Pick a Fixed for Hunting for LESS than $75

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Hey all,

Since I am always nosing around for good, bargain hunting knives I thought I would ask you all and see what you would come up with in this situation.

Lets say you are going Wild Hog hunting in a HOT and HUMID environment and your knife will need to be able to field dress your dead hog that could be as small as 75 pounds or as BIG as 400 pounds. Now you'll have to butcher your kill, can't forget about that aspect.

It's also faintly possible that you might have to go up and dispatch a wounded hog with your knife.

That's about all I can think of right off hand other than the usual things that you might encounter when bow hunting that a knife would be used for.

Oh and the KICKER....you can only spend $75 for this knife.

What would you choose? For those out there that already have a hunting knife that matches the criteria....tell what you have and by all means post a picture of it so we all can enjoy it.

Lets see what you have....


Thanks for your time.
 
For your stated needs 2 knives would be best. 1 big knife for hog stickin/butcherin and one small knife for skinning. A kabar or a number of ontario knives come to mind for the big blade but that about takes up your budget.

Are you looking for just 1 blade?
Do you have any size requirements?
Blade styles?
 
Try to find an old USA made Schrade Sharpfinger.
 
Johnson Adventure Baconmaker from Kabar. Made for killing hogs. $70 at Tomars. If I have to dispatch a pissed off boar, I'd rather have a big knife than try to do it with a 4" blade. You could clean it with the Baconmaker. Wouldn't be ideal, but doable.
 
This is easy....Buck Zipper. I would recommend it even if you didnt have a price point. I have used this knife on several black bear and more whitetails I can count.:thumbup::thumbup: $58.00 on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Buck-691BK-Zipper-Guthook-Fixed/dp/B000EHYZMI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1287326073&sr=8-1

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Charlie Mike said:
Try to find an old USA made Schrade Sharpfinger.
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This is the best answer. As someone that has field dressed well over a hundred deer, a few elk, turkeys and a hog or three, this is the knife I always take. If you know how to properly field dress an animal, you'll know bigger isn't better. You need to be able to control the tip of the knife when splitting the skin and top meat on the stomach, and cutting the esophagus at the neck from the inside. Bigger blades don't lend themselves to the precision cuts you need to make. If you've ever punctured an intestine, stomach or bladder you'll understand why.

As for dispatching a wounded animal, this is why you also carry a sidearm.
 
This is very true. Believe it or not, I carry a NAA mini 22lr revolver for just this purpose. It weighs and is as big as my pocket knife and I always have it on me. That little trusty 22lr has put down more deer than most hunters game rifle.

SPXTrader said:
As for dispatching a wounded animal, this is why you also carry a sidearm.
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mystro said:
This is easy....Buck Zipper. I would recommend it even if you didnt have a price point. I have used this knife on several black bear and more whitetails I can count.:thumbup::thumbup: $58.00 on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Buck-691BK-Zipper-Guthook-Fixed/dp/B000EHYZMI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1287326073&sr=8-1

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I had a similar though on this BM Bone Collector Skinner 4.3" D2 Plain Blade, Black G10 Handles:

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It's $85 new, so I'll throw in the extra $10.
 
I'll second the Bone Collector , but make it the caper. As noted above the bigger blades simple do not offer the control the thin, narrow, 4" baldes do. The D2 will let you get the job done with no worries.

I bought mine about a month ago. :)
 
Either:

1) Buck Vanguard either in 420HC, or
2) Queen 4180 in D2

Both excellent buys for under $75.
 
Agreed. A Buck skinner with guthook. Hands down. Many models to choose from, then use the left over cash for the motel room for a shower, and a few beers at the pub.
 
I'll have to take a closer look at the Sharpfinger now...would be able to buy more beers...not to mention the ability to make finer cuts...hmmm....
 
Looking at it now, I wish I had been given a Sharpfinger when I was a kid. Oh well. I've always liked Knives Of Alaska's offerings too. Here is one priced at 76.99...guess it doesnt qualify but take a look anyway. It's offered in S30V, a stainless for that hot and humid environment...and its fairly long so you can use the length for slicing (the thoat) or piercing (the heart) when dispatching.

http://www.knivesofalaska.com/catalog/prod_display.aspx?from=Fixed+Blade+Knives&cat=Alpha+Wolf

Cheers.
 
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Arakiel said:
Looking at it now, I wish I had been given a Sharpfinger when I was a kid. Oh well. I've always liked Knives Of Alaska's offerings too. Here is one priced at 76.99...guess it doesnt qualify but take a look anyway.

http://www.knivesofalaska.com/catalog/prod_display.aspx?from=Fixed+Blade+Knives&cat=Alpha+Wolf

Cheers.
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If you look on the bay and do a search for Schrade Sharpfinger you will get many hits. I just looked, and there are some of the older made in USA knives there for very reasonable prices.
 
This one will run you around 30$. http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=3675 . My buddy bought one after i told him what to look for in a blade, he had a gift card so he was limited. But anyways, i have to day it's a pretty amazing knife for the price. Extremely easy to sharpen, holds an edge well. We've batoned, hit it on/across hooks, cut bait, it's been in the saltwater, its hit sand. It comes back for more and the blade is no worse for wear. When it's sharpened well, it's a scalpel. The sheath isn't bad but the button strap is kinda cheesy.
 
After much study on the proper knife according to BF members, here is the solution:

Sell your home, no college for the kids, live off the land and hunt food with...... your BRAND NEW BUSSE!!!!!!!!

JK:D
 
Ain't that the freaking truth! :eek:

That Bone Collector caper is a nice blade. Checked one at at Bass Pro. It's got a bit of flex in the blade that would make it a fabulous game blade. I liked the overall looks enough to check it out to see if I could use it as a general purpose camp/bushcraft type blade but I think that it tapers to thin toward the point for it.
 
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