I'll see if I can find a printed copy of the way I described it.  The DEC used to actually publish it in the Game Rules back in the 70's and 80's here in New York.  Don't know why they stopped....

Don,  I believe your friend with the big rock gave up hunting and is now a U.S. Senator.    :D

Stokes, that was good.  

hahahaha a senator...hahahah

Last I heard he was a track coach. He was good at running. His father actually was a government employee- it may run in the family.

I guess theres more than one way to skin a cat..err..deer...I usually never split the pelvic bone either, but a strong knife will do it. I've had plenty of practice...used to belong to a large club twenty years ago...one thing's for sure, you can sure make a mess out of a deer in the dressing/processing department.

David

If I hunt behind the house I bring the deer home then hang it/gut it then take it to check in, then back hanging so I can butcher it.

All you really need is the "butt-out" tool.  Just kidding, of course.  I rarely split the bone myself and just do as the others have suggested...Mike

I never break the pelvis, even on Elk. You can get all the outies to go through the pelvis to the inside. Hard to explain zactly how I do it, but as Bob noted core the anus and cut as far inside as you can to relieve the parts. We leave the testicles attached for sex ID.  We also cut clear up to the mouth and remove the whole trachea and tongue. Here's a tip my butcher friend showed me.  Always carry a couple of frozen milk jugs of water with you if possible. Place the frozen jugs into the chest cavity when finished field dressing.  Obviously this is not always feasible in every hunting situation.

I used to carry a Schrade Hone Steel and used it to split a pelvis if need be.  It has a chisel shape on one end and werks great.

 

Sling Blade ummmmha

I split the pelvis, but I'll be trying the methods above.

I bought a $5 hatchet, ground it pretty much flat, and sharpened it to armhair shaving.  With a steady hand you can swing and cut it, or just place it and hit the back of it with your palm or a rock.