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Knives of Alaska: Jaeger Boning Knife. $75-$80 and works like a charm.
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I've tried almost 2 dozen knives over the years but still love the Buck 103 Skinner that I bought when I was 17 or 18 the best. And although I want to try a Buck Pathfinder... Blackwater's post reminded me of one that really speaks to me. The Benchmade Steep Country, 3.5" S30V blade, and about $100.
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I have more knives than I want my wife to know about. I have some customs that will never leave. I try to pair every gun w/a good knife and appropriate case or holster. I want to agree w/ Big Dave, and suggest you consider the Spyderco Moran drop point. When you use it, you will appreciate just how good it is- it goes on every hunt.
Most of all he loved the fall
The leaves yellow on the cottonwoods
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The high blue windless skies
Now he will be part of them, forever
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For me, I grew up when stainless was just being used for pocket knives. Those old Sabre knives had the worst steel ever. Or maybe it was just the heat treat. Either way, it turned me off of stainless to this day. I know today's stainless in a decent knife is in no way similar to those old cheap knives, but I just can't get past it. On top of that, I had an old Western swept blade hunting knife with carbon steel blade and a stacked leather washer handle and it would get SHARP and stay that way. I've got the scar on my finger to prove it! With all those experiences in my formative years, I just stick with what has worked.
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Hard to beat the versatility of the Havalon Titan for a great hunting knife well under $100 Havalon Titan ^^^^^This!^^^^^ I have the Havalon Titan. I've used the Piranta many times, but the new Titan 2-blade design with a permanent blade and the new 60A scalpel is light years ahead of any competitor. Incidentally, the only real criticism of the Havalon (the old version using 60XT blades) is that the blade is prone to breaking. That problem has been solved with the new thicker 60A blade. All other companies that use a #60 scalpel use the thinner 60XT. Havalon is the only company that uses the new 60A blade. If you're looking for a practical folding hunting knife, I don't think you can beat the Havalon Titan for the price. Steve.
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Hard to beat the versatility of the Havalon Titan for a great hunting knife well under $100 Havalon Titan ^^^^^This!^^^^^ I have the Havalon Titan. I've used the Piranta many times, but the new Titan 2-blade design with a permanent blade and the new 60A scalpel is light years ahead of any competitor. Incidentally, the only real criticism of the Havalon (the old version using 60XT blades) is that the blade is prone to breaking. That problem has been solved with the new thicker 60A blade. All other companies that use a #60 scalpel use the thinner 60XT. Havalon is the only company that uses the new 60A blade. If you're looking for a practical folding hunting knife, I don't think you can beat the Havalon Titan for the price. Steve. Makes sense, we do live in a pretty throw away society. Quite frankly I wouldn't want to be holding a handle and a box full of exacto blades explaining the virtues. Each to their own, I've heard from a number of people that love them!
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I have the Cold Steel Master Hunter - I've used it,and I'm not a fan. Blade is too thick and deep to make a good skinner, and simply too big overall for antelope, which is one of my favorite animals to hunt.
I also used it on a cow elk a couple of years ago, and it went dull before I finished skinning a single quarter.
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I bought a Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf in S30V a few years back - it's been a good knife and about all I've used since. It looks like they can be had for a little under $100...
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Cabelas is having a 20% off sale for all "Alaskan Guide" Buck knives for the next 2 weeks (Nov 11-25)!
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apologize for responding to this thread, apparently the OP was trolling.
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Trolling? What the heck does that mean?
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Hard to beat the versatility of the Havalon Titan for a great hunting knife well under $100 Havalon Titan ^^^^^This!^^^^^ I have the Havalon Titan. I've used the Piranta many times, but the new Titan 2-blade design with a permanent blade and the new 60A scalpel is light years ahead of any competitor. Incidentally, the only real criticism of the Havalon (the old version using 60XT blades) is that the blade is prone to breaking. That problem has been solved with the new thicker 60A blade. All other companies that use a #60 scalpel use the thinner 60XT. Havalon is the only company that uses the new 60A blade. If you're looking for a practical folding hunting knife, I don't think you can beat the Havalon Titan for the price. Steve. Why invest that kind of money into a cheap Chinese blade?
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Cabelas is having a 20% off sale for all "Alaskan Guide" Buck knives for the next 2 weeks (Nov 11-25)!
That would seal the deal for me, honestly.
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Those Hess knives look pretty nice for less than $100!
Old school classic hunting knife.
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Yes. Can't beat em for the price....
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Lots and lots of GREAT suggestions here, thank you everyone!
But a $10 off coupon from Cabelas just made up my mind for me. That plus 20% off the Buck/Alaskan Guide Vanguard SV30 leaves me with enough to also pick up a Victorinox Camper as a hunting pocketknife!
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The Victorinox Camper is a handy choice, in a smaller package than the Hunter I mentioned earlier. FWIW you might also consider the Hiker, which is the same as the Camper in every respect save that it has a Phillips screwdriver in place of the corkscrew.
I guess it comes down to whether you're more likely to screw than pull corks...
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I'm not sure that it's the "the best" but you might want to check out the Grohmann #1 Yep, or the smaller version Bird & Trout
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