning tool, and went looking to see what I could find in my various barns & buildings. Hoping for something small enough to put in a pack, what I found was a pair of heavy duty pruning shears for roses, small limbs, one of the one handed ones maybe 10-12 inches long, will fit nicely in my fanny pack, and will cut easily through a 3/4 inch limb. Am going to try it first in splitting the brisket by simply snipping the length of it like a piece of tin, normally use my gerber hatchet or Cold Steel Master hunter knife for that task. If that works I may give it a shot at the pelvis, which I use either the hatchet for or a small bone saw, if it doesn't work or even breaks, well I haven't lost much I guess.