Tell me about your hunting knife

[cacciatore]

Hi guys, almost as much I love bows I love knives, also if for sure there are some good working cheap knives I love to carry something that I can admire on the slow hunting hours. I am used to carry a Buck 110 folders and a fixed blade, lately a Randall #23 or my trusty Rhea Damascus hunter.
What's your opinion? Happy Hunting

[johnnyk71]

I use a CPM 3-V Master Hunter from Cold Steel for skinning.

[stevem]

Used a Buck 110 for something like 45 years.  Now use a $15 Mora carbon steel knife which I feel is a much better knife.  Am working in an Ahti carbon steel knife which works as well as my Mora but has more eye candy.

[Honest Jon]

Here's  one I use for skinning and gutting with the handle made from a shed antler and sheath from a cowhide I have on hand. The blade is from Asbell Wool as I'm not near handy enough to forge my own.  It's a fun and simple project and the blade is super easy to sharpen. These are not always shown available as blade only from Asbell Wood on their website but occasionally do pop up. Fits in nicely with the archery gear I enjoy making for myself.

[stagetek]

A Buck Vangard for me. Really like the rubber grip on the handle.

[Orion]

That's a substantial knifeFelix.  I've been carrying a model 26 (pathfinder) for several years.  Suits me well.

[WFC]

I have a lot of knives but the one I have with me the most is a Warlander Enterprises Mink.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I've been packing this one as a daily carry and have processed a lot of critters for it, for about 10 years now. Im not sure of the steel he used but is a Damascus blade with walnut scales made by Terry Barnett. I just made a new sheath for it last night after deciding to try a pancake style that'll stay in place better.

Kyle

[Gdpolk]

I like to tinker around in the garage some.  This one is my preferred skinner pattern in AEBL steel taken to a nice crisp mirror finish and was handled in some average quality, straight grained Arizona desert ironwood with German silver pins/inlay and fossilized mammoth ivory inlaid within the silver border.  The tapered tang improves the balance and feel of the knife and the handmade leather is of a similar and complimentary quality to the blade.  Its a pleasure to use on everything from squirrel to bear but most importantly...it's mine.

[MnFn]

Buck Akonua
Custom made by Bruce Blades.

Greg Bruce is a relatively new knife maker who has elevated his work quite nicely.
He is still very reasonable. I love the blade he made for me -especially for de-boning meat.  I think he has a web site.  Call him up, tell him Gary said to call him. And Greg will probably charge you another fifty bucks.🤣

[glenbo]

Buck 110 my children gave me many years ago. A small cold steel on my Fanny pack belt and a Victorionox in my pocket from the minute I put my pants on.

[Wudstix]

This is my latest, a Big River knife to match my Big River bows.  Brian did an excellent job, the sheath is another work of art.  The one pic shows a bit of the handle art work, an arrow head made of mammoth ivory.  The neck knife is a Spyderco Bow river.  The two with the Kershaw are customs by Paintman and have Ironwood burl handles.

[Shootrj2003]

Everyday?buck 110,Camila's T29,Swissarmy, in my truck?USMC KABAR , Boy Scout sheath knife , and a Cane knife 20"? They are also my hunting jknivesi hav many others

[Stumpkiller]

Lately I've been carrying two folders.  A CRKT Homefront (AUS-8) and a CRKT Homefront Hunter (1.4116).  Light and easy to sharpen.  After field-dressing a deer with the Hunter I toss it in the organ bag.  Once home the knives disassemble and can be thoroughly cleaned up.  The Homefront has a good, rugged general purpose drop point while the Homefront Hunter is upswept and great for skinning a deer.

And I carry a Victorinox Huntsman in a hip pocket beside my wallet anytime I am wearing pants.

[Pat B]

 


These are my hunting knives. The bottom two are my favorites. The one on the right was made by Don Bruton of Pumpkintown SC. Don builds period correct knives, hawks and black powder flintlock rifles. One of his customers wanted an Osage self bow so I built him one. I did everything but the finish. He added his artistic touch to it. In trade he made the knife for me from an old bastard file.
The one on the left was made by Bobby Keller(RIP) from North Wilkesboro NC. Bobby wanted a sinew backed Osage recurve I built so we traded. Bobby gave me the choice of any of his brand new knives. This one was Bobby's personal hunting knife.I wanted the one with his medicine built in.
The knife on the top left was assembled by a friend that was with the Georgia G&F, Larry Speir and my first hunting knife. Larry bought the blade from Atlanta Cutlery and hafted the antler handle to it and gave it to me for Christmas 1978 and helped my wife pick out a TC Hawkins black powder riffle she gave me that year for Christmas, the gun I killed my first 2 deers. Marcia and I were married in March 1978 so this was our first Christmas together.
The knife on the top right was a gift from one of the Twin Oaks members at a Tennessee Classic. I had given him a side quiver I made that he admired and later he gifted me this knife. The blade of this knife was made from an industrial band saw blade.
The top hawk was made from a railroad spike and also made by Bobby Keller. The bottom hawk was made by Dylan Holderman as a trade.

[Dave Pagel]

For many, many years my go to knife has been a Buck 112 with finger grooves.  It has done a lot of work for me.

Lately I have really enjoyed some knives from Rapid River Knives in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  They are one of a couple spinoffs after the sale of Marbles to SMKW.  I received a folder as a gift and now have 3 sheath knives as well. 

Of course being from Michigan I have a couple original Marbles knives too.

DP

[Roy from Pa]

The one on the left was made from Helle steel by Rob DiStefano.

The one on the right was my Dads, no markings so I assume it was made by an individual.
I'm 76 so god only knows how old Dads knife is.

Both are scalpel sharp...

[Vaquero 45]

Can't remember all mine , but here's some pics of a couple of them .

[Vaquero 45]

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[Terry Lightle]

Have 2 custom fixed blades, but got to where I just use my old yellow handled lock blade Remington fold knife now