Hunting/Survival knife suggestion?
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anyone? how about this one https://swordsswords.com/full-tang-south-bound-hunting-knife.html
Most people don't take a knife to slice off a steak in the field. They might have one back at camp though. Any good quality chefs knife you have at home will do the trick.
That $18 knife will give you $1 worth of value on a piece of junk. Swords.com, really?
Don't waste your money.
That $18 knife will give you $1 worth of value on a piece of junk. Swords.com, really?
Don't waste your money.
PrairieHunter
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The first 5 posts are always the most entertaining and this one is no different. I have a feeling that there will be a lot of these as more folks who are not hunters get interested in the food aspect of hunting and start looking for information.
To the OP, most any knife will cut deer meat. Some people will slice off a piece of backstrap or the heart to cook at camp.
To the OP, most any knife will cut deer meat. Some people will slice off a piece of backstrap or the heart to cook at camp.
3855WIN
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Buy a Havalon. Grill or pan fry the sweat meat.
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A new hunter with a Havalon will probly slice more than deer meat. mtmuley
haiku_rodney
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I am partial to knives with D2 steel. I like the steel as I can get it really sharp and its holds its edge nicely. With respect to what mtmuley points out, I accidentally cut my fingers - took 13 stitches to close it up. I now carry a cut-proof glove with me.
3855WIN
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Correction, sweet meat, the inside loins.
406LIFE
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I have a survival type knife. I dont use it for hunting.
It is a SOG Seal Pup Elite.
It is a SOG Seal Pup Elite.
Tradewind
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Yeah, well, older hunters do it too. Band-aids-R-US...:hump:
brnsvllyjohn
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If you are processing a deer back at camp I like a good fish filet knife. I carry two in my RV and can debone a buck and slice anything I want to cook while camping. Normally for us we just cook the heart and or liver but you can slice those with any knife.
Take a look at these types of knives:https://www.buckknives.com/product/paklite-boning-knife/0136FAM01/
Light weight and are sharp. I have a set of the skeleton knives and the boning knife is our camp knife.
Light weight and are sharp. I have a set of the skeleton knives and the boning knife is our camp knife.
MThuntr
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Get a Victorinox or Dexter-Russell Boning Knife for like $20. They are good knives for the money
scubohuntr
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Probably the best you can do is haunt the antique shops for an old carbon steel Green River style skinner. For a knife you aren't carrying with you in the field, get commercial knives by Forschner or Dexter-Russell. They hold an edge better and don't have any fancy extras to get in the way. I bought three Forschner "sliming knives"- commercial fishing knives that have since been discontinued- that are my main butchering knives. They don't come out into the field. My carry knife (knives, actually) is a Schrade Sharp Finger. I have one on my belt and two more in my pack. I am thinking of trying the Havalons this year, though. Keep in mind, every cut you make is an oxidation surface. My general approach is to leave meat in the largest possible pieces until I am back home, in a controlled environment, cutting and wrapping for the freezer. If I am going to eat something in the field, it's usually liver, heart or tenderloin.
Northwoods Labs
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I'll second the fish fillet knife. I get a lot of use out of mine- process 4-6 deer a year because I do some for family
brnsvllyjohn
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Most of the better fish filet knifes come in a decent sheath too. That makes them easy to throw in your camping box. I even use one in the kitchen occasionally.
This if you want to slice meat in camp and general chores. If you want 'survival' and are going to baton wood, pry stuff, and otherwise abuse your knife, a Becker Knife and Tool BK16 is an affordable choice. I reground my blade to a convex bevel and it actually is nice for breaking down an elk, and it's what I have in camp for just about everything.
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