What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Bill Ruple trapper in the pocket today...

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Stag/Horn Knife of the Week is a Zamorano stag (made by Salamandra company) that my wife gave me for Christmas in 2017:
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Work Knife of the Week is a chestnut jigged bone SodBuster Jr I won in a Big Biscuit GAW (this knife is actually carried EVERY day year-round, but it is the work knife representative this week):
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- GT
 
RLB0414 said:
Glad the pup made it through.
I know what you mean about relocating unless too close.
Judging by the size of the skin that was a good size snake
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Thanks. We're glad too, had a hefty vet bill afterwards but it was worth it. I can always make more money & we take care of our animals the best we can. She got bit on the forehead right above the eyebrow when she was sniffing too deep in some tall grass. That antivenom costs about $900 per 10 ml vial in case y'all were wondering 😱

Perfectly fine now, no lasting issues.IMG_20231211_173619698~2.jpg

P.S. That's just an average adult rattlesnake around here. We've had some in the past around 6ft long 🐍

Edit to add knife content 😉
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ZHoovie said:
Thanks. That skin is from a Timber Rattlesnake that got too close for comfort. I usually leave them alone or move them out further back on the property if I can. I don't like to kill them unnecessarily. One of our dogs got bit by one the year before last, that's never a fun thing to deal with. Dog is fine now but was swollen up for awhile.

(Edited to add species of rattlesnake)
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I’ll tell you my Timber Rattler story…
Back in the ‘80s, when we lived in the Ozarks, I got a phone call from my Grandma to hurry over.
My step-Grandfather had a huge, dead snake. A truck had run it over, injuring it, and ‘Ol Leonard, their neighbor had unfortunately run up with a shovel and cut off it’s head and about six inches behind the head.

The two of them were used to dealing with Copperheads, but Rattlesnakes were really rare in that part of Missouri. To confirm that was indeed what it was, they’d called and had the county Conservation guy come check it out. He ID’d it as a Timber Rattler, then told them it would have been a new state record if Leonard hadn’t cut it’s head iff. The remaining length was over 52” long.
Leonard was a real piece of work. Known for bragging, and telling big fat lies down at the cafe, but he was an ok neighbor to my folks. Every year, he’d take his tractor, and push over a couple of post oaks for them to cut up for firewood, saving them from having to fell them on their own.

I took it home, and skinned it with my Schrade 293Y Trapper. (KNIFE CONTENT!🤔) I know that’s what I used because that’s what was in my pocket every day. That knife dressed a bunch of squirrels and deer.
Then, I cleaned it up and cut it into steaks which my wife and I grilled on the Weber. Yes. It tastes like chicken. With a texture like frog’s legs. Best with KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce…

I salted the skin, and rolled it up, and still have it out in the garage. I should make a belt or knife sheaths out of it.
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Waterville.
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Old, but classy.
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Love it, Jer!
 
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Two for Wooden Wednesday, including the medium Craftsman Stockman I bought at Sears in the early ‘70s while working in the paint and hardware dept.
I had the matching 4”, or probably 3 7/8” Stockman, but gave it to my son ~ along with an SAK, and a TL-29, as well as a home made belt knife made out of a file. I wanted him to have some decent traditional knives.C3453F2E-36F5-4301-8E16-5E28F33C425D.jpeg766B5ECF-1452-4425-95AF-A729DE12B632.jpeg
 
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