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Offline Deaf Smith

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« on: May 12, 2004, 06:22:29 PM »
What kind of knife do you carry when hunting fixed blade or folder? Locked blade or no? Exactly what blade is it, brand and length etc.
I have  a variety everything from a Buck special to a Blackjack copy of a Randel. As well as a lot of spyderco (I am never without my spyderco last year just befour I got ill I managed to obtain within a couple of months to get two of my favorite Spyders a police model in stainless and the new Massad Ayoob Model both with straight blades but these are not for hunting......animals.
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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2004, 07:53:01 PM »
well for big game hunting i carry 3 lol, my friends laughed at me when they seen them all this past fall but no more than 20 mins after i gut mine they were all calling me to use them, i got a ka-bar skinner as my main knife then i have a gerber ez-zip thir like $14 its the best gut hook i ever seen just to slice the hide open it has replacement  razer blade cutter on it an nylon sheath there at work marked down for like 9$ at dicks sporting goods an the last is a gerber small bone  saw that was on sale for like $10 at gander mountain this past fall ill never go big game hunting with out the three of them it just made every thing so quick an easy, i used to have a gut hook all my knifes for deer hunting an it was so hard to keep them sharp year after year now with that ez zip after each year i just tos the blade a way an put a new one on

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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2004, 09:54:08 PM »
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well for big game hunting i carry 3 lol
a hunter after my own heart. I also carry three.   :lol:  I have a Case XX that my oldest son gave me for Father's Day in 1972 with money he earned by selling lemonade. I have a Gerber switch blade with the gut hook and two straight drop point blades (I find the saw blade useless) and I carry in my pocket a Boker ceramic blade hunter. I have never run out of “sharp” in the middle of a job and that Boker cuts like a “light saber”.
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2004, 11:04:12 PM »
usually a fixed blade Marble knife im a little predudice though as i live real close to the factory and am sort of freinds with the president.
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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2004, 03:48:29 AM »
Over the years, like everyone, I've tried quite a few. The last few years I carry two, A Helle Futura fixed blade, and a Gerber LST Magnum folder. It's hard to beat the Gerber for the money, easy to sharpen and holds a great edge. I really like the Helle's too, available several sources on the internet or sports shows. handmade in Norway, laminate steel blade. It's the only knife I ever had that will get through a whole Elk skinning and boning without sharpening.
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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2004, 06:06:14 AM »
I always carry at least 3 knives when big game hunting.2 are fixed blades, 1 large ,1small.I do most of my cleaning with a 3" Gerber folder.
  The fixed blade ones were made by my former boss and have served me well for many years. I use the big one to chop branches to make a blind.I tie these where I need them with tooth floss.The smaller fixed blade is used for butchering the animal and other camp chores. I keep the big blade on my pack for easy access.
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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2004, 07:32:54 AM »
When hunting I carry a Buck skinner (broad 3/14-4" blade with lots of belly), a folding knife and a wire saw that works great on the pelvis.
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« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2004, 11:30:34 AM »
Schrade Old timers are my favorite knives. I have four, a 3OT, 12OT, 125OT, and a 9OT.

My primary hunting knife is the 125OT and it is not stainless, I keep a light coating of oil on it to prevent rust. Over the years the blade has developed a darker color, it almost looks stained. To me. that gives it character. Very easy to keep this blade sharp.
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« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2004, 03:10:08 PM »
I have 3 Gerber Folders.  1 straight edge, 1 with serrated edge, and one with the skinning hook.
Usually 2 go in my pack when I hunt, along with a good diamond sharpener.

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« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2004, 03:29:23 PM »
While deer hunting , I carry my grandfathers old knife. It is a 4" leather washer handled Kabar. It has a nice carbon steel blade that is easily touched up with a steel or diamond hone and the nice leather handle doesn't slip when wet. I can see the wisdom of this old style of knife as I use it each year.

I also have a pocket knife on me as well. It is an Uncle Henry two bladed small game knife with one blade having a gut hook.

If I am really out there, I will add a mouse hawk to my day pack.
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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2004, 06:20:42 PM »
For small game, I carry a Gerber folding knive; don't know the model but it's big. For big game I'll carry either a Buck or a Puma with stag handle; both are sheath knives. In addition, I have a S&W SWAT knife that I carry all the time.
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« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2004, 07:09:53 PM »
I carry a benchmade liner lock, hen and rooster trapper and for a skinner I had Joel Bolden from the knife forum here on gb make one. He does really nice work at a great price. I've only used the skinner on one deer and one hog... it's still just as sharp as the day I got it. If you want a nice knife and one that no one else will have, I'd suggest having Joel put something together for you. I picked out the design I liked from some pictures I saw on the net and picked the components from a list of items he uses. It turned out great.

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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2004, 09:53:59 PM »
I use a few different knives. I'm really fond of the Cold Steel Master Hunter line. I have them with and without gut hook. My custom knives are by Barry Dawson (one with and one without a gut hook), Chuck Stapel, and I've got at least one Dozier somewhere. If I need to take carcasses apart fast, I use a Wyoming saw. Otherwise, I just use a knife to take them apart. The chain saw was just getting a little too heavy as I grow older! :P
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« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2004, 04:23:06 PM »
puma white hunter and puma outdoors.   i also have a puma folder i carry when traveling light.  i carry a gerber folder as my everywhere knife.
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« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2004, 10:06:15 AM »
Randal number 4, 6".
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« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2004, 03:30:03 PM »
when deer hunting I carry at least 3 knives.
1) is my swiss army knife ( I always have this with me)
2) Wyoming  knife ( the one with the gut hook and on the other a small blade)
3) a cheep no  name folding knife with a 3 inch blade. this is my cut all knife.

I am thinking about doing away with the folding knife and getting a small ka-bar style fifed blade
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« Reply #16 on: May 15, 2004, 05:25:47 PM »
I have a Gerber Gator folder that will pop the ball joint from a deer without any fear of breaking, and a Cold Steel Master Hunter. There's an old Buck Folder in the console of my truck that's there if I need a third larger knife, and I always have my Gerber Small pocket folder with me.
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« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2004, 11:30:20 AM »
Heres a few.




Top photo,left-Gerber magnum. Middle-Shrade Sharp Finger,Browning,Cold Steel Pendleton Hunter,Buck Alpha,mini Buck Alpha, Kbar skinner. right-Benchmade Griptilian.
Middle photo,Ingram #30.
bottom,Ingram #1 Tr point(under construction.

I usually carry the Benchmade a fixed blade,plus a Cold Steel Voyager pocketsize folder.
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