Any recommendations for a good Hunter with guthook?

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Kingknives

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My FFL Dealer is going deer hunting soon, and asked me for some recommendations on a good knife! Not being a hunter, I promptly recommended a MT UDT (that's for you James) :D

But, I don't think that's what he's looking for. He showed me pics of a Bear Belly Snagger and a new Gerber fixed blade, both with guthooks!

Any of you experienced hunters have abny other/better recommendations?

Thanks in advance for any and all help!

BTW: he liked the Bear cause it had a saw blade also. Is this any advantage?
 
I asked this for a friend a couple of years ago, and the CS master hunter was the "winner". Falkniven (spelling sucks!) makes what looks to be good hunters as well, though I'm not sure about the guthook. I was going to recommend a Spyderco Moran, but it doesn't have a guthook either!

Just go with the CS.
 
Another vote for the Cold Steel Master Hunter with gut hook. It's reasonably priced as well.
 
I am not a fan of guthooks, as the ones I've tried clogged up with hair when used on moose. They seem to work better with short-haired game (deer) but I think they're a solution to a problem that really doesn't exist. A well honed drop point such as CS Master Hunter or Fallkniven F1 works just fine to make the initial cut without penetrating the gut sack, and won't clog up. Still, my experience is with North American game, and I understand that some professional skinners in Africa like them (I think it was an article in a recent Tactical Knives magazine... I can't remember what brands were tested).
 
Not a recomendation per se, since I do not have any experience with Knives of Alaska. They do have some nice looking sets...I always thought the skinning cleaver was an excellent design.

Anyway, to the point of this post: Knives of Alaska makes a knife with a large guthook, designed to handle larger and longer haired animals without clogging.

I believe I remember this correctly, but a perusal of their website should answer the question.
 
Just buy a Dozier and forget the gut hook;)
If not then the CS Master Hunter + is great. You may also want to check out Outdoor Edge Whitetail skinner - you hold it like a push dagger, and don't have to set it down while you work because your fingers are freed up. Also, it has a guthook and a neat leather sheath. I don't know how well they perform, but there was recently an article in TK (I think).

Good luck
Jet
 
Maybe a NEWBIE with knives and yup cut myself YESTERDAY!!!!! but a gut-hook gets all bunged up with deer hair. Do they make gutting easier? IMO ONLY, NO. A nice sharp straight blade does the trick. DO NOT go deep when ya get near da belly button (what belly button????) just need to open HIM as you pay attention and NOT look at the 22 points (in my case ALL the time!!!! I sell Swampland on the side.) If you "paunch" it hold ya nose and get out all the SH*T ASAP and get the deer into a stream as quick as hell as them rat-gut innerds can ruin the best part, the two rear quarters in a hurry. AND by the way, if all you carry is a Gut-hook and you belly-hit your deer and trail him/her a mile and its pumping bile and blood into it's stomach cavity, a gut hook will clog in a heart beat and you will, YOU WILL need to just reach in, hold your breath and PULL!!!!!!wolf:p
 
I was going to stay out of this since I have never used a guthook.If you like them fine,to each his own.If you just field dress and do not skin and butcher,use what ever you like you can do the job with just about anything.Personally I like 3-4 inch blade usally clip point.But I have used all kinds,each year I like to use 1 or 2 differant knives(last year 4):).I have used Lb7's,Trappers,handmade fixed blades,serrated Delica,saks you name it.I enjoy trying differant blades and know what? they all get the job done,yes some a little better than others.

For me I like a Trapper,a long thin blade works well for the area I have the most trouble with,freeing up the "vent":barf:

Happy hunting.Bow starts here next Monday.Plan on getting out 3or4 times a week the first couple weeks,then up to the mountains and when I return I have 2 full weeks off during the rut.:D
 
Knives of Alaska makes a very sweet little guthook
skinner, and Browning also makes a folding guthook,with
a folding saw blade as well.
The Outdoor Edge Kodi Paks are a good way to get the
whole package, for a good price, they come with a gut
hook skinner, a caper, and a saw.
 
you have got to tell how that went.

I bet the sak would be good.

I have used a dozier agent, bm afck, gerber caper and a cs srk.

the older gentleman who help me, used a tiny old schrade. and it worked great. lately though I have been thinking that a parring knife or boning knife would be great.

what do you think?

thanks LH

I hit the stomach twice and still can recall the smell it as I write this.
 
I use a Knives of Alaska combo. The one is a skinner with a guthook and it works quite well on deer with thick hair. I hunt Manitoulin Island in late November and its pretty cold sometimes and the hair never "plugs" up the guthook. Sometimes I only use the caping knife for all the work except for breaking the pelvic bone, I use my Busse Steel Heart for that. But the Knives of Alaska Combo is a nice set and its made of D2 steel and it holds an edge quite well.
 
Cliff Stamp suggested I look at the Uluchet and I'm really impressed with it. By leading with your index finger and using the Uluchet edge up, you can zip open the abdomen. www.silverstar.com/turnermfg Because the handle is directly over the edge, it places less stress on your wrist than the Knives of Alaska cleaver. With the handle extended, it will bust joints and bones. It is very sharp D2.

If you want to hear from PJ Turner how a couple hunters used an Uluchet and a caping knife to dress out a bull moose in two hours, you can call him at 800-638-9969.
 
I prefer my Best deer hunting at night ( did I say that????) Seriously I spend much time hunting ALONE in the woods i know very well and way off the beaten path. No tourist or "noise shooters". i ONLY shoot for trophy deer, although I love venison. But No buck, No venison from my weapon. NH has made it too confusing anyway to shoot Doe. We have zones and some interlap/overlap. So years ago I decided to hunt for sport first and food second. Been nine years, two deer. Lots of doe as they walked or blew by but then it happened, a moving bush!!!!!YUP, Taking a wee-wee (me)NO TIME to do anything but slowly grab my Ruger M77, and with my organ hanging low, three miles in no man's land, I saw the ten points and one shot dropped a dressed 243 pounder. YUP, Forgot my knife. Had a little tiny swiss army. Cut the crap outta my hands because they were shaking so much but did a masterful job. And NOPE, I pulled rank, tagged it covered it with leaves and went and got three of my young "guys" and had them drag him out. Big Bastid!!!! Now I carry two knives and will NEVER see another Deer!!!!!! wolf:o :( :rolleyes:
 
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