So I “tested” S45VN on the mountain today

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Peakbagger46

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The eldest daughter joined me on a mountain hike/hunt today here in the Rockies for a mule deer buck. 75ish yard shot and deer down. I decided to start out with my Umnumzaan prior to using the fixed blade in the pack.

Performance was outstanding and I finished the entire deer with the Umnumzaan. This was no typical backyard deer field dressing, we were quite aways away from the truck. The entire buck was skinned and quartered on the spot. After we got home the edge was still popping arm hairs.

I’m impressed.
 
That great to hear! Great knife use and memories made. I haven't had the chance to put my S45VN Umnumzaan to use yet other than small tasks around the house.
 
Peakbagger46 said:
Performance was outstanding and I finished the entire deer with the Umnumzaan. This was no typical backyard deer field dressing, we were quite aways away from the truck. The entire buck was skinned and quartered on the spot. After we got home the edge was still popping arm hairs.
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Outstanding! Just out of curiosity, did you feel the need to take down the knife and clean it afterward?
 
Cool review!
^^That’s the only reason I carry a fixed blade hunting. Just that much easier to clean. Now yes you can do it and I have but I just prefer fixed for hunting. Always have a pocket knife incase though.
 
cut it out said:
Cool review!
^^That’s the only reason I carry a fixed blade hunting. Just that much easier to clean. Now yes you can do it and I have but I just prefer fixed for hunting. Always have a pocket knife incase though.
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Fixed or fold the CRK folders have amazing blade geometry for cutting. I wish they would make a few fixed blades with standard, insingo and tanto Sebenza/Inkosi blades.

After the fact all you would have to do is take it down and wash it up, a smidgen of grease and re-assemble.
 
They say buck has a great HT let us know how it does! I guess it depends on how much you plan on dressing out.
 
I used a knife made from ATS34 to field dress 1 deer, skin 5 deer, then bone out 3 of those deer. After, it shaved arm hair still.

I don’t get caught up in the new steel hype, old shit works just fine.
 
I hate having to pick out a knife when i go hunting, i always want to bring them all! Going back out for turkey this coming thursday, who knows what i'll bring. I'd love to use my Sebenza 21 with spalted beech, but afraid the inlays will get stained! I could use my inkosi insingo, but not sure how that blade shape would work. My Arno Bernard in N690 will probably make it's way out. I dunno.

Has anybody used spalted beech for preparing game?
 
SuzukiGS750EZ said:
I hate having to pick out a knife when i go hunting, i always want to bring them all! Going back out for turkey this coming thursday, who knows what i'll bring. I'd love to use my Sebenza 21 with spalted beech, but afraid the inlays will get stained! I could use my inkosi insingo, but not sure how that blade shape would work. My Arno Bernard in N690 will probably make it's way out. I dunno.

Has anybody used spalted beech for preparing game?
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The wood should be coated plus it’s stabilized
 
Getting off the OP topic but the S45VN stropped up in about a minute today on my large plain Inkosi. Didn’t get dulled out at all really but I saw a large improvement in phonebook paper cutting after the stropping.
 
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