What's your favorite Knife?

[bowhunter 51]

I selected  my go-to field dresser....A folding Gerber with
a 3 & 1/2" blade...Nearing retirement to fishing tackle box,
It has been instrumental in both field dressing & processing
deer, fish & small game for the family freezer for 'bout 10-12
year now...fits nicely in my back pocket along side my wallet.
Easy to sharpen, holds edge, good grip & just as tight now
as was, when new...When I replace it, I'll be looking for the
closest comparable...Sheathed knives just don't work for me.
They'll hang-up on vines and ivy like the popular Green Briar
native to my area..difficulty gripping smaller knives..BH51:smiley:

[RatherBHuntin]

Finally got around to taking a picture
Case Trapper- US Army Edition
I have a fixed blade that I like more, but this one fits in my pocket and the two blades are much more practical so I carry it more.

[Alboy]

This little fella has become my favorite starting this last deer seson. This is the one that in an earlier post I was asking if any one had opinions about cold tempering knife steel. I am not sure it makes a difference or not but this knife has definately hauled its weight this year.
 
5 deer, 1 aoudad, 1 pig to date and all I have done is put a ceramic to it twice.
 
It looks like a chrome piece of junk from a toy store but just keeps on cutting. My only complaint for a draw back is the blade is a little short for seperating the colon deep enough to make it easily pulled through when gutting. that is not much of a complaint.
 
Oh yea the blade is 3" long, 1 1/4" deep and 1/8" thick. The handle is 4 1/2" long x 1" thick. fits into my hand with the index finger out on the blade, middle finger in the notch.

[HSM_miner]

I carry two knives as well: a Puma Hunters Pal for gutting, and a Bear MGC locking folder with a 4 inch clipper blade for everything else game related.  Both knives hold an edge that are scarry sharp.  Each has their job and work well for me.

[Inukshuk]

My favorite knife has been the Buck Skinner model 103 with cocobola handle for the last 15 years. Sadly somebody broke into my home last month and stole over $5,000 of hunting gear. (
All my best knives were Buck with cocobola handles. I always carried 3, models 103, 192BR, 102, plus a small axe.

[bowhunter 51]

Well I finally picked up another knife....Naturally it had to be another
Gerber lockblade, 3.5 inch blade but this one has a gut hook.........
I'm skeptical right now...I'll have to put it to the test.....BH51.......................

[sakorick]

I like Gerbers and have several including the saw that goes with me in my pack. My favorite is still the Puma.....here is a pic just before cutting up another deer....1969 vintage and still #1. Regards, Rick.

[subsonic]

I had good luck with an old Bucklite III for a long time, but finally decided it was time to get something a little bigger before my elk hunt last year. My wife bought me a Cold Steel Carbon V Master Hunter for my birthday 2 years ago for this. I finally got a chance to use it the other day and was impressed with it. The handle was easy to hold, reasonably easy to clean, and the blade is shaped well and stays very sharp. The sheath that it comes with is not great, and the steel will stain (already has) if not cleaned and oiled pretty quickly, but cleans up pretty well with flitz. I dressed, skinned, and butchered a deer using mosly this knife, except for the actual cutting of steaks and different cuts of meat from the larger sections of muscle. It still shaved hair from my arm after this work.
 
I'll post a pic later.

[bowhunter 51]

Well I finally picked up another knife....Naturally it had to be another
Gerber lockblade, 3.5 inch blade but this one has a gut hook.........
I'm skeptical right now...I'll have to put it to the test.....BH51.......................

Well, I did....field dressed and butchered several deer with it and
quite honestly, I'm alittle disappointed with particularly the gut hook
concept...although it works just fine on it's primary use it tends to
hang on just about anything and because it has the hook..the blade
at the tip is so wide, and blunt it is practically useless to gig with...
It's cons out-weight the pros on this one. .................BH51...................

[leepearl]

The knife is an essential part of hunting. My favorite all around knife is the Puma Bowie #6396. Mine was made in Jun, 1969. I gut deer, skin deer, debone meat, cut up meat and just about everything else with this wonderful old knife. I had enough money after my first tour in Nam to buy it and it's been a friend ever since.

That Puma Bowie 6396 is in a pretty darn good condition for a 40 year old knife that has been used extensively! Good choice of knife.

[hello]

my gerber tanto has served me faithfully for a while now. it was about 40 bucks and ive never needed anything else. good value if you ask me

[jesusgecko]

At the moment,  a boring old White Lux filleting knife.  Made in China,  but still semi decent.
 
To me a filleting knife is always going to win - until the day I get a good chef's knife.  Anyone want to send a Christmas pressie over for me???

[hello]

sure, if itll pass customs LOL

[Jamie.270]

Folding:  Gerber gator.  Locks open, grippy handle, even when bloody.  One handed gravity opening when needed.

Sheath knife:  Either Buck 110 or Shrade skinner, depending on the task at hand.

[jesusgecko]

Long as there aren't any fruit mixed in it'll probably make it through,  lol.