what knife is everybody using this year for field dressing/skinning/processing?

[dand883]

Usually, and this is not all the time, but mostly i tend to try to stick with using sharp knives. Dull ones suck and don't do much but rip and tear. Not my idea of a good time.

I joke, i kid. Well sort of. I'm not a knife nut, allthough i do appreciate good quality gear. I tend to used good old Swedish Mora knives and carry an extra Swiss Army knife (gasp!) and they always get the job done just fine. To each their own i say.

I have been carrying mora's more and more lately, light, very sharp, and don't cost an arm and a leg, so if you lose or ruin one, it's not a big deal

 

[SwedishMan]

Field Dressing -- Normark*
Skinning -- Schrade Old Timer

* - K.J Eriksson - Mora - Sweden

 

[stang]

Spyderco Bill Moran fixed blade with the orange handle.
Does the whole animal from gutting to skinning and I don't have to touch the blade. And the orange handle makes it so when I put it down I can find it again.

 

[Cranky Pants]

Grohmann # 100 large skinner. Had it for 25 years.

 

[38'55]

Bark River Huntsman or Stoker custom hunter.

 

[skneub]

I like my Kershaw hunting knife for some of the job and my greber with the guthook for some of the job , as well as im thinking its also a kershaw small hand axe/skinning tool ?
Anyhow they all are holding up real well and have been used on 2 deer and 2 elk this year( we skin the deer but prefer hide on to the packers for larger game as it keeps it cleaner)
Not to mention the ones from prior years

 

[medvedqc]

for gutting : a zip blade from outdoor edge. try it you ll like it.
dressing/ skinning Victorinox lamb skinner, mora 700 series orange handle
processing Victorinox pro butcher blade.

 

[gunrunner8]

I have a Knives of Alaska that I bought last year. I have gutted 2 deer with it so far this year.

Good choice! I used to change my gutting and skinning knives every year. In late 90' I bought Alpha-Wolf by knives of Alaska made of quality D2 steel for $75 IIRC and since can't imagine useing anything else. It will rust if abused but if it comes to performance IMHO then only $250 and up custom knives can match it up.

 

[west250]

Good old buck lite... it has done many deer.

I carried the small version for years. It was great for unzipping a buck and cleaning it out. Once the animal was hung, out came a Green river knock off that my ex bought from Cabelas years ago. Now, being a bit of a knife nut as well there is a host of other knives I tend to take in my pocket. Usually I go for a trapper style (Puma, German Eye), but I also have a couple of Joker Brand knives that go out.
When there's a bigger animal to deal with the Green river knife roll comes out which has a couple each of boning, butcher and skinners.

 

[M12shooter]

Plain old 35 year old Buck 112 for gutting, meat saw and commercial boning boning knives for the rest.

 

[Sask_Hunter]

This one has been through its share of game, skinning boneing and even gutting. Use scalpels for caping and fleashing.

 

[trykillthis]

ESEE 4

 

[bellero]

I gutted and skinned the buck I got with this custom Alan Davis hunting knife. Still razor sharp and it won't need any sharpening yet.

 

[tactical870]

I've been running Schrade X-Timers for years now and gutted over 30 deer with them. Personally one of my favorites....

 

[noneck180]

Used a few different ones but like my Branson the best

 

[looch]

Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf in D2 with a stag handle. It's impressive. I bought from an e-bay seller that was getting of the business. There's still hope, but this year it may be relegated to gutting some laying hens.

 

[MusicianShooter]

Last year, I tried something new. Scalpel.

You want sharp? It's a razor blade on a stick.

When you're done, take the blade off, replace for next time, reuse the handle.

Five bucks.

 

[Brutus]

CKRT Bladelock, a 3.5" folding knife I purchased at Tyee in Campbell River.

 

[samdunc]

A Bark River Fox River is the knife I used on my last moose. It is the knife that I will use on my next animal as well.

 

[albertaal]

I will be using my Randall #23 skinning knife, like I have for just about 20 years now.

It works great, and is a pleasure to hold.