Your next # 1 Hunting knife

[D Lee]

First, I’m likely a lot older than you. Not smarter, not better, just older with a lot of hunting years and experience behind me. For whatever that's worth.

Over those years I’ve used ordinary hunting knives to gut & clean my game, from Pheasants to Deer, Black Bear and Elk. Nothing special about the handles & blades, they all worked OK. Sometimes happy...sometimes not.

For daily use at home in the kitchen & dining room, wife & I are huge fans of Cutco knives. Sharp 24/7/365 & durable…both understatements. 5-Star customer service should you ever need it. Doubtful.

Not too long ago, I bought this knife, orange handle. https://www.cutco.com/p/drop-point-knife

Henceforth and forever more, it will be THE knife that resides in my back-pack or on my belt 24/7…regardless of hunt. Razor sharp is an under-statement. Cutco will sharpen it for you…free. Do yourself a real favor…take a hard, serious look at this knife. And NO, I’m not in any way connected to Cutco. IMHO, this is a knife that will serve you well for the rest of your life, regardless of what you ask of it. It’s already exceeded my typically unreasonable expectations. We all know, really, really good tools are hard to come by. This is one. You can thank me later.

God Bless & Happy Holidays.

 

[F21FALCON]

Did you get the serrated or smooth blade?

 

[D Lee]

Hey F21....

Sorry about the late reply.

Looked at both, chose the serrated. Can't prove any of this...but the serrated "seems" to hold an edge longer. YMMV. Just my personal preference, nothing wrong with either.

 

[F21FALCON]

No problem. I have this one and haven't thought about using it for elk. I purchased it for cleaning hogs. Haven't had a chance to use it yet.

Clip Point Outdoor Knife | Sporting Knives by Cutco

Designed to satisfy the needs of sports enthusiasts of all ages, the clip point design of this knife allows more control for intricate cutting.

www.cutco.com

 

[stephen.mutchler]

Interesting info

 

[NDGuy]

Seemed very expensive for what that is imo. You can get a custom knife for near that with better steel and a sweet handle

 

[RWT]

If the stated the name of the steel I could be interested.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

I’ve been running knives of AK for years and have no reason to switch.
Serrated for hunting knife? No thanks, I sharpen my own.

 

[SwiftShot]

I have tried a few over the decades. Wow just saying decades hits hard. Well this year I had a outdoor edge and it worked fine for a elk.
Well later on in Dec I got a beef at a smoking deal as the butcher could not arrange pickup and the farmer had to many to hold over the winter. So it was a handle yourself job. Well that outdoor edge did not handle that beef hide well. So then I went back to other knives. The Oldtimer Skinner I have that is well into it 40s did great.
Anyway upgraded to a Civivi Timberbark and it seems to work fine. Why not just use the Oldtimer well it was given to me by my father when I was 12 so it doesnt leave the truck kill kit. Too easy to lose in the timber skinning in the dark. I might add that Timberbark holds an edge pretty well and is a light knife.

 

[F21FALCON]

Been hearing good things about the CIVIVI’s.

 

[CRJR45]

I have used Cutco for 25 plus years also . I have two fillet knives , I keep one in the kitchen and use it daily , its easy to keep a edge on it and works great .
I have a hunting knife from them but it's heavy and large , too much so for a pack knife , IMO , but I do love the knife .
It's serrated and holds an edge longer than the non serrated , again JMO .

 

[Cynoscion]

I’ve always wondered why we don’t take our cues from the folks that clean/process animals for a living. This knife, or similar but different brand, is used on more kill plant floors and packing houses than any other. I use them pretty much exclusively for field dressing and butchering. They have excellent steel and clean up easily with a few passes on a sharpening steel.

FDick 8226013 5" Sheep Skinning Knife | Skinning Knife | TigerChef

Avoid hand strain and fatigue when skinning animals by using this ergonomic sheep skinning knife.

www.tigerchef.com