So title says it all, what's your favorite deer hunting knife? Primarily looking for one to gut out and skin Whitetails and or Mule deer with the occasional antelope. Budget is $0 to $300. I had a Cold Steel Master Hunter previously but it's been lost in a move.
Favorite deer hunting knife
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That's been my big gripe with the Bucks, when the handle gets covered in blood it gets awfully slippery. I like that improvement!
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Blood makes everythimg slippery. No doubt.
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Green Micarta. Balance point is in the handle about one finger behind the guard. Pretty perfect if you ask me.
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I have found that the quickest way to find a lost item is to buy a replacement. When I do so, I find the lost item almost immediately after my return home.
I have very few fixed blade knives and I almost always carry a folding knife since they seem to carry more comfortably for me. I have carried the same Buck 110 since the late '60's or the very early 70's. I probably bought it at a K-Mart but it was bought so long ago, there is no way to be sue at this time. The blade shows evidence of numerous sharpenings and the leather case has seen much better days. Still, the blade is still tight in the frame. It's like an old friend to me.
I like German Puma knives especially with stag grip panels, and German Tree Brand knives. They are too expensive to buy now.
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I always wanted a Puma White Hunter. My buddy had one and it worked well. I never found one I could afford at the time and settled for these Gerbers. The folder works well and the fixed blade does now that I replaced the wooden grips with some stag handles I made for it. The wood was too small and slippery.
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My Dad was a lifetime butcher, so I sort of have a obsession with knives. I have had many for deer, hog, bear, waterfowl, and freshwater fishing knives, but currently my favs are these 5. The first two are Sypderco Phil Wilson Sprig and Soutfork in cpm-S90v steel. These can field dress and skin multiple critters without even needing a touch up. With Crucible steel going out of business, it might be difficult to find knives in this phenomenal steel for much longer. These are my 100% go to, but recently, I've been liking Magnacut steel knives. The next one is White River Hunter in Magnacut. Easy to sharpen, good edge retention, tough steel. Next one is a tactical knife that I used to field dress 3 big hogs my sons and I got last year. It's a ZT Sinkevich in Magnacut. This really impressed me with that steel, and for some reason (heat treat, maybe) it way out performed the White River Hunter on wild hogs. Last one is Benchmade 710 in D2 steel or M390. IMO, the perfect folder for hunting-great blade design and length, open spine for easy cleaning, Benchmade axis lock and strength. I have many others but these are my latest field knives. FYI, the yellow and orange tape is so I don't misplace them when laying them down on the dirt in the field.
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S90V steel is where its at! It is absolutely my favorite knife steel! I have a Southern Grind Penguin, and a Kizer Mini Momo in that steel. Both make great cleaning knives for different reasons.
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i have plenty of knives made by all the different manufacturer. The one that is always in my back pack is this one. I made the knife and sheath a little over 20 years ago. There used to be to be a company here locally that sold pieces parts and kits to make your own knife. This one I just bought the blade from them and the scales online. I wanted something that was strong and not flexible. I’m pretty tough on my knives and I wanted it to last. It has field dressed a lot of deer over the years And it’s still hanging in there.
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These are the three knives that always accompany me when shooting deer in the woods here in the UK.
The top one is a Casstrom Lars Falt knife, built in Sweden
The middle one is a Olivetto, built in Italy
The bottom one, you'll all recognise as a CASE XX Canoe
...all great knives built to do their job well!
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The top one is a Casstrom Lars Falt knife, built in Sweden
The middle one is a Olivetto, built in Italy
The bottom one, you'll all recognise as a CASE XX Canoe
...all great knives built to do their job well!
Lee.
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My trusty old working Randle look a like blade, well used over the years.
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Here are a couple of mine. First is a Western L88 skinner with a custom sheath by Dave Ferry.
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Second is a custom by Bluntcut Metalworks in high hardness CTS-XHP and Asian satinwood burl.
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Second is a custom by Bluntcut Metalworks in high hardness CTS-XHP and Asian satinwood burl.
Cold Steel Master Hunter- Ive got a Carbon V 1095 from years ago... the newer ones are good too. I'm no fanboi, but CS has been my go-to (mostly) for fixed blades for many years. Because they work and are reasonably priced- or were until Lynn Thompson sold the company. My edc "user" is a stainless kobun, but wouldnt be my first choice for hunting and game prep- that would be a M.H.
I carried a Buck 120 "General" for 40 years and it served well until it turned up missing- it was one of the "old" ones made from 440c before they went to the 420HC steel. I still mourn it's loss.
😢😰Deer hunting in the UK? How is that even possible these days? Not meant to sound rhetorical- Isnt that reserved for the wealthy and connected?
Useful selection of knives, btw...
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No. If you legally own a rifle above .240 Cal that produces a muzzle energy of over 1700 ft lbs and have permission from any land owner where deer are, you can go and shoot them...no licence required and you can shoot as many as the land owners allows you to shoot. Obviously there are open seasons / close seasons for the various species of deer, but other than that, you can just crack on!Deer hunting in the UK? How is that even possible these days? Not meant to sound rhetorical- Isnt that reserved for the wealthy and connected?
Actually, When you think about it, the entire UK is smaller than Michigan or Oregon, but we still have at least 100’000 deer stalkers / hunters and fortunatley plenty of deer.
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I have added a new one. Though it may not be a fave deer gutter, BUT I can get a good grip on it.
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It is my first damascus knife.
It is my first damascus knife.
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