Skinning / Deer Dressing Knife?

[brians]

I haven't tried one, but those Kabar Doziers in D2 and micarta sure look nice.

 

[Loosearrow]

Trailguide with leather handle for the cold weather

 

[mcmurphrjk]

For folders, I have used Case Trappers, Stockmen, and Sod Buster Jr.'s/ they all work fine for me.
I never cared for the Buck 110 or the Case Folding Hunter. Both too large for my tastes.
Haven't tried it yet, but I'm betting a plain edge BM mini-Grip would work as well as anything.
I prefer a drop point of 3 inches or less, but whatever you have in your pocket will probably work fine.

 

[canadian1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewCVFkkyQC4

this guy uses mostly ,a outdoor edge ,just an average knife, but SHARP,its a caping knife, buy one, and use it for nothing else but deer gutting and such,and you`ll be styling

 

[BRAINESTORM]

CASE XX Double bladed hunter LG., very sharp ,easy to sharpen , the 2 blade offers more uses , great for boning out , skinning, camping , hiking .
The buck 110 is a good knife a little thicker blade , kinda hard to edge , prices are about the same, same warrantys.
The USA made schrades lg 2 blades great also and the single I think lb 7-8 is a nice size.

 

[sodak]

For folders, I also like the Buck 110, Queen stockmans and mountain man in D2, Fallkniven TK4, and Spyderco Caly3. All will work well.

 

[atcgriffin]

Look up virtuovice on YouTube. He is the man. The only folder I have entertained the idea I'd field dress and skin game with is my kersaw skyline.

 

[canadian1]

Look up virtuovice on YouTube. He is the man. The only folder I have entertained the idea I'd field dress and skin game with is my kersaw skyline.

he`s not the man ...what does he do with the rest of the animal,all he does is cut the backstraps off the animal and the antlers then cuts paper like all the other clowns,he dosent gut them or field dress the killed animal,really now is that testing a knife

 

[Kirk_Ferentz]

I'm sure this has been suggested, but there is a Bass Pro Shop CPM-154 buck 110 that would be great if you want to spend more than the standard 420 HC buck 110. CPM-154 seems to be one of the best stainless steels out there. I would probably use my spyderco delica to dress a deer, and maybe to skin as well. It is a folder, but looks very easy to get clean.

But if I were buying a knife specifically for cleaning/skinning, I would probably consider a (fixed blade) canadian belt knife by Grohmann or maybe the Murphy ones (I would probably prefer a stainless for cleaning/skinning, and I think Murphy's are all carbon steel), or the spyderco VG-10 fixed blade skinning knife ... it has a knife designer's name in it and I just can't think of it right now. But they don't have that many fixed blades so you can find it pretty easily.

 

[Kirk_Ferentz]

Also a Fallkniven H1 if that hasn't already been suggested above.

 

[Codger_64]

This is what I have always used. It will do the chores from start to finish. The 165OT Woodsman, made by Schrade from 1966 until 1991, they aren't hard to find in used or new condition.

 

[middleagedmutan]

Knives of Alaska pronghorn hunter or Bushcamp made of d2 hold good edge and come sharper than any Buck I have owned out of the box.

 

[TDahlgren]

Kershaw Blur or anything of a similar pattern - pointy enough for fine detail work, but a decent belly for skinning; long enough to be efficient, but not too long to prevent your index finger from getting behind behind the tip (for opening the cavity); and sturdy enough to split a pelvis (if that's your style.)