gut hook or not
 

I know that this will probably end up as people reccomending knives like buck and stuff. I am going to get an outdoor edge hunting knife that has a gut hook. It is $50 canadian. take a look at the link and tell me what you think of it.

http://www.outdooredge.com/product_d...D=4&prod_ID=12

or this one

http://www.outdooredge.com/product_d...ID=4&prod_ID=6

thanks and do you prefer gut hooks or not?

thanks you mark

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i have several and i really like them

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they are nice to use and help make opening your kill quick and clean.

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gut hooks are nice for a clean dressing job, but i like them for skinning, i can skin right down to the toe nails on a deer. it will cut your skinning time in half.
i owned a game processing plant, all our skinning knives had a gut hook. ;)

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i have several and love them. It's not like they are in the way if you aren't gunna use it, but its always there just in case. Looks like a good knife- go for it.

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I like a 4 inch Rapala fillet knife best of anything I've ever used.

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I tried one last year did not like it. Quess I'm set in my ways

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I have this exact knife in a 3 pack (1) gut hook knife, (1) caping knife, and (1) saw blade. This is the best hunting knife/combo I have ever owned!!! I really would recommend you looking into the combo, when I gut a deer, I use the gut hook to run down the belly and open it up real neat without puncturing the stomach. Then i switch to the caping knife to get inside the chest cavity cut the esophagus, and the membrane off of the ribs.

price ~$75 american

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The only part about a gut hook is that I have a hard time keeping a good sharp edge on the hook part. Got to be an easy way, other than that it is very handy.

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Guthooks are awesome! They are fast, and make it so you won't poke a hole in the paunch. I have been using the same one for 15 years and wouldn't trade it for anything! Mine is an ol'timer. You can get one from ll bean for short money, and its guaranteed for life!! All for around $30 or so, which includes the leather case.

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I have found most gut hooks are small and plug up to fast, therefore I don't use one. I prefer just a drop blade.

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I have seen people use a fish hook sharpener to do that. But I dont think I ve ever seen one dull since I only use them on the skin.

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these are the ones i use for my gutting and skinning:

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/st...l.html?s=BU691

and i also use this one:

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/st...html?s=BU119BR

when i bought them they come razor sharp allready, i really like them, the one with the gut hook is handy, couldnt imagine not having one

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I have a gerber gut knife and I love it! buy it bud

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I like my Wyoming knife. It has a nice large blade that never seems to dull. I've tried the blades that have the small gut hook on the end and they clog up on me.

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I got one from Gerber that uses a blade from a box cutter. It was about $10. If a guy feels the need for one, I'd recomend it. It works good and it does make that 2 minute part of the job a piece of cake. I liked the blade thing it's sharp as a razor and easy to replace or sharpen when it needs it.

My only thing about them is the job just isn't that big of a deal that I would switch from a knife I like because of it. If I needed a knife and all other things equal I'd probably go for the one with the gut hook.

I've never owned one but how the heck would you sharpen one of those things?

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Love the gut hook for field dressing and initial opening but prefer a 4 to 6 inch filet knife for caping and in areas with little to no space. But the best way when it has been available to me was an air compressor we used to have one at our lease and instead of field dressing we would put a small slit in the leg push the knozzle in and blow the hide right off. Granted it is not very practical out in the boonies.

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i want a knife with a gut hook should make cleaing for you alot easier

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yes i would definitly shoose either knife............ a gut hook is very useful to get in those hard to reach areas

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I've got a Kershaw with a gut hook and love it. It takes some getting used to though, I have nicked myself a few times with it but that's my own dumb fault! :D

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i just purchased one last season, i was very happy with it.

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I have a Buck Alpha Combo $90 American
In south FL. and north FL. we have to becareful about taking
to long to gut a deer.

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I have a Buck with a gut hook and absolutely love it. Most other brands are probably just as good. It's a breeze to use down the stomach but what impressed me the most was this year when I caped my buck and cut down the front legs where the brown and white meet. It makes it so much easier than just using a regular drop point!

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good knives. personally i dont care either way, though if i had a gut hok, i wud use it.

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I have the Outdoor Edge Grizzly combo pack and it is the best I've ever used.

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I have the buck alpha hunter w/ gut hook. I really like it, but im not sure how im gonna sharpen it.

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THis one too.

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The buck alpha crosslock is the best. This is a folding knife... saw, blade, guthook, light weight, fits in your palm, well engineered. Saw is great for trimming shooting lanes or sawing the pelvic bone. Honestly, unless you lean toward the macho image in your choice of knives, this knife is the absolute best practical, useful knife available. I read a thread on " what's your favorite knife" and some smart fellow posted this knife. I checked the websites on them all and concluded this was the best. Since then I've used it to dress and butcher my deer, and have to say it IS the best. I thank the guy that posted it, and want to return the favor. Be sure to get the newer model ( the blades lock).

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my favorite gutting and skinning knife would be the wyoming knife. it has the double razor blade replaceable deal. it has a gut hook and about a 1.5 or 2 inch blade. both are razor sharp and very helpful. you don't have to switch knives just switch how you're holding. if i'm not mistakened bass pro sells them and i think cabela's might. so check it out it's pretty cool.