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I've had many a knife, but I always gravitate back to using my Case XXX blades on deer.

Always have my Case as well as a small neck knife.

Been using this forever.

usually a small folder with about 2" blade.

Think it's a Buck

great for going blindly elbows deep for that 'corrugated' wind pipe


a pelvic canal with a full bladder of deer piss is no place to be swinging a Rambo knife

I've got the Case leather hunter, and a smaller one That goes with it, here is the well weathered set.

1972 vintage Puma 970 Game Warden.

Used a small case like above forever. It is retired for a nice piece of 1084 by Ed Caffrey. An EBK drop point.

Whatever is in my pocket.
Most often a Case pocket knife, but always an American made pocket knife of some sort.

My favorite field dressing/skinning knife. I've tried others, but keep coming back to it.

It's brand new but make no mistake it will be my go to field knife for all chores. Rick Menefee drop point hunter modeled after a Tony Bose pattern with jigged black micarta. Do yourself a favor and avoid our knife forums. Only bad things happen there.

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I was following that thread on the knife forum.
Beautiful work and glad you got one.

Any old sharp pointed, medium sized, lock bladed jackknife. Sharpened real sharp. Easy to carry and so what if you are 3 miles away and remember that you left it laying by the gutpile!

I am a bit of a knife slut so I have been using several over the past few years. However my long time favorite was a old folding western with a composite handle and a clip blade about 4" long. A couple of years ago the nylon sheath was getting battered and I was afraid I would lose it so I replaced the sheath with a new one. Of course the belt loop on the new one failed and lost both the knife and the sheath the first time out. I did manage to replace it recently with the magic of ebay so I will probably continue to use it.

same gerber 3 1/2" folding knife for past 36 years.

-ken

The same Buck 110 I've been using since 1976.

Helle Jagermeister, got it from my wife for my 33rd birthday this year. Used it on 26 big game critters so far and I absolutely love it!

I have used a buck 119 since 1991, I have tried others and keep coming back to the buck. It holds an edge very well, as I am a "splitter" I desire the longer blade. GRF

I have 2 Kauffman hunting knives and I rarely use them. I always have my leatherman on my belt and it holds an edge as good as anything I have found. The saw blade will make quick work of the brisket as well...

Lately, this right here:

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