Huntin with your Traditional Knives

[black mamba]

Great looking Western, OH.

 

[jwb01]

Steingass getting ready to go to work.

 

[Jsega51]

jwb01 Congrats on the hog Josh and nice amber stag!

 

[jwb01]

jwb01 Congrats on the hog Josh and nice amber stag!

Thank you sir! I have to add that it is the first animal I’ve cleaned with this knife and she performed as good as she looks!

 

[Jsega51]

Thank you sir! I have to add that it is the first animal I’ve cleaned with this knife and she performed as good as she looks!

Good to know, what steel was used on that knife?

 

[Phil in Alabama]

Beautiful Steingass knife; wanted one of his for a good while now but never scraped up enough loot so far. Have to admire from a distance.

 

[jwb01]

Good to know, what steel was used on that knife?

This one is CPM154.

Phil,
I hear you. I had to sell a few to recover from this purchase, but for me it was worth it.

 

[Phil in Alabama]

I've admired that style of knife (Loveless) for years. Steingass does a great interpretation. I have a Russell Easler in a smaller size that is my favorite (and only) custom knife and my number one squirrel and rabbit knife. It was fairly close in shape to a Loveless and I modified it to be closer. If I had known how much Easler knives would appreciate after his death I wouldn't have modified it!

 

[Jsega51]

P Phil in Alabama , I’d like to see a pic of your Easler. Not sure if you posted it before but why not post it again lol.

 

[tmd_87]

Today's success on California's opening day!!! Me and my dad tagged out for the day! I carried and used my new #43 to break down my bird. It did a winderful job.

 

[Lhpanther]

Today's success on California's opening day!!! Me and my dad tagged out for the day! I carried and used my new #43 to break down my bird. It did a winderful job.

Congrats man! Those are great birds.

 

[tmd_87]

Congrats man! Those are great birds.

Thanks! They both had 9 inch beards. They came trucking in together from the bottom of the property and we didn't even know they were there. We we're watching another big bird chasing hens. It was a great hunt.

 

[Phil in Alabama]

P Phil in Alabama , I’d like to see a pic of your Easler. Not sure if you posted it before but why not post it again lol.

Just got around to taking and uploading some new pictures.

 

[Phil in Alabama]

Lone Wolf Loveless

 

[Jsega51]

P Phil in Alabama
Love it!! That stag looks well worn. I noticed how high that top front pin is. Right at the edge of the scale it looks like.

 

[Phil in Alabama]

That's one of the things I altered , I took off a bit over an eighth of an inch from the width to fit the shaping that I wanted. Gave me a super usable knife to use on small game, at the cost of ruining any future monetary value. Offset pin and all it has been the best little fixed blade I've ever owned. The stag has seen a bunch of sweat and blood. The steel that Easler usually used was ATS34 and so far edgeholding has been excellent and zero rust so this probably is ATS34 too. Made 2007.

Edit to add: The Easler is 7-1/8", the Lone Wolf 8-1/8".

 

[tmd_87]

Went out this afternoon trying to catch them as they go roost...just a bunch of hens and smaller Tom's (4-6 inch beards) this one was in my pocket...

 

[Lhpanther]

It’s about that time of year again! Let’s see some knives and hunting rigs.

 

[fishiker]

Temperatures in the 90s today doesn't feel like hunting season but it will be here soon. I carried this combo on most of my hunts last year.

 

[tmd_87]

1st time going out for some Blacktails...it's been hot. Haven't really been motivated to go out. Until today, we have some weather coming in on Tuesday and I thought what the heck. The view is the back of my grandparents property. One of my favorite places to hunt. Where I shot my biggest buck and also my first buck. It's weird hunting the property since my grandmother passed away. She would have dinner or some cookies ready when I got back to the house.... These views reminded me why she picked the property in the first place to build their home all those years ago! @johnny twoshoes thanks again for the#72!!!! California Blacktails hunting at it's best...Feist or famine! Hopefully this rain and cooler weather gets em moving!