Thread: Size of your hunting knife?

Enter the mighty Bahco, might not have that nice timber grain handle, beautiful Damascus steel, for less than $20 it’s a great knife, loose it you won’t be crying into that beer

Varies depending on what I am taking...

Dozier folder - 3 inch blade
Fixed - average around 4 to 4.5 inch
Filleting / boning knife - 6 inches

Mercator

the secret dairy of Adrian Mole..........

Originally Posted by erniec

Bit of length for doing the arse end is handy.

Are we still talking about knives?

Mine are all around 10cm blade length.
This is my nicest (and most $) one. From Romania.

Originally Posted by dogmatix

Mine are all around 10cm blade length.
This is my nicest (and most $) one. From Romania.

soooo purdy

you going to need to being that with you next time I see you so I can drool all over that. something special about stag antler handles

Opinel number 8.

I normally carry two knives when hunting, both well over 30 years old and still going strong. One is my 5.5" S&W Outdoorsman which is a large, heavy drop-point that is good for skinning, legging, bone breaking and gutting. The other is my every-day Schrade Srimshaw Old Timer 4" folder that gets more use than the big S&W, too pointed for skinning but good for everything else, especially ringing, but I wouldn't try and break bones with it. If I could only have one then it would be the Schrade. Both have excellent steel and edge holding.

I have a lot of knives, Depends what you are hunting, but in general a 4 inch blade is all you need, quality of steel is as important, no two people like the same blade, my go to for goats is this

I have a small selection depending on what/where we are hunting .
First there's the BK7 which I would call my survival knife (still for sale by the way...) 7 inches of blade capable of splitting wood rounds ...

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But my hunting knives are all Knives of Alaska brand . My go-to knife for hunting that is usually the only one I use for everything from skinning to boning is the 'alpha wolf' . Around 3in blade length . The bigger knife that I also carry on my belt with the alpha is around 5in blade length but more for camp general duties .

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And if we are going out for several days then I also take these two ...
A small hatchet , around 2 1/2 in blade with hook , excellent for speeding up skinning with the hook and breaking ribs etc and it's sharp enough to shave with . The second wee one is 2in wrap around blade perfect for skinning and fleshing skins .

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But by far my favorite is the alpha wolf and is the knife that is my definate go-to and will never be replaced except maybe with the stag handled version . They also make a boning version of that knife which I am seriously considering buying with a more appropriate shaped , pointed thinner blade .
So if someone buys the BK that will be my first stop .

Originally Posted by Ftx325

I have a small selection depending on what/where we are hunting .
First there's the BK7 which I would call my survival knife (still for sale by the way...) 7 inches of blade capable of splitting wood rounds ...

Attachment 177811

But my hunting knives are all Knives of Alaska brand . My go-to knife for hunting that is usually the only one I use for everything from skinning to boning is the 'alpha wolf' . Around 3in blade length . The bigger knife that I also carry on my belt with the alpha is around 5in blade length but more for camp general duties .

Attachment 177812

And if we are going out for several days then I also take these two ...
A small hatchet , around 2 1/2 in blade with hook , excellent for speeding up skinning with the hook and breaking ribs etc and it's sharp enough to shave with . The second wee one is 2in wrap around blade perfect for skinning and fleshing skins .

Attachment 177814

But by far my favorite is the alpha wolf and is the knife that is my definate go-to and will never be replaced except maybe with the stag handled version . They also make a boning version of that knife which I am seriously considering buying with a more appropriate shaped , pointed thinner blade .
So if someone buys the BK that will be my first stop .

KOA make great knives. Excellent value for a jump up to a decent edge holding steel without breaking the bank.

these are my (lucky knifes) left one I brought for my twin brother a few years ago and the black one I found on my first ever tahr hunt. I did try to find the owner of it but to no avail. I now take both the knifes with me on every hunt as I’m not 100% sure what one is the lucky knife as both have been with me on my 10 chammy and 13.5 bull tahr any every culling trip In between!

Originally Posted by turtle

He also mentioned it was purchased from a "Specialist knife store"

I think journalism is most of our issues today

The painful thing about all of it is that it wasn't even the knife in question. He did the deed with an off the shelf crappy kitchen knife. What the fuck relevance does him owning a hunting knife have.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

The painful thing about all of it is that it wasn't even the knife in question. He did the deed with an off the shelf crappy kitchen knife. What the fuck relevance does him owning a hunting knife have.

Exactly my issue with it as well!


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