Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting What knife do you carry during deer season?

My daily carry, a serrated Buck 442 folder, and a fixed blade, probably a Harvey King Small Game, #2, or #8 depending on the mood. There is a Buck Pathfinder, Style # 105, and a Sagan Saw in the field-dressing kit that I keep in my hunting pack.

Knives of Alaska Bear Cub here.

Buck Zipper with gut hook. I've also bought a few Havlons and keep one in my bag at all times. They're light, small, and very handy.

Knife? Don't need no stinkin' knife! My fingernails and teeth have served me well over the years!

Actually I carry either a vintage Kershaw kia-1050 or a self-made sheath knife.

Whaaap
Nice knife by Doug. He is one of the country's premier blade smiths.
I saw his 500th knife that he just finished. WOW. One of those 5 figure knives.
Have you been to his shop or one of the other Scagel makers in the area???
Tim

Have several and switch around but the most used is a western folder w composit handle similar in size to a Buck 110. Cheap but effective. Lately I have been carrying a boker copy of a dozier drop point.

Old case western my dad gave me when I was 12... straight 4" clip fixed blade.
Occasionally my dad kinfolks 380 for sentimental reasons...

Recently Bought a bark river Gunny hunter (?) to get a high grade of steel...

Bought a Tyler May drop point this winter because it looked nice.

To sum it up... All of them,except the Kinfolks, is about the size of a buck 110 in a clip or drop point config. I have a 110 and would tell people to buy them as long as you are not splitting pelvic bones. Thats what saws are for.

Buck 119. Love it.

I have one of those as backup on bear hunts. Sure hope I never have to use it for that, but I feel better carrying it.

It seems a bit big for skinning/quartering. Do you like it for that? I never tried it.

I only use it for unzipping the guts. Then it's off to the butcher. It does seem a little large for skinning but quartering would be ideal I think.

Remington Big Game - damn thing stays nice and sharp and the guthook opens 'em like a zipper. I also used a large sized blaze orange Beretta Airlight but managed to loose the dang thing on a late season hunt.

I've got a crude old hand made straight blade that came out of a piece of tool steel that was liberated from the Sheet and Tube mill in Youngstown, Ohio about 100 years ago. It's been in our family for all that time, passed down to my father, to me, and eventually to my son. The sheath doesn't match the knife, and it's not a very pretty thing, but it works fine for gutting deer and stays very sharp. Never saw the need to put all most as much money in a knife as I do on my rifles.

Old Timer 150T

I always carry my Puuku. I love this knife, easy to sharpen and tough as nails.



Fits just right

I enjoy good cutlery and axes. Over the years have had the opportunity to use many fine knives both fixed and folders. Field dressed Deer with both as well as small game and birds. So far have not settled on one knife and tend to rotate field work through my collection. Last Fall I carried this Menefee made knife.

Or this:

My best friend growing up's dad gave me this Estwing when I was in high school in the mid 60's.
I carried it with pride for about 25yrs.





Then I bought a Buck Vanguard when they first came out (late 80's IIRC).



Now days I just shoot a meat Deer from the porch every year or two (usually a fawn ) so I use what's handy.
This year it was an old carbon steel Northwoods B&T. Love that little knife.



Oh,,,,, and for the guys arguing about the Havalons.
I've skinned furbearers all my life, have a shoebox full of skinning knives, and think the Havalon Piranta a friend gifted me is the best thing since they put pockets on shirts, but no way would I go hunting big game with nothing but that in my pocket. It might be handy to have along but that's about it.
They'll spoil ya in the fur shed though.

Nice collection Charlie.

I pack an older CRKT Bridger and a Cold Steel Pendelton lite, there is always something in my pocket as well.