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By popular demand, I'm reviewing hunting knives today! I'll be talking about hunting knife differences and common uses to help you decide which hunting knife is best for you.
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For 44 years I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion - the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me - from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. In my attempts to connect with this natural wonder, to become an integral part of our ecosystem and capture a bit of its mystery, I’ve photographed, hiked, hunted, birded, and fished across much of this planet. I've seen the beauty that everyone should see, survived adventures that everyone should experience. I may not have climbed the highest mountains, canoed the wildest rivers, caught the largest fish or shot the biggest bucks, but I’ve tried. Perhaps you have, too. And that’s the essential thing. Being out there, an active participant in our outdoor world.
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@matthewmerritt6844 Год назад

I usually carry an Old Timer 150T that my Dad used for years. He gave it to me when I got my first deer at 13 along with a Model 99 in .300 Savage that I carried that day, and it's comforting to have a little piece of him with me in the woods 28 years later, even though he's gone now.

@danielcurtis1434 Год назад

The inanimate objects become windows for that personal relationship!!! Keep it close and give some to others (if it comes up.

@Svensk7119 Год назад

I also have an Old Timer! Dad bought it for me, oh, nearly four decades gone! I still remember cutting my thumb with it! I gutted my one deer with it. I took it sagehen hunting, I took it fishing! Doves.... I still smell the game whenever I use it, either if I get nothing. It's not ten feet from me!

@lawson9102 Год назад

Old Timer was what I had growing up to

@stevescuba1978 Год назад

I found an old timer in 3' of water while trout fishing in the mountains. I took it home, cleaned it up, and used it for several years. Eventually, I returned to fish off the exact same rock at the same lake, where I dropped it in the spot I found it. I could not find it back. I guess I borrowed an old timer for a while...gutted lots of fish with it.

@cameronmcleod7740 Год назад

I have an old sheet metal hammer my dad used his whole career. Every time I use it I think of him, a lifetime of hard work and what it takes to be a father and husband.

@MikeJones-vb1me Год назад

As a full-time custom knife maker it’s great to see this type of content from you!

@ashmerch2558 Год назад

Where can we see your work ? I love looking at knives especially customs

@unlimitedpotential6573 Год назад

Web site?

@scotthillman7588 Год назад

Buck 105 Pathfinder. I've had one for almost 25 years and it's been my big game knofe forever. Glad to see you have one as well- your brother had great taste!

@RiverRat1953 Год назад

I bought a buck 105 knife when I was in the army stationed in Germany in 1972. I carried that knife every day, every where. We wore our shirts untucked, so it was on my belt and with the blade into my back pocket. I still have that knife and it looks like a filet knife from being sharpened so many times.😊

@andyd2960 Год назад

The first knife you picked up was my first hunting knife too. My dad got it from an old fisherman. He dropped it in a deep creek and left the sheath for him. "If you can dive and get it, it's yours". I handed it down to my son now.

@Miller_Time Год назад

I believe it's a buck 119. Also my first hunting knife

@1joshjosh1 Год назад

@@Miller_Time buck 105. Buck 119 different. But 119 more common.

@kyle18934 Год назад

i cleaned a deer with my first real knife, I mean the first knife I bought myself with my dad. it was a crkt m16 with a 3 inch folding blade. not the best hunting knife 😂. I still have it around, but it's dull, since I had to grind down the blade because of a big chip, and re-sharpen it.

@user-ly9nm3wt1r 11 месяцев назад

I’m a buck fan , I carry the small buck light , but I’m not above packing a case Trapper

@bushleague3472 10 месяцев назад

@@user-ly9nm3wt1r The Trapper is pretty underrated as a hunting knife, I swap out my usual SAK for a Trapper every fall for that reason. I do generally carry a fixed blade when I'm hunting, but I've dressed out a few deer with the Trapper, and even the SAK on one occasion.

@raymondabella4684 Год назад

That dog was so cool I was focused on him most of the time when I fist watched your video. Because of him I had to watch it a second time. Very nice and informative video. It was nice to see a true outdoorsman talk about knives for a change and not some urban EDCer talking about how his Benchmade Bugout is the coolest knife to open amazon boxes or envelopes. 👍

@radagast6682 Год назад

I bought my first hunting knife in 1967. It is a Buck #118 and I still use it from time to time. I don't care for folding knives, because I don't like cleaning out the groove. For cutting up deer, I use Victorinox boning knives.

@denniswhite9750 Год назад

I could watch your dog while listening to you and no nonsense all day. more covey on the side!

@bluesfanman1 Год назад

I prefer the old tried and true Buck knives for all of my needs. Another great episode. Thanks!

@steveshoemaker6347 Год назад

I saw the Knives but i could not take my old eyes off Covey...WOW what a very beautiful Dog you got there Ron....Thank you 👍 Old Navy flying Shoe🇺🇸

@smitty3624 Год назад

My personal favorite hunting knife is the helle eggen I've had for about a decade now. Used it to dress game from quail to whitetail, and plan on using it for many more. The skandi grind is easy to get a good fine edge on, and the laminated steel holds that edge very well. I can fairly easily break down a deer with it, plus a boning knife for the more precise work. Given I haven't really taken a lot of deer, I feel that's a fair testament to its qualities.

@constantinracu9588 Год назад

I have it too, very good knife, 2 years experience, no issues with.👍

@davidteague5461 Год назад

I agree , on the throw away knife. I just like the sharping of a knife. And heritage of passing them down .

@markmadsen6828 Год назад

My Dad started me off at 6yrs old with a basic Jack knife, a block of wood and an old worn out wet stone. By the time I learned how to carve a wooden knife and a chain from those blocks of wood I was pretty good at sharpening a knife. Sure wish I had that old Jack knife today. I took it to school one day for show and tell,, never got that one back... Too bad.. I came up just after the time when kids would hunt on their way to and from school, stuff their 22's in their locker and all was right in the World.. Wish we had those days back too.. Thanks for the great videos.

@pikeman0357 Год назад

Been using a buck 110 folder for 30 years..still holds a great edge many critters dressed with it..

@blueduck9409 Год назад

Its really hard to beat the Buck 110. Its a got a solid reputation, a long history and great value.

@josephmalovrh6745 Год назад

I’ve carried. Swiss Army knife since I was in the military. It’s great, not very expensive, multiple uses. If lost a replacement won’t hurt your budget to much.

@borisperez3129 Год назад

Paws up for Cuvvy what a well behaved dog, I must confess I was a bit nervous with knifes in the table. Love ur channel fisherman here. Last time I hunted was as a kid with a bow and arrow and we jacked Guinea fowls that grandpapi let us harvest, he choose the wood for my bow, those were the times.

@jonathanmitchell3733 Год назад

Gut hook. I have two, a folding Muela skinning knife with a Gut hook, and then another Muela with a very basic fixed blade. I only use these two for gutting and throat cutting. They never really cut anything else, I'm too precious over them. For other general stuff I use the good old French Opinel folders

@gamallsdokkalfs7253 Год назад

After a lifetime of collecting and making knives, I find your advice is spot on. For camp and bush crafting at an affordable price, a Morakniv knife is hard to beat. For game processing, Russell Green River knives are an excellent choice that suited the Mountain Men well and are still made today and they're not expensive. You can also buy the Green River and Morakniv knife blades and then attach your own handle material like wood harvested from the favorite tree in your yard or antler from one of your kills. Like you, most days I carry a Swiss Army Knife.

@andrewzabinski2205 Год назад

I came for the content but stayed because the dog. The true star.

@waynesmith699 Год назад

Bought three Buck knives at the PX in Vietnam.... one of which looks like the sheath knife you have (I think the model is the Pathfinder). My dad carried it for years. Youngest son now has it. BTW.... I resisted owning a gut hook knife... until I used one. I now own several..... some sheath, others folding. I enjoy your videos! Keep doing what you do.

@davew7250 Год назад

Another related topic: Knife sharpening systems. Maybe from good quality yet budget systems to more involved and higher investment required. Myself, I have a very budget conscious Lansky that fills my needs and not a budget buster. As always, I enjoy every video you bring us. Keep up the good work. Thanks again!

@ngallakp62 Год назад

Get some whet stones 2 will do 600 grit and 1000 or you can get a a double sided one and a cheap knife then practice practice practice

@ngallakp62 Год назад

Oh and a leather strop if you want to go the extra mile

@nospam3409 Год назад

Save yourself some frustration and spend $80 for a worksharp. I've sharpened knives by hand for over 30 years. I enjoy doing it with a set of stones when I don't have anything else to do, but when I have 6 or 8 knives to do after a day or two of butchering, the last thing I want to do is putz around with a stone. It doesn't matter how dull the blade, how much experience you do or don't have, or how hard/wear resistant the steel is, a worksharp will have it razor sharp in no time. If $80 is too much for a person to spend on a sharpening system, maybe they should pay a butcher to process a deer or three and then re-evaluate what they are willing to spend on a sharpener.

@TheCowboyfromhell87 Год назад

I have the worksharp field sharpener. For 30 bucks I think it's the best there is for the price.

@seankeaney823 Год назад

I invested in an EdgePro and love it… one of the best tips for sharpening I can give is to cover the cutting edge with a sharpie before sharpening and periodically check to make sure the markers is coming off at the cutting point. It is surprising how many people grind the side of the blade instead of sharpening the edge.

@MrThunderbumper Год назад

Ron, lots of good content as usual, but for us back country hunters, who are sometimes solo and 8+ miles in the back country, a hunting knife has to double as a survival knife. I’d be interested in your take on a backcountry hunting knife you turn to that gives you confidence when the crap has a real chance of hitting the fan! For me I carry a Falkniven Idun (medium sized fixed blade heavy duty drop point 4” blade with laminated VG10 steel,) as my primary survival knife/backup processor, along with a Benchmade Hidden Canyon Hunter (small, thin, fixed blade drop point 2.8” blade with S90V steel) as my primary skinner/processor and backup general purpose blade. I’ve processed many antelope, deer, and elk with both, but like you I find I prefer the smaller knife in true processing scenarios, but in sketchy situations I have great confidence in the fixed blade Idun, and it does a good enough job processing game to fill both roles effectively. I’d be interested in your approach to balancing both survival, general camp duties, and game processing in the deep backcountry. Thanks Ron!

@marktomasunas4926 Год назад

Good day Ron, I have the exact Buck knife you have it was my first hunting knife I purchased when I was 18 years old. I’m still making memories with that wonderful tool.

@aaronfarr4753 Год назад

I have carried the same little hunting / fishing knife for 48 years now. My father served in the merchant marine from 1942-1950 and he picked it up on his first trip to Europe during ww2 and used t as his sailor / hunting knife until the late 1980’s when he finally passed full ownership on to me. Before that starting in 1975 when I was 6 and he took me camping /hunting / fishing for the first time, we shared custody and I was allowed to use it as long as it was always cleaned, cared for and put back after every use. It’s a Mora made in Sweden with a 3 3/4” clip blade and overall length of 7 3/4”. It holds an edge better than any other knife I have ever owned. I have used that little knife to field dress almost every game animal and fish I have ever taken, and many taken by companions and relatives, from my first trout and snowshoe rabbit to moose elk and even a few black bear, and to this day both knife and sheath remain in nearly pristine condition as a testament to the makers and the are it has received. I usually carry three knives in the field and as a collector own over 150 knives from common cheap hardware store pocket knives bought with the hard earned cash of childhood for use on the farm, to the U.S. marine corp issued Robeson Shuredge [ aka K-bar] combat knife my uncle carried through combat across the pacific island campaigns of ww2. All the way up to custom knives costing hundreds of dollars. The only constant in my life has been that the little Mora has been with me all my life and has been my faithful companion on every single hunting,camping, fishing trip and adventure. It sure feels a lot smaller and lighter in my hand now than it did 48 years ago, but it still does it’s job the same and just as well as it did then, and as a bonus has taken less sharpening and kept an edge longer than almost every other knife I have ever used.

@UntoDeath Год назад

What a sweet dog. Thanks for the info as I am getting more serious about hunting and field dressing.

@pighunter7981 Год назад

Hey Ron couldn't believe it when you pulled out that first buck knife I have the exact one have had it 27 years has been a great little knife 👍

@johnbennett7244 Год назад

Mora knife. Fixed lade, Scandia grind. Good all-around knife for hunting, bushcraft, etc. I've had mine for 50 years, easily. Great knife. Good video!!!

@reidcreel5149 Месяц назад

You can skin with virtually any knife but a scandi grind is better for bushcraft tasks than skinning that said Moras are great for the price.

@chrisowen5497 Год назад

Great video! I always carry a Swiss Army knife, and at least one other larger knife. Got my first SA knife in 1988, and it was very useful in military service. I also have a couple of Leatherman Wave tools. Very useful also, but not what I want to dress game with. I have a case trapper knife, with a gut hook that feels like I have a zipper when skinning small game.

@sappysiggy2351 Год назад

Just picked up an old marbles. Enjoyed watching Covey, beautiful setter

@jamescooper2618 Год назад

I think everyone has their own favorite type of knives. It's all personal preference which comes after some experience in gutting and dressing game. Of course, a big-game knife will be a bit different from a small-game, trout and bird knife, butI think what's important is being familiar with the basic designs and what jobs they are best suited for. I like a fixed-blade for gutting and skinning and a folder for more finer, non-butchering types of cutting jobs. I personally prefer larger blades too, but all blade sizes have their place, it just depends on what you need to do with it.

@dennishein2812 Год назад

I’ve used Buck and Old Timer (70s versions). I prefer fixed blades, a lot easier to clean in my opinion. As I got older my blade preferences changed to shorter blades. I tend to choke up on a blade depending on what I’m doing. I also like a drop point. I like carbon steel over stainless. Sharpens easier in the field, but generally I never had to touch up a knife in the field. My knives were shaving sharp when I went out and I could generally gut, skin and process 4-5 animals without touch up. That’s why I like carbon steel. I used a fillet knife for boning for the same reason you do. Only stabbed my hand once. I never was a trophy hunter so I never capped one. Wouldn’t even know how. I got a mount my grandpa had so that’s enough. Sharpening knives soothes the soul. It’s great for relaxation.Great video!

@Darryl792 Год назад

Dennis, I enjoyed your comments. Right on in my opinion. 👍

@Gubson Год назад

Was just going to comment on the pro's of a fixed knife when it comes to hygiene. Actually really important with hunting knifes.

@nozrep Год назад

awwww heck yah the knife episode is here! Thanks for putting this together as a side project from the ballistics things.

@jeffreyyeater1780 Год назад

I agree with all you said . Very good sir . Thankyou .

@Tool-Meister Год назад

I have the prototype Cold Steel Hunter with a false back for chopping. It was a gift from Cold Steel for suggesting the pattern. I’ve carried it for over 30 years. Will function well until the rubber handle dies, maybe another 30 years…. I have their Master Tanto. Very cool, INCREDIBLY sharp with the surgical Steel inner layer protected by a spring steel outer layer, but mostly impractical. Mostly a tactical design but it DOES have a lanyard hole in the pommel and I have kept it on my boat for big salmon and sturgeon butchering. I have a 1950 Western “Hunter”, made in Boulder, Colorado as well as the 1986 version of the same knife. Ridiculously under appreciated knives that are easily sharpened to a razor edge, yet are exceptionally durable. I have a small collection of knives and pocket tools. Each has a character and utility of its own. Love my EDC Swiss Army Knife! So many knives … so few pockets and belt spaces!

@davidteague5461 Год назад

Your right about the fish knife. I’ve used them for sometime to debone meat . Works great.

@christopherrowley7506 Год назад

I prefer fixed blade knives for processing game because they are easier to clean up afterwards. In a folder you are going to get blood and gore up in the folding mechanism. A fixed blade is also much more versatile since the solid tang gives it a lot more strength. For example you can baton it with a stick for splitting and breaking down firewood, which is pretty handy. You probably don't want to risk batoning a folder

@57HEMIviken Год назад

The axis lock from benchmade will hold 600 pounds before failure and phosphor bronze washers do not gum up like you think. Also by removing 2 screws you can easily pop off the scales to deep clean when the job is done. Just food for thought

@christopherrowley7506 Год назад

@@57HEMIviken Sounds like a strong knife. But a one time slowly applied 600lbs is a lot different than 1000s of sharp wacks over years. Still I haven't tried it so maybe a Benchmade knife would hold up to it. They cost an arm and a leg so I think some people would be worried about whacking away at it. I'm not worried about the mechanism getting too gummed up to function, for me it's a sanitation issue. And I'm unlikely to go through the effort of dismantling the knife in the field and making sure I get all of the parts and crevices clean. With a fixed blade I can wipe it down with a disinfectant wipe and call it done in a few seconds. Then when I'm cutting a slice of cheese with it later, or using it as a fork to skewer a piece of meat to eat, I'm not bringing contamination near my food or mouth.

@teddahrable Год назад

@christopherrowley7506 I TOTALLY agree on the inability to properly sanitize a folder in the field. In 43 years of hunting and processing livestock, I have used a folder exactly ONCE. Yep, it was a family heirloom Knife, the fisherman version of the SAK. Forgot my knife, had to deal. Due to Felix Immler's influence, I have carried the SAK Huntsman for the past 7 years as my EDC. I like them so much and am always afraid of being without that I have three. One on my work pants, one in my uniform pants, and one for my jeans or dress pants. Can't carry a ekt knife of any kind while in uniform, gotten used to not carrying one at home (I do carry a larger folder (with a clip) in my right pocket in all the same pants configurations. 😀

@57HEMIviken Год назад

@Christopher Rowley I'm just saying for how fantastically light weight and easy to carry they are, it might not hurt to have one as a backup or for finer lighter duty tasks but yes for survival/bushcraft a fixed blade is obviously better. There's plenty of videos of people battoning and splitting wood with a folding cold steel triad lock.

@christopherrowley7506 Год назад

@@57HEMIviken good point. I usually carry a carbon opinel as a backup since they are so lightweight and super sharp.

@nategremore9162 Год назад

My best knife?A two blade “Old Timer,Trapper”Lots of memories over fifty years with that knife!But I’m good at forgetting it!Used my Bear Razorhead to dress one deer.My wife got me a big Old Timer when we got married and I started notching the handle for each buck I got.After ten or so I stopped doing that. I was running out of handle sooner than I thought!

@tims4712 Год назад

They are making the classic buck knives in better steel now. I got the upgraded 103 skinner it works great. I use it and the Benchmade steep country

@fredcox961 Год назад

Ron and Cubby bring smiles to my face, joy to my heart, and many memories of wonderful times in the field. Some work is worth it just for the pleasure of handling a good knife, well matched to the job.

@Bvnbg0 Год назад

Have to agree with you on the fish fillet knives for trimming meat off the bone. Very versatile.

@blueduck9409 Год назад

Ive had a Uncle Henry spike and Buck 110 for several decades, and they have skined and gutted a lot of game. No complaints about either of them. They always kept and held a good edge. The marrtini from finland makes an excellent fish knife, and Mora is making a good knife too.

@nohandle257 Год назад

When dressing an animal I use three knives. A 4 in drop point for opening the skin and opening leg joints for removal. A 5 in more slender bladed sort of fish and fowl knife for fine work and a full rounded true skinning knife for working the hide off the carcass. All convex high grade steel. I use a steel for returning the sharpness quickly if I hit bone. Also a very good two sided diamond grit sharpener if needed. The only concave sharpened blade I use is my clip knife that I carry for general purpose use. I am a convert to convex shaped blades. Yes they are harder to sharpen and I recommend watching the many you tube videos on such. Convex blades hold their edge far better than conventionally shaped blades. 'Cruwear' is the best steel I have found.

@Heeman5 Год назад

My favorite is a Bark River Knives Gunny👍🏼👍🏼

@wrenchoperator6435 Год назад

I enjoyed your video and especially love seeing Covey join you. She's so well behaved! After a few years of hunting I also bought a good fillet knife, as well as a boning knife - which is similar but works a little differently. Both of those stay in the kitchen and are used to process the meat after I get home, so I have never really thought of them as hunting knives, but man are they sharp! I also use a fairly compact hunting knife and rotate between a folding and a fixed blade, but one knife I've grown to love is a short, wide blade that is very rounded and has a finger hole. It's probably called a skinning knife and is only about 3" long. I have arthritis and in the cold weather it can become difficult to manipulate a knife effectively. I find the finger hole in the blade helps me get a better purchase on the blade and improve my control of the knife in cold weather and when the knife gets slippery. It works well for me. Looking forward to your next video!

@Oldhogleg Год назад

You're knife preferences are exactly the same as other long time experienced hunters. It's a proven formula! 👍

@sandflea2424 Год назад

Received a nice Tree Brand DBL blade fold. Holds edge and sharpens easy. A bit large for pocket carry but came with a nice leather sheath that my lab enjoyed.

@robertmiller3562 Год назад

I love my Spiderco Tenacious folding, it's in my pocket every day for years now and has cleaned a few deer, sharpens easy and holds a edge a good while, next is my Case folder and my buck fix blade

@danasampson818 14 дней назад

I have that exact Buck Knife that you opened with. I think I was 14 years old, back in the mid 70’s. Like you, I still have it, and break it out now and then just to hold it, look at it, and take it on a trip or two.

@nickgironda8932 Год назад

Wow! Love your channel… and Covey, too! I have so many knives! Seriously, for girls dressing I have a compact three knife set that I picked up at farm & fleet. I think the package said Remington! Anyway, they do not have handles and nest together in a nylon sheath. They’re wonderful… easy to wash, easy to sharpen… there’s a small 2.25” blade a medium 3.5” blade and a nice skinner blade. They were like $19.00 a few years ago but I would pay 10x that if I had to replace them. Tho I’ve never seen this exact set anywhere. Thanks so much for your content, Mr Spomer!

@JeffSmith-xt9wt Год назад

Great explanation of knives. I have a Buck Woodsman that I bought right after high school and have carried on every hunt for over 50 years. After dressing out countless elk, deer, bear and turkey it has been sharpened so many times the blade is much thinner now than when new. I think about retiring that knife and using one of the many other knives on the shelf, but always pick up the Buck.

@edwardabrams4972 Год назад

I have an old Ka-bar that was my dads that is 60+ years old and has gutted more then a hundred big game animals over the years! It doesn’t hold an edge as good as my Gerber or Kershaw knives but it just keeps cutting and reliable like most of the old things are!

@jamessotherden5909 Год назад

I have my dad's Kabar also. He used it to clean fish ever since I can remember And Im 70 now. When I started hunting I bought myself a Kabar also. Just something about those leather handles.

@mikelworthen1352 Год назад

Lost a knife my grandfather gave me while hunting in utah . Leather sheath was very dry rotted & fell off my belt while elk hunting in a blizzard . Broke my heart when it got back to camp & realised that it was gone. To this day , can’t bring myself to tell my dad that I lost grandpas knife.

@ryanupchurch9683 Год назад

I feel ya. I lost my grandfathers mauser hsc. Still haven’t told my dad. Been at least 10 years.

@drmjruff Год назад

My Dad gave me the same Buck knife about 45 years ago and it is still in my pack.

@Jay-mv7xv Год назад

The Huntsman was the 1st pocket knife I bought myself (all others were gifts from my Grandfather or father).. It was in 1984, in the USAF, stationed at Iraklion A.S., Crete Greece.

@phasechange5053 Год назад

You have a good brother i bought my father a Kershaw Leek Flipper Folding Knife, 154CM, Copper Handle, K1660CU last x-mas or so. having more is great but sometimes you just need the best one. hard to beat that knife and it will patina over time while having an incredible edge with a great blade.

@antlerking69 Год назад

That first knife a Buck 102? I was gifted one also. Once I had a real job, I bought myself a Knives of Alaska knife, which I love. Thanks Ron

@randynbham Год назад

I like a knife with a gut hook. They're getting harder to find now-a-days. We have lot of deer in Alabama. Lots of folks just take them to a commercial processor (they're everywhere). They'll even gut 'em for an extra $10. I still do it the old-fashioned way and process my own. Enjoy the vids!!

@stevedenis8292 Год назад

Some of the best part of hunting is the ritual aspect of it . From using a favorite gun or knife for field dressing or processing . Now don't look down too much on the cheep disposable blades the good old box cutter works very nicely for a quick skinning although messy I will admit . Don't forget the Sawzall for cutting legs and very quick quartering again messy but a fresh long blade gets it done. Don't for get some good kitchen knives these are great once you get those quarters in the house.

@bushcraftnorthof6012 Год назад

Ron, are you familiar with Grohmann knives? I love all of mine. Taken them all across the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut and the rest of Canada. Really interesting models with great ergonomics! Nice video. I agree, knives are ful of fond memories of great adventures. Take care!

@Darryl792 Год назад

Yes the Grohmann are rock stars. I have two. Get the job done every time!

@dukedenarie5858 Год назад

The Morakniv Kansbol is the best bush/hunting/survival knife for the money in my opinion. Check it out and maybe some of your listeners haven’t used or seen one. Like 45$ still. Some like the Morakniv Garberg, I believe it’s spelled because it’s full tang. However the reason I like the former is because it sooooo light. And love the grind. Also this knife grew on me. Wasn’t immediate love.

@mjh1783 Год назад

Morakniv fan as well. I like the 511. Cheap and sharp. Never worried about losing them or beating them up.

@lalli8152 Год назад

Kansbol is awesome. Lot of moras or other scandi ground knives i think might lack in sliciness for hunting tasks, but obviously excell at wood prosessing. Kansbol has that very slicey high ground top part of the blade making it excellent hunting knife or food prep knife in the field imho, then the standard first half of the blade for carving, and as help to sharpen on the field. Its easy to find the correct angle on kansbol using the scandi part as you sharpen it up

@danadair1349 Год назад

I'm glad somebody beat me to it. The Kansbol is my 3 season knife, then when fire is essential for life, I swap to a Garberg. Been using thoseb2 models for 3 years now. I also pack the Eldris for fine work. I'm not a bushcraft guy by the way. Just a big game hunter with a backpacking hobby whose spent 30 years as an outdoorsman

@davidtaylor195 Год назад

Nice profile of knives and pros and cons. Buck 110 is my folder, Short Kabar(5.75 in blade) and Mora as camp knives. Had a 119 Buck Fixed similar to yours,little bigger blade. My nephew was starting Bushcraft, so gifted it to him. Also a Victronix Swiss Army(Fisherman mod), and a Gerber Multitool so he is well stocked. You are so right about different uses and blades. Thanks again. Fine review.

@barrychouinard4019 Год назад

Thanks for doing a focus video on knives Ron. You touched on many points I agree with, and I was specifically listening for one more, that you never mentioned. There is something about a nice fixed blade knife that gives a great feel in the hand. I've never been able to embrace either a folding knife or a disposable blade knife up to this point. With fishing activity most of the year, I've several fillet knives that all work fantastic back at home when deboning the meat. One knife that I never fancied getting was given to me a number of years ago - and it so happened I decided to carry it that year - had a serrated edge. I never thought I wanted that, but I've been happy to have it in the field now on multiple occasions when just a little bit of bone cutting or joint cutting is needed. I didn't think it would be something I wanted until I had it. It's not my first choice when I'm back at the truck or at home. But when I'm a mile away and have to field dress with what I have with me, I've many times when that serrated edge made quick work of some cuts that would struggle with a smooth blade.

@adamboylan2307 11 месяцев назад

I’m just happy your brother got you that buck knife Ron. That’s how brothers show how much they care. I bet it has much sentimental value to you.

@CrimeVid Год назад

The first knife, Buck Pathfinder, is it ? looks like a boning knife (non flex) , basically a pretty good all rounder for flesh, and just do-able for fish. As for filleting knives go to (and stay with) Marttiini, they’re good.

@WillyK51 Год назад

When young, you always considered a Big knife as the knife to use.Still have a Camillus USN Mk2, parkerized 7" I thought was the one to carry🤣 With experience you scale down. Depending where I hunt, I sometimes carry a short(Self made) Machete if I have to cut my way through. Rarely. Today, a old Browning interchageable blade, skinning, blunt nose, saw. And a Swiss knife. A couple of fine fishing knives . Agree with Ron. On the field I always carry a penn like Diamont sharpennig tool, tough game make it indispensable, couple of swipes and done

@stefanpanthzar4126 Год назад

Eka swing blade from Sweden is one knife very popular in Sweden. Think you should look it up. Thanks for every good program. Guy from Sweden

@Tomcat6541 Год назад

That was great! Really enjoyed the video. That Victorinox is handy, but a bloody clean-up is a nightmare. As I've gotten older, my favorites are shorter blade, bird and trout knives. The Benchmade Flyway, and the CRKT Hunt'N Fisch.

@CandidZulu Год назад

EKA 88 is the best folding hunter and bushcraft knife I've had.

@guns4funfreedomkeeper999 Год назад

I can certainly appreciate the sentiment in carrying a family knife or a really fine quality knife and I do on short hunts but when I have to pack way back in, I carry the little disposable one you had there. It is really light weight. The replacement blade comes in a little sleeve. I just put the old blade in the sleeve the new blade came in and keep working. I also carry a very small lightweight box knife with the hook blade in it. I ring the legs and cut from the ring down to my center cut with the hook blade it is super fast and very clean.

@Frrlas Год назад

Eka swingblade, Mora 2000 and a longer thin knife for the woods out hunting, and then you get home with the price, skinning it, you have a "cheap" kit of knifes to do the rest ;) the fiching knives is good to have to. A real good old Brusletto Hunter knife is what you have to show of :)

@ethanknight3970 Год назад

cubby sitting there hearing you talk about meat and unhappy she's not getting any snacks is fun to watch

@johnlopez7748 Год назад

My main knife for hunting carry is the outdoor edge swing blade it is amazing. I also have a buck 110 like what your brother gave you, a friend gave me the buck 110 so yeah some semimetal value. I also have Randal knife that a got as a present and carry it while hunting. Thank you for the video!!!

@brandonmitchell3617 Год назад

What randall do you have?

@ecleveland1 Год назад

I've got my wife's grandfathers Randall model 7 stag handle that he carried hunting and fishing. It is easy to sharpen and will fillet a human hair.

@lddtyrone Год назад

Finally new topics sick and tired of any 6.5 … appreciate the history and input in each knife

@daye8132 Год назад

Been carrying a 'Huntsman', for a couple of decades. Love the thing.

@johnwolfen4243 Год назад

Hey Ron: Looks like we are about set on knives, I have so many I could open a used knife shop. You did all that and no bandages. One knife I like a lot is a Gerber that is a folder with a gut hook.

@garyh1449 Год назад

I've been using a Wyoming gutting knife to open up the deer and a folding 110 buck knife to do the rest. (In the field)

@paulmartin6895 Год назад

Ron get a 4 inch fillet knife . You will find it make it easy on not only fish but skinning it gutting. Besides the one you show .I do carry a buck 2 blade folding knife. It has a hole in it to add a cord to into get it out easy from the sheaf. I hade a old time one but lost it when worked in the ship yard. I had got that one on board my first ship when I was in the navy.

@davidderr2662 Год назад

I've used the old Kershaw blade trader with a bone saw, fillet, and a standard knife blade and spare for minimal field sharpening.

@barrywinn2538 Год назад

That’s a great knife tutorial I have a Cutco with a gut hook I can unzip the belly to keep that wire hair from dulling my good sharp blade . It is orange and I dropped in in deep leaves I saw a little bit and found it I can put a nice edge on also so I don’t like the throw away or ceramic knive either. Nice piece. Loading your ammo and sharpening your best knives is very satisfying. Thanks

@eddybear771 Год назад

You mentioned a rounded tip. That's literally what i use. Dad showed me to make my incisions with a skinner, then we use a rounded over putty knife for peeling the skin away to avoid unnecessary holes in the hide. Not to mention safer to avoid cuts to fingers. Lol

@johnovanic9560 Год назад

I have a large collection but the three that go with me every time are my Green River Camp knife an Old Hickory boning knife that I thin down to act like the fillet knives and a German folding Hunter that has a locking skinning blade a heavy-duty saw and a cutting tool with a blunted end. This will do any big game work I have to do. I also have a small single bladed jackknife for doing squirrels and rabbits.

@maddawgnoll Год назад

I love my outdoor edge that's got the replacecable blades. I sharpen mine but when in the field it's so much faster just replacing the blade. I also use it for my leathercraft business. They can be honed to scary sharp so easily.

@Tomcat6541 Год назад

Been looking at those, didn't know if it was stable enough side to side, to take a hone or stropping. I know they have a good edge right out of the box, but wondered if anyone else was thinking about sharpening them.

@maddawgnoll Год назад

Mine doesn't have much play. Being mass produced, though, it wouldn't surprise me if some have more play than others. I have one of the original styles, so I can't speak for any of the other models they've come out with over the last decade on so. I just know it works well on game and leather. I get about five "sharpenings" out of a blade before it won't take an edge. I'm not the best at holding my angle. I usually only strop it anyway, but I have put it to my stone also.

@Billy-rq9hs Год назад

@@Tomcat6541 I had one. Replaced it with vet livestock scapel. I think it’s way sharper than the replacement blades for hunting.

@mattsweet7918 Год назад

Good video on explaining all the basics. I also have a Buck fixed blade like you brother gave you. A great knife and easy to sharpen with an Eze Lap diamond rod. N less than 5 minutes on the diamond rod and a little honing on a ceramic stone, it will shave hair and stay sharp for a while. I always felt replaceable blade knives were made for those people who don’t know how, or won’t take the time to learn how to sharpen a knife. Agree that throwing away blades is a waste.

@toddmartin3962 Год назад

White River Knives Sendero Pack for large game. Skinned and cleaned my elk last year, start to finish, never missed a beat. Micarta handle, S35V steel, flat grind, sort of a mashup between drop point + nessmuk (a recurve i guess) in a 3.25" blade. Perfect, amazing knife.

@sinepari9160 9 месяцев назад

I want a Ryman Setter so bad, love seeing Covey on your vids. Smart doggo. That old Buck 100-series fixed in the black sheath brings back memories from my youth. It was my first 'real' hunting knife. Actually one of the 'only' real hunting knives back in the late 70s.

@TheGDizzo Год назад

If you use a Havalon in the field, SLOW THE BLEEP DOWN!!! And ALWAYS make sure to take two seconds to think about where is that blade going to go after it finally cuts thru this thing you're having to apply some force onto it to go thru, like a tough tendon. LOTS of people have sliced themselves with replaceable blade scalpel knives out in the field. Some have stuck their thighs and sliced into their femoral artery too! Bad bad situation! Make sure you have a self-apply tourniquet in your pack, just in case. Recently switched over to carrying the Argali "Carbon" model as the main processing knife. (With Havalon as backup, since weight so low) I really like it! It's like having a Havalon, but without the flexing and a longer blade with a shape less likely to poke the hide. And less worry about dulling it when the cuts involve a little bit of travelling along bone surfaces, left when ya pop off the forelegs or when sliding along the vertebral phalanges and then the ribs when cutting out the back-straps. Mini-bugout in Hi Viz Orange in my pocket at all times for things like cutting off pokey lil branches when you're trying to back up into a sit into something like a scrub oak or holly with those pokey leaves. That way not dulling the processing knife.

@jk-kr8jt Год назад

Ron, this was a pleasant surprise. So glad to see Covey helping out on the "knife episode ", cause she is one "sharp" girl. Knifes are always a personal choice. I've used most over the years. Case was a favorite of mine, but anymore I generally pack a Kershaw. Not that it's better, just that it was a gift from 2 hunting partners, that are no longer with us. Kind of feel like John and Bubba are still on the hunt with me. The only "tip" I'd add to your viewers is, if you're going to use a folding knife be sure the blade locks. Nobody wants that blade folding in on a finger while skinning. Naturally, keep it sharp. Cheers Jeff

@leskrug9266 Год назад

I've upgraded from cheap knives to a Buck Vanguard, and my daily carry pocket knife is Buck 110 that I received from being in my brother's wedding 25 years ago and just started carrying last year, has my initials engraved and date of his wedding date.

@YankeeWoodcraft Год назад

For me, a big sheath knife is mandatory. I can do just about anything that I need to in the woods with a big knife that I can with a small knife, but I can't do nearly as much with a small knife that I can do with a big knife. But, I always have 2 knives and the 2nd will always be a smaller knife like a Buck 110 or a Case Hunter Trapper. When hunting, besides the mandatory sheath knife (usually my BHK Scout or ESEE-6), it's going to be the tried & true Old Timer Sharpfinger for field dressing deer in under 5 minutes and that'll include a Gerber Vital Zip. It's not that I can't open up a zipper with a small knife, it's that a dedicated hook blade is just so much faster & more convenient for worry-free processing and more sanitary with replaceable blades (common utility knife razor). But, if all I had was my big 5" fixed blade on me, I'd be alright because I've done everything from processing both small & big game to building shelters to processing firewood with it.

@steveroca360 Год назад

We asked and you delivered. You and Cubby were very helpful in explaining knife options. Thanks!

@gjohn7792 Год назад

I like the use of smaller knives. However, I carry an Airforce Survival (Mini K-Bar) to crack or cut through the pelvis. Good review, thank you!

@PresMonroe Год назад

Love your dog Covey ! Can you do a video on chosing a dog, breeds, breeders, training ? For hunting yes but also just a family dog ???

@Oldhogleg Год назад

I like the use of the fish filet knives! 👍

@scenicdriveways6708 Год назад

Great video Ron, I carry a Victorinox Huntsman every single day, and you are right, great pocket knife to own! I also carry a Victorinox Swiss Tool X Plus Ratchet multitool on my belt every day. Perfect companion to the Huntsman. Most of the years I hunted I used a Buck 110 folding knife to field dress deer and other game animals. Never needed anything more than that.

@laurogarza4953 Год назад

Thanks Ron for addressing this topic which is every bit important for the outdoorsman as any firearm. I prefer lockblade pocket knives as compated to non-locking pocket knives like Buck vs Old Timers. For outdoors, while keeping my pocket knife in my pocket, I add a larger clip point knife to my belt. The advantage of a clip point knife not fully understood, I believe, is that it is actually three cutting tools in one and ideal for the hunter/outdoorsman. The clip point has a point that makes a leather awl followed by a scalpel followed by a mear cleaver. Finally, folding knives do not lend themselves to whitling or splitting firewood. That's where fixed blade medium to heavy clip points that carry on the belt sheath. Still, I can't argue the advantage of having a filet knife in your hunter's kit. I also keep a sharpening stone in my kit and a small bone saw. I, furthermore, cannot argue with those cowboys who use a ball cutter boot knife for skinning game. That knife, shaped like a straight razor, is also rugged and has no point to avoid poking oneself while castrating calves and alao avoids poking holes in hides and furs. Thus, all men should have a sharp pocket knife, I believe, and add to that, while outdoors, a larger clip point knife folding or fixed, and a filet knife in the kit along with a stone and maybe a straight razor too. Well done, Ron.

@scbane Год назад

Part time knifemaker here, both stock removal and forging. I prefer a slender boning blade for 95% of my gutting, skinning and boning. Full flat grind and a mirror polish for me.

@nihiluskarr2717 Год назад

A good thing I've tried keeping in mind with my own knives is the handle material. Not only, for the sake of how it feels in the hand, but also because of cleanability. A good example, would be Micart vs G10. I love the feel of micarta handles, but I almost always pick a g10 handle for hunting knives, because they are less likely to hold bacteria. Which isn't to say micarta can't be cleaned of any residual bacteria, but it's just a factor I like to keep in mind when looking at available options.

@GeorgeSemel Год назад

Well I carried a Puma Duke since 1981. I retired that knife a few years back and bought a Buck 110 till I decided on what I wanted . Well the Buck 110 has been just fine for my needs.

@brianmiller1580 Год назад

Like fixed blades for cool factor but love my Cold Steel ultimate hunter folder, does a great job in small affordable package

@peterweikel7123 Год назад

great video. i do love the drop point knives in a 3-4 in length. i don't own or like any stainless steel blades. also, I have had a lot of folding knives close on me during use, so i am really particular on the locking mechanisms on folders (in general, i dont use them any longer)

@murphymmc Год назад

The topic guaranteed to start contention, which blade steel is the best. Easy answer is a question, "What are you using it for?" I have a few with good 'ol 440 stainless. Typically inexpensive, tough, not the best edge retention. I have a couple made with CPM steels, some with D2 tool steel, then you get into the chrome,vanadium, manganese combo alloys that, if you don't know what the numbers mean, get you a 440 stainless equivalent. If you have 440C, nice, a better than average steel. It pays to research the steel type and grade stamped on the knife blade. There are more alloys available than ever. Some really good, others, just fancy named equivalents for adequate blades. It's a fun bit of research to indulge so you don't have to rely on what the sales hype says.