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What do you recommend? I know there is some really nice stuff out there, but it has to be under $100, and truthfully under $75 would be a better fit. Thanks!!!
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+/- 4" drop point, fixed blade, stainless steel, with a hilt. Cold Steel Master Hunter is one example.
+1, USA made schrade 152 old timers are perfect for field dressing, thats all I use.If you only care about skinning/gutting a deer this is the one I recommend (a Schrade sharp finger).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Sch...257353?hash=item1c91be6149:g:yUAAAOSwh7tZuZiO.
Been using them for thirty years and never have regretted it. They have been made in China for sometime and I would avoid those. If you can find one made in the USA, you will have something you can pass down to the next generation of hunters in your family. A used one can easily be had well under your price limit.
Dave
I wouldn't use a knife for deer hunting. You'd be better off with a gun or a bow. But hey, I guess if you're wicked sneaky it could be done.What do you recommend? I know there is some really nice stuff out there, but it has to be under $100, and truthfully under $75 would be a better fit. Thanks!!!
You definitely want a fixed knife as they are much easier to clear up afterwards as there is no groove and folding hinge to clean up.
You definitely want a drop point knife. When you are up in the cavity you don't want a really pointy knife like a clip point as you will tend to poke holes in things you don't want to like the stomach, bladder, or your fingers.
I have used a variety of knives over the 30+ years of hunting and the Grohmann #1 has been my favorite by far and it can be found for well under your $100.00 limit.
Bob
i'm not a fan of folders for dressing game. too many nooks and crannies for bacteria to stash itself in. everyone says they clean their knives really well but check out some of your buddies folders used for field dressing, you'll most likely see gunk around the pivot pin. fixed blade for me. anyone you can afford that feels natural in your hand. you don't have to spend a fortune either to get a decent one.
View attachment 208146This is all I've ever used to field dress every deer I've ever taken. Cuts clean with zero effort. I carry 4 in a 35mm film container in my day pack.
I'll be different than the Buck 110 crowd and say go with the Ranger model, the 112. It's the 110's little brother.
I have a 110 and 112. I broke the 112 a few decades ago, and then "fixed" the knife into a tanto blade. I realized how bad I effed this up, and sent it Buck saying I'd pay for a blade, as everything was my fault. Not only did they fix it free (which I honestly expected) it was back in my mailbox in a week (which I DID NOT expect).
I'll always go with a Buck. I have some good knives, and some expensive knives. But the best knife I've ever had has been the simple Buck folders.