What hunting knife would you bring in a deer hunting trip?
#11
I always carry a sharp one and a spare sharp one. And carry a pocket steel to keep them sharp.
My last teacher/mentor, master hunter, couldn't sharpen a knife. Got to be running joke, he'd start to try to saw through a Deer or Hog with a dull blade gutting it and I'd hand him a knife.
My last teacher/mentor, master hunter, couldn't sharpen a knife. Got to be running joke, he'd start to try to saw through a Deer or Hog with a dull blade gutting it and I'd hand him a knife.
#15
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 19
This is the Green River Knife that I use to clean and skin elk, deer, and antelope. Inexpensive, high carbon steel that is easy to sharpen, durable and easily replaceable. Coupled with a Havalon or another very sharp knife with a good point, you can handle any hunting task. As Rockport mentioned, this knife is also extremely useful when you get the game at home for processing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262559812830...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262559812830...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Last edited by paveglass; 03-24-2017 at 05:29 AM.
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: gilbert az
Posts: 1,168
#18
These two knives are always in my hunting pack. A Buck Folding Hunter and a Knives of Alaska Trekker Elk Hunter. The Buck stays sharp and is easy to sharpen. I will field dress/skin game or if I'm waiting for deer or whatever prepare a meal with if I get hungry. It is easy to clean and maintain.
My Trekker Elk Hunter is made D2 steel. It requires time to sharpen to get to shaving sharpness but is tough as nails. I've broke a Buck knife once working it too hard. I've hacked limbs with this thing on days I didn't think to bring a saw. It is more of a utility knife for me to keep the Buck sharp and ready for handling game.
My Trekker Elk Hunter is made D2 steel. It requires time to sharpen to get to shaving sharpness but is tough as nails. I've broke a Buck knife once working it too hard. I've hacked limbs with this thing on days I didn't think to bring a saw. It is more of a utility knife for me to keep the Buck sharp and ready for handling game.
#19
This is the Green River Knife that I use to clean and skin elk, deer, and antelope. Inexpensive, high carbon steel that is easy to sharpen, durable and easily replaceable. Coupled with a Havalon or another very sharp knife with a good point, you can handle any hunting task. As Rockport mentioned, this knife is also extremely useful when you get the game at home for processing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262559812830...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262559812830...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT