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Old 10-28-2009, 08:49 PM
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In the market for a hunting knife. I have tried Gerber, Old Timer, Remington, and Buck knives. All do the job but I am looking for something better. I would like to find one that actually holds an edge for more than 10 minutes. I have heard about serrated knives that you send away every couple years to get sharpened.

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Old 10-28-2009, 08:56 PM
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I used to like my big kershaw, til I lost it but I also have a pocket version that I'm quite fond of. Gutted my first elk with it, 10 minutes after I lost my big one
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:07 PM
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I use a Ruko. Can't find this model anymore. Cleaned 7 animals the first year without resharpening. Last year I gutted my moose, cut off the head, then cut it in half to drag it out. It had enough edge to skin the moose after too. Can't beat that.
Personally I would stay away from the serrated ones. I don't have a ton of experience with them but that experience wasn't great.
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:10 PM
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In the market for a hunting knife. I have tried Gerber, Old Timer, Remington, and Buck knives. All do the job but I am looking for something better. I would like to find one that actually holds an edge for more than 10 minutes. I have heard about serrated knives that you send away every couple years to get sharpened.

Any ideas??
Cutco bar none. Brady convinced me so at the outdoors show this year a few of us got together and bought 3 and got the fourth for nothing....Pricy knife but man does she skin nice. The one guy in our party didn't have one and now has cutco envy........used it to break the pelvic bone no prob.....great knife..pricey but if you break it or can't sharpen it send her back they send a new one........
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:31 PM
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Knives of Alaska is my favorite out of about 9 knives that I have,my old timer is second favorite.
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Old 10-28-2009, 09:32 PM
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I've used a Kershaw blade trader for 20 years, saw,guthook,skinning knife and regular blade all in one package.
I sharpen my kershaw every three or four years and it does usually a minimum of three deer a year with a moose every now and then.
I have the older style kershaw but the newer style is just as good if not better!
Just my three bitts werth...
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Old 10-28-2009, 10:06 PM
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I think there was a long thread on this a couple weeks ago....pictures and everything/......might be of some use to you.
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Old 10-28-2009, 10:46 PM
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Old 10-29-2009, 12:09 PM
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I bought a couple of handmade blades this year from a board member here and I really like them. I've yet to sharpen my hunting one . Better quality steel and a handle thats fits my hand perfect . Worth the extra money for sure
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Old 12-20-2009, 09:23 PM
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I've used a Kershaw blade trader for 20 years, saw,guthook,skinning knife and regular blade all in one package.
I sharpen my kershaw every three or four years and it does usually a minimum of three deer a year with a moose every now and then.
I have the older style kershaw but the newer style is just as good if not better!
Just my three bitts werth...
My swivel that clips in the blades gave out on me this year while sawing the pelvic bone of my cow elk Tossed all in the garbage, i would never buy another inter-changeable knife system again.
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Old 12-20-2009, 09:37 PM
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Old 12-20-2009, 10:58 PM
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It is hard for one knife to do all things well.
Like; skinning small and large fur and meat game, taking out the bones.
Hunting knives are usually to thick in the blade for a butcher to use.
I am guessing Jim Bowie needed a thick blade that would not break for fighting and maybe hunters need the thick blade to fight bears.
I like a high carbon steel blade like butchers use. The one I carry hunting has to be long and big enough to bleed and skin the animal I am hunting.

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Old 12-22-2009, 02:26 PM
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I have a cutco hunting knife and would buy another one. I like the orange handle... haven't lost this one yet!!!

I also have a Grohman #2 which is a nice knife for what I paid.
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Old 10-29-2009, 01:52 PM
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Cutco bar none. Brady convinced me so at the outdoors show this year a few of us got together and bought 3 and got the fourth for nothing....Pricy knife but man does she skin nice. The one guy in our party didn't have one and now has cutco envy........used it to break the pelvic bone no prob.....great knife..pricey but if you break it or can't sharpen it send her back they send a new one........
Agreed X2, except the pricey part. They are one of the best economy priced knives out there. I love mine and have had nothing but great experiences with their customer service.
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Old 10-29-2009, 05:10 PM
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If you want quality that will last forever and always hold a edge get a RUKO they are expensive but well worth it!
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Old 10-29-2009, 05:40 PM
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In the yukon I bought a new knife I'd never heard of for about 40 bucks, the name on it was "Ontario Knife". I have since learned that they suplyed the US military with knifes in WW2 and man does that blade hold an edge. The first year I owned it I gutted and quartered a moose with it without re-sharpening. Usualy I switch knifes half way through so I was pretty impressed. Another knife that I have that seems about as good is one my mother in law won at a Weathorford golf turnament, not sure what the brand is but it says Leipzig on the blade and the frame of the knife is a solid chunk of brass, this is my favorite folding knife.

The one bit of advice I have is stay away from any blade that has a gutting hook on it. THis is my one complaint about the Ontario Knife, the hooks on most knifes are too small to actualy work as a gutting hook and instead just get caught on all sorts of wonderfull things when your working inside an animal, avoid them like the plauge! If you want a gutting hook buy a gutting hook, trying to combine it with a knife doesnt work IMO.
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Old 10-29-2009, 05:48 PM
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If you want quality that will last forever and always hold a edge get a RUKO they are expensive but well worth it!
I was eying up a Ruko knife just today at Crappy tire I think it was around 35 bucks. Glad to hear that their as good as the specs made them sound. maby I'll buy one when I exhaust my current collection.
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Old 10-29-2009, 05:55 PM
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There are a few makers at the Calgary Gun show, great products from the two I tried, the "BC Van Is." guy appeared to have the product that fit my want, it works great. If your interested I see if I can find the makers name. It seems to me that $300 - $400 / knife is what he wants.
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