Your favorite skinning knif

Used to run a Cutco Clip Point with DOuble D edge till I tried a Havalon.

Havalon's are the way to go for me. Piranta and Baracuta are both good.
 
Just to be different, i use a folding knife for this, and gutting as well, it's the Alpha Hunter, by Buck. Works very well, but is a ##### to clean afterwards. The penalty you pay for not having a belt knife to sit on.
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Here are the ones that I use as mention prior. I also have the Spyderco Wegner which I utilized several time and never had to be re-sharpened.
 
These are the knives I use, I have fallen in love with them over the years and am constantly amazed with them. The downside is they will rust so they need to be oiled.

The lack of a point is amazing for skinning and they really hold their edge well. The first year I had them I skinned 11 deer and 1 elk without needing a sharpening, and I was able to skin my big moose without sharpening them as well.


http://www.knivesofalaska.com/item.asp?id=20
http://www.knivesofalaska.com/store.asp?c=18
 
hillbros_96 said:
These are the knives I use, I have fallen in love with them over the years and am constantly amazed with them. The downside is they will rust so they need to be oiled.

The lack of a point is amazing for skinning and they really hold their edge well. The first year I had them I skinned 11 deer and 1 elk without needing a sharpening, and I was able to skin my big moose without sharpening them as well.


http://www.knivesofalaska.com/item.asp?id=20
http://www.knivesofalaska.com/store.asp?c=18
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At present, basically I have three sets I've 'accumulated' over the years. First, my long serving Pumas.



On my way through to Terrace a number of years back, I stopped in at Omineca Source For Sports in Vanderhoof and purchased the two on the right in the photo from 'Todbartell' to make up my Buck set.



And after receiving the one in the middle below for Christmas from my Daughter & S.I.L., I recently purchased the ones on the right & left, to give me an Elk Ridge set.



They seem to be decent knives, but I don't know if I could skin out 11 Deer, 1 Elk and a Moose with any one of the skinners, without sharpening.
 
Johnn Peterson said:
At present, basically I have three sets I've 'accumulated' over the years. First, my long serving Pumas.



On my way through to Terrace a number of years back, I stopped in at Omineca Source For Sports in Vanderhoof and purchased the two on the right in the photo from 'Todbartell' to make up my Buck set.



And after receiving the one in the middle below for Christmas from my Daughter & S.I.L., I recently purchased the ones on the right & left, to give me an Elk Ridge set.



They seem to be decent knives, but I don't know if I could skin out 11 Deer, 1 Elk and a Moose with any one of the skinners, without sharpening.
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Beautiful collection John , seems like your puma's have served you well
 
I have a preference for drop point knives. I carry the bottom four with me while hunting. They all have a different job when field dressing a deer or moose. The top one is my first knife as a kid, probably 50 years old. I'll still use it for skinning but had to bubba up a handle for it a few years back.

From the left, the Puma is a Handmade 4 star I bought in at the factory in Solingen in 1988. I picked up the middle 2 about 4 years ago, they are custom made by Eric Seguin in Quebec. The last one is a Grohman Boat Knife that I've had for about 20 years.

While they are have very good steel that keeps an edge well, the Puma is the best of the bunch. Its well balanced, comfortable and nimble to use. I recently had an opportunity to look at some new China made Puma's...what a disappointment...zero quality control.

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Big_red_truck said:
Of course ... On back order ... I was on cabelas earlier trying to buy a few plush animals for our young fella and everything was on back order , literally .... Everything
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You might be able to get the same knife from Halford's Hides in Edmonton. They have all kinds of interesting stuff.

As for what I carry, well, I'm a real knife whore. I have a Master Hunter that the Old Man rehandled as one of his first projects and that thing is a beauty. I also have a White Hunter and a Ruana which is about it for factory made knives. But I probably have a dozen handmade knives by either The Old Man, my brother or myself. This is really where my heart lies nowadays because they are made by people who know what they want a knife to do and look like with no other consideration given. These knives are designed based on many years of hunting and refined in the hand until they feel right. That is something that the factory can never reproduce because there is always something that cannot be done by a machine and to have the staff to do hand work on 500, 5000 or 50000 knives is just not going to happen. For the custom maker the goal is the knife and making it perform at it's apex. The factory, though they want to turn out a good product, has other masters to serve...margins, suppliers etc.

The custom maker serves only the knife.
 
Big_red_truck said:
Hey guys , just wanted to see what everyone is using to skin their game.

I use a buck omni hunter or my old buck woodsman.

Since I'm in the buying mood I was looking for a real good quality skinning knife for smaller game like fox , coyote or wolf. Or do you guys use the same knife on all game. The reason I ask is because it seems to me the omni hunter would be a bit large for smaller game to make precision cuts to preserve the pelt.

On the other hand I'm not exactly impressed with either knife I currently own for
Skinning. They lose their edge fast , especially skinning moose.

Cheers
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big game gets it's own knife.
I never use the pelting knives on food.

pelting:

schrade sharpfinger

very cheap and good , so buy more then one

mora's are good as well.

no need for big $$$ on a pelting knife.

you should always try to use your knife as little as possible if you are harvesting fur,

big game : bench made hunt fixed blade.
 
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I have two "stand-by's" that I bought almost 50 years ago ... a Russel Belt Knife (now made by Grohmann in Pictou, NS) and a German-made Herder lock folder.
Both have seen yeoman duty on deer, bear & moose and the Herder even more while helping out a buddy Taxidermist. He also used a pair of Herder's like mine,
but they were so well used and oft-sharpened, the blades were about half the width of mine.

Some 20 years ago I had the opportunity to tour the Grohmann factory in Pictou ... and subsequently picked up one of their Trout & Bird belt knives which is a little
daintier than the original Russell design, and a Mini Skinner which works like a charm. The Herder stays in the pocket on virtually all hunts, the original Russell has
been put away. The Trout & Bird & the Mini Skinner come out at camp as required.
 
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