traditional trappers for hunting

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sticknstring73

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Is there anyone on here who uses something like a Case Trapper as a hunting knife? Or any slip joint for that matter, like the folding hunters. I was just wondering.
 
I have a GEC 54 frame moose I use for small game. Guess the "tradition" part of it continues to appeal to me. 😄


Michael
 
I bought the Case hunter trapper last year and used it to dress out my bow kill. Great knife and I highly recommend it.
 
And I use the slimline trapper for bird dressing duty. This one has the CV blades. My brother n law liked it so much I picked one up for him.
 
I used a Remington Bullet knife trapper made by Camillus for years as my one and only hunting knife. I never saw the need for a fixed blade. That has changed somewhat now, but I still rely on the trapper pattern as my basic most used hunting knife. I just have a fixed blade also now. The current choice is a GEC #42.
 
I have used Trappers for dressing rabbit and squirrel as well as skinning and chunking catfish. I have used a Schrade 8OT to field dress and skin a deer. They worked well.

Jim
 
Trappers and stockman work well hunting. These 2 have been used for more than just squirrels.

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I used to carry a Case Folding Hunter. I liked the fact that I had one blade I could use for rough work, camp chores, etc. and the other to be kept for the "moment of truth". Mine was stainless, and took a great edge.
 
sticknstring73 said:
I originally asked because I was curious if anyone ever had a problem with a blade closing during usage. Anyone?
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I think you need to be more specific on the type of hunting you are interested in. With small game (rabbit, squirrel, etc) I cannot think of a problem. If you are interested in bigger animals like deer where you might have
your hand inside the cavity of the animal, and can't necessarily see everything you are doing, a locking blade or fixed blade might benefit you.
 
Never had a problem with one closing on me even inside a deer. I am pretty careful with what I'm doing though. Even with a fixed blade you can't just go in with the gusto.
Thanks fot0!
 
With squirrel and rabbit I'm doing more pull cuts than stabbing, really. Can't say I worry about it, but basic knife safety always wins the day (don't hold the knife so it can close on fingers, etc.)


Michael
 
Yes. I've seen the blade on a slip joint close on a co-workers hand - but that was doing carpentry work. I've seen multiple horror stories about that associated with fisherman. But I still use non-locking knives most of the time. I do have a small old-style Schrade with a liner lock that I like a lot and in some cases, that lock is nice to have.

DT
 
Nothing wrong with traditional slippies for hunting. I cant phathom how many clasp knives ventured into the woods with big game in mind.
I myself cannot account for the number of animals field dressed as it was originally purchased by my great grandfather (obviously later in his life). It was passed down to my grandfather and father and a few Christmases back, it was in my stocking when we visited my folks. I was with my dad when it cleaned his last two eight points.
Sorry for the blur but it is a Case with a great bomb shield and I'm going to guess a stag cut bone or winter bottom or perhaps a stag that polished out.
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When I used to hunt rabbits and quail, I had a Buck trapper that had a clip on one end and a spey on the other. Kind of like a congress layout. Different layout than the Case trapper, but the blades were very similar. For rabbits, I would open both blades at once, gut the rabbit with the clip blade, then flip the knife in my hand and skin it with the spey. You would think I would stick myself with blades open at both ends, but it never happened, and it never folded on me. For quail, I would just open the clip blade.

After I quit hunting, I lost that buck. Really sorry now, as a quick search indicates that they don't make that pattern any more. It looked a lot like the current 301 stockman, but with the trapper blades.
 
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