Knifes a day moosehunting.

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NirreBosse

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This is a sunny day in september around seven a clock in the morning. Its now time for a cup of coffee in a good postingplace. this actual morning I heard some barking from the dog having a moose standing for some hours om a moore a bit further away. My coussin that ownes the dog shot it later in the morning and I got there to help him. That was the first time I used my EKA 88 masur lockback to open a moose since its new for te year. Also look at the tip of the canopener. I have dremeled it to work on electric contakts. The Fixed blade Brusletto is a gift from my cousin at my 40 years birthday, meaning its the seventh season moosehunting with it. The beloved trapper is a gift from forummember. Anthony, SunnyD. Its not in the EDC rotation because of size but I often use it for foodprep during moosehunt or wilderness trips.

Bosse
 
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Here is the actual Coffeepot in a picture from a fishingtrip in the springtime. On its flank a fixed blade I made some years ago. The blade is a laminated carbon steel blade from the smith Björkman. It has a good ability to take and hold an edge.
I often use my homemade knifes since I like the little ruff and unic expression. i show you the sheat another time.

I enjoy posting pictures now when I at last learned how to.

Bosse
 
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Same day moosehunting and almoost the same setup but 10 km north of the first place. The EKA has now tasted Moose for the first time and wants more ;-)
As You can see the trapper I got from SunnyD has not its original spaybladetip left. I reworked it to a real tip as that suits my needs so much better.
Bosse
 
Hey Bosse, welcome back. I was wondering where you'd got off to.

Nice knives, love the simple looks of the EKA. That EKA looks like it may be kind of like an Opinel in one respect, being very light weight for it's size. No bolsters to weight things down, just nice curly birch.

What rifle and scope is that in the bottom of the top photo?

Carl.
 
Yes, The EKA is quite light and sturdy enough for this work. It had terible finish in the beginning with very dry wood but now its oiled and shiny.

The rifle is a Heym 6,5X55. That is the only rifle I ever owned for Moosehunting. I bought it when I was 18 years old so the rifle is now almost 30 years old. I reacon its gonna last my lifetime. Its a wellbalanced rifle with mecanism for lefty shooting.
Not without pride im once district winner individual and once district winner in team with it plus A few smaller competitions and once clubmaster. I also hit a few mooses with it and a few more kapriecallsies and a few foxes. Even a pike or two during maidingseason when they swim near the surface.
The Scope is a Leopold 3-9X40. I had a weaver first but shanged to this some 10 years ago since this is better in lower light.
The weaver resides on my Anchutz 22. Me and my brother got that small rifle when we were youngsters. Me 14 and he 10. You should be surprised of its record of game. A very capable caliber, much more than its allowed for here in sweden.
 
Thank you for sharing all this info. Beautiful country you live in! I love the handle material on that knife you made with the laminated steel.
 
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My handmade userknifes. Theese is what I carry most often in nature. And of them I made myself the two ones left abowe. The third at the left is from an old relative. The first at right with the mooseprint sheath is made by my cousin, the one in the middle is since my teenages and the one in the rigth down corner is a Pärsson Kiruna semicustom/produktion knife I got from my coworkers after an construktion accident when I burned myself rather ill and they gave it to me to cheere me up.

Bosse
 
The firs one high up left has a realy long handle of birch root and reindeerstag and I made it to suit me at winter with cold hands or even gloves.
You also se in the ones I made myself I like them dangling. I use elastic paracord and a longer letherband to make it the way I want it to be.

Bosse
 
NirreBosse said:
I enjoy posting pictures now when I at last learned how to.
Bosse
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I'm so glad you figured out how to post pictures, and am greatly enjoying your photographs and commentary.

I look forward to what you post next, and then after that.

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~ P.
 
Not a good picture but a thing I keep at my office to keep the spirit of freedon. Taken sometime during a moosehunt a few years ago.
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The butchers knife is a frosts with a good carbon steel blade. I nowadays have a sheat from a fallkniven S1 for that knife and another boningknife I own.
Bosse
 
i like your photos,and choice of knives of course,and must admit, envy little bit of environment ;)
 
Thanks for your pics about your country. That remembers me a little on my Norway vacation in 2008. Beautiful landscape... :)
 
Great pictures... The area looks much like some of the areas here in Oregon
 
NIRRE...I like your knives Sir. You dont get much more traditional than those well proven tools.I too own a 6.5x55 and it is an excellent calibre..thanks for the pics.. FES
 
Nice pic's

Yes the birch on the EKA Swede 88 feels odd. It is because they somehow compress it, making it incredibly tough and durable. The side effect is it feels a bit plasticky. oiling is a good idea, Ill try that.

Sam
 
Now it may look as I blow more life into this thread than it deserves but I want to show you the knifes that get used when the moose is at home and the real butchering takes place.
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Bosse
 
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