Caping knife?

[Ynothunt41]

I need to get a good caping knife to take along on my hunting trips. I'm not going to pay someone to do it and with the CWD it looks like I will need to cape it where I am hunting. Can you please give some ideas on what caping knife you guys use and like? Thank you!!

 

[dtrkyman]

For the skull I prefer a Havalon. Body wise anything sharp with more of a rounded tip.

 

[Ynothunt41]

For the skull I prefer a Havalon. Body wise anything sharp with more of a rounded tip.

Thank you...I was talking for skull.

 

[couesbitten]

Havalon is a great option with no need for resharpening.

 

[BBob]

Havalon with the short blade. I mostly use the rounded tip blades. I have a full sized fixed surgical handle at the truck if I cape there.

 

[bobr1]

Any of the havalon type replaceable blade knives. I use a gerber vital with the extra blade box because it has a disposable slot for used blades.

 

[4rcgoat]

Another vote for havalon here. Another decent,cheap alternative is a Rapala filet knife from Wally world,very light and flexible.

 

[Ynothunt41]

Thank you, I'm going to order a Havalon and some different blades.

 

[Touchdown88]

I use the Argali Carbon if weight is an issue. It's light enough and slim enough for all my caping needs.

If I'm not counting oz, I use the Gerber replaceable blade knife to cape my animals. If I use a strop, I can remove the cape with just one blade.

 

[huntsman22]

Mike Miller built me one....

 

[Ynothunt41]

Mike Miller built me one....

Very nice!! I like it. Is it hard to keep sharp?

 

[huntsman22]

Not if you don't hack on bone with it.

 

[wytx]

JA Henckels small pairing knife.

 

[BBob]

If you’re looking for cheap the Victorinox paring knives do great too. My taxidermist buddy uses them for caping, fleshing and de-fatting hides.

 

[packer58]

Havalon and a dull flat bladed screw driver to cleanly get the hide from under the burrs.

 

[Shraggs]

Bark river Pro Scaple II

 

[Ynothunt41]

Bark river Pro Scaple II

Wow that's a nice knife!! Thanks

 

[eaglemountainman]

Knives of Alaska, Cub Bear

 

[Dust Rider]

Knives of Alaska, Muskrat / Cub Bear combo

 

[Shraggs]

Wow that's a nice knife!! Thanks

I take their big skinner and this around my neck. Handy when I need a knife to general use and awesome caping a skull but also initial skin openings, and doing the lower legs.

Of all the super steels I love Elmax is the newest to me. Folks rave. It does hold an edge extraordinary long, difficult to sharpen. So far has proven not chippy as I always worry about super steels in stainless being brittle.