New season of Man Vs. Wild, Bear's gone BUck!

[tkbill]

It's not a bad knife. though I wonder if he switches knives to emphasize the importance of having some sort of cutting tool handy at all times.

Good point. I think your right. BTW I dont remember seeing the "custom" knife in the new season yet.

 

[Blue Sky]

Last night's show had him in Mexico I think and it looked like he was using a Gerger Gator clip point or something very similar to it.

 

[Joe Houser]

I used to watch his show until one episode a few months back. He said he was going to show us how to sharpen a knife. I perked up in anticipation! Then he grabs a small round river rock...to hone his knife i figured. Nope. He mashed that rock with another rock making small gravel out of it. Then he took a branch about 2 inches in diameter, took the bark off, wet the branch in a stream and then he rubbed the crushed rock on it. He used it as a kind of steel I guess. Aboslute insanity to think that would do anything but put a few scratches on the blade! I got so wound up my wife had to turn off the tv, pat me on the head and send me outside!
Some of what he does seems to make sense but I wish he would not be so melodramatic and maby research a little more.

 

[Mike Kerins]

Then he grabs a small round river rock...to hone his knife i figured. Nope. He mashed that rock with another rock making small gravel out of it. Then he took a branch about 2 inches in diameter, took the bark off, wet the branch in a stream and then he rubbed the crushed rock on it. He used it as a kind of steel I guess. Absolute insanity to think that would do anything but put a few scratches on the blade!

It seems to me that if you broke a round river rock in half it would create a rough enough surface to get some good honing action going.

 

[65535]

Seems like a gut hook could be detrimental is you wanted to cut back bushes and shrubs, imagine it getting caught on the drawback.

 

[Buckaholic]

...Then he grabs a small round river rock...to hone his knife i figured. Nope. He mashed that rock with another rock making small gravel out of it. Then he took a branch about 2 inches in diameter, took the bark off, wet the branch in a stream and then he rubbed the crushed rock on it. He used it as a kind of steel I guess. ...

It seems to me that if you broke a round river rock in half it would create a rough enough surface to get some good honing action going.

I think I saw that episode and thought, at first, "wow, that's cool".
Then later I was thinking, why didn't he just wet the stone and, well, use it as a sharpening stone. More consistent coverage as opposed to peppering a stick with gravel/sand.
But what do I know...I carry a small diamond stone with me when I go playing Rambo.

Seems like a gut hook could be detrimental is you wanted to cut back bushes and shrubs, imagine it getting caught on the drawback.

Yep. Since all I hunt is beaver, I have never needed a guthook and just thought it was something else to worry about.