Lets's see your go-to hunting knife

[Rob W.]

A couple years ago I lost my favorite hunting knife. They didn't make that model anymore so the search was on for a replacement. Like most of us I have way to many knives as it is but I'm pretty picky about my deer hunter. I have tried and bought a bunch of very nice and more expensive knives but I think this should do nicely.

Let's see those tried and true deer hunting blades.


 

 

Case XX drop point leather hunter

[nineworlds9]

My go-to is a Lon Humphrey "Brute de Forge" Nessmuk style hunter.  It has a flat grind 10xx carbon steel blade that is just wicked sharp and a gorgeous curly maple handle.  It was a gift from my brother and he just read my mind, I couldn't ask for a better knife.  Lon Humphrey is out of Ohio and makes some awesome blades that are surprisingly affordable for what they are; he's a journeyman smith with the ABS.  Superb craftsman.

 

[Alexander Traditional]

I use both of these while cleaning an animal. I use the curly maple one for general stuff,and the  G-10 one for skinning. They are both Bob Dozier knives. The D2 really holds an edge.
 

[pukwana]

Mines just a regular Buck knife but I really like it.
 

[Rob W.]

Nothing wrong with a Buck. I carried a 119 for a long time while I was growing up.

[achigan]

I made this from an industrial hacksaw blade, leather thong and hours at the grinder and whetstone. Blade is 4.25. Not pretty, but it's mine. [/url] [/IMG]

[Cyclic-Rivers]

 

Usually I have one of these.  one is a  western I found in an old Bear Western Quiver, The other is a K Bar with a leather handle that is quite universal.

I will carry these until I get a knife that has a  little more sentimental value.

[South MS Bowhunter]

New for this year a Ben Tendick BRT Bladework custom (sponsor, check out his work over on the knife forum).

   

[Gdpolk]

I traded my compound bows for a pair of custom knives made to my specifications.  The maker liked my design so well he dropped his current line of hunting knives and replaced them with "my knife" and one that was identical but 1.5" larger.  It's awesome for my use and preferences.

It's small enough to work in small game and just big enough be efficient on medium sized game like deer and hogs.

   
   

   

[Sean B]

This Schrade Uncle Henry LB5 has been my "go to" knife for almost 30 years. This is actually the second, I broke my first one trying to pry a broadhead out of a tree about 20 years ago.

 

[Critch]

Just like the one I carry everywhere...

[59Alaskan]

It's treated me well for over 20 years.  It's cleaned nearly every animal I have taken

   

[KSCATTRAPR]

Finished this one up last spring and it served me well during turkey season so I plan on carrying it this deer season. 1095 with stag handle.

 

[Rob W.]

Sean I bet that Uncle Henry could tell a few stories.


Here is a little CRKT that I always keep in my quiver. I bought a bunch of these for Christmas presents about ten years ago and had to keep one.

   

[tradarcher816]

It's a Ross Tyser knife, and my go to for about everything since I got it.

[Ron LaClair]

This is a knife that I helped design and is made for me by blacksmith C.L Matteo. The LaClair Skinner

 http://shrewbows.com/laclair_skinner/index.html

   

It comes with a choice of a vertical or horizontal sheath.

   

[Sean B]

Originally posted by Rob W.:
[QB] Sean I bet that Uncle Henry could tell a few stories.


Rob, It sure can.  I bought the first one at the hardware store when I was about 16.  It broke my heart when I snapped the blade off in a tree trying to pry my broadhead after a miss.  I bought this one in the same store about 8 or 10 years later.  Its cleaned a pile of trout, perch, ducks, geese, pheasant, squirrels, rabbits,  turkeys, deer, and anything else I've taken.  Its been with me to Georgia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Montana, Illinois, Florida, and a bunch of trips to Maine.

I have a HUGE sentimental attachment to it!

[sveltri]

I don't know about a stinky deer, but I plan on gutting an elk with this  knife this year.  Made by Colorado bow hunter Wayne Depperschmidt.

[Stumpkiller]

This is what I carry on my belt.
 

This is what I carry around my neck.
 

And the latter is what I have been using to field dress deer.  Great little knife.


Though one of Ron's Shrew Blades is on my short list.

[Fletcher]

You guys are carrying some pretty nice blades.  I picked up this one at a United Bowhunters of Illinois banquet many years ago and have been carrying it ever since.  It was made and donated by Jeff Givens.  It is some kind of pretty good stainless, sharpens pretty easy and holds its edge for a long time.  It has been around the US, Alaska and Canada and done a bunch of cutting.