skinning knife recommendation

[bad_aim_billy]

Looking for an moderately priced skinning knife, mostly for black bear but possibly elk. Did a search here and didn't see much. Have some halfway decent hunting knives, but none specifically made for skinning. Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated, as I'm not looking forward to skinning a 300 lb bear with the wrong knife if the occasion presents itself this fall...

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Doesn't get much better than the KOA Muskrat. I should say "any better".

 

[fineredmist]

For a professional shinning knife look at :

http://www.dexter-russell.com/Processing_Prod_Display.asp?Proc=M&index=pro_id

These are made for the meat packing industry and will last a lifetime. The selection of sizes and curves is great.

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Valkman

Don Llewellyn (Valkman here on THR) does a nice skinner: http://www.dlknives.com/Small_Skinners.php

That's a good place to start.

 

[Black Toe Knives]

How about something like this. I can make the belly bigger on the knife for the perfect skinner.

 

[auschip]

I bought one of Valkman's skinners. Soon as he starts grinding again I'm going to buy one for my Father in Law.

 

[SeekHer]

Grohmann Knives Standard Skinner

(If clicking the link gives you an error, copy & paste the URL)
[noparse]http://www.grohmannknives.com/pages/r101s.html[/noparse]



CRKT and Cold Steel loved the original design so they reproduce it...