what knife do you use to field dress your game?

MDR said:
One of those Mora fixed blade knives. Cheap and they hold an edge for some time.
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Same here. I've got a companion and a craftline pro C in my bag, and a bahco brand (looks identical to the companion basically, exact same shape with different handle material, I wouldn't be surprised if they came off the same assembly line) in the truck. The bahco was $12 from Amazon, I'm going to grab another for my fishing bag soon.

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Got this to replace old knife I didn't like because the blade was too long and not a drop point. Also went to orange handle even though I prefer wood to make it easier to find if you set it down in the dark while dressing a deer. (happened during early bow season last year) Hopefully new knife gets tested this fall.
 
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trevj said:
That would be because they get one for free (issued) and get replacements if they lose it.

Me, I use whatever is around. Hate using a big ol' crowbar of a knife though. Have used several of my own make, a couple little folders, with short blades, usually a drop point of some sort.

A bud of mine did quarter a moose with the saw blade on his Swiss Army knife...but that's a whole nuther thing, eh?
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Mine wasn't issued, I had to buy it; albeit at a discounted rate because it was tax free. What we used to be issued was a crome / stainless steel "a la swiss army" folding knife which was useless in an emergency situation.
 
Buck vanguard with the s30v steel It's a pain if I don't split the pelvis because of the drop point shape. If I don't split then I use a buck 110 knock off for the butt hole makes getting in there easier for me lol. Seriously considering buying a buck 110 with the s30v steel as my main field dress knife And keeping the vanguard at camp
 
I use an original White Tail skinner. It’s made in Japan and the stainless steel IMO is top notch ! My brother gave it to me as a gift when he got married. Its cleaned a lot of animals and I will never part with it :)
 
mpsmyth said:
Grohmann #2 trout and bird seems to be my go-to every time. I have 4 different grohmann' but always seem to grab my #2.
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I've looked at these a few times, particularly the factory seconds for half price on their webpage, but i hear the steel quality is pretty low for a $100+ knife... how do you find it for holding an edge?
 
I got a Marttini skinner as a gift and it’s by far the nicest hunting knife I’ve got. If I ever lost it I’d buy another in a heartbeat.
 
For moose i just bring a few for skinning. For field dress i use either a cold steel roach belly, which i had for over 10 years and still works very well (1000s of ducks and geese and a few moose), or my new orange mora.
 
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