Knife Suggestions

[BigDuckHunter]

My BIL just returned from deployment and I want to get him a hunting knife for Christmas. He’s just started getting into hunting the last couple years and doesn’t have a nice one yet. It’ll be something of a do-all hunting knife for him to begin with. We have plans for a bear hunt this spring (assuming he doesn’t get deployed again in that time) but he will also do some bird hunting with me in the fall.

I want something that’ll be a nice tool for him and last a long time. I wish I would’ve thought about it sooner so I maybe could have looked into a custom knife. He wasn’t supposed to be home this soon so I hadn’t put much thought into it.

Anyway, looking to keep it under $150. What suggestions do you all have?

 

[wnelson14]

If your budget is $150
Probably one of these

White River Knives M1 Pro Fixed Blade Knife 3 Drop Point CPM S35VN

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[Shraggs]

A Bark River Gunny may be a meaningful piece for him. The gunny is a very very good general purpose drop point and excellent hunting, bushcrafty and survival type knife. Although not a Randall, a common gift for service persons.

 

[WyoKid]

Folder or fixed? Buck 110 is classic. Spyderco Stretch 2XL is a great modern folder or the Military as a multi-purpose.

 

[wesfromky]

under 150 - look at esee agk, 3, izlula2 or Xancudo.

 

[Bigdc704]

Look into the Hogue Extrak XL. Just a bit over your price range, but sub 3 oz, Magnacut steel and 8 inches in length.

 

[Coopsdaddy]

Esee is a fantastic company.Awesome guys.

 

[Tall_Vol44]

I love the regular sized m4 hogue extrak. Used it the last 3 years. Very very happy with it, enough so that I ordered a magnacut version and the XL on black Friday this year.
Really just wanted to compare the magnacut to the m4 in the same blade (im a steel nerd).
But also wanted to try the bigger size.
They're on sale right now around 150-160$ if you look around.