Hunting knife????

[jch454]

What's you guys preference on a good knife for cleaning/skinning deer?

 

[FULLDRAWXX75]

A sharp one...............

In all honesty, I prefer a fixed blade @ 6-7" overall length. I have carried the same knife for 35 yrs. My brother gave it to me for Christmas. It is a Kershaw 1030TF.
Just google for images of the knife to look at it. The blade design is great for gutting to skinning, it maintains a great edge.

FDXX75

 

[doubledownranch]

Havalon with extra blades

 

[backwoods7]

Buck vanguard and gerber Stud Gator get most of my field use

 

[gun nut]

I have a bark river Canadian special an I love it extremely sharp and holds an edge very well check them out there kinda pricey but worth it

 

[drawforce]

on the cheap end of choices a mora knife made in sweden cant be beat.Ive got several of the $14.99 ones with the carbon steel blades, i keep one in both my vehicles and my tackle box.They get increibly sharp and are easy to keep that way, and if you lose one your not out much.

 

[EastTNHunter]

Most people get too large of a knife for hunting. My wife and kids got me a nice buck a few years back that is perfect. I had never seen it before, and still can't remember what it is called, but it is about the same size as a Case little finn

 

[buckbstr_1]

Knives of alaska. Best knives I have used.

 

[old guy]

Don't know....I've always used my pocket knife (Case Trapper) Its served well for over fifty years gutting and skinning....been replaced a few times with another one.

 

[280longshot]

Buck 110

 

[duckriver]

Knives of Alaska whitetail trekker.

Also have guyed, skinned, and deboned a ton with a case slim line trapper or mini trapper

 

[THEdonkey0515]

Always used case xx myself

 

[Dienamic]

Helle Odel or any of their smaller knives. Helle is nice. Also stand by their product. My Odel sheath was finally giving up (very nice leather that I hadn't taken care of). Emailed them and inquired about how to purchase a replacement. Their reply was "Send me your address and another will be on the way" Arrived in a week from Norway. For processing a Victorinox boning knife I picked up at SMKW. Very practical and uber sharp.

 

[dmonty]

If you not great at sharpening knives get the Outdoor edge model that you can change blades on,its only around 30.00 with six spare blades.I switched to this and really like it,super sharp.

 

[FTG-05]

ESEE-3 or ESSE-4 both work very well for me.

 

[CharlieTN]

I've been using an Outdoor Edge SwingBlaze (same as the swingblade but in orange) for 2 years now. Holds a good edge. Nice and grippy and the zipper blade works exactly as advertised.

Now for skinning back at home I use what is called a sheep skinner. Then a boning knife and a large "steak" knife for further butchering.

 

[Killing time]

I have 2 Buck knives. First and oldest is a Goliath. Not sure they make those anymore. It is a folder and has a cheap looking plastic handle, but the blade is awesome. Very beefy and quality steel.
My other is a fixed blade, 194 Alpha Hunter, with gut hook and Rosewood handle. Very nice looking knife. Also comes with a nice leather sheath.
I bought a KME knife sharpening kit. I recommend that as well. Much better than a Lansky, in my opinion. Keeps em razor sharp.

 

[RUGER]

Buck 110

Here too.

 

[String Music]

I've been using an Outdoor Edge SwingBlaze (same as the swingblade but in orange) for 2 years now. Holds a good edge. Nice and grippy and the zipper blade works exactly as advertised.

Now for skinning back at home I use what is called a sheep skinner. Then a boning knife and a large "steak" knife for further butchering.

This

 

[280longshot]

It took maybe 5 mins to dress up my buck 110, sharp as a razor.
I've had several and the buck 110 is my favorite.