Hunters and Fisherman!!!

[DeerSlayer777]

What style of traditional slipjoint do you hunters and fisherman prefer? You know, as far as skinning, dressing, and every possible woods and field use

 

[festerfromnzed]

This one....A marked Western Hunter...Awesome steel..................FES

 

[Knife-Nutty]

Hard to beat a soddie jr. In cv for versatility, compactness, comfort, and it is fairly easy to clean. There are numerous other reasons aswell, I find it a great outdoor blade. I ground my into abit more of a spear point to give me a more useable yet very sturdy tip.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

I mostly hunt white tailed deer. I'm not too sure I have a big preference. A good fixed blade is your safest bet and it's easier to clean. I have a Grohmann Canadian Belt Knife, a Craftsman copy of a Sharpfinger, and a Terrio Medium Bushcrafter (this one is new, looking forward to trying it).

I've also used a Case Trapper and a Sodbuster, both which work fine, but you'll need to keep the joints clean. I just got a Case 6375 and I see it getting used some.

GEC makes some great knives for this purpose too.... I had a 42, but never got a chance to use it on a deer. It would work great though. The 73s would be a good smaller option and the 23s would be great.

My Father in Law uses a Buck 110 or a Leatherman Surge. They work good too.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Oh, I think jackknife uses a peanut on Moose. Gotta have them really sharpened up though.

 

[Turk88]

For whitetail deer, squirrels, a black bear, and fish I've used buck 110, 301, 119, and a case trapper. Oh, I've even used a case peanut for a few squirrels and fish. By the way, they were all very sharp and that's the real key.

 

[black mamba]

I always carry and primarily use a couple fixed blades for the big chores when hunting, but always have a 4" stockman along for everything else.

Gonna try a couple different ones this coming fall, a Blackjack 125 in A2 and a Spyderco South Fork in S90V.

Plus this Buck 301

or this Bertram Hen & Rooster

 

[dannyp]

I generally prefer a sheath knife for cleaning game. This is one I use. It was made by David Farmer.


I don't always carry it with me when I'm out in the woods, though. I do always have a slipjoint in my pocket. Here's a few that fit the bill.

GEC #73


Queen Mountain Man I used to have.


2010 Forum Knife


I have a buddy that has used a Buck 110 for many years. He told me the first knife he ever got as a kid was a 110 and it's still his favorite.

 

[Don Hanson III]

I get most of it done with these two.

 

[kc custom]

How many with either of those logo's do you ever see get much use? I love it Don.
Ken

 

[MerryMadMonk]

Slipjoints (left to right): Camillus rope knife, Western fish knife, couple of Imperial fish knives (from since I was a kid... a few moons ago... well, maybe more than a few), Schrade Barlow and GEC Charlow. The Charlow hasn't had a workout... yet. Others: Lone Wolf (slicing) and BK2 (be-heading) for the bigger catfish and an old Village Blacksmith cleaver (re-handled by Darrin Sanders) for the even bigger catfish

 

[Don Hanson III]

How many with either of those logo's do you ever see get much use? I love it Don.
Ken

It took me too many years Ken, but customs are now all I carry.

 

[Hammer67]

Other than small game and panfish, I prefer a fixed blade. A few of mine:

This Boker has cleaned a lot of birds over the years:

Scagel B&T:

Opinel fish knife:

For bigger game, it's my BRKT Drop Point Hunter:

My Nessmuk works great for skinning/butchering:

 

[Don Hanson III]

I should also add, I still love factory slip joints. Just don't carry em as much as I used to.

 

[22-rimfire]

I have a Remington Bullet knife (Camillus made) in a Trapper pattern that I have used for a number of years. This is the one that is usually in my pocket deer hunting for the last 10 years. Used to carry a big Schade two blade on my belt until I misplaced it, and the ever popular Buck 110 should do just fine.

The Queen Mountain Man mentioned above should work great. Mine is in maple burl and it might be too pretty to use for this.

I feel sure that the GEC #23 or #42 would work great but I have not used either of them for any kind of field dressing. They are both pretty new to me and I like both of them a lot.

 

[jackknife]

Oh, I think jackknife uses a peanut on Moose. Gotta have them really sharpened up though.

Woodrow, you're exaggerating again! It wasn't a moose, it was an elk I shot from 200 yards with a .22 short. And I used the pen blade so's not to be accused of overkill.



Carl.

 

[black mamba]

Carl, I'm glad we finally got to the TRTH of the matter!

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Woodrow, you're exaggerating again! It wasn't a moose, it was an elk I shot from 200 yards with a .22 short. And I used the pen blade so's not to be accused of overkill.



Carl.

Sometimes, I forget the details!

 

[DrPenguin]

Haven't seen the mini-trapper mentioned. For small game and fishing it is the one I go to. Great blade profile for processing and skinning small game.

Deer and above I have been all over the map. I see a Queen mountain man trapper and it was a great knife for deer. But I couldn't keep the backspring on mine so I had to switch. Now I carry a BR fixed blade and it seems to be up to the task.... maybe a tad large for my tastes though. For getting the skinned animal in the freezer I have used a Queen trapper for years and it is very good for this. Once the skinning is done I prefer a pretty thin blade.

Will

 

[Mack]

For a slipjoint, I don't think I could do better than my Frontier Hunter. I love this knife and as my friend Mike says "Camillus didn't make junk".