gut knife
 

ok guys last year i bought a remington gut knife it has a gut hook on it.

When i got home i noticed it was not sharp at all. I friend sharpened it for me.
Well i got all my stuff out and it is just to dull to use for anything wont even cut cardboard. I was thinking about buying a new knife.
What would you recommend for gutting a deer.
Also what do you guys recommend for sharpening knifes. i have thought about getting a lansky kit.

RE: gut knife
 

Gerber gator II with a gut hook and serrated blade. I like the serrated blade for cutting through the rib cage. The blade is sharp enough to shave with.

RE: gut knife
 

To answer your first question, something sharp. A lansky kit works great.

RE: gut knife
 

+1 I also use a lansky kit, I never had anyone around to teach me how to sharpen a knife proper on a stone.... The Lansky Kit is great, very very hard to screw it up and capable of putting on a variety of edges!

RE: gut knife
 

A nice cheap plastic Wyoming Knife with replaceable blades.

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something i thought about for opening the deer up was a drywall knife my dad got from lowes.
It is a folding knife but takes razor blades that are replaceable gut the deer throw the razor away. what do you guys think of that.

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The tips break off too easy, don't want that too happen and you discover it with your hand... I would think it would be too much trouble getting through the breast plate. Having a larger blade comes in handy as well when you are in the chest cavity...

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I swear by my Old timer 1940t
Great blade shape, perfect size, easy to shardpen and hods an edge well.
i have dressed deer with damn near anything tho.
I have a friend who swears by the disposable round blade scalpels

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well i thought about a large knife for the breast plate just the razor knife for the skin

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Last year I grabbed my Elk knife by mistake when heading out for whitetail. Got a doe and my knife was too large to cut around the anus. I carry a razor knife in my truck always, and used it around the anus. It did a great job, but I would not want to use it anywhere else..... But to each his own, give it a shot and see how it turns out.

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I've never been a fan of guthooks.

The Gator line from Gerber are tremendous knives. I've carried a folding gator, 1/2 serrated, for several years now.

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thanks for the tip not sure how it would work. got the idea from the plastic gut hooks that have razor blades.

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Gut hooks are useless IMHO. Just buy a good quality knife and sharpen it with the Lanskey.

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All I use is a Gerber Gator Mate folding knife with a 3 inch blade. I use it for gutting, splitting chest bones open, skinning and boning. Cost about 30 bucks. Probably has cut up more than 30 bucks. LOL

RE: gut knife
 

Been using the same Buck fixed blade for 20 years. It's one of their smallest fixed blade knives and it'slucky.Buck steel has always been a pain in the butt to sharpen but I make it a mission to sharpen it to perfection. Always start with aSmith fine diamond and finish with a good old wet stone. Gotta have a sharp knive.

You know a dedicated hunter when he has a sharp blade and a dull knife should be a crime.

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Planter, I have 3 Buck knives of different sizes..119, 102 and another smaller one they don't make anymore. They're pretty, but dang I can't get them sharp. I gave up when I found the Gator.

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A good Gerber, schrade, or buck 3" lock back will do the trick...I have all....they all are different to sharpen, but get a sharpening kit and learn by experience....i honestly always keep a cheap rapala sharpener in my stuff and touch up my knives constantly and hardly ever have ANY issues...

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David.. You are not kidding about bucks knives being a pain to sharpen. Thats some hard steel. The best knives to sharpen are the older ones. Thay are just a little softer and stain a bit but even with a wetstone you can make them like a razer. I like having a little more carbon in my kitchen knives. A couple of strops on the steel and your right back in it.