Hunters, what knife do you use?
Im looking for a new hunting knife. What knife do you use and how do you like it?
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Buck 110 folder. I've considered buying a fixed blade hunting knife, but the 110 fits in the front pocket of my bibs, and the ashtray of the tractor when I'm baling hay. 0 -
an old u.s.m.c. kaBar fighting knife that my pop carried in ww2 and korea[;)][:D] 0 -
I prefer smaller knives for hunting, and use two Kershaws for elk, a Cold Steel Mini Pendleton for Deer, and a custom made scalpel bladed skinning knife by Albert Trujillo. 0 -
a knife that has a 6" blade and a composite handle my dad made about 40 years ago. easy to sharpen about 3-4 swipes on a stone and you can shave with it 0 -
I have a little 3 inch drop point folding Gerber that I bought 20 years ago. I have gutted and skinned 40 or 50 deer with the little knife, and a few hogs too.
For me the drop point handles better than the upswept type point. Knives longer than this one are too long and the blade just gets in the way.
The folding knife just fits right into any pocket.0 -
My "perfect" knife is a 3-inch drop-point, custom made. Shop around for that shape, and find one that feels good in your hand. I don't care who made it, it it feels right and fits your hand, and will hold an edge for more than 20 minutes, buy it. 0 -
I have a few one is a Remington and Im not even sure what the others are. But there isnt anything expensive rather than a bone handled knife that was made in Germany, its a very good knife. 0 -
It depends.... for deer hunting I have 2... my grandads case xx skinner, and an old edge brand gutting knife that has the point broken off from splitting so many deer hips. For small game hunting it is a schrade stockmans knife. 0 -
Custom, made by Joe Arnold, Canada 
Don0 -
..Small and cheap. Schrade SP-3 folder that cost about $10 fifteen years ago. 3" drop point blade, 3/8" thick (the scales, not the blade) and weighs a whole 1 1/2 oz. It's field dressed about 15 deer, split the breast on all of them, and the pelvic bone on most, though I started using a light hatchet for the bigger ones.
..I've pounded that little knife through pelvic bone using a rock, fully expecting to break it, but it's sill tight and un-bent.
..IMHO, any blade over 3-4 inches is too much blade for deer. The up-swept blades are OK for skinning, but a drop point is easier to control for field dressing.
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Cutco 1769, Great hunting and skinning knives!!! But then again I"m partial!! 0 -
Large folding Bucks work perfect all around. 0 -
This the the new model of the one I use.
http://tinyurl.com/3d627c
I've carried many different types of knives but went to the multi-blade folder for the weight savings. Not very sexy but very practical.0 -
I don't know what model but I ahve 2 gerber fixed blades they are all I ever use they hold an edge beutifully
But I never use them to open the chest cavity I use a hatchet for that.0 -
A Wyoming Knife & a custom made skinner with an elk bone handle that I bought at an outdoor show years ago. 0 -
oldtimer 0 -
Knives of Alaska
Bush Camp
Picked this one up about 2 yrs. ago. I still get excited every time I get to use it.[:)]0 -
I have three
One older CASE 6" double blade folder.
one very old KINFSOLK
and a 4" Gerber folder that i do most of my field dressing with. the others stay in my pack until i am ready to skin and quarter.
Most newer knives (like the gerber) have cheap stainless blades are hard to sharpen and will not hold an edge. when compared to the two older knives that i use.0 -
I have owned one since 1989. Lap hunter made in finland 3" fixed blade, with shinning blade, this thing has never been sharpened and will still shave, by far the best knife I have ever owned, I also have a schrade lock blade that's a good knife.
Gary0 -
+1 on the Buck 110, only because it's what I've used for 35 years. Last Christmas present my dad gave me before he died. It has skinned, quartered, and butchered several deer. I was lucky enough to win a new one that was a giveaway by Marc1301 a while back. The quality is every bit as good as my old one. 0 -
A small folding SHARP knife is my best advice
The big blades are for the city folk that want to be the great white hunter0 -
I have a fixed blade and a folding Buck.They're my working knives the others are lookers though I do use one of my old Barlows from time to time 0 -
This has probably been mentioned but it depends on the application.
But if you mean just a general knife for out in the wilderness a good buck knife and a skinning knife should suffice.0 -
Here's what my two sons and I use. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by FEENIX
Here what my two sons and I have use.
Nice Feenix!![:p]0 -
Schrade 152. Nothing fancy, but it works. 0 -
buck fixed blade woodsman 0 -
Try Richardson Knives. Hand made, good steel and reasonably priced.
Lance0 -
I use a Buck 403. I believe this model has been discontinued. I do approximately 40 deer per year with it. I have had it for 9 years. Before that I used a Marbles Kinfolk for approximately 20 years. I retired the Marbles when I received the Buck. There was not a lot of usable blade left on the Marbles. When this Buck becomes worn out, I have a custom made folding knife from Draper knives in Riverton WY. that I will use. I have used it on a couple of deer already and it will do nicely when it moves into the role fulltime. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dongizmo
Custom, made by Joe Arnold, Canada
Don
Don that is one beautiful knife, a little 3 inch blade with a drop point. I don't know what the hell the handle is but it looks cool.
Email me for my snail mail address, and you can mail me that knife. I will try it out for 1 year and let you know what I think of it.0
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