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Hunting & Fishing Hunting Knives

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wburke2010

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I am looking to get a new knife for hunting, for cleaning deer and pigs. Was looking into some of the knives of Alaska, but at that price on some of them I might as well have someone make me one. Anyone here have one of the Knives of Alaska knives? or what are you using?

Thanks

Walter
 
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I use water ever I grab first, Buck,winchester,swing blade & so on. They all work great as long as you know how to sharpen them.
 
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I went to a Havalon (sp)? Anyway I loved it. Blades are throw aways. If they dull put on a new one. Replacements are cheap, I have been very happy with mine.
 
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The new Becker Knife and Tool BK 17 would be a great hunting knife. Good carbon steel with fantastic heat treatment. I have one and plan on using it this upcoming season.

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The 17 is the one on the bottom. I did add some texture to the grips using a wood burner. Only took about 5 minutes and worked well.

Charlie
 
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Look at Mora knives,carbon steel at Rageweed forge can't beat them for there price...use them in Alaska for everything from sheep to bear and moose.I have many custom knives,but they work great. waggs
 
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If you can find a used custom knife I think that would be the way to go.

my father and I have a pair of Bob Dozier hunting knives.

on one sharpening they have seen one moose, one elk, and a small deer. Pretty good for two knives, but I think now its time to send them in for a touch up!

I would get D2 steel if you can. Its great metal for a knife.
 
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I love my esee 3 and 4. Sharp and solid. Carbon steel if you ever need a light.
Xdeano
 
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I use a Randall Trapper knife and VaughnNeeley Skinner. A little pricey, but both solid knives to use and pass along one day..
 
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I have a pair of custom Gene Ingrams that I have been using for the last couple of years. I think the pair cost me $350 and I have dressed 3 deer and some small game with them and they are still very sharp. They are both D2 steel.

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I don't think you can go wrong with any brand name knife on the market today. More important than the knife, you have to know how to put an edge on it and maintain that edge.

I now have a few handmade knives and I'll take one with me on wilderness hunting trips. I have been on the tundra of Alaska for a week with a Buck, and never felt like I needed a better knife. For skinning a deer in the barn, I'm just as likely to grab a Buck or Schrade as one of my customs.
 
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Check out Dan Crotts knives. He is the shop foreman at Dozier and makes a great hunting knife.

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Gene Ingram and Charlie May also make great ones.
 
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I am kind of a knife whore and have several of the "hunting" variety, and to answer your question, I have used a Knives of Alaska magnum ulu for several years and really like it.

I also have a couple Doziers, a couple Rick Menefees, a couple Mike Millers, a couple Cold Steels, several Bucks, a Spyderco, a Benchmade, and a few that I can't even remember who made them.
 
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My Schrades have served me wellfor deer and hogs, and they don't brake the bank. I field dress, skin, split the sternum and debone with them.
Eric
 
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I have used KOA (friends knife) and they are well made. Unfortunately I cannot comment on keeping them sharp but my friend has no complaints. They are heavy but it does not take long to skin a deer. I hunt bears- which are much harder to skin- and have found light weight knives with flexible blades to be the easiest to use. I currently use LEM products skinner. These knives are designed by guys who use knives all day long. They are sharp, easy to keep sharp, flexible, light, ugly and reasonably priced. additionally, I used my William Henry folder to skin a mnt goat with very good results. Good luck
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chucky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a pair of custom Gene Ingrams that I have been using for the last couple of years. I think the pair cost me $350 and I have dressed 3 deer and some small game with them and they are still very sharp. They are both D2 steel.

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Beautiful knives, Chucky! What are the scales made of? I have an Ingram skinner, Westinghouse Micarta, in SV30 which I'm very anxious to use this Fall!

Eric
 
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depends on what you want to spend on it. The choices are limitless. Just about any knife you get will skin a deer and pig.

Folder vs fixed is the main thing to choose first
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: EBM</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chucky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a pair of custom Gene Ingrams that I have been using for the last couple of years. I think the pair cost me $350 and I have dressed 3 deer and some small game with them and they are still very sharp. They are both D2 steel.

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Beautiful knives, Chucky! What are the scales made of? I have an Ingram skinner, Westinghouse Micarta, in SV30 which I'm very anxious to use this Fall!

Eric </div></div>

Eric,

They are spalted maple. They are really a thing of beauty and I love these knives. I didn't like the 3 year wait for them though.
 
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I've got an old fixed blade buck knife that I bought on clearance for $14 years ago that has gutted a couple hundred deer. I've used cheap, expensive, hand made knives and even made a few myself but I always end up going back to that one.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pr0VideR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I went to a Havalon (sp)? Anyway I loved it. Blades are throw aways. If they dull put on a new one. Replacements are cheap, I have been very happy with mine. </div></div>

I too use the Havalon knives, especially the Piranta. Post Mortem Sugical Blades, stupid sharp & thin. I've only seen one broken. I started carrying one myself, now all of my out of state hunters, father, uncle etc all carry them. I usually carry an extra blade in my wallet just in case. We can usually dress & skin 3-4 antelope before the blade starts to dull.

Did I mention the replacement blades are dirt cheap?
 
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I just got two of the Havalon's in as I got home from work. One for my hunting partner (my youngest son) and one for me. They are so sharp it is intimidating to even open them up.

I'll let you know in a couple of months. So looking forward to cooler weather and some hunting. Too hot here to even kill paper.
 
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I've been using the havalon for a couple years now and really like it. I do like having a leatherman to change blades.
 
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I agree with the folder vs fixed blade question. Beyond that, a good sharpener. But above all, something American Made. Too much chinese shit floating around with plenty of American knife makers. I use a Strider, smaller fixed blade. S30V with 550 wrapped handle. Along with an old Gerber Gator I got when I was a kid.
 
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Folders suck for cleaning deer getting all that crap out of them is a PITA.Knives of Alaska are pretty decent.Gene Ingram,Charlie May,Bob Dozier are good custom options.
 
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I use a Coty Handley, GL Drew hunter, Bill Akers Backwoods custom, or an ESEE4. Either would serve you very well. All bought used for between $75-150. My favorite skinners are the Drew hunter and the Akers. I keep them just for skinning. The Handley and ESEE I use as carry knives and hard use. They skin well if needed but the Drew and Akers are kept razor sharp and babied just for working pelts. I use a Bark River little caper for fine work on eyes,ears,etc.
 
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I use a Gene Ingram myself and absolutely love it. Last year it skinned a buck and a doe, this year should be a repeat of last, with a cow elk as well. Fingers crossed.

Here's some knife porn:
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I've got a Hinkle that I've had a long time. It's skinned and cleaned more game than I can remember. It's a bitch to sharpen, but once you get it sharp, it holds an edge forever. Very high quality blade.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: T J</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pr0VideR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I went to a Havalon (sp)? Anyway I loved it. Blades are throw aways. If they dull put on a new one. Replacements are cheap, I have been very happy with mine. </div></div>

I too use the Havalon knives, especially the Piranta. Post Mortem Sugical Blades, stupid sharp & thin. I've only seen one broken. I started carrying one myself, now all of my out of state hunters, father, uncle etc all carry them. I usually carry an extra blade in my wallet just in case. We can usually dress & skin 3-4 antelope before the blade starts to dull.

Did I mention the replacement blades are dirt cheap?</div></div>



I have used a lot of knives over the years. I have some older Gerber knives that really keep a good edge (V-Steel folder among the list) a few custom knives (including a Randall which worked AWESOME, only knife I ever used on a Gemsbok that it only took one knife), Knives of Alaska are really good knives that keep an excellent edge also, but I went to Havalon knives because they use sergical scalpel blades. These blades are CHEAP and SHARP!!! I think I paid around $18 to $20 for 100 blades. I have a couple of handles but really recommend the plain orage one because if you set it down, you dont loose it. Just carry a multi-tool around to swap blades. I usually push the old blades into the ground so that I do not worry about getting cut by it later on.

I do carry a few real knives with me like a Kershaw 1050 and a Gerber Gator with 154CM. After loosing a couple of knives, the Havalon because my main hunting knife.
 
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Buy something with orange handle, easier to find when you put it away for a moment...
Also $10 Mora/Frost is good enough and you won't cry when lost
 
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Went to a Havalon for my trip to Alaska. I am a old school hunter & I didnt really think to much of it. After my 1000 lb moose, countless deer, yotes & hopefully a Michigan Elk soon I would not use anything else. Just bought 100 replacement blades & when blade gets dull replace with a new $.25 blade. It weighs nothing & blades are sharp as razors. $50.00 for knifes & 100 blades. Now for the Moose & hopefully Elk you do have to carry some type of saw. Gutting, skinning & capping out skull its the best
 
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I've had a setup of Knives of Alaska knives for 6 hunting seasons and I'm very impressed with them. I have two narrow skinning knives that work the best, both with rounded heads. I did have one knife that was thin with a pointed end and I ended up cutting my self 2 times with it while skinning an Elk, it kept pushing through the skin while my hand was holding the skin of the Elk. But for the most part I've really enjoyed them. One other point would be to have who ever sharpens your knifes, sharpen them to a rough finish not a really sharp finish because the knife tends to not dull as fast with the hair from the animal...Just my experience.
 
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I have always used a folder. Got about 10 years out of a Buck 110. Then I went to a Browning. It has one razor sharp blade with a gut hook built in and another blade with a bone saw. Both blades lock positively. The knife will gut and skin a couploe deer before it needs any kind of sharpening. Pretty sweet hunting knife and very light to carry as well.
 
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i really enjoy using the bone collector series from benchmade. great quality tough steel.
 
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I love knives and have a large collection. My son, my 2 brother in laws and I all use Cutco knives. They have the double-d edge. It is not a regular serrated. If it ever dulls just send it back to be sharpened. These are scary sharp. We field dress and bone out all our deer. We have been using these knives for 6 or 7 years. They are expensive. I also use a Buck gut hook to cut the hides.
 
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Lots of great knives here...I use an old buck bucklite my grandmother got me the Christmas right before she passed away in April. I had a meatcutter put an edge on that knife and as far as I know i have field dressed every deer I have killed since 1991 with it, and that averages about 6-8 a yr. Its been a great little knife.
 
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So many options hard to pick one. I will say I bought a Havalon knife and as far as gutting and skinning game I think you would be hard pressed to get a sharper knife in a more useful package. Everytime I go into the the woods now I have one on me. Great value too at only $35-$40 for knife sheath and 12 blades. Oh and crazy light you don't even know you are carrying it.
 
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THe older style KOA are pretty good. I have uses a lot of them for a lot of skinning/bushwork etc.

I use a randall trapper ostly b/c it was given to me on my first birthday. It is awesome as all Randalls but Bark river, KOA, Spartan, and many others will do what you wish.

BTW I really like the D2 steel KOA.
 
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I have seen Havalon's break on two occasions. Might have been operator error but lucky no one was hurt. I have also many high end skinning knives (Ingram, May, Randall). Last year I finally saw the light. All the game processors in my area use filet knives. I purchased four Kershaw filet knives for a grand total of about $20. I cleaned and deboned 4 whitetails in one evening and the knife was still sharp enough to do more. If dull, it will sharpen up very easily, a couple of licks on steel. If lost your out $5. I would think the average person could get a minimum of 5 years with a cheap filet knife and not have to worry about dropping and expensive knife and the blade chipping on concrete, losing it, getting it stolen, cleaning it immediately so blade doesn't pitina, or the like. Just my 2 cents.

Happy hunting

Eddie
 
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