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Offline Buckfever

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what type knives to take with
« on: December 13, 2006, 07:51:15 PM »
The guide I have has a chain saw , generator, and I thought I might be able to help.  What type of knife or knives do you reccomend?   Buckfever
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2006, 09:24:06 PM »
The guys I've heard using chain saws for butchering moose put Wesson oil in the lube reservoir.

When I clean a moose I use a folding knife with about a 3 inch blade like a Browning, Puma, Kershaw or Buck and a good sharpening steel like EZE Lap diamond hone.  I usually have a spare knife or two, usually a fixed blade of about 4 to 4.5 inches.   I'm not one to use a big saber of a knife for hunting work.

Good steel is nice or steel that sharpens well. I really like Puma, Kershaw and a Browning folder I'm using these days.  My fixed knife is a Morseth laminated steel blade. 

I also carry a Knapp saw.

I take my animals apart at the joints rather than the classic butcher quarters so I don't split the back bone.

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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2006, 10:46:07 PM »
Pretty much any good hunting knife will work with a blade from 3-5".  My two favorite are a 2.75" fixed blade and a 4" fixed blade, the bigger one is a helle blank that I made into a knife, sharpens very easily and is great.   A good handy little camp axe see's a fair bit of action two.  We usually have two or three guys cutting and one sharpening the knives, makes the time go quicker.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2006, 11:05:03 PM »
What are you guys using for steel, quality wise...420, 440, ATS-34, D2.. ??

My best knife is made with ATS-34, just wondering how far it would get between sharpenings.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2006, 03:48:57 PM »
I carry two knives, one with a straight blade about 3 1/2" to 4" long, usually a folder.  Then a curved skinning blade, about 4" long also.  I use the straight blade for opening up, removing the diaphram, and all general cutting.  The skinner I use strictly for cutting the skin off.  A true skinner is worth is weight in gold so to speak when it comes to taking off a Moose hide.  The curved blade works so much faster, than a straight one.  With those two knives I can totally dismember a Moose my self, stopping to sharpen usually once or some times twice.  If there is two of us, we usually don't have to stop to sharpen. 
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2007, 12:47:43 AM »
Hmm.I am not a moose expert. There are people here with a lot more experience than I have. But I will tell you what I used to butcher two moose that I have shot.

I used a 4" bladed carbon steel Kabar hunting knife. This knife was my grandfathers and I always use it for hunting big game. Nothing else. That knife makes the first cuts. I then took care of the rest of the moose with a 3 1/4" Becker Necker knife. I have butchered a lot of deer in my life and saw it as just a deer but much bigger. I took the Becker and was able to qua
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2007, 12:50:47 AM »
Fat fingers early in the morning.


I was able to quarter the moose without a problem.

If I am lucky and get drawn again, I will take a couple of Dexter boning knives. I bought some factory seconds for a few dollars.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2007, 02:01:23 PM »
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I've never been in on the dressing of a moose but I've had some knives that I made with my cousin go to Alaska.  Here's what we came up with on blade steel.  Didn't use 440, there are better steels for just a little more money.  Took a buck with once (420 steel) it did OK but needed more frequent sharpening than I like.  Had some ATS34 knives with this year, held an edge very well, all knives had microscopic porosity in the steel, it wasn't seen until after a week in the salt water at which point rust set in.  4 or 5 knives from different batches of steel, all had porosity.  Had a couple of S30 blades, best we tested, extremely rust resistant and held an edge very well.  I have an O1 carbon steel knife that holds a great edge too, I don't use it much any more, I hate to see rust on a knife, and its one more piece of equipment to deal with in the field.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2007, 02:39:13 PM »
For moose I have a 3.5" drop point folder (ATS34 - though I agree with the poster on porosity), a 6" skinner, and a dedicated gut hook that is also very useful in making long straight cuts in hide. Just don't bring a knife with an integrated gut hook, that hook will hang up on everything. I don't cut meat w/ a chainsaw but I have a chainsaw winch for moving the carcass around. Good stout bonesaw is also recommended.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2007, 06:30:57 PM »
I have the kershaw alaskan blade trader, it works really well.  I also bring a hatchet with me. 
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2007, 04:38:36 PM »
Cold Steel Master Hunter. Carbon steel version, use a touch-up steel and dive in.
Used this several times and completely satisfied.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2007, 12:44:25 PM »
Normark Super Swede,gutted and skinned a moose then a mulie buck without haveing to touch up the blade.Moose hide and hair can dull a knife blade pretty quick.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2007, 10:24:02 PM »
I use a Knives of Alaska boning knife it has rubber handles and the blade is ATS 34. I have used it on elk and bear. It holds a great edge.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2007, 05:53:37 AM »
this a little off the subject, in that i am not going after moose, but elk.
i saw a new folding buck the other day i believe it is  #394, it shaped like a banana closed
has a skinning shaped blade about 2-21/2" long (had to have it at first sight) fits the hand
really well
anyone else seen these.
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Re: what type knives to take with
« Reply #14 on: September 30, 2007, 07:25:50 AM »
  This fall my Nephew drew out a tag for cow moose.

   I thought about the chainsaw concept and went for a cordless sawzall, some long wood blades, and spare batteries. it worked perfectly and was far easier to carry than all the accutriments a chainsaw requires (fuel, chains, and lube) in a pack.

  I took a gerber folding saw and kit with me too, but the cordless was far faster and less tiring. as well as several good knives of different sizes.

  I just wish they would hurry up and invent some of those "anti-gravity" devices like on star wars and buck rogers, so it wasn't so hard to carry the animal back to a vehicle!   
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