# US 2016/0242425 A1 · Method and system for humanely dispatching wounded game

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- Number: US 2016/0242425 A1
- Document ID: US20160242425A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/139,417
- Filed: 2016-04-27
- Published: 2016-08-25
- Earliest claimed: 2013-10-22
- Inventors: David Maestas
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160242425A1

## CPC

- A22B 3/10: Slaughtering tools; Slaughtering knives
- A01M 31/00: Hunting appliances
- A22B 3/08: for poultry or fish, e.g. slaughtering pliers, slaughtering shears
- A22B: SLAUGHTERING
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS

## Abstract

A method, system, and apparatus for humanely dispatching wounded game in the field comprises a shank with a connecting end, a curved region, and a pointed end connected to a grip formed at the connecting end of the shank. The grip includes a front surface, a rear surface and a lip formed along the forward edge of the grip. The apparatus, and specifically the curved region in the shank, is configured to allow the pointed end of the shank to penetrate a target below the target's skull and, upon continued insertion penetrate the brain/brain stem of the target thereby humanely dispatching the target.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for dispatching game comprising:
collecting a target;
inserting a tool into said target wherein said tool comprises:
a shank comprising a curved region, a connecting end, and a pointed end;
a grip formed at said connecting end of said shank comprising a front surface and a rear surface; and
a lip formed along a forward edge of said grip; and
inserting said pointed end of said shank below said targets skull;
further inserting said shank wherein said curved region in said shank is configured to allow said pointed end of said shank to penetrate a brain of said target thereby humanely dispatching said target.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising:
forming said grip as a metal sub-structure connected to said connecting end of said shank;
forming at least one voided region in said metal sub-structure configured to accept a retaining member for attaching a retaining member; and
forming a rubber coating covering said front surface and said rear surface of said metal sub-structure of said grip.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 further comprising:
forming said rubber coating covering said front surface of said grip and said rear surface of said grip with a plurality of ridges configured to prevent slipping.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3 further comprising:
forming said metal sub-structure to comprise a cutout region comprising a flat wall and a lip formed on a side of said metal sub-structure configured to open a bottle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising forming pointed end with at least one of:
a left twist;
a right twist;
a loose corkscrew tip;
a hook tip;
a straight tip;
a spiral tip; and
a split-v tip.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising forming said shank with at least two prongs originating at a split at said connecting end of said shank such that each of said at least two prongs further comprise a curved region and a pointed end.