new hunting knife suggestions????
- Thread starter marba
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- marmora ontario
I got a Grohman Canadian forces model, Haven't used it on game but it de-boned a few Lamb legs very well. JITC
I would sure like to get a nice Damascus drop point for hunting. Still undecided for specific design for the handle and blade length. Google Lyttle Knives and let the drool start. Not so crazy about the handles and designs but the patterns he gets are stellar.
One fellow here makes some very nice pieces too but I don't believe he sells any.
One fellow here makes some very nice pieces too but I don't believe he sells any.
+1 on any of the KOA knives. have taken bucks (vangard, pathfinder: both steels sucked), gerbers, cold steel, etc to guide camp and hunting trips, all crap. KOA = Fantastic
Personaly I feel that a good knife is absolutely LAST on my must have list. Why.....because if my knife sucks, someone will always brag up to having a better knife. So then, I let them show me and do the work. 
I love having the ####tiest knife in camp. All kiddin' aside, I feel that even the crappiest blade as long as it will do the job will.....do the job. Face it, out in the field, you're not going to skin an animal. Skinning in my opinion requires the sharpest knife, (my wife says so). In the field, you basically need to dismember the animal, and that can be done with no less than a good 3" blade.
I love having the ####tiest knife in camp. All kiddin' aside, I feel that even the crappiest blade as long as it will do the job will.....do the job. Face it, out in the field, you're not going to skin an animal. Skinning in my opinion requires the sharpest knife, (my wife says so). In the field, you basically need to dismember the animal, and that can be done with no less than a good 3" blade.
Personaly I feel that a good knife is absolutely LAST on my must have list. Why.....because if my knife sucks, someone will always brag up to having a better knife. So then, I let them show me and do the work.
That sounds like the rationale behind carrying a synthetic stainless rifle.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I've gutted and skinned deer with many different knives over the years.
What's really important, is that it's sharp, and it stays that way, at least long enough for you to finish the job.
An old carbon steel blade does as good a job as a fancy stainless one, you just might have to tune it a bit.
I used a buck lite for the last few years, until I foolishly lost it last year, it worked as well as any.
I've also used a cheap 2" Chinese made folder on several occasions, without a bit of difficulty.
If I had to recommend one thing, it would be not to get Too BIG a knife.
What's really important, is that it's sharp, and it stays that way, at least long enough for you to finish the job.
An old carbon steel blade does as good a job as a fancy stainless one, you just might have to tune it a bit.
I used a buck lite for the last few years, until I foolishly lost it last year, it worked as well as any.
I've also used a cheap 2" Chinese made folder on several occasions, without a bit of difficulty.
If I had to recommend one thing, it would be not to get Too BIG a knife.
It is so hard to find one in all hunting knife.
To buy one knife which will serve different tasks it is like buying a rifle which will hunt moose and deer and rabbits.
But, if I would have to pick one which can be the only one all around hunting knife, I would go with Cabela's Alaskan Guide.
It has 4-1/8" drop-point blade crafted of strong S30V steel, the Vanguard has a rosewood handle. I like quality of S30V steel, IMO beside D2 best for hunting.
Good Luck
I think a lot of guys buy too big of a knife - especially the deer hunters out here. Maybe a longer knife is useful for cutting the esophagus, but I prefer to wield something a little smaller when working in areas where I can't see. I also like a pointy, narrow blade for cutting around the anus to liberate the intestinal tract.
I have a Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf in D2. I managed to find one with a stag handle on sale. It is astoundingly sharp.
I have a Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf in D2. I managed to find one with a stag handle on sale. It is astoundingly sharp.
I recently switched to a Kershaw Echo, and have been very, very happy. It's the best overall compromise I've yet seen -- enough of a point to do caping with if I must, enough of a drop point to facilitate gutting, and enough of a skinning curve that I can keep the point away from the hide and avoid making any unintended cuts. All in all, it's hard for me to imagine a better overall big game knife. And it's not that expensive ($55 at WSS, $US30-40 south of the border).
beretta boy
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- Location
- Orillia, Ontario
For the past 35 years, perhaps more - the standard Russell designed Grohman. I believe they call it their No. 1. Made in Pictou, NS.
Since the dawn of time my father has hunted with his buddys.. when I turned 19 I was finally allowed to join along in their hunts. As initiation they got me the clubs knife... which all of them have had since the dawn of time, some got lost and quickly replaced with new ones, its like a tradition.... Your not going to play for the Leafs without the jersey right?? (who would want to play for the leafs anyway???) anyway. the knife is a Buck 119. I think they run for about 80.00. they are big and sturdy enough to cut through a deers rib cage (mine did 3 one year without a sharpening) and hold an edge fine enough to skin. When dull they dont take much to get sharp again. I guess the sky is the limit when it comes to what you can spend when it comes to a knife.... but I would say this one is well worth the money...
Thats my peice....
Steve
Thats my peice....
Steve
That's the problem with a hunting knife, it has to be a compromise between a harder steel that will hold an edge longer, be more brittle and harder to sharpen or being softer and being easier to sharpen, but will also dull faster. Can't have it both ways.
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