good knife??

[JB.ACTON]

good knife??

I have a Gerber fixed blade for hunting. I also have a Buck knife and an Anzel knife but for every day carry I carry a SOG! Hope this helps.

[TBow]

I think it's important to ask yourself, and/or let us know "What will I/you be using this knife for?"

1. Is it an every day pocket knife?

2. A utility work knife?

3. A hunting knife?

4. Camp knife?

5. Caping knife?

6. Cutting down trees knife or Rambo wan'na be? lol! Just kidding! Although some people do select knives based on those very conditions.

I've personally owned Buck, Schrade, Kershaw, Camillas, Letherman, Gerber, Case, Knives of Alaska, Grohmann, Puma, and likely a half dozen more whose names elude me. I just love buying a new knife. Nothing like getting a new toy to boost a body's spirit. Kind'a like when you were a kid and finding all those great toys under the tree at christmas. A knife is certainly a needed tool especially on hunting excursions, so it's important not to merely choose the right brand name, but also the right model or style that's personalized to your needs.

Some people like folding knives and some prefer fixed blades. Both are great, but that decision rests solely with you. I personally carry a multi-tool every day. It's a Gerber Legend and I think it's the cat's meow! (sorry, I just dated myself). I've also had Letherman multi-tools, but prefer the ergomics of the Gerber more than the Letherman. For a hunting knife, I long ago learned that the "go big or go home" approach is just plain wrong! In my hunting world, smaller is better. I always used to first guage a hunter's experience by the size of his/her knife. The bigger the knife, the less experience I surmised they had. Unless you plan on chopping down trees, or prying harpoons from Spanish galleons,stay away from those Rambo-type mega blades. Trying to skin a rabbit or field dressing a deer would be extremely awkward with a knife of those dimensions. I've hunted moose for over 30 years, and the addage, "bigger knives are required for bigger animals" is way off base. A 3" to 4" blade is more than adequate, and in my opinion, preferred, over larger and longer knives.

I really don't think you can go wrong with any of the top brand names, but here's a few things to look for:

1. Warranty. Many of the top manufacturers carry life time warranty replacement or repair.

2. Will it hold an edge? What type of steel is the blade made of?

3. How difficult or easy is it to sharpen? Generally, the harder it is to put an edge on it, the longer it should hold an edge. That's not written in stone, but sounds logical.

3. What blade shape do I want? ie: caping, skinning, utility, etc.

4. Folder or fixed?

5. What does your budget allow you to attain? If the sky's the limit, git 'er done, but I would think the average price for a good knife will run about $40 to $60.

My current contingency of blades that I carry is a small folding pocket knife made by Zippo which I've carried for over 10 years, a Gerber Legend multi-tool that has been replaced under lifetime warranty twice and my hunting set-up is a Knives of Alaska combo pack with the Cub caping knife and the Jaeger. I paid about $150 for the KoA knives from Bass Pro, I won the Gerber Legend from Dave Watson's Secrets of the Hunt back in the late 90s (but they run about $110) and the Zippo was a gift.

Best of luck!

[swohiodave]

I carry a Kershaw Leek, I have carried a Kershaw Scallion, Spiderco Delica (Very Nice), Multiple gerber and buck knives, but i like the Kershaw Leek the best so far. Now for hunting i have the buck Omni Combo with PakLite Guthook combo a nd LOVE it.

[m gardner]

I managed to skin and quarter two elk and a deer with a Buck 110 folder last year. It always works.

[Jeramie]

For a good pocket knife you cant go wrong with Case. I get ribbed about carrying an old man knife but everytime I pull it out to use it its sharp... all three blades.

[moosejunk]

Try the Havalon. It has replaceable blades so its always sharp. You would be surprised how far one blade will go. The knife is only $35.00.

[texastrophies]

Try the Havalon. It has replaceable blades so its always sharp. You would be surprised how far one blade will go. The knife is only $35.00.

This is what I started using last year. Use a blade till it either brakes or dulls pop it off and put a new one on. Worked great on my elk last year. Hope it does the same this year.

[fulldraw]

Get a 40$ case carbon blade. Always carried and loved mine.