Considering a new fixed blade hunting knife. What do you recommend?

http://texags.com/forums/34/topics/2696750

Lots of good ones there!

Just ordered the drop point hunter from Moore Maker. Never had an issue with their knives. High quality and made in Matador, TX.

Raptorazor/Mako kit. Go gutless and never look back.

Knives of Alaska. Made in Denison

Echo Knives of Alaska. Dad set one down at the deer lease 2 seasons ago. Found it one season later in great shape.

Side note - Have fished with Charles Allen (owner) and his outfitting service in Alaska. If you are looking for an awesome silver salmon trip check out Alaska Expedition Company!

Wes '87

fallkniven

http://www.fallkniven.com/en/shop/category/23/fixed-blades/hunting-knives

SO MANY CHOICES

I am a life long hunter and have always taken my hunting knives seriously.

Here is a quick run down by my standards. I speak strictly from experience with these blades.

I will start off by saying there is no replacement for a very high quality custom knife. I find most of mine in various shops and shows around texas. That takes time and a nose for blades.

A good starting point is something like a buck 119 or 120. The higher quality buck knives$100and up are worth the money. Most the ones u find on academy shelves are made n china and have poor, ( easily sharpened ) soft steel on them.

Benchmade = always good.
Graymanknives.com. This is a high end knife maker by the name of Mike Grayman. he is n pensylvania i think. Some of my favorite knives.

Roku Muela knives are good and made in spain. My favorite is the roku muela Cazorla.

Some of the best steel used to be made and still is in Germany. Anton Wingen made knives during war times n Germany. Made knives for the Naszi's. If u can get over that, His stag horn handle knives are awesome and have good blades on them. good quality ones go for $100-300 on ebay. They are also worth the coin. They are old so make sure its n good condition b4 u buy it as some having pitting on the steel or are worn out. Made with Solingen steel which is very good. Look for authintic othello stamp at base of blade.

Just the tip of the iceberg.

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Some of the best steel used to be made and still is in Germany. Anton Wingen made knives during war times n Germany. Made knives for the Naszi's. If u can get over that, His stag horn handle knives are awesome and have good blades on them. good quality ones go for $100-300 on ebay. They are also worth the coin. They are old so make sure its n good condition b4 u buy it as some having pitting on the steel or are worn out. Made with Solingen steel which is very good. Look for authintic othello stamp at base of blade.

Just the tip of the iceberg.

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Bang... Got three Solingen Othello marked Alaskan Trappers in the thread I linked above.

My 10 yr old, who is becoming country music aware, had been asking about storytellers in music. This(The Randle Knife) came on during our first campfire of the deer season last weekend. We listened, and then talked about his grandfather/my dad, who was a lover of quality knives.

Great timing, and a great time to boot.

Hearing that Guy Clark is in really poor health. Glad I got to see him in Victoria years ago with JJW, and RWH. Guy stole the show for sure. Hoping for Guy's health to return, as I'd like to take my boy to see him.

Go against the grain and spend 40 bones on a havalon and thank yourself later.

I've got an Anza that I love. Made out of a file, so it will rust if not taken care of. I usually just put a small coating of vegetable oil or WD40 on it after I clean it. It's been a great knife and one I rarely have to sharpen.

http://boultinghouseknives.com/

D. Boultinghouse Knives Bangs, TX

Whoa

My go-to hunting knife since the mid 80s is a Buck 105 Pathfinder. Not as "nice" as lots shown/told about here, however it holds an edge (again, given to me in the 80's, so steel may be different), and the blade is long and narrow enough to butt-out an animal easily and is excellent for finishing out the boning process if need be. And if broken, well...you did not break the bank.

I have an Eye Brand stag handle I gave my Dad 25 years before his passing, and a Puma stag handle given to me by one of his best friends that he used on our Colorado hunting trips together, before his passing. Both are superior knives to many I have known and assuredly over my Buck 105.

In the field, cleaning animals, a knife is a tool. The Buck 105 Pathfinder I have is just that. And a good one. I carry if over the other two because it is rock solid.