JimStC
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The Mora knives are truly an incredible value. I have yet to own one, but I am sure I will. Thanks to both of you for the recommendations.
Jim
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Knife for field dressing
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I use a regular box cutter and change the blade after every animal skinned. It works well on hogs too. Buy the hooked blades in the tool aisle at WalMart, 5/for about $5.
harvjr
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I have shot all my life, but have hunted very little. My neighbor who bow hunts my place brought over some venison and I am hooked. Bought a tree stand. Dialed in the 12 ga and am waiting for gun season. Got a nice cammo jacket. We wear them here all year!It was a good excuse! Gun season here in IN is 11/17 - 12/2.
For field dressing before I get the deer (if I am fortunate to get one) what knife is recommended? Good chance of getting one. My neighbor calls my place a hunting "honey pot". Lots of dove and deer.
Harv King, I'd appreciate your thoughts as your small game knife is one of my favorites. I will also appreciate the benefit of the knowledge of THR.
Thanks guys,
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Jim,
These are the 2 knives that take care of 99% of the game work I do.
Top knife is a Small Game I made in 1993, one of the first D2 knives I made.
Bottom knife is a 3 Finger I cary every day, both got put to use on my South Dakota Pheasant hunting trip this last weekend.
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JimStC
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Harv,
Very nice knives! Thanks for the picture.
Jim
Very nice knives! Thanks for the picture.
Jim
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I didn't understand why I couldn't edit my post when I finally got it together to find a pic of my hunting knife. Read the FAQ's & rules and found out.
Anyhow, this is the old Buck Woodsman I've been using for probably 30 + years
I didn't understand why I couldn't edit my post when I finally got it together to find a pic of my hunting knife. Read the FAQ's & rules and found out.
Anyhow, this is the old Buck Woodsman I've been using for probably 30 + years
Fat_46
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This is my field knife:
Kind of a hybrid design by Nick Adams (NWA on BF) in D2. One of my hunting buddies got a 10 point last week, and I helped him track it. When we started field dressing he realized that his saw was back at his stand, so I lent him this. 2 whacks to the butt and the aitch bone was perfectly split on the ~220 pound buck. As far as I know this is the only one of this design in existence.
Photo credit goes to Nick.
Kind of a hybrid design by Nick Adams (NWA on BF) in D2. One of my hunting buddies got a 10 point last week, and I helped him track it. When we started field dressing he realized that his saw was back at his stand, so I lent him this. 2 whacks to the butt and the aitch bone was perfectly split on the ~220 pound buck. As far as I know this is the only one of this design in existence.
Photo credit goes to Nick.
There's a Japanese YouTube user who does a lot of knife reviews, including dressing game with them. Fair warning, though, the hunting ethic is a bit different there. He usually just takes the backstraps. He explains his reasoning in one of the videos' comments section. If you can be open minded about the wasted meat, he has some good info:
https://www.youtube.com/user/virtuovice
https://www.youtube.com/user/virtuovice
ChefJeff1
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I hear this one is nice... http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=684483
Seriously, the sog revolver would cover the bases. Sharp blade, gutting hook, saw for splitting pelvis.
I actually prefer my buck folder or 110 special, mostly for nostalgia's sake.
Seriously, the sog revolver would cover the bases. Sharp blade, gutting hook, saw for splitting pelvis.
I actually prefer my buck folder or 110 special, mostly for nostalgia's sake.
Talked to my Case Canoe bud this weekend. He figures given a deer limit of 7 per year, over the thirty years he has been deer hunting, he has field dressed 200 deer.
He said his "current" knife is something like a filleting knife and he uses a hatchet to split the pelvis.
I think to him the most important thing is that the knife is sharp and has a handle.
I don't recommend folding knives as the one I used got a lot of blood, guts, furr inside the mechanism and was hard to clean out.
He said his "current" knife is something like a filleting knife and he uses a hatchet to split the pelvis.
I think to him the most important thing is that the knife is sharp and has a handle.
I don't recommend folding knives as the one I used got a lot of blood, guts, furr inside the mechanism and was hard to clean out.
Wyoming Knife and a Buck Skinner. Meat saw to take the legs off.
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