Belle Island

In your experiences, which knife is the best for pratical purposes such as carrying, cleaning game, etc? Thanks.

swamper

This might be funny to you but,i carry a plain old pearing knife,i clean squirrels,rabbits deer.It is easy to sharpen to a razors edge.I also use it to peal potatoes,after i clean it
But don' t get me wrong i have all sorts of hunting knives from a brownning to a buck but none sutes me better than a good pearing knife

Brum

I like the Buck Zipper w/rubber handle. It has a heavy sturdy blade that is easy to sharpen and keep sharp. The gut hook works very well. The rubber handle gives a good grip even when covered in blood. I' ve used a number of different knives over the years but has been the best so far.

Trebark

Ditto on the Buck Zipper. I bought a special model, made of ATS-34. Supposed to keep an edge even longer. Only used it to dress one deer this year, but it held up very well. It' s just a tad bigger than what I usually like, but so far it seems to work just fine. I just wish someone would make a knife with a blaze orange or yellow handle, for when you set it down while field dressing. Sometimes it get slid under the leaves, and can be hard to see. Since your knife is the most valuable tool that you can take in the woods, I haven' t figured out the reasoning behind camoflauge knives, yet.
Charlie

ArcticBowMan

I usually bring a gerber fixed blade and a kershaw set with a gut hook/skinner, regular knife and bone/small tree and brush saw. I used the kershaw on my spring black bear and it was sharp after the bear was skinned, quartered and boned out. The only problem was I had some gunk in the pivoting point, and when I tried to take the blade out, it was a little tight, and when I torqued on it some it popped off, dropped off the side of the boat and I watched it glimmer down to the ocean bottom. [] I called kershaw, told them exactly what happened and they not only sent me a new blade, but a new handle as well, even though I had not lost the handle. Can' t beat customer service like that!

CMitchell

I used a little K-Bar with a gut hook. I got a Browning (don' t remember the model) for Christmas. It has a knife, gut hook, and a saw that' s replaceable. So far I like that one a lot.

justhunt

I think a common mistake is to buy one too big. A 3-4 inch folding blade is all you need. I use a buck knife. You have to work on getting a good edge on it, but it stays sharp.

Wickman (Buckmaster)

I use buck, and will never use anything else. they are good knives and stay sharp for long periods of time.

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CAJUNBOWHNTR

Gerber gator.Holds edge well.Rubber no slip handle works good when wet.Gerber also makes a blade similar to wyoming knife that uses regular boxcutter blades.Good for ripping open cavity without cutting guts.

CB