Lol, I don't really consider it batoning really...just kinda assisting in starting a split in the pelvis.
I got that.... I do it while its hanging....I actually use a meat saw in the field to quarter the animal after skinning....I cut vertically while it hangs and then cut the backbone on each half....PDQ...the put it in the icebox...
Doc
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