hunting knives

Looks like most of us are in agreement on the size range of hunters. The rest is personal preference I think.

I have a theory about hunting knives and hunters. You can usually tell the experience of a hunter by the size of the knife he carries. A more inexperienced hunter often has much more knife than he needs. An older, more experienced hunter more often than not has a much smaller knife. He may even be down to just a slip joint folder of some sort or other.

I am understanding that more and more the older I get. I don't feel like lugging around weight I don't need.

Many good choices have been listed.

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Couldn't agree with you more, I carry a Benchmade activator 211, little 2 1/2 inch D2 fixed blade. Rides in a back pocket leather sheath. Does everything I need for hunting:thumbup: Absolutely a great little/big knife.

Paul
 
I don't neccessarily agree with the above statement. I am a experienced hunter and I am friends with many more. I carry a Buck pathfinder with a 5" blade. I find that the blade is more than I need for hunting chores, but if I get in a survival situation many miles off the road(which is very possible with my "big woods" hunting style), I will be glad to have a slightly longer blade. The Benoits even carry a 4-5" bladed knife.

I am soon going to replace the pathfinder with a BRKT Fox river though!!!
 
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Looks like most of us are in agreement on the size range of hunters. The rest is personal preference I think.

I have a theory about hunting knives and hunters. You can usually tell the experience of a hunter by the size of the knife he carries. A more inexperienced hunter often has much more knife than he needs. An older, more experienced hunter more often than not has a much smaller knife.
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I generally agree with this statement. :thumbup:

For whitetail size game a four inch blade is more then enough, even smaller if field dressing is your only chore.

When faced with bigger game, like moose or elk, a bigger blade is often needed, especially considering that the carcass needs to be sectioned for transport.


When butchering the animal, larger knives are usually employed.




"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike
 
I guess it would depend on what I'm hunting. For both deer and turkey season I carry a Bark River Woodland. Truth be told, I'll probably use a folder on this years bird (if I'm lucky and the birds cooperate). Probably a Camillus 67 full size Stockman or a Case Medium Stockman.

The BRKT Woodland will go along as usual to handle any bush stuff.
 
Mine is the Fallkniven H1
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Kind regards
Mick
 
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Sorry for the knife porn but here's some hunting knives I have used in the field.

The top picture - Bark River Lil Nessy, Clip Point by DP Knives, and a JK Kephart.
The bottom picture is assorted Marble Knives. This is only a few of my Marble's. I have picked up quite a few of them over the years. They are some of my favorites.
 
I think as far as size goes on a hunting knife I think it's a persnnal preference. Kinda like the coat you wear, the truck you drive or the gun you hunt with. That said I like about a 3 1/2 to 4 inch blade .JMO
 
This past year I used my RAT-3. I have been carrying this knife almost exclusively now in the bush and I quite like it. It worked great at gutting, skinning and all associated hunting tasks. Here it is on Fridays ice fishing trip:thumbup:

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Sorry for the knife porn but here's some hunting knives I have used in the field.

The top picture - Bark River Lil Nessy, Clip Point by DP Knives, and a JK Kephart.
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Great looking patina on those two. :thumbup: Is the DP cocobolo too?
 
I don't hunt,but for fishing I love the Buck 110 :thumbup:
I have a Buck 119 that I recieved from the fellow forum member Wooden Chicken and I hope to try it soon on some big fish :)
 
i have done a fair amount of hunting and as said, i have carried mostly a folder or 3-5 inch fixed blade and have never felt underknives. as far a breaking down big game, most can be done with the above mentioned blades, a hollow ground knife does as well as a flat grind, for the medium sized game deer , caribou, elk, kudu jst about anything with a 3-5 " blade is just fine, a buck folding hunter, a kershaw folding field, cold steel master hunter all have done good duty for me. even when taking apart large animals like moose, eland and cape buffalo a 4 inch blade does 95% of the work, a couple of hits with a machete or an axe are just used to help tings along.

how much woodcraft do you need to do in actuality, we usually practice low impact hunting to preserve our campsites, so there is not a lot of chopping that we do just some sawing of stove length wood for the sheepherder stove.

alex
 
I've always liked Bucks black phenolic handled as hunting knives before I started knifemaking. Custom versions other then my own, I'd pick Doziers or Randalls.
Scott
 
In the past I used a clip point CS Twistmaster. This year I moved to a RAT RC4 with orange handle...although it didn't get used:( no deer for me this year. We'll see how it does nex year!
 
This year I used a SAK one hand trekker with part serrated blade. It worked real good, but I like a fix blade better. They are alot easlier to clean up.
 
I've used this Bowen for over twenty years now. It was the first "Custom" knife I ever bought. Never failed me, keeps a edge , and fits my hand just right.:thumbup:
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Older Blackjack Trailguide, Effingham. A2 steel. Leather washer handle, warmer in winter. Razor sharp convex grind. Would like to find a beater cheap to loan out instead of mine.
 
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