What folder for field dressing.

Dannyboy Leather said:
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Those are two knives I have never owned, but that I would very much like to get my hands on.

That Lone Wolf seems like a great gentleman's knife, and I am really starting to appreciate those.

And the Blade-Tech Pro Hunter, what a thing.

Marion

PS - To the original poster, that Blade-Tech would be a might fine choice.
 
i've used my spydie police model w no complaints, i left my fixed in the truck but always have my spydie.... worked like a champ and w the all steel i cleaned up very well....
 
i use a whittler or trapper.
a big knife is un-handy for working up deer.
Rambo style,fixed blades,skinners,gut hooked deer slayers are all way overrated .
once the haunches and back straps are removed i take all the meat into the kitchen and finish the cleaning up.
buzz
 
Just about anything will work for field dressing whitetail. I'd say just use whatever knife you usually carry.
 
Ritter Mini-RSK MK1 The S30V steel is supposed to keep a keen edge for a long time. The blade shape looks very useful for processing game.
 
I use a Spyderco Wegner in ATS-34 on occasions to skin deer and wild hogs; I always carry it when hunting, along with a fixed blade and a SAK. It is my EDC during times spent afield while hunting and in camp.
 
Over 20+ years, I've unzipped a herd of deer with an Al Mar Sportsman in ATS-34 steel.
So light, you hardly realize it is in the pack.
 
I've processed several whitetail with a Gerber Gator half serrated. Works awesome for me.
 
pvicenzi said:
Just about anything will work for field dressing whitetail. I'd say just use whatever knife you usually carry.
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Wharncliffes (easy to puncture organs) and big knives (clumsy and not maneuverable in the body cavity) suck eggs at field dressing. :thumbdn:
 
I'd probably find a knife that could be disassembled for cleaning and like udtjim stated, a knife that is open through the handles might make it easier to remove gunk that will inevitably get on your knife.
 
I use a Gerber Gater (plain edge) on deer. I really like the handle material. It cleans fairly easy however, I'm currently looking at getting a fixed blade to use.
 
valcas1 said:
Ritter Mini-RSK MK1 The S30V steel is supposed to keep a keen edge for a long time. The blade shape looks very useful for processing game.
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I've processed a couple of deer with one and small saw. I killed and processed a doe with one, after it had been hit by a car and suffered a broke back. Works good, fairly easy to clean. I like the Military better for that sort of stuff. Best folder, for me, for messy stuff is the small Sebbie. That thing cleans up almost as easy as a fixed blade, and has a nice blade shape for skinning, almost reminds me of a 110. I would like to try one of those Wengers, I've always liked them. I know lots of folks that use Case Trappers and Sodbusters for cleaning everything from fish and rabbits to deer.
 
I love the size and blade shape of the Spyderco Native for field-dressing deer. Price is right, too. But really, any folder you have will do the job. I've used a Schrade Stockman, a Benchmade Mini-AFCK, a Schrade LB7, and a Gerber LST, to name some I can remember using.

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
A Buck 110 or 112 are both good candidates. If ease of cleaning is a priority though, an open back design is better. Take a look at the compact Alpha Dorado, another one of my favorites:
 
both a buck 110 or a gerber gator are strong folding knives that will work well for skinning. the gator has an excellent grip even when its bloody or wet
 
the D2 is not hard to sharpen if you keep it touched up, never let it get real dull. It will hold the edge for a long time.
 
I have field dressed many a deer and skinned a lot of raccoons with a Schrade Improved Muskrat.

I know it's not the sexist knife out there, but it works well for me.
 
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