Hunting season knives

[garddogg56]

Up here in Maine were getting ready for baiting bear,Moose and Deer seasonI am just wondering what you guy carry for knives when you hit the woods???As I am in on the Moose hunt this year I will be useing a Marbles Gladstone and a sturdy stockman knife.

 

[arjay]

A buck 110 or a fixed blade drop point about the same size.

 

[rburg]

A moose is as big as a horse, but without the saddle. Hint: if its got a saddle, the owner will be upset if you shoot it.

Anyway, the old Marbles looks like a good choice, the pocket knife should be kept in you pocket to carve apples and such. Get a 2nd sheath knife, probably smaller and a good sharpening stone to touch them up. Or maybe even a small hand axe or saw. Those critters have big bones.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Good Looking Gladstone!
I'm also thinking saw or hatchet for that big critter. You got to open that pelvis!
The largest moose that I ever saw was standing on the railroad track on the road to the Anchorage Airport.

 

[garddogg56]

You gut that right on all accounts rberg.I have gut a Moose with a stockman or a folding hunter such as a Buck 317 or a Schrade 125ot then quartered with a Buck 119 then cut the bone with a battery powered Sawzall with a long blade.

 

[Rpg]

Most of the hunting season, I carry pen knife I always carry: a Camillus Slim Line from the 1930's.

If hunting big game, I also carry a Gerber folding lock back in carbon steel. I can't remember the name, but it's 30-40 years old.

Many years ago I screwed around with larger knives, some custom for big bucks, but realized I needed nothing other than the Gerber.

I tried a Buck folder as well, but discarded it as too heavy a blade too hard to get a decent edge.

 

[30-30remchester]

Having never drew a moose license even though I have applied for 31 straight years, I can not relate any moose skinning stories. I however have shot scads of deer, elk and antelope as was a big game guide for 9 years. I have gutted and skinned hundreds of big game animals. For the years I was escorting elk hunters I carried a custom fixed blade knife with a 3 1/2" blade. The last dozen or so elk and deer I have shot, I simply used a Case XX 2 blade folder made in the 50's. I found it worked quite well though the 2 1/2" blade can be wanting when gutting a large bull.

 

[RSBH44]

I've never gutted a moose so I can't speak to that, but for the last 30 years I have used my 4 1/2 " Camillus drop point lock back to gut many large and small white tail deer, a 285lb.black bear and hundreds of small critters and fowl. The only other knife that I have used in the last few years is a custom 3" carbon steel skinner that a friend forged for me. That sucker can hold an edge!

 

[Marshwheeling]

I don't hunt but I still like to get into the woods, where I usually carry an Opinel No.8 and a Mora, or else a Condor Kephart.

 

[shouldazagged]

I can no longer hunt--haven't been able physically for several years. If I could I'd carry my Bark River Highland Special--four-inch drop point, convex-ground, A2 steel blade, with green canvas Micarta handle. It would be accompanied by a good three-blade stockman knife, an older-production Schrade 8OT or Cold Steel Country Classic. Both are carbon steel.

 

[msinc]

I carry a Buck 119 mostly...probably way too big, but I've had it forever and just cant give it up. I also have a Buck 105 that was my first real hunting knife. Makes a lot more sense than the 119, but I just don't carry it as much.

 

[Texas Star]

The Marble co. was located in Gladstone, MI and the knife model in the top pic is their Ideal model, prob. with a six-inch blade.

The big pocket knife is not a stockman pattern. It 's a large Trapper style. A stockman has three blades: clip, spay, and sheepsfoot. WAIT: I looked again and enlarged. Is that a third blade hiding behind another?

Don't try to cut through bones with a knife. Use a saw or axe. It'd
be a shame to ruin that fine old Marble's knife, a collector's item.

 

[iPac]

I just got back to into hunting. The last times I went, I was pretty much a kid still and never really had a decent knife. So I just ordered me a good knife the other day.

I got the Gerber folding Gator with 154CM drop point blade. It is 8.5" overall and has a 3.7" blade. This Gerber is made in the USA, and has better quality steel. For $36, you can't beat it.

I spent numerous hours trying to find the right knife, but in the end couldn't find one that would do all that I wanted it to do. I wanted one that would be good for dressing white-tail, but also be big/thick enough to crack through the pelvic and rib bones as I do that in the field for ease of cleaning. Nothing met both of those demands. So once I figured out I would need a separate tool for pelvic/rib bones, I started to look for the best quality knife that is not bulky, easily slipped in a pocket, and best price. That Gerber was it.

I plan to take my Ka-Bar full size fighting knife with synthetic handle and MOLLE plastic sheath with me for the bone breaking part. If it wasn't so big, that would be my 'do-all' knife, but the size prohibits detail cutting while dressing.

 

[Texas Star]

I just got back to into hunting. The last times I went, I was pretty much a kid still and never really had a decent knife. So I just ordered me a good knife the other day.

I got the Gerber folding Gator with 154CM drop point blade. It is 8.5" overall and has a 3.7" blade. This Gerber is made in the USA, and has better quality steel. For $36, you can't beat it.

I spent numerous hours trying to find the right knife, but in the end couldn't find one that would do all that I wanted it to do. I wanted one that would be good for dressing white-tail, but also be big/thick enough to crack through the pelvic and rib bones as I do that in the field for ease of cleaning. Nothing met both of those demands. So once I figured out I would need a separate tool for pelvic/rib bones, I started to look for the best quality knife that is not bulky, easily slipped in a pocket, and best price. That Gerber was it.

I plan to take my Ka-Bar full size fighting knife with synthetic handle and MOLLE plastic sheath with me for the bone breaking part. If it wasn't so big, that would be my 'do-all' knife, but the size prohibits detail cutting while dressing.

Read my post right above yours. Take a folding saw or an axe for bones. Don't risk chipping or breaking your Ka-Bar. It will, however, cut small branches to make a fire or an emergency shelter. And it 's a good weapon, if needed in that role.

 

[BruceM]

I use an old Gerber Bolt Action Exchange Blade. It's a lockback with three blades. One blade can be uninstalled and and switched in the field. The two blades I used extensively were the 3 1/2" drop point and the saw blade. The ballistic cloth sheath has a pocket for carrying the two extra blades. The blades themselves are protected by a plastic sleeve to prevent you and the sheath from being damaged. It has a stippled Zytel non-slip handle. You can field dress and skin five or six deer before you need to touch up the blade and touch up is an accurate description. The best two features however are it's light weight and the saw blade which is used to split the pelvic bone for removing the colon. It's extremely effective for this and eliminates all that hacking and chopping with a large fixed blade knife or hatchet.

Vintage Gerber Bolt Action Exchange Blade Utility Knife 7024 w Sheath | eBay

I like it so well that I bought my son a similar two blade knife marketed by Browning. It has the same size drop point and saw blades. On the Browning the blades are in place permanently so switching in the field is not necessary.

Bruce

 

[Donn]

Haven't hunted for years, but if I ever started again, it would be my Buck 110, just like back in the day.

 

[joe44va]

Take a look at a Benchmade 15009. S30V blade with a gut hook. Small, light, and stays sharp.

 

[L Pete]

For quite a few years now, I've been carrying a Gerber Gator Grip drop point fixed blade knife, along with a Gerber Pac Axe, in my back pack. I don't hunt moose or elk, but that combo works really well for any deer that I have taken. That little Pac Axe is just right for taking out the part of the pelvis that blocks removal of all the lower digestive and urinary tracts. Just a little chop on either side, and that part of the pelvis is taken out and thrown away. If I were hunting larger animals, I would get a larger version of the Pac Axe, which Gerber (Fiskars) makes. That little hand axe is handy for many other chores in and around camp. I have higher grade knives, but that Gator Grip drop point seems to do a really good job, and is easily sharpened. Over the years, I've become a really big fan of Gerber products, as they're good products and a sane price point. I really can't say enough about them.....

 

[garddogg56]

The Marble co. was located in Gladstone, MI and the knife model in the top pic is their Ideal model, prob. with a six-inch blade.

The big pocket knife is not a stockman pattern. It 's a large Trapper style. A stockman has three blades: clip, spay, and sheepsfoot. WAIT: I looked again and enlarged. Is that a third blade hiding behind another?

Don't try to cut through bones with a knife. Use a saw or axe. It'd
be a shame to ruin that fine old Marble's knife, a collector's item.

Hey Texas Star; You gut that right about the ax and saw.I say Gladestone because Marbles are now made in china just to distinquish the differance in era. The knife I stated as a stockman is a three blade Sowbelly.I recieve the Ideal from a very good hunting buddy that was a Veteren of WWII and servived the Battle of Bastone,he past at the age of 94yo three years ago and the knife is pre WWII. So to me it is better than a collectors item but he would be mad if I didn't use her.

 

[garddogg56]

Lpete great advice on the pelvic bone I will try that thanx Bob GNOW GUYS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF YOUR HUNTING KNIVES