Just curious cos the skinning knife I use - which is a damn good one for skinning - isnt that great for opening up or doing round the deers bumhole . Wrong shaped point for that task .

What do you blokes and bloke-esses us for the task ?

My favorite knife is a Puma pocket knife.
I like the Game Warden with the extra gutting blade.

A Puma Hunter's Pal II.
Good general purpose blade, more of a skinnner really though I suppose. Never used it around a deers bumhole though....
Holds an edge like nobodys business.

Gidday Guys,

I use a Buck Vanguard. The best skinner I have used or a 30 year old Kershaw drop point folder is almost as good.

Happy Hunting

Hamish

muzza,

I know what you mean about cleaning out the back end..I use a standard kitchen "paring" knife..it was the only knife I could find with a really slender, pointed 3" blade which is ideal for the job on our smaller deer..

Regards,

Pete

I carry a Svord knife on my hip when hunting. Bloody good knife and NZ made as well
The cooks on base were throwing out a canvas field, knife roll, one day when I was picking up the dogs rations. I snatched it and in that I keep a boner, a curved "skinning" type butchers knife, diamond steel, scalpels and a bone saw. That stays in the truck.

A couple of Victorinox butchers knives.

A Puma "Forster nicker"

A couple of custom knives as well.

Interestingly I carry french Opinel knives. They stay sharp cut easy and are cheap. I cannot ask for more in a pocket sized knife.

For those of you who hate the french, I am sorry, but I cannot break myself from these knives. I did with thier wine.

Another Svord carrier here - standard drop point.

Bruce

My main skinner is an antler handled green river skinner,high carbon steel is great...i reckon you cant beat a professional knife for skinning,in fact you cant ..go into any abbatoir and see what the slaughtermen are using to skin animals for 8 hours... ...

headskins /capes i use a scalpel..nothing sharper and will do rings,freckles/bumholes too....

Thanks guys . At least none of the aussies have suggested that real men use their teeth , but then I guess they may not consider themselves real men..

And no mention of cricket either - yet .

The knife issue is a hassle cos you dont always have the luxury of a vehicle nearby to store extra gear on , and carrying more than one knife is a pain unless its a compact one . But good suggestions so far , may be a few more as time goes on .

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Thanks guys . At least none of the aussies have suggested that real men use their teeth , but then I guess they may not consider themselves real men..

And no mention of cricket either - yet .

The knife issue is a hassle cos you dont always have the luxury of a vehicle nearby to store extra gear on , and carrying more than one knife is a pain unless its a compact one . But good suggestions so far , may be a few more as time goes on .

Cricket did you mention cricket...good old Brett Lee has the boys shitting themselves (NZ`s Adam Parore in todays paper as quoted saying so )hahaha hey he said it not me muzza

I like the Gerbers, Good hard steel, hold s an excellent edge. (Managed to skin and dress three deer yesterday, without touching a steel, or in my case a diamond sharpener.) Only downside is that once they have lost their edge, they are damn hard to hone back into shape. Got three, Two Folders and a Fixed Blade. Nice and light and do a great job.
Before Gerber, I used a good old Vitronox butchers knife, not a bad knife and easy to steel.
Muzza: Deer bums, one cut under the tail, two cuts down to form a triangle, grab the end of the intestine, twist and cut, Bob's ya uncle. No fancy knife required, just got to be sharp.

Here is a pic of my other favourite skinner

l use a 5 inch Swibo boner and a Green River skinner...Both easy to sharpen and keep a good edge on.......

Hey gryphon - have you got the light sabre and Darth Vader mask to go with that "knife" ?

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Hey gryphon - have you got the light sabre and Darth Vader mask to go with that "knife" ?

These are my skinning knives ... Muela (from Spain), number 1 called "grizzly" with the useful gut hook, and number 2 called "sioux" .. both sharp as razors (BTW I didn´t took the picture, it is "stolen" from muela´s website )

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And this is the one I hope to use soon, hunting boars using it as main (only ?) weapon - and dogs !

My own one desnt have any engraving at all in its handle

Again, picture "stolen" from muela website

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And this is my "all-around" one, good for everything !!

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Gidday Gryphon,

What do you skin with that knife, sacraficial virgins. If so use can you send some of your rejects this way.

Happy Hunting

Hamish

And here is my other favourite skinner just to show the afrikander up hahahaa

Hamish mate - even you should know that gryphon would be using a much smaller knife to skin a virgin , given that he is australian and the only way he would find a virgin in Aussie would be to catch one as its mother gave birth to it .....

No mate you got it all wrong ..those two virgin knives i have had saved up for over 35 years.
I originally bought them as WAHINE SKINNERS,prob is after all those years mate i havent been able to find one (virgin)you should know about that buddy seeing as you are a KIWI

This style lockback folder works well on whitetailed deer in the field. But back in the butcher shop I use Swibo(Wenger) or Dexter.



Kodiak F.D.T. Knife, Model 608

Description: F.D.T. Field Dressing Tools: All blades made from AUS-8A stainless steel • Checkered rubber inlays on impact-resistant Zytel® handles • Many blade designs and combinations • F.D.T. knives are designed by Michael Collins and include a rugged Ballistic Cloth™ sheath.

I've gone from good knives to the three dollar cheapies they sell in gas stations. They are ok for cleaning big game- I use a folding saw to split the pelvis and ribs. I have a green river style carbon steel skinner that I like for skinning.

the chef

Gidday Griffon,

maybe I could send a couple of ex wives your way.

They aren't virgins but those knives look like they belong to a devil worshiper and they surely are devils spawn (well blood sucking lying parasites anyway).

In fact one of my ex girlfriends (who does fit the above description) is on her way to Melbourne next week. Beware all you Victorian males a wolf in sheeps clothing is on the way.

You would be safe as long as you stay in the bush as she does frequent cafes etc so just stay out hunting.

There isn't a knife big enough to cut out her bum hole. You would need a chainsaw for that job.

Happy Hunting

Hamish

Scary, but I just pay the $8 for these knives and carry one in my pack, on in the truck, and one in my pocket. They are high carbon steel. They keep a razors edge, and they are light and throw away when needed.



but if we are talking custom or expensive knives, then I would take my personal designed bowie with 9.5 inch blade as made by Chuck Richards.



If you need to you can shave with any of them. The big one has a 5 inc handle of burl Pacific madrone that was stabilized, and bronze furniture. The balde is 1/4 inch thick at the gaurd and tapers to an arrow point tip. I desinged the balde freehand from a dream I had. Weird huh?

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There isn't a knife big enough to cut out her bum hole. You would need a chainsaw for that job.

Happy Hunting

Hamish

matey you made me crack up the loudest of all today with that remark hahahahaaaaa you win the prize of a hunt with me for a sambar stag ..start packing for next year

333 you mean thw chuck richards hidden in this lot?
http://www.customknifegallery.com/newarrivals2f.html

i have got three pumas....cant complain about any of them...for caping i use scalpal blades
daniel

http://www.woodchuckforge.com/

Same guy. Excellent knife, great guy to deal with. He followed my design and then took artistic liberties when needed. He really made the knife of my dreams. I had an idea with a lot of specs, but he brought them together and fixed what didnt work. Balances strong and sharp as hell. He also recommended a little leather shop in Hope Ar by Kenny Rowe. The sheath and belt for this knife were made with the knife in hand. it matches and fits me to the tee.

Great experience, kinda like having the perfect rifle built....Thats what I am working on now.