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Could say the same thing about shooting, but I'd bet you've got something bigger than a 30-30 in the old gun cabinet. To each their own, we all have different things that trip our triggers.

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Russell Belt Knife #1 Original

3rd one down.

IMO, the best by far, hands down, nothing else comes close bang for your buck hunting knife is one of the Mora carbon steel knives. They are easy to sharpen, take and hold a great edge, come in a lot of different styles and depending on which one you get, you can buy five of them for $100.

Supercub has one in his photo....it is at the bottom, underneath his fancy knives!

I have a few fancy knives myself but it is hard to beat a Mora for value.

One of the things I have learned is that, if we are talking deer, you don't really need a "hunting knife". You can dress and skin a deer with a Case trapper without much trouble and cut it up with any boning or fillet knife....just so long as they are nice and sharp.

There are probably a million or two different options, but a Rapala filet knife is one I like a lot. Esp. if you will be boning them out in the field.

Steelhead, your little saying at the end of your post cracked my wife and I up. Hilarious.

You're right about that MORA. It's a fine knife for deer hunting. Nice and small for removing gralloch.

The one I have belonged to my FIL. His father gave it to him before WWII. He brought it back from Europe as a gift for his son. The sheath has a button hole for suspenders instead of a belt loop. I like that knife a lot.

I have more expensive knives, but I'm not sure they are any better than this $15 knife.

http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/brands/Frosts+Mora+of+Sweden/47.html

I love all my Mora knives.

Which Mora(s) would be best for skinning, and boning out deer/elk?

They make a ton of different models.

Well here's some proof that you can scratch off the cabelas logo on that Alaskan guide knife.

The buck vanguard is only apparently heated after they put on thier logo.

The first picture shows the knife from a distance and you can only see a slight change in the finish they put on the blade where the logo was - heck I forgot it was there.


Now I'll zoom in on the place where the logo was, and you can see just a slight ghosting / color change in the blade coating of the outline of the logo.


Told ya....

I like the Buck Mini Alpha



Got a new buck I want to try this year but can't remember the name. Ergohunter? Nice wood handle with a short drop point blade.

I thought it was a steal at 39.00 (maybe 59.00) and bought one to have in the event I didn't get a Dowell, it is hard to sharpen even with my Lansky diamond stones.

Gerber Gator

a good part of my choice revolves around being able to split the chest with or without a knife. You can clean a deer with a pocket knife if you want, but lately I've taken to this one.

SV-30 version

This one was close to a hundy





Dave Ricke from West Bend, Wisconsin made this neat little knife that I picked up at a gun show. The sheath is made by Bob Schrap, also from Wisconsin.

Chock up one more for a Buck 110. Its gone through numerous deer, elk, a few bears, and even a few soup cans. We have a pile of wooden handled Rapalas we bust out when its time to start cuttin meat.

In my opinion the best knife under a hundred bucks is the Helle Harding.

Norwegian laminated stainless. I've had mine for about 15 years and expect to have it a lot longer.

Havalon Piranta. It ain't pretty, but it will do everything you need it to as long as you remember to bring extra blades.

Micro Groove -

I've read thru this thread. I don't have time to do pics now but I use more than one knife (not at the same time nor for the same deer).

I too like the Gerber Gator for skinning but I also like a Sharp Point for certain procedures. A 'sharpfinger' has both a sharp point and curved similar to a drop point for skinning. (Be careful with the POINT) ask me WHY.

Only a couple or so have mentioned a 'gut hook'. Guys I can promise you that IF you haven't tried a gut hook, you don't know what you're missing. I have more than one and TO ME a gut hook makes certain things SO EASY.

I know the year I first used a gut hook (1995) and have not and will not be without one or more.

When I have a little time I'll post a pic or 3.

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