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Triton

Triton

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A friend at work knows that I am into knives. He is just now getting into hunting and asked my advice for a hunting knife to purchase. Admittedly my area of my interest runs more to historical and collectible knives. I think the idea is that he wants to learn how to field dress, turkey, rabbits and maybe dear eventually. I thought about his relative inexperience and thought that the best bang for his buck was well... Buck. I pointed him towards the buck zipper and the pursuit pro. I am sure there are fancy knives with fancy steels out but here, but this seems like a reasonable compromise between performance and cost. Thoughts?
 
Bucks a good choice. id lean more towards the 102 or 105 from the task and animals ya described.
 
Looking at those, they're probably good for deer or larger animals, primarily because of the height/depth of the blade, rather than the length. For smaller animlas like rabbit and turkey, the 105 is more likely going to be easier to manoeuvre.
I'd also consider something like the Cold Steel Pendelton mini Hunter.
 
Fine choices.

The BuckLite Max Small 684 is great for all of those uses as well. One of the finest deals in the knife world today, IMHO.
 
I appreciate the additional recommendations, I'll pass them along also, thanks!
 
It sounds like you did well.

I don't hunt but my neighbor does and I know he uses this Mora for a lot of his stuff. Very thin blade for scalpel like work. SS blade to fight rust resistance and the orange handle to help you locate it if you drop it. I know because I sharpen his knives for him in exchange for some food each year.
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I don't know if you are only considering Made in the USA but Moras are from Sweden. I like to think every Mora sold supports the Swedish bikini team.
 
I hunt a lot and can say that some additional blade for opening gut and hide is good to have.
Perhaps not all need them, but they sure will make things easier.
A gut hook in a blade is the minimum.
Separate blade for it is better.

Check Outdoor Edge Swingblade. That is a good cheap combo.

Or if one prefers better blade, as you have already suggested, as a main knife, adding Gerber Vital Zip is a good option. At least for deer and bigger. Works on rabbits too.
Or adding something like Tasman Salt 2 with serrated edge.

As the main knife, your suggestions are fine.

I personally prefer not to have a knife on my belt when hunting. Also, I use often bibs, so I don’t even have a belt.
My go-to hunting knife is Spyderco PM2 in S110V. The blade shape is absolutely perfect for all else than opening gut and hide. The S110V keeps an edge so well that I can go through a moose and still have a sharp edge when finished.
 
My favorite is the Buck Vanguard series.
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