119 & 110 - Not the best for deer hunting?

well i have not processed any deer in over 20 years but
not long ago a dead hog showed up next door
and i found that the 118 in d2 worked jest great!
no the pig sticker did not work that well but did come in handy at times
when reach in to the cavities was needed
and i can see the advantage to a drop point or a clip point in diff situations

i do belive that the 110 become the go to knife of all blue color workman!!
my first one in 67 was used as a electricians tool
and ever after i had one at work
i watch all manor of skilled workman use that 110 (or a copy of it )
as their go to knife ...
i cant recall ever NOT seeing on on a belt some place at work

while i can see there might be better knives for skinning processing deer in camp
the all round handedness of the one ten can not be denied
imho if you can only carry one to the field
you cant do much better then a one ten,,,
 
there might be better knives for skinning processing deer in camp (but)
the all round handiness of the one ten can not be denied
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I'd have been REALLY disappointed if my buddy 110 Dave hadn't said that.

:)
 
I've never seen anyone use limb cutters on the legs before lol... I'm kinda primitive, I've always just cut around the joint and snapped them off
 
338375 said:
I've never seen anyone use limb cutters on the legs before lol... I'm kinda primitive, I've always just cut around the joint and snapped them off
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The limb cutters happened to be in the truck once when we were doing a deer. Became a permanent fixture at the cleaning table. Then son in law figured out we could use them to cut the head off as well. Makes quick work out of that. We trim all the usable meat off the ribs during cleaning, But I bet they could quickly cut up ribs as well.

We also use a reciprocating saw to remove the horns. Whole lot faster than the hack saw we used to use.
 
Pack Rat said:
The limb cutters happened to be in the truck once when we were doing a deer. Became a permanent fixture at the cleaning table. Then son in law figured out we could use them to cut the head off as well. Makes quick work out of that. We trim all the usable meat off the ribs during cleaning, But I bet they could quickly cut up ribs as well.

We also use a reciprocating saw to remove the horns. Whole lot faster than the hack saw we used to use.
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Yep, after seeing some pics of Ratty's dressing style, I took a set of loppers to deer camp. They did not work very well........I see looking at the pic's again that I failed to cut the hide first. Those darn things busted/cut the bone well but suck on cutting through the hide....LOL.

I'm an old school guy...like some of my Buck brothers here. "Happieness is haveving your arms up to your elbows inside of a steaming chest cavity"!!!! I enjoy the dressing & processing as much as the hunting. Out of my 5 kids only my youngest son is like the old man in that way ;).

This has been an awesome thread folks, I have enjoyed the topic, opinions, techniqes, and photos.
jb4570
 
I've done my share of gutting/skinning /processing,my grandfather was a butcher who not only raised and butchered his own beef,but ran a small business doing other folks' beef ,pork,chickens,turkeys etc.When i say i've skinned a lot of hide off and processed a lot of animals i mean it,AND i just learned something myself,and thats to get myself a set of thosse loppers ,not matter how fast i can cut around the joint,and snap the l3eg off,those loppers look like the cats arse right there.
 
Would have loved to have watched a butcher by broadhead...wow...lol
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Buck actually makes a knife like that -- the Buck Rush -- basically a broadhead with a handle! :D

One of the gals who worked the knife counter at a local sporting goods store (Tri-State, when they still had a hunting section) left her "regular" knife in the truck and only had the Rush on her when it came time to field dress. She said it performed just fine, did the whole job without a hitch.

Which would seem to back up this . . .

And I said, "Yeah......you'll find that the more experience the deer hunter gets.......the smaller the knife gets."
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. . . which, frankly, is sig line material.

 
[video=youtube;YgD0UooG5RQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgD0UooG5RQ&feature=related[/video]
 
jb4570 said:
I'm an old school guy...like some of my Buck brothers here. "Happieness is haveving your arms up to your elbows inside of a steaming chest cavity"!!!! I enjoy the dressing & processing as much as the hunting. Out of my 5 kids only my youngest son is like the old man in that way ;).

This has been an awesome thread folks, I have enjoyed the topic, opinions, techniqes, and photos.
jb4570
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:thumbup: I love using my 110 for field dressing! :D



ArfinGreebly said:
One of the gals who worked the knife counter at a local sporting goods store (Tri-State, when they still had a hunting section) left her "regular" knife in the truck and only had the Rush on her when it came time to field dress. She said it performed just fine, did the whole job without a hitch.
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About 2 years ago a guy I worked with hit a whitetail on the way to work. I used my S30V rush and he used his 503. Both knives worked great, from gutting to skinning and deboning the deer. After the sheriff tagged it of course ;)
 
Thanks guys for your contibutions to this post. I learned a lot. Its good to see how persons in different parts of the country go about this type of work. DM
 
I've learned too. Is the orange-gripped 426 made in the U.S.? I want my first Buck to be a U.S. built knife.
 
Thanks! That will be my first Buck. I'll have to wait a bit, because I have to spend all my spare cash on car repairs and insurance that is coming due. However, I will get one. I believe heavy knives can actually make skinning easier but I like a blade that I can't even tell I have on me and I like orange grips.

Joe
 
Try that on a mature Bull Elk or Cow and see what happens. Heck, I'd like to see it done on a large feral hog. DM
 
David Martin said:
Try that on a mature Bull Elk or Cow and see what happens. Heck, I'd like to see it done on a large feral hog. DM
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I butcher a bunch of feral hogs each year. And, I doubt that method would work on a large boar with a thick shield on his shoulders. I usually slice the skin on the big boars like you'd peal a banana. It comes off easier in strips. Now, on the sows it may work just as well as on deer. But, not the big boars.
 
mley1 said:
I butcher a bunch of feral hogs each year. And, I doubt that method would work on a large boar with a thick shield on his shoulders. I usually slice the skin on the big boars like you'd peal a banana. It comes off easier in strips. Now, on the sows it may work just as well as on deer. But, not the big boars.
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I agree Boar hogs are tough.
 
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