Deer knife

[fishinjosh98]

I know you can use just about any knife to clean and gut a deer, but if

i were to buy one what you you recomend?

[motley man]

I use my trusty pocket lockback knife with a 3" blade. Easy to carry and always with me. I also have them in my backpack & fanny pack. I always laugh at those folks that carry big Bowie knives or other giant knives. You are only gutting a deer, not chopping wood.

[jmd1]

I agree, I have gutted elk using only a folding 4 inch blade. My buddy has a whole set up he uses. He carries a fanny pack, with surgical sleeves, latex gloves, safety glasses, and the biggest darn knife ever used. He also has a small folding saw (which is actually pretty nice to use) to cut through the breast plate so he can cut the windpipe all the way up to the head. Pretty funny but when he is done he is clean.

[Crow Hunter]

Here's my 2 cents: A folding knife for sure, with a 3.5 to 4 inch blade. One with a bright colored handle is good, so if you set it down while gutting it is easy to find again. Something with a blade that is easily sharpenable and holds a good edge for a while. My main knife is a Buck folding hunter, it has a plastic handle; the wood and metal handled folding hunter just weighs too much to carry in the woods in my opinion. Not sure if you can get the plastic handle model any more. Buck and Gerber make some reasonably priced knives with good blades. Also take a look at the KA-BAR dozier folding hunter, but it's blade is a little short at 3 inches.

I hope you get a lot of opinions, hunting knives are very interesting, I like to collect old ones. Good luck.

[mrklean]

I use a browning kit has I large skinning knife with gut hook a bone saw and smaller blade knife come in a little holder you can put on your hip it's a good kit. There are a number of companies that make a similar kit.

[jay83196]

Cabelas sells an Alaskan brand knifes 100$ or so carbon steel really nice have bright orange handle folding or fixed 4-5" great durable sharp blades. What I use now I've had a lot of cheap knives that don't hold edge or sharpen easy.

[bdafisher]

Ditto on the cabela's alaskan knives. Have owned one for 4 year and it is great. Stays really sharp, has a rubberized grip for when it get slick. Great knife

[jay83196]

I like the fixed blade myself a lot easier to clean and stronger, not that big to carry either.

[B-man715]

I really like the folding Outdoor Edge with the blaze orange handle.

The handle has a great grip and sticks out against the leaves or snow. Also holds an edge for a few deer before it needs to be tuned up.

A friend of mine has the swing blade from the same company. It works pretty slick, but the gutting blade looks like it would be difficult to sharpen????

Whatever you get, the biggest decision will be picking between a fixed or folding.

[Spike76]

Fifty years ago my parents bought me a bowie huter from Wards. My son now has that knife and I use a railroad spike knife my brother made for me. It woks great for me and has lots of meaning. Its a little heavy but so am I.

[Random guy]

I really like the folding Outdoor Edge with the blaze orange handle.

X-2. I have been using the Outoor Edge products for two years now and really happy with them. The Swingblade skinning edge actaully works on bear unlike most gut hook styles that plug with hair and fat.

[eyeguy 54]

I prefer a knife with a gut hook. Nice for cutting up to the brisket. And also nice during skinning around a few spots.

[mainbutter]

For me it's fixed blades all the way, for cleaning purposes. I HATE cleaning folding knives. If it's messy, fixed blade.

[Wanderer]

BUCK 110.

I've considered looking at the Outdoor Edge knives; they look pretty slick. I've been happy with what I have though and find it hard to change when I can clean a deer within 5 min. with the 110.

Bigger is not better BTW. I had a BUCK sheath knife when I was younger and gutted one deer with it. A "friend" stole it from me but it was about the best favor I got from him.

[101winchester]

Marbles Ideal -- stacked leather handle -- it doesn't get anymore traditional than that. Classic and a lifetime knife to be passed on to your kids and grandkids.

[BLACKJACK]

Whatever you pick, just make sure its sharp, nothing worse than a dull knife when cutting arount the bung hole. I like a dedicated deer guttin knife. By that I mean that my Buck 110 fixed blade gets carried with me and is used for pheasants, ducks, if I have to abuse it on bones I will. When I slug hunt, I pull out my Buck folding knife, the only thing that I've ever used it for is gutting deer, when the season is over, it gets cleaned up, sharpened, and put away. Same for bowhunting, I have a folding Shrade knife that I won at a PF banquet, it only gets used for deer gutting, and by keeping it with my archery clothes, its never forgotten or back at the truck.

[LunkerCity]

I carry a folding Buck in my pack and a Ka-Bar on my belt. IMO its always a good idea to have a knife on your person. My Ka-Bar is a fixed blade skinner/gut hook. I never used a gut hook since my dad always said they are junk, but after getting that knife I love it. Once the animal is opened up, then I use my 3" blade on the buck knife. Its easier to handle when you can't see what your cutting.

[perchking]

Buck110 , used the same one for almost 20 years and still holds a nice edge. I guess when you get comfortable with something why change. I am sure there are better out there, but I cant see an upgrade in the near future, no reason to.

[vister]

Ive got a buck knife with a gut hook. holds edge great, takes an edge great, and is very sharp. fixed blade of course. why chance a blade closing on your fingers!!

However, at xmas, i received a new knife. are you familiar with leech lake fillet knives?? I got a leech lake hunting knife. like a fixed buck knife. and let me tell you, it is with out a doubt the sharpest knife that i have ever seen!!!!!! it will shave the hair off the top of your hand just by holding the knife there!! however, i dont know if it will be put into service. its almost too pretty! the big mirror quality polish on that blade, with sweet handle!! I've only seen these at scheels in waite park.

and like leech lake fillet knives, they come in all the different colored handles, are strongly recommend sending them in to be sharpened, if you ever need it sharpened. leech lake knives are well known for holding a razors edge

[mnguy152]

Buck alpha hunter and a gerber saw for me . Alpha hunter I bought online got a great deal a the river store,. Alot of price diffenace from what you get I got mine for about 45 with shipping. The gerber saw is used to get the pelvic bone sawed.