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I use a couple old Buck Bucklite 426 drop points or an old Buck Vangard with the rubber handle. Coyote to moose and everything in-between. One of the 426 ride in a custom stingray belt sheath, about as fancy as I get.

Still have the Schrade Old Timer my dad gave me decades ago when he started me hunting, but it doesn't get used anymore, it's too big! Lol!

Noticed that a lot of the respondents are using Buck 110s. When I lived there, (back east), we really only stocked 110s and then a few others. I would say we sold 10- 110s for every other brand combined!

There is quite often a reason they have a “name”.

Simple enough, nice knives are boy jewellery.

I have a rubber-handle Buck Vanguard that’s taken apart a lot of deer and a couple elk. It’s heavy, so while hunting I’m usually carrying a smaller, very light smaller fixed-blade Buck who’s name eludes me. And a Benchmade folder with a drop-point, either a Bugout, or one they appear to have discontinued but it’s similar to the TaggedOut which is also my EDC.

Benchmade steep country & hidden canyon
Old Timer Sharp finger
Opinel #7 & 8
Outdoor Edge Whitetail Skinner
Kydex (2) knife set by Big Mike

Cold Steel Pendleton Hunter. Only change I would make to it would be to change the black rubber handle to hunter orange.

There is the Pendleton Hunter which is a more expensive version than the Pendleton Hunter Lite which is more akin to their cheap yet very good line of knives. For $17 try out the Cold Steel Fin Bear. That little knife comes scary sharp and holds an edge. It also weighs next to nothing while being plenty stout. I wish they made that knife with a drop point.

Yep. Finn bear is a heck of a nice knife

A Puma - I brought it back from Germany back in 1970. I think they are now assembled in the USA from German made parts. Mine has a serial Nr.. A VERY GOOD KNIFE!

I rotate through three different knives from year to year, based on my mood at the time. They are a Buck 110, Cold Steel Pendleton Hunter and an old Western Knife Company W84.

If I had to choose one it would be the W84.

That's right, but after a while you're paying a premium for that name.

Not always. Most often they wait just gets longer.

Don't know how I missed this thread this long. And I don't know that I have an absolute favorite knife.

My oldest knife, still in captivity, is a 5" Western, with stacked leather handle. Awesome old knife that I've had for 50+ years now. Used, abused, lost, and found. Shows it's age, but has done about anything I could ever do with a knife. If I ever thought i lost it forever I'd go into depression...

One I've had and loved for 30 years is the Buck Vanguard. A great knife that does most things well

And I've prbably got at least one Mora in each vehicle and the boat. Elegant simplicity

At the end of a job in 2010 I picked up a Benchmade Barrage. One of the best knives I've carried daily. 154CM, I'm convinced, is one of the better all around knife steels.
This one has dressed a fair number of deer because it's always there and ready.

Just 3-4 years ago I ordered a knife from a poster (Tuskbuster) here. Slim 3 5/8" blade that sorta looks like some of the "Bird and Trout" knives. I like carrying this one a lot, and it does everything well. Don't hunt birds anymore, but it does a whitetail with ease. It gutted a couple of Wyoming trout last summer, for me.
Got another of his knives on the way...

Yep-

Tuskbuster is a true craftsman. Got several from him.

Well Done Sir!

Agreed. Fantastic guy that builds a fantastic knife.

Dave

Got my2nd knife from him last week. Surprised to find it feels even better in the hand than my first. Slightly smaller and lighter.
Can't wait to use it in the field...

Went abit nutz on knives this month still got incoming from VinceM and Dan Thornburg

Looking back through this, some aren’t wearing rubber gloves. From what I’ve have read, we really should, especially with pigs!!!!

Why is that?