Blue Brick
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Schrade SCHF9
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22-rimfire
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The first knife I ever used for hunting (field dressing small game and deer) was a Case slip joint. I used one for years and never had a problem. I usually cleaned the knife in a stream or puddle after the field dressing chores (or took it home and cleaned it).
Then I used a large two-blade Schrade folder similar to the Buck 110. It always did the job and I liked the second blade if the knife got a little dull or I forgot to sharpen the other blade.
Then I used a Remington trapper (Camillus made). Liked this one and always carried a smallish fixed blade as well. But the trapper did most of the work. Bascially I was more nimble cutting inside the lung area with the smaller knife.
Now I carry a Dozier fixed blade or Spyderco Moran for field dressing chores in addition to the folder. I like to keep the field knife under 5", preferrably 4" for hunting duties. The slip joint is mostly a two blade GEC #23 or #42 these days.
Then I used a large two-blade Schrade folder similar to the Buck 110. It always did the job and I liked the second blade if the knife got a little dull or I forgot to sharpen the other blade.
Then I used a Remington trapper (Camillus made). Liked this one and always carried a smallish fixed blade as well. But the trapper did most of the work. Bascially I was more nimble cutting inside the lung area with the smaller knife.
Now I carry a Dozier fixed blade or Spyderco Moran for field dressing chores in addition to the folder. I like to keep the field knife under 5", preferrably 4" for hunting duties. The slip joint is mostly a two blade GEC #23 or #42 these days.
Deltaboy1984
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OT small sharpfinger and a OT version of the Golden Spike.
a-sheepdog
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I watched a guide with a scalpel and have gone to using a taxidermist scalpel with a 3" blade for my skinning of deer/hogs and most any other mammal. For fish I still use a filet knife. I also agree with a couple of the other posters, the Mora knives are very user friendly. I generally carry a folding knife of some sort in my pocket.
Armored farmer
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I really like my Buck Vanguard but it gets buried under the bibs in the winter. I generally keep a decent folder with pocket clip on the outer layer.
CApighunter
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I have two I use regularly. RAT Cutlery ESEE 4 for deer and turkey, and a 7 inch Kabar for pig hunting, especially in thick brush.
Andrew Leigh
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You were in Africa in May and June and did not make a turn past me 
........... was that South Africa.
So far a google search would reveal that the anvil mark is for a Buck custom knife. But buck stamps them in a different position and orientation and the stamp is more defined with an additional line in the anvil, so it may well be something else.
........... was that South Africa.So far a google search would reveal that the anvil mark is for a Buck custom knife. But buck stamps them in a different position and orientation and the stamp is more defined with an additional line in the anvil, so it may well be something else.
Andrew Leigh
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You owe me .
It appears to be a hand forged knife made by a guy called Smith in South Africa.
He has since refined the mark but that particular mark was used from 2000 - 2004 so your knife is at least 10 years old.
Follow this link if you want to contact them for further details.
http://www.knifemakersdirectory.com/listing.asp?ListingID=8
.It appears to be a hand forged knife made by a guy called Smith in South Africa.
He has since refined the mark but that particular mark was used from 2000 - 2004 so your knife is at least 10 years old.
Follow this link if you want to contact them for further details.
http://www.knifemakersdirectory.com/listing.asp?ListingID=8
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Alaskan
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This is my latest. I love it. It holds an edge and is really easy to find when you drop it in the grass.
http://www.outdooredge.com/SwingBlaze-p/swingblaze.htm
http://www.outdooredge.com/SwingBlaze-p/swingblaze.htm
red rick
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My two favorites for deer hunting are the Buck 110 , very easy to carry and fits my hand so naturally , but harder to clean , because it is a folder . The other is a Buck 105 fixed blade , not to big and not to small , easy to clean , but a little less convenient to carry , because it is longer than a folder .
I see more 110's at my hunting club than anything else .
I see more 110's at my hunting club than anything else .
Elkins45
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A fixed blade is highly recommended. Cleaning the congealed fat out of the blade groove of a folder gets old after a couple of years.
The Mora knives mentioned are excellent choices, and certainly the most economical ones. You can get a great knife for less than the cost of a completely unsharpenable hunk of garbage from the sporting goods section of the local XMart.
I own more knives than I do guns, and I once processed a small doe with a $200 Dozier, but the knife I always keep coming back to is the Beretta Zytel Loveless dropped point hunter. You can generally find them <$50 and the blade shape is just ideal. Here's an interesting story about losing it and then finding it years later: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Loveless-with-the-help-of-my-tractor-New-Pix!
Last year I used an Entrek Javalina.
The Mora knives mentioned are excellent choices, and certainly the most economical ones. You can get a great knife for less than the cost of a completely unsharpenable hunk of garbage from the sporting goods section of the local XMart.
I own more knives than I do guns, and I once processed a small doe with a $200 Dozier, but the knife I always keep coming back to is the Beretta Zytel Loveless dropped point hunter. You can generally find them <$50 and the blade shape is just ideal. Here's an interesting story about losing it and then finding it years later: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Loveless-with-the-help-of-my-tractor-New-Pix!
Last year I used an Entrek Javalina.
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Armored farmer
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I just uncovered my old Schrade Golden Spike. It's been missing for years. As soon as I make a new sheath...it'll be back in the rotation.
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Becker BK11.
wolverine_173
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Fella's;
I've used an old Buck Vanguard with gut hook for years. I finally stopped splitting the ribcage & pelvis with it & got a small saw. Both my son & son-in-law like the newer scalpel type knives, but I like the old-fashioned belt knife best.
900F
I've used an old Buck Vanguard with gut hook for years. I finally stopped splitting the ribcage & pelvis with it & got a small saw. Both my son & son-in-law like the newer scalpel type knives, but I like the old-fashioned belt knife best.
900F
Loyalist Dave
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I thought I'd responded to this before...
I use a very inexpensive, 3" carbon steel Mora knife, made in Sweden. Super sharp, stays sharp, and very inexpensive, so that I bought several in case I ever lose one.
LD
I use a very inexpensive, 3" carbon steel Mora knife, made in Sweden. Super sharp, stays sharp, and very inexpensive, so that I bought several in case I ever lose one.
LD
ClickClickD'oh
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We see a wide variety of knives come through the ranch during the hunting season. Every hunter seems to have their own preference for their own version of the ultimate hunting knife. Which I always find a bit odd since we have yet to have a customer process their own animal... or really use their knives for anything at all.
What actually gets used to process the animals that get taken... we use cheap ($4-$6) paring knives that we buy by the dozen. They last about a dozen deer before they start getting dull, then we toss it and get another one off the pile.
Of course, we have expensive knives on the ranch. Just don't let the customers see what really happens behind the scenes. I do keep one of the paring knives in my guide pack in case I have to break down a particularly heavy animal in the field... but then we send the customer back to the lodge with another guide to have lunch, a snack, a shower etc. etc. while we take care of his animal.
What actually gets used to process the animals that get taken... we use cheap ($4-$6) paring knives that we buy by the dozen. They last about a dozen deer before they start getting dull, then we toss it and get another one off the pile.
Of course, we have expensive knives on the ranch. Just don't let the customers see what really happens behind the scenes. I do keep one of the paring knives in my guide pack in case I have to break down a particularly heavy animal in the field... but then we send the customer back to the lodge with another guide to have lunch, a snack, a shower etc. etc. while we take care of his animal.
T.R.
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I agree that one hunter's favorite knife may not be another's favorite. We all have our opinions don't we?
These two Schrade USA knives have served me well:
These two Schrade USA knives have served me well:
Birdman253
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My favorite knife was a Case Arapaho. It was given to me new, by my father, in the early 80's. A few years ago, it simply disappeared. I remember using it to skin a hog, and it has never been seen again. I guess I left it on the bumper of my truck, and drove off with it there. That's the only thing I could ever surmise. Needless to say, since my dad passed away 15 years ago, it was heart-breaking.
Earlier this year, I was banging around on eBay, and found one just like it. Was listed as used in good condition, so I took a chance, and bought it. Yes, I paid too much, but what the hell. When it arrived, what a surprise! The box looked like it had been stored outside, but inside the box was a brand new knife, with a brand new sheath. I know it isn't the same knife, but when I pulled it out to process a doe a few days ago, I still thought of my dad.
Earlier this year, I was banging around on eBay, and found one just like it. Was listed as used in good condition, so I took a chance, and bought it. Yes, I paid too much, but what the hell. When it arrived, what a surprise! The box looked like it had been stored outside, but inside the box was a brand new knife, with a brand new sheath. I know it isn't the same knife, but when I pulled it out to process a doe a few days ago, I still thought of my dad.
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