Show us your hunting knife

[Peakbagger46]

Its that time of year where a lot of us are putting meat on the table. Some of us go all the way from the field to the freezer, spending hours with knife work (oh the joys!)

Here’s mine, a plain Jane 1095 steel Esee 3hm, thin and slicy. Two mulies and an elk so far with this blade.

Show us your meat making blade!

 

[MolokaiRider]

I picked up a Cold Steel Master Hunter in CPM-3V when they were first released, and have been using it almost exclusively for field hunting.

It’s thin profile, long belly, and thin tip works great, and the rubber grip is secure when bloody. The sheath is pretty dinged and scraped up but still works fine.

The steel has shrugged off bone hits and has shown no edge deformation or corrosion. I ran it over a DMT XXFine once, and that probably wasn’t even needed. Still very very sharp. It was totally worth the 80 bucks I paid.

 

[Owen K.]

Hunting season starts here in a couple months. Then I'll be sure to get some pics. I usually use a mora robust.

 

[Horsewright]

I'm not much of a hunter but I do make hunters. I have one of my Sonoran Hunters and I often loan it to my friend Dani the Huntress. She's also our photographer here.

The knife itself looks like this just my own personal one is handled in rosewood instead of ironwood like this example.

 

[GB940Rookie]

I don’t get to hunt much anymore, but this has been my “hunter” ever since I bought it. It works great for processing.

 

[PoorUserName]

What size blade in inches should a hunting knife have, the only large knife i have is an older Mora Force.

 

[l1ranger]

What size blade in inches should a hunting knife have, the only large knife i have is an older Mora Force.

its really personal preference.
I have a couple 'hunting knives', but my favorite right now is a buck paclite skinner with about a 3" blade and 7" OAL.
it works well for me, and i like it a little on the shorter side for when I'm "inside" working


I'll get some pictures up here before too long

 

[Peakbagger46]

What size blade in inches should a hunting knife have, the only large knife i have is an older Mora Force.

The sweet spot seems to be around 3.5-4.5 inches for deer and elk. I tend to use the gutless method for field work anymore since I chase animals too big and too far back in canyons to pack out whole, so there’s no reason to field dress.

 

[eisman]

My favorite pattern for a field knife is the Loveless Drop Point Hunter. This one's my normal "go to" when I hunt. Made by W.C. Davis, it's been with me from Alaska to the Mojave.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Took apart this little girl a few weeks ago all the way from field to freezer with this Busse Boney Active Duty (BAD; extra hard INFI at 62 Rc). Thing holds a scary sharp edge for a LONG time. Was still shaving sharp when I was done, and stropped back to scary in no time! Perfect!



And I carry this Busse Bowie Team 6 (BT6) on my belt while hunting:

The sweet spot seems to be around 3.5-4.5 inches for deer and elk. I tend to use the gutless method for field work anymore since I chase animals too big and too far back in canyons to pack out whole, so there’s no reason to field dress.

Great method, but I dislike how difficult it is to get to the tenderloins that way.