Which Hunting Knife

[sp6x6]

Couple 1/4s off, then strap then I flip

 

[Litehiker]

MY CHOICE: HELLE GT
Made in Norway. Laminated blade excellent quality, great sheath. Looks like a traditional hunting knife.
Not inexpensive but worth the money.

"Piragis Northwoods" catalog has them. (But they are mis-labeled so call and ask which is the HELLE GT.)

 

[SSgt G Cody]

I have a Tim Cody Custom rigid with 7 in. D2 blade on my hip. Also carry a Buck 'Duke' folder in my pack. Both stay razor sharp a long time.

 

[JD Jones]

"Recluse" by Andy Roy of fiddleback forge. Got my son a matching bush craft version

 

[maximini14 223]

Buck Pathfinder
Bought it when I was 16 back in 68...dressed dozens deer, n elk.
Occasionally touch up the edge.

 

[OldElkHunter1961]

What you hunt and how you typically field dress those animals should dictate the cutlery you carry. Cous deer vs carbou or moose or bear. Gutless method, quartering out, traditional eviceration, etc... If you tan your hides or mount heads, have rugs made... that may dictate yet a different preference too.

 

[wardog5]

Mine is old school gifted to my by an older gentleman. German made. Blade is hard, keep sharpness longer. I just run it leather strop to revive the sharpness.

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To break through the pelvic and chest this Silkey Pro Pocketboy does well.

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Mine is old school gifted to my by an older gentleman. German made. Blade is hard, keep sharpness longer. I just run it leather strop to revive the sharpness.

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To break through the pelvic and chest this Silkey Pro Pocketboy does well.

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I have the same original buffalo skinner it was my fathers knife he gifted it to me before he passed back in 2008 it has served us well for years still like a razor ..

 

[Mike Matteson]

What you hunt and how you typically field dress those animals should dictate the cutlery you carry. Cous deer vs carbou or moose or bear. Gutless method, quartering out, traditional eviceration, etc... If you tan your hides or mount heads, have rugs made... that may dictate yet a different preference too.

You about stated it all. I've used a buck skinner most of my life. Only thing is I like a gut hook. Other than that I don't need another knife except for capping a head. Then a smaller knife comes into play.

 

[Kendoist4162]

As OEH1961 said. I have different types of knives in the different kill kits. Birds are different from medium size game which are different from large. The only thing I do not have are knives with gut hooks on them. I prefer a separate hook. I do have a majority of Buck though.

 

[Radman]

Looking to upgrade my knife in my kill kit this year before the archery season. I'm looking for suggestions.

I'm a pack hunter. For that reason, I carry one knife, and 100% of the time I use the gutless method to pack out meat. That said, I currently have a brand that uses disposable blades. Personally, I think it's just meh.

I've been thinking maybe a fix blade, and have been eye balling for some time the Benchmade Altitude. What say the wise internet? No budget.

I like a Buck.

 

[171farm]

I just bought this at a blacksmithing festival so do not have actual in field experience with it, but it's really nice and has a sharp blade. It just feels great in your hand, it's balanced with a decent weight to it. Check out Redfox Armoury's Etsy and Facebook pages…he's still at the festival so might not reply right away, but he's a good guy.

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[jdyoung]

I have been PUMA guy since 1967. Can't beat the German steel.

Me too wonderman4.
Got my first true German made Puma Hunters Friend in 1963. I earned the whole $9 it cost by cleaning stalls, making hay etc.
I carried it a lot of years, lotta deer. I didn't over sharpen it, just careful honing, polishing. Using it on whatever animal was like they had a "zipper" installed for ease of skin parting. I passed it on to my Son along with my 1st Rem 700 30-06, when he killed his first whitetail buck.
He still has both.
I now have a number of Puma knives that I've bought on Ebay. I'm careful to only by (buy) older ones truly made in Germany and in almost new condition that can have any small marks polished out.
They cost more than $9 now or (of) course.

 

[Pro2A]

What do you mean by cleanup and pulling added weight out?

The whole purpose of the gutless method is to leave the entire carcass there after all of the meat has been taken off. You're basically left with, guts intact, a spine, rib cage and pelvis.

Gotta open the rib cavity to get the tenderloins. Leaving those is an unforgivable sin. We skin, quarter, back straps, lastly opening the cavity for the tenderloins once the carcass is at the place of final rest, scavenger's smorgasbord.

 

[flyguy1]

Gotta open the rib cavity to get the tenderloins. Leaving those is an unforgivable sin. We skin, quarter, back straps, lastly opening the cavity for the tenderloins once the carcass is at the place of final rest, scavenger's smorgasbord.

And heart! Don't forget the heart.