Hunting knife, what do u use?? - Page 4

jhgreasemonkey · January 7, 2011, 04:45 PM

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What's amusing about tearing a poop laden colon open inside the body cavity? It's your meat, I guess, but still ....... you avoid gut shooting the animal to keep fecal matter and the bacteria in it contained inside the alimentary canal, right? When field dressing, the idea is to take all that out as a unit.... To each his own, I guess.......

Well, you're not actually tearing the colon open unless something went wrong. I guess if a guy was in a hurry and got over zelious during the butt/poop shoot removal process things could definitely end in tears. I'm guessing this is one tool you personaly wouldn't endorse? lol

Then It's agreed, I'll continue to use my butt out tool and you can continue to use your finger.

Toney · January 8, 2011, 12:30 PM

I read in a old deer hunting book that you can tell the skill of a deer hunter by the size of his knife. I use a little buck cadet and an oldtimer with a gut hook. But if i do'nt have time to resharpen between deer i'v got a stack of knifes.

Para Bellum · January 8, 2011, 01:35 PM

These two, depends on the game:

Herbertz Gürtelmesser, 102110

Herbertz Dolch, 105029, AISI 420, Pakkaholz, Lederscheide

vvaldez38 · January 8, 2011, 03:12 PM

I am a very big fan of Cold Steel. I use both the Master Hunter Plus and the Master Hunter Stainless. One has a gut hook and the other does not.

Master Hunter Stainless: http://www.blue-sky-products.com/col...ves-36jsk.html (no gut hook)

Master Hunter Plus: http://www.blue-sky-products.com/col...nives-36g.html (gut hook)

What caught my eye about these were the fact that these knives tested in Africa, Australia, Alaska and Colorado. The kraton handle is very comfortable.

mapsjanhere · January 8, 2011, 07:40 PM

I'm fond of Puma

Hawg · January 8, 2011, 08:07 PM

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I also use a Case Yellow Handle Trapper for skinning small game.
I have skinned deer with it as well when I didnt have my Old Timer handy.

You've got to love those yellow handled Case Trappers.

brandondferrier · January 8, 2011, 08:10 PM

+1 puma.
never owned one, but i've been doing lots of research and puma keeps coming up.
read nothing bad about puma at all.
my first knife purchase in a long time will be the puma bowie knife.

Krav Maga · January 9, 2011, 01:07 PM

I have a pig sticker.No idea who makes it,just says made in china.But this thing is way better than any walmart chinary.Sharp and quality 7" blade.

603Country · January 23, 2011, 01:35 PM

Mostly, I use a K-Bar, even though my friends keep telling me that it's too big for skinning and that I should get some foofoo little designer knife. I used my grandpa's K-Bar for years, and then joined the USMC and got my own. All told, I've used a K-Bar for maybe 40 years and skinned a couple hundred deer with them, so I'm getting along fine with a 'too big' knife. I also carry a Browning folding knife, with gut blade, which I use for the obvious reason. And I carry a small diamond whetstone with medium and fine grit to put an edge on knives in the field.

700cdl · January 23, 2011, 11:54 PM

I like to have several with me so when one gets dull I just grab the next sharp one. But since you are looking to go buy one I would personally go with a Gerber. A fixed blade is easier to clean after use, but I honestly don't worry to much about that. You ned a blade that is rounded off toward the tip for skinning. But I can't help but suggest you have 2 knives at a minimum to work with, one fixed and heavy like Buck 110 and the other a 2" to 3" skinning knife. Also I would consider picking up a small knife sharpener, a diamond lap stone is real good and easy to work with. It doesn't take much to dull a skinning knife, and it stinks to work with one that is dull. My common hunting bag includes the diamond lap stone, 2 Buck 110s, a Parker skinng knife, 2 Gerber skinning, and 5 or 6 others of decent quality, both fixed and folding. I don't think you can really have to many kives when it comes down to hunting needs. You'll find yourself using your knives intended for working on the game being used for cutting open this or that, and quickly find that you have dulled the only knife you have.

hunter52 · January 27, 2011, 11:56 AM

I have used a Kabar 1233 and a Schrade 498 for many years. I prefer the Kabar for field dressing. And the Schrade I like for skinning because of it's long swept point, down side to both though is the leather handles get pretty slick when covered with blood.
I also pack a ring saw for cutting the pelvis,saves the knife blade,and an EzeLap Diamond M hone

30.06 young gun · January 29, 2011, 08:58 PM

personally i used a machete, butterfly and a gutter knife.

SadistAssassin · February 2, 2011, 07:03 AM

+1 K-Bar!

PIGMAN · February 2, 2011, 07:19 AM

K-BAR

Ultra12 · February 3, 2011, 04:56 PM

got myself a great deal last year on this bad boy and its now has a place on my belt while i hunthttp://www.benchmade.com/products/150

HottAK47 · February 3, 2011, 07:11 PM

5160 steel Scandia Forge custom

jrothWA · February 10, 2011, 10:24 PM

Buck 110 folder, Rapala 6" filleting knife, & Swiss Army Spartan.

belt hatchet for splitting the ribcage.

Keg · February 18, 2011, 06:38 PM

I use a small Western States sheath knife from the 1930's and an Eye Brand trapper.......
I bought this Buck knife for my wife......

Jack O'Conner · March 10, 2011, 03:34 PM

This is a sturdy import by FROST Cutlery. I like the blade length and shape for field dressing whitetails.

Jack

blutob · March 10, 2011, 10:15 PM

I own several hunting knives; Buck folding, Buck fixed blade, Case fixed blade. But the knife I actually use for hunting is a Winchester folding 3" blade that I picked up at Walmart for $0.75 on clearance. They had 4 of them left so I bought all of them. Compact and strong, they are excellent for gutting deer. If I lose or break one I am only out 75 cents, but I have used the same one for the last 4 years (usually 2 deer per year). All of my "real" knives stay home in the safe. I do however use a fixed blade Buck knife to skin the deer.

Rembrandt · March 10, 2011, 10:42 PM

Have several.....the one pictured below is a Gerber with three different interchangeable blades. Last year lost it for 5 months after leaving it in the snow while gutting a deer.....found it in the spring after the snow melt. Has probably gutted 30+ head of deer.

Another Gerber.....bone saw. Saw teeth are unique like chain saw teeth, only cuts on the pull stroke, no longer offered by Gerber. A shame you can't get them anymore.....great for cutting pelvis bones.

Another Gerber......LMF and a Benchmade.

Huntergirl · March 10, 2011, 11:58 PM

A Gerber something or other, a Bear And Son fixed something or other, a Case something or other. Had em for years and they all work.

Maligator · March 11, 2011, 03:37 PM

Randall Knife: Model 25 "The Trapper". Great knife with my name stamped into the blade. Took me a few years on the wait list but it sure was worth it!

hornetguy · March 14, 2011, 06:10 PM

I've been using my Cold Steel Master Hunter (carbon V) for about 17-18 years now. Works well, and the grip is just almost perfect. No slipping, comfortable... The blade is strong enough to have been hammered through several rib cages and pelvis bones.
It holds an edge well enough to field dress three aoudad ewes.. although it was needing to be touched up at the end of the third one. It's also gone through two pigs in one afternoon, and two deer at the same time on a couple of occasions.
It just works.

Mayor Al · March 20, 2011, 10:42 PM

I got my KaBar in RVN in 1962 and it's been a very useable tool for the better part of half-century for me.

January 8, 2011, 01:35 PM	#78
Para Bellum Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2005 Location: right there Posts: 1,882	These two, depends on the game: Herbertz Gürtelmesser, 102110 Herbertz Dolch, 105029, AISI 420, Pakkaholz, Lederscheide __________________ Si vis pacem - para bellum If you want peace - prepare for war

January 8, 2011, 03:12 PM	#79
vvaldez38 Junior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Posts: 3	My knife opinion I am a very big fan of Cold Steel. I use both the Master Hunter Plus and the Master Hunter Stainless. One has a gut hook and the other does not. Master Hunter Stainless: http://www.blue-sky-products.com/col...ves-36jsk.html (no gut hook) Master Hunter Plus: http://www.blue-sky-products.com/col...nives-36g.html (gut hook) What caught my eye about these were the fact that these knives tested in Africa, Australia, Alaska and Colorado. The kraton handle is very comfortable.

January 9, 2011, 01:07 PM	#83
Krav Maga Member Join Date: January 7, 2011 Location: GA USA Posts: 16	I have a pig sticker.No idea who makes it,just says made in china.But this thing is way better than any walmart chinary.Sharp and quality 7" blade. __________________ Springfield Armory TRP (twins) Stoeger Coach Defense,sawed off,with Surefire X300 Bushmaster .308 Remington 700,suppressed

February 2, 2011, 07:03 AM	#88
SadistAssassin Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 219	+1 K-Bar! __________________ Strike Hold - 3rd Btn (Abn) 504th PIR - "Devils in Baggy Pants"

February 3, 2011, 04:56 PM	#90
Ultra12 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 162	got myself a great deal last year on this bad boy and its now has a place on my belt while i hunthttp://www.benchmade.com/products/150 __________________ Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal.

January 8, 2011, 12:30 PM	#77
Toney Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2005 Location: Stillwater Oklahoma Posts: 790	I read in a old deer hunting book that you can tell the skill of a deer hunter by the size of his knife. I use a little buck cadet and an oldtimer with a gut hook. But if i do'nt have time to resharpen between deer i'v got a stack of knifes.

January 8, 2011, 08:10 PM	#82
brandondferrier Member Join Date: January 1, 2011 Posts: 25	+1 puma. never owned one, but i've been doing lots of research and puma keeps coming up. read nothing bad about puma at all. my first knife purchase in a long time will be the puma bowie knife.

January 23, 2011, 01:35 PM	#84
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	Mostly, I use a K-Bar, even though my friends keep telling me that it's too big for skinning and that I should get some foofoo little designer knife. I used my grandpa's K-Bar for years, and then joined the USMC and got my own. All told, I've used a K-Bar for maybe 40 years and skinned a couple hundred deer with them, so I'm getting along fine with a 'too big' knife. I also carry a Browning folding knife, with gut blade, which I use for the obvious reason. And I carry a small diamond whetstone with medium and fine grit to put an edge on knives in the field.

January 23, 2011, 11:54 PM	#85
700cdl Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2010 Posts: 216	I like to have several with me so when one gets dull I just grab the next sharp one. But since you are looking to go buy one I would personally go with a Gerber. A fixed blade is easier to clean after use, but I honestly don't worry to much about that. You ned a blade that is rounded off toward the tip for skinning. But I can't help but suggest you have 2 knives at a minimum to work with, one fixed and heavy like Buck 110 and the other a 2" to 3" skinning knife. Also I would consider picking up a small knife sharpener, a diamond lap stone is real good and easy to work with. It doesn't take much to dull a skinning knife, and it stinks to work with one that is dull. My common hunting bag includes the diamond lap stone, 2 Buck 110s, a Parker skinng knife, 2 Gerber skinning, and 5 or 6 others of decent quality, both fixed and folding. I don't think you can really have to many kives when it comes down to hunting needs. You'll find yourself using your knives intended for working on the game being used for cutting open this or that, and quickly find that you have dulled the only knife you have.

January 27, 2011, 11:56 AM	#86
hunter52 Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 101	I have used a Kabar 1233 and a Schrade 498 for many years. I prefer the Kabar for field dressing. And the Schrade I like for skinning because of it's long swept point, down side to both though is the leather handles get pretty slick when covered with blood. I also pack a ring saw for cutting the pelvis,saves the knife blade,and an EzeLap Diamond M hone

January 29, 2011, 08:58 PM	#87
30.06 young gun Junior Member Join Date: January 26, 2011 Posts: 6	personally i used a machete, butterfly and a gutter knife.

February 2, 2011, 07:19 AM	#89
PIGMAN Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2011 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 175	K-BAR

February 3, 2011, 07:11 PM	#91
HottAK47 Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Posts: 29	5160 steel Scandia Forge custom

February 10, 2011, 10:24 PM	#92
jrothWA Senior Member Join Date: November 11, 2006 Posts: 2,519	have used... Buck 110 folder, Rapala 6" filleting knife, & Swiss Army Spartan. belt hatchet for splitting the ribcage.

February 18, 2011, 06:38 PM	#93
Keg Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2011 Location: Freestone County, Texas Posts: 1,133	I use a small Western States sheath knife from the 1930's and an Eye Brand trapper....... I bought this Buck knife for my wife...... __________________ Hog Hunters never die........They just reload......... Last edited by Keg; June 3, 2011 at 11:33 PM.

March 10, 2011, 03:34 PM	#94
Jack O'Conner Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2005 Location: Manatee County, Florida Posts: 1,976	This is a sturdy import by FROST Cutlery. I like the blade length and shape for field dressing whitetails. Jack __________________ Fire up the grill! Deer hunting IS NOT catch and release.

March 10, 2011, 10:15 PM	#95
blutob Member Join Date: March 2, 2008 Posts: 70	I own several hunting knives; Buck folding, Buck fixed blade, Case fixed blade. But the knife I actually use for hunting is a Winchester folding 3" blade that I picked up at Walmart for $0.75 on clearance. They had 4 of them left so I bought all of them. Compact and strong, they are excellent for gutting deer. If I lose or break one I am only out 75 cents, but I have used the same one for the last 4 years (usually 2 deer per year). All of my "real" knives stay home in the safe. I do however use a fixed blade Buck knife to skin the deer.

March 10, 2011, 10:42 PM	#96
Rembrandt Senior Member Join Date: August 10, 2002 Posts: 2,108	Have several.....the one pictured below is a Gerber with three different interchangeable blades. Last year lost it for 5 months after leaving it in the snow while gutting a deer.....found it in the spring after the snow melt. Has probably gutted 30+ head of deer. Another Gerber.....bone saw. Saw teeth are unique like chain saw teeth, only cuts on the pull stroke, no longer offered by Gerber. A shame you can't get them anymore.....great for cutting pelvis bones. Another Gerber......LMF and a Benchmade.

March 10, 2011, 11:58 PM	#97
Huntergirl Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2005 Location: Wyoming Posts: 907	A Gerber something or other, a Bear And Son fixed something or other, a Case something or other. Had em for years and they all work.

March 11, 2011, 03:37 PM	#98
Maligator Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 124	Randall Knife: Model 25 "The Trapper". Great knife with my name stamped into the blade. Took me a few years on the wait list but it sure was worth it!

March 14, 2011, 06:10 PM	#99
hornetguy Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2011 Location: on the north side of DFW Posts: 970	I've been using my Cold Steel Master Hunter (carbon V) for about 17-18 years now. Works well, and the grip is just almost perfect. No slipping, comfortable... The blade is strong enough to have been hammered through several rib cages and pelvis bones. It holds an edge well enough to field dress three aoudad ewes.. although it was needing to be touched up at the end of the third one. It's also gone through two pigs in one afternoon, and two deer at the same time on a couple of occasions. It just works.

March 20, 2011, 10:42 PM	#100
Mayor Al Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Southern Indiana, Near Louisville. Posts: 211	KaBar I got my KaBar in RVN in 1962 and it's been a very useable tool for the better part of half-century for me.