Good hunting knives for 50 Dollars

Get ye to yon Wally World... for a US-made Buck 119 Special - ~$40. A bargain!

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When you say 'hunting knife', do you mean you want a knife for processing game or a knife for doing other tasks (building blinds, clearing shooting lanes, etc.) associated with hunting? For processing game, I like something nice and small - Becker BK11 is about perfect for taking whitetail deer apart. For the other tasks, I like some sort of chopper - BK9, BK2, tomahawk, etc.

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Pretty much all of Buck's hunting style knives ( 102,103,105,119 ) are around the 50 dollar mark.
 
You might want to check out the Ken Onion designed skinner produced by CRKT. While I don't have one yet myself, I think it looks like a well thought out design with a great blade steel and you can get one for about $50 on the evil auction site.
 
As someone who's actually used a knife (ok a lot of knives) while hunting my recommendation would be one of the Beretta Loveless style frop points. For larger game a 4" blade is close to perfect if you're doing the basic skinning and caping for the hide, and it's good for the majority of the other work too, although a axe or saw is best for bone work. The KaBar is too straight and too big and clumsy for hide work (because that's not what it's designed for). A lot of the other stuff mentioned would be too expensive or too minimallist to have to use for an extended time. The AG Russell is good though. I'd seriously consider that. Especially if deer are the biggest thing you hunt.

If you look around you'll see every major manufacturer has offered a version of this blade, and it's a favorite of the custo makers too. That's because it's an excellent all around design and works. My user for the field is a custom by WC Davis in this pattern, but I still have my Beretta too.

The Beretta's are AUS 8 a good stainless steel that will hold an edge, and have a nylon/plastic handle that's egonomic in grip. I've attached a phot of the one I've used for years (lately relegated to the kitchen). You can find them for less than $50, make these one of the best deals I know of.
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Buck PacLite Large Skinner, around $20. Made in the USA.

Buck Siver Creek Bait Knife, around $23. NOT made in the USA.

I own both. They are both plenty capable of doing what you stated, once they are sharpened good. NOTE: Wild Animal hair will dull a knife quicker than just about anything. That is key to keeping your blade sharp throughout the skinning process.
 
eisman said:
As someone who's actually used a knife (ok a lot of knives) while hunting my recommendation would be one of the Beretta Loveless style frop points. For larger game a 4" blade is close to perfect if you're doing the basic skinning and caping for the hide, and it's good for the majority of the other work too, although a axe or saw is best for bone work. The KaBar is too straight and too big and clumsy for hide work (because that's not what it's designed for). A lot of the other stuff mentioned would be too expensive or too minimallist to have to use for an extended time. The AG Russell is good though. I'd seriously consider that. Especially if deer are the biggest thing you hunt.

If you look around you'll see every major manufacturer has offered a version of this blade, and it's a favorite of the custo makers too. That's because it's an excellent all around design and works. My user for the field is a custom by WC Davis in this pattern, but I still have my Beretta too.

The Beretta's are AUS 8 a good stainless steel that will hold an edge, and have a nylon/plastic handle that's egonomic in grip. I've attached a phot of the one I've used for years (lately relegated to the kitchen). You can find them for less than $50, make these one of the best deals I know of.
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the beretta is definitely a nice piece, but if given the choice i would personally go for the a.g. russell deer hunter over the beretta. They are both similar designs but the a.g. russell has an extra 5/8" of blade length and D2 at 60-62HRC will hold an edge better than AUS-8 at 58-60HRC.
 
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knarfeng said:
Last time I checked you could buy one of the Benchmade Rant models in 440C online for about $50. 440C won't hold an edge nearly as well as your uncle's M2 blade, but it will hold an edge far longer than 1095. And you did say you wanted a hunting knife rather than a general outdoors knife. For a hunting knife, edge retention is what you crave most.
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Can you get these current Rant models for $50? I also like these knives as an option in this price range, but best price I've seen online is around $73.
 
have you ever throught of trying a foldingbowie knife for the job that what it was designed for in the late 1800's it can fold out to gutt what ever you kill & fold in to the handle for skinning. if you have never seen one just type in foldingbowie & you see what i mean. pobber
 
The Queen Drop Point Hunter and the Hunter Skinner are both great hunting knives. They hold a great edge but I did have to put a good edge on it since it wasn't all that sharp from the factory. (around $55 bucks on the net)

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Yeah, that's the only thing about Queen... their factory edges often need to be re-profiled. But, it's nothing a sharpening session can't fix, and if you're using the knife you're going to have to sharpen it eventually anyway.
They are really a great bang-for-your-buck. IMO, among the best you're likely to find.
 
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