knifes for elk..

[ron w]

I was on a rifle hunt in Wyoming in the early 90’s. The outfitter gave me a video of some of his personal hunts. In that video he quarters a whole elk with a good sized Gerber folding Hunter, maybe a Gator! He made it look easy  !!

[MnFn]

I have three, these two and a Havalon.
My wife gave me the Buck (top one) for my birthday in 1973 when we were in Alaska. It’s my favorite and has cut up one elk and a lot of deer.

The bottom one was custom made by a friend of mine. It was a requested design by a butcher who cuts up hundreds of deer every year.  I like it a lot for deboning meat.

[brian wagar]

Being a cheap (frugal) now don't laugh tell you try it the disposable plastic snap knives that hardware stores or home depot sell about $2 a piece I did my elk with one knife you can adjust the length and lock it in works great blade gets dull break off another one and your ready to go. My cheap version of the havalon!!

[Wudstix]

I like my Paintman - Terry Knaus custom and Buck Lite 422.  Two knives above the Shrew hawk, bracketing the Lil' Shaver.  422 and Cinco, TK Custom 5 1/4" Saw Mill blade steel  The larger 7 1/4" Coup de Gras is taken along when pig hunting.

[Wapiti Chaser]

Broke my bull down this year with my buck 102 woodsman.  Couple swipes on the ceramic rods after and I did my whitetail with it .

[96ssportsp]

As mentioned above......Outdoor Edge replaceable blade. Can carry 6 extra blades and still be about half the weight of most "regular" knives. Broke down quite a few bulls with them. Nothing else for me....I don't like carrying needless weight. Jmho....Scott.

[Sam McMichael]

"Knives for elk"... Really, do elk need to be carrying knives? I have a couple of knives that I think would do a good job, but it's pretty certain I will never have a chance to hunt elk.

[RichB]

https://www.havalon.com/titan-wred-insert-1-fixed- I have quarter a lot of elk over the years. a couple years ago the kids gave me the Titan. its honestly replaced all of my knives. Great product.

[Wudstix]

Looks nice.

[Wilderlife]

Regardless of what animal you are going to use a knife on, I think it's important to understand anatomy in detail, in order to cut in a way that doesn't dull your knife prematurely. This may also include knowledge about [arts of the hair with more dirt in it than other parts, for example. I see a lot of people who have a sharp knife that gets very dull after trying to get through a few joints because they saw away, rather than find just the right spot.

Of course, it comes with experience, but it also pays to carry a small stone or steel in the bush as well, I reckon. I carry a smooth steel that a friend made for me (it's very small) and a Fallkniven DC4. I rarely need to use them in the middle of dressing out an animal, but I may use them back at camp between dressing out animals on different hunts.

[Over&Under]

Hard to beat the Cutco hunter with double D blade...that thing will do a few elk before needing sharpening

[Mike Malvaini]

My Doug Campbell knives handle everything.

[Wudstix]

Fond of my Texas customs.  He is taking a break from making knives, so who knows.  Really like the saw mill blade steel.

[elk nailer]

last fall I used an outdoor edge folder on my 5x5 bull elk. fastest that I ever broke one down.

[Tim Reese]

Hard to beat a good old fashioned 110!!! But I do usually carry these two as there as heavy as one 110. And gives me options or can switch one out if needed. Made by GREAT EASTERN CUTLERY and affordable to boot. All made in small town in USA