Nothing tests a knife like a hunting trip, and there are few experiences more frustrating then trying to dress game with a dull edge. We don’t hunt as much as we hike here, but many of our writers have plenty of hunting trips under their belt as well as experience in butcher shops, and know where knives tend to get uncomfortable, or where edge usually fail when skinning a deer or piecing out a boar.
We tend to review and rate hunting knives here mostly according to their edge retention, corrosion resistance, and ability to separate a pelvic bone without breaking the tip.
Good Looking Assisted Open Pocket Knife At an Amazing Price Knife Specifications Overall Length: 8.25″ Blade Length: 3.5″ Blade Steel: Stainless steel Open System: A/O flipper Carry System: Tip-down clip Handle Material: Pakkawood w/ steel bolster Pros Great Aesthetics Excellent price Ships with a leather lanyard Easy to sharpen Easy to open with one hand …
Why Put a Gut Hook On a Hunting Knife if Hunters Don’t Use it? The gut hook feature is a funny thing. It’s usually forged on the back of a blade so you can just flip the knife around and cut a clean line through a fresh kill. But most hunters don’t seem to like …
This classic full tang hunting knife is cheap, good looking and durable. This has been a fairly popular knife for over forty years, but it’s popularity seems to have peeked in the 70’s and 80’s. The fact that it is no longer made in America has removed some of the appeal of this Old Timer …
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