Go to knife

[Sbarrera185]

With rifle season a few weeks away, what's your go to knife or knives for a post successful hunt? Fixed or replaceable blade?

Personally I use a buck knife for skinning fixed blade, but use an outdoor edge replaceable blade after the thick hide.

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[FLAK]

SOG Field Pup and a Havalon Barracuda.

 

[Sbarrera185]

How do you like that havalon? I've seen it pop up a few times on camofire

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[303TrophyHusband]

I really like the Dark Timber combo from Outdoor Edge. If it's sharp going in you can get through an elk pretty easy and if it dulls it's super easy to touch up the blade with a little pocket sharpener.

DarkTimber™ Combo

This razor-sharp skinner/caper combo is designed to handle deer, elk and moose and look good through the whole process.

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[Thedeerfarmer]

I've been liking the Tyto original one (before they got too big) for most everything. I'm a big fan of the replaceable blade knives but the havalon and OE got real gunked up real quick doing 6-12 whitetails a year. I haven't found a fixed blade I've loved yet but trying more this season so maybe I will!

 

[Anozira]

I tried a Tyto and havalon and went back to my replaceable blade outdoor edge, you can't beat them. The onyx lite is only 2oz if I recall and earned a permanent spot in my pack.

 

[Sbarrera185]

I really like the Dark Timber combo from Outdoor Edge. If it's sharp going in you can get through an elk pretty easy and if it dulls it's super easy to touch up the blade with a little pocket sharpener.

DarkTimber™ Combo

This razor-sharp skinner/caper combo is designed to handle deer, elk and moose and look good through the whole process.

www.outdooredge.com

What are you using for sharpening out on the field?

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[WJS23]

I like my bench made altitude and I also use a buck 110

 

[robtattoo]

Depends what I'm doing.
Regular, normal, run of the mill deer/hogs/elk/antelope out of camp, I have this 4½" O1 carbon hunting knife that I build about 10 years ago (when I still had the time to do such things.....) It's been everywhere with me & I still think it's the perfect knife.


If I'm trying to be all backcountry cool & ultralight-backpacky (not so much these days) I have a Tyto/Victorinox/tinytool combo set that's been outstandingly reliable



These Victorinox paring knives are remarkable! They'll take a great edge (although you'll need a way to touch it up, real quick) and at under $10 & I think maybe an ounce weight (?) They're an ultralight dream!

 

[FLAK]

How do you like that havalon? I've seen it pop up a few times on camofire

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Great skinner, caper(not around the bases) and boning out meat.
Blades seem a little tougher than the Piranha.

 

[Idaho Sandman]

Cutco double D drop point hunter. Will field process several elk, deer, bear, you name it in a season without needing sharpening. No need to cary extra weight of a stone. I just send mine in over the summer, back in a week, for sharpening. Going on 10 years with it. It must have been out of spec last summer as they sent me a brand new one. They are scary sharp. Nice bright orange rubber handle that is nice and grippy even with bloody, fat covered hands.

 

[Lawnboi]

I have a hand full of customs, some bark river and a couple Benchmade, and some Japanese kitchen knives.

The knives I almost always have in the field are LT Wright.

Small northern hunter with a blaze handle does it all.
Frontier first in a magnetic pocket sheath for small stuff.
Swoop for boning.

I have a bunch of others but the above 3 are my favorite.

Best thing about LT is they are more affordable than some other options. And their work has been Much more consistent imo

Tried a couple havalons a while ago and didn’t care for the replaceable blade knives at all. Also I try to avoid folders, just preference

 

[Ratbeetle]

My favorite is a Shaerk Little Mook. Perfect size for backpack hunts. The one I have now is plain old 1095 but I'm going to get another in s30v.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I like sharp pokey things.

Havalon for skinning.
Winkler hunting knife or a zero tolerance folder for general use
Some kind of multi tool for fixin things.

 

[Sbarrera185]

For those using a fixed blade, what are you using to sharpen out on the field? Rock or another method? I've been looking at the work sharp. Any feedback on that?

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[Idaho Sandman]

For those using a fixed blade, what are you using to sharpen out on the field? Rock or another method? I've been looking at the work sharp. Any feedback on that?

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I run a Cutco double D so I don’t need/can’t field sharpen it. One less thing to pack.

 

[KChunter71]

Tyto in pack or bino harness and victorinox 5” boning knife for camp and breaking animals down


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[30338]

Ingram for general stuff, havalon for caping. Those little Victorinox maybe something I look at though.

 

[Sbarrera185]

I run a Cutco double D so I don’t need/can’t field sharpen it. One less thing to pack.

You running a serrated knife?

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[KChunter71]

For those using a fixed blade, what are you using to sharpen out on the field? Rock or another method? I've been looking at the work sharp. Any feedback on that?

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Works in the field or similar lansky one is what I use


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