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Offline larcherfou

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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2013, 02:17:00 PM »
I love Benchmade knives. and Wildsteer knives too!

Wildsteer is very strong and adapt for hunting and for archery!
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Offline Jakeemt

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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2013, 02:48:00 PM »
I have two a Gerber caper which is my skinning and small game knife and my buck 119 which is my everything knife. If pressed to chose one it would be the buck. It holds an edge very well and I have skinned and butchered all manner of critters with it.  Chopped up plenty of veggies, split wrist sized logs, whittled tend stakes, cut rope,  and it always does me right. Not fancy or pretty but, I love it all the same.    

     
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2013, 04:00:00 PM »
I have a case trapper with me always.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2013, 04:00:00 PM »
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #24 on: July 08, 2013, 04:38:00 PM »
I have always used one just like this, I don't skin or quarter, just field dress

 

Bought a new one that I hope is not too slippery

 
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2013, 05:40:00 PM »
Light my fire, fire knife.  Excellent mora blade with fire rod stashed in handle.  Light, cheap, effective!
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #26 on: July 08, 2013, 06:41:00 PM »
I like the this blade.  I made the scales to match my bow I took on my Moose hunt. Sharpens easy and has a great shape for gutting and skinning.

 
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #27 on: July 08, 2013, 06:51:00 PM »
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I know mine does not fit in with all of you guys custom knives, but there is a reason. I am sharpening challenged and can't hardly sharpen a butter knife. My favorite knife is my Havalon Piranta. It has scalpel blades that you just replace when they get dull!

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Havalon for me too Bisch. Best skinner going. I also carry a longer Helle knife I put together for butchering/quartering elk.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #28 on: July 08, 2013, 07:21:00 PM »
I almost never go out without my buck model 119.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #29 on: July 08, 2013, 08:27:00 PM »
I like my Gerber steadfast knife, benchmade folding knife and my SOG little pup.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #30 on: July 08, 2013, 08:47:00 PM »
I like my Helle Veidemann a lot.

but my buddy is making one right now to match my new RER Retro. hoping it becomes my go-to.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #31 on: July 08, 2013, 11:16:00 PM »
Hi guys,
My every day knife that I also use for 90% of my gutting duties is my Puma Prince:
 
And for the other 10% I have a little Ka-bar Piggyback.  (Not mine but identical):
 
Finally my camp knife is a Buck-Tops night hawk:
 
I keep buying new EDC knives but the Prince is by far and away my favourite.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #32 on: July 08, 2013, 11:39:00 PM »
I really enjoy my Buck 110, and my Mora clipper OD
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #33 on: July 09, 2013, 09:48:00 AM »
I have 3 Swafford knives and all I can say is great hard steel and hold a good edge through alot of field work.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #34 on: July 09, 2013, 11:24:00 AM »
I love my Esee Izula2, awesome neck knife and dressed several deer.
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Offline TRAP

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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #35 on: July 09, 2013, 11:34:00 AM »
I usually carry a buck folding hunter and a Puma Hunter's Pal.

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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #36 on: July 09, 2013, 01:58:00 PM »
I like small Plain Jane knives for field dressing/skinning.  I don't want to be bothered with having to keep 'em pretty.  These two Tippit Bare Bone Blades are always in my pack and not used for any other purpose...tippit

Two blades in one sheath...

 

Skinner & Stripper...

 
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #37 on: July 09, 2013, 02:30:00 PM »
Making myself a new larger one, then I need to make a new smaller knife for skinning as well.  I tend to make mine-it's just more fun to do so.  Wish I could forge, but there's still plenty of customization in hafting a blade.  Especially if your hands are as messed up as mine.
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #38 on: July 09, 2013, 02:44:00 PM »
I have as many knives as I do bows, It changes with my mood. But I always have a big one [Buck,Kabar] and a small one, for the small I have been taking a small Camiiius Trout and Bird that was my Dad's. Man does it hold an edge!!
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Re: Knives you like most in the field
« Reply #39 on: July 09, 2013, 04:52:00 PM »
I like my Buck Tops NightHawk about the best out of all my knives for taking care of my deer.  nclinsey has a pic of one up above.  Mine's older, without the holes in the blade, but man will they hold an edge.  

I've got some pretty neat customs, but for the actual work I use the ol' Buck.

Just noticed that nclinsey is a new member,,   :wavey:  welcome guy.
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