From: Anthropoid (Original Message) Sent: 12/2/2002 9:10 AM
What type, make of knife, do you carry and use when hunting large/medium game.

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From: moss Sent: 12/2/2002 1:07 PM
Anthropoid,

I usally just carry one knive in my hunting, it is a western knife with a six inch blade. I've carried it for 33 yrs
The only other knife that I'll carry and it is mainly used as a back up to my bow or muzzle loader, it is a bowie with a ten inch blade. I'm about to retire the bowie though as I'm building a new knife from scratch. It has a little more point and can be driven through those tough hides of a bear if the occasion calls for it as it did this year during muzzle loading season. I had no back up weapon except my western knife which is always tied in with a piece of rawhide. The bear charged as I was reloading ( couldn't get the sabot started in the barrel) when it was with in ten feet I decided to retreat quickly. Next time I'll have my back up weapon!!

Sometimes you get the bear..sometimes the bear gets you!!! LOL

moss

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From: moss Sent: 12/2/2002 1:14 PM
I'll see if I can get a pic to post of my new blade.

moss

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From: Bigfive Sent: 12/2/2002 4:22 PM
Hi Anthropoid,

I'don't really carry big knife with me when hunting.And I sure don't want to get in a situation where I'm involved in a tussle with a Cape Bufaalo or a lion and my knife.I think I'll still lose the fight.Usually I'll just carry a folding knife with a 4 inch(more or less) blade.This will only be for a very bad situation where you get lost or where you have to use a knife as a tool or something like that.Here in Africa we don't really carry that big knifes with us,of course you'll get the odd hunter.
But on the end of the day I think it is all about personal preference and the different hunting cenarios or circumstances.

Moss,
I think you are glad that you did'nt have to go on that hand to hand battle with the bear.If you survived it, it would've made one hell of a hunting story.

Here in South-Africe there is a museum in the Kruger National Park where a lion skin hangs that was killed by a game ranger with the name of Harry Wolhuter.He was out on patroll on his horsewhen 2 lions attacked.He was flung from the horse and the one lion went for the horse and the other for him.He killed this unwounded lion with his knife.

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Bigfive