WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN HUNTING KNIVES

First, the knife should be able to care for your game animal when necessary. Whether you're hunting rabbits or moose, your knife should be able to clean your animal and place your trophy. Small hunters can get away with an excellent pocket knife or a handmade damascus pocket knives to handle this task. But the great hunter needs something bigger, stronger and better. At a minimum, your knife should be able to take on the task of dressing in the field, dressing and killing your trophy. Many knives can get dressed and put on, but they are not up to the task of killing.

For this task, I personally prefer a fixed blade knife. A knife with a clip tip, for dressing and a skinning knife for skinning with a minimum of a cutting edge of 3.5 "and a cutting edge maximum of 4.5" are good combinations. Something too big and you risk losing control of the edge and cut the belly or ruin the skin. There are many fine knives that perform this task. All major brands, Buck, Benchmade, SOG, Schrade, Gerber, Kershaw and Case, are excellent knives for this occasion. The option of several SOG blades is a great option for some hunters. The ability to change blades for different needs is an option that many nature lovers like. To peel a smooth edge compared to a serrated edge is a better option. It gives you a little more control, by cutting sensitive and tedious areas.

The set of two Case Leather Hunter jackets. The kit set includes a standard 4 "fixed blade with a leather handle and a smaller 2.5" replica. These knives are superior for peeling and cleaning the game. I cannot count the number of animals that I have skinned with these two knives. As a trapper, little Case is my 'go-to' knife to skin and attack animals trapped in the trap line. As a hunter, this knife has dozens of dozens of field dresses and dozens of animals across the country. If I have to carry only a knife, (Because they are transported together, I'm counting them as one) I'll take the Case Twin game.

The relatively new innovation of replaceable knives has evolved and, no doubt, at first I was not a fanatic. However, after trying the Havalon and Outdoor Edge knives for some years, I must admit that they have earned a place in my package. On the one hand, they are very light. A knife with a dozen blades weighs less than a pocket knife. This only wins in one place. When you make a backpack five to ten miles in the Rockies, it is essential to keep your weight low. The Pirate Havalon has gutted and skinned dozens of deer and pigs without fail and will find a place in all my travels. The blades are a bit difficult to replace, which is where the outer edge has an edge (intentional pun). You need pliers to replace the blade in the Havalon, while the outer edge is a simple push button. The Outdoor Edge also has a little more support for leverage.

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One thing that is true, when using a knife that is as sharp as a scalpel, there is a difference in the technique of peeling. The knife is so sharp, it takes very little pressure to do the job. I cut several masks before learning to use these knives.

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A second knife that all hunters must carry is a good folding knife. Whether it's a multi-blade knife or a single blade. A smaller folding blade that is quickly accessible is a valuable tool for all hunters. The three-blade knife has had a home in my pants for more than forty years. If I have my pants on, there is a knife in my pocket. In my time, no young man who respects himself would be caught with his pants on and without a knife in his pocket. From ten years to the present, I have a knife in my pocket all the time. For some reason, I gravitated toward the Old Timer 34OT, a three-blade knife that has had several versions in my pocket for more than forty years. From cutting the rope, to making a notch on a label and cutting well, the pocket knife is essential in every hunt.

I know many athletes who prefer the single sheet folder with a serrated sheet over the three sheet version. The serrated edge makes this knife effectively two different blades in one. Most jagged edges are so sharp that little effort is needed to cut things. We all know that a sharp knife is a safe knife.