Deer Hunting - essential knives

[st8yd]

If you like a larger blade the 535 Moose skinner works well.

 

[Old Hunter]

When in outdoor stores I keep looking for the small size, fixed blade Pursuit (without a gut-hook) to hold in my hands - thinking I might like one of those. OH

 

[afishhunter]

Standard production 110 with 420HC blade, since that is the only Buck I had at the time.

 

[David Martin]

st8yd, that looks like your deer was visiting a feeder. A good layer of fat on him. DM

 

[st8yd]

Ya, I'm pretty sure that was a hog and yes it visited feeder regularly.

 

[DDDWho]

I wonder why the Mesa has not received more acclaim. I’m guessing it’s because it was a Walmart exclusive for a while. It’s a workhorse with applications in game processing. I find a lot of uses for mine.

 

[longbow1968]

Great thread Old Hunter. Pardon the other two knives in this photo, but notice which one is on top. My Dad’s 1967-72 gen 110. It has been from Georgia to Alberta, Idaho, Colorado and everywhere in between. I rarely go in the woods without it.

 

[Old Hunter]

D DDDWho - I remember looking at them at Walmart and I remember the discussion here when the Mesa was for sale. For me (and maybe some others as well) its a pretty big knife for a deer hunters knife, combined with the fact that they weren’t available very long - probably all contributes to not seeing many of them in the hunting field.

longbow1968 - nice selection of knives, like your bow, they should get the job done. OH

 

[David Martin]

Our deer season doesn't open for 2 more weeks, (rifle). So, I have to wait. Thanks for starting this. DM

 

[longbow1968]

I am sure this guy will come along for the ride as well. Have any of you used your 110 LT’s or 110 Slims on game yet?

 

[RAZORBLADES]

Love seeing all these knives folks use for hunting,I had a small113 ag I tested it out one fall on 4 whitetails my friends had got,very impressed with such a small knife,to small for my sausage fingers and baseball it's tho,but it skinned,de boned and quartedc4 deer,basically all chores done withh the 113 except feild dressing them,and the edge was still sharp enough that I could do another before a good restore on the factory edge was needed.

 

[GPyro]

Agreed the 113 is a great little knife. Decided to give it a try a few years back. I field dressed many deer with that little thing.
I wasn't sure it could rip open a rib cage but it does it.
Standard 420 HC and it held up very well. I was surprised at the edge retention.
I almost prefer the smaller knife over a big one..... it's easier to keep track of where the tip of the blade is at.