One knife

[DamaDaz]

Hi all,

Looking for one knife that I can use to bleed and gralloch munties, roe and fallow only.

What are people’s opinions on the shortest blade length I can get away with?

Cheers

Daz

 

[long_range_rob]

@Stuart Mitchell Portland 90 or 120

 

[johnnytheboy]

Portland 90, quality

 

[DamaDaz]

Thanks guys, was hoping someone would say the Portland 90. Have you both used the 90 on fallow with success?

 

[Tim.243]

Thanks guys, was hoping someone would say the Portland 90. Have you both used the 90 on fallow with success?

What are you using at the moment for your muntjac roe and fallow?

 

[johnnytheboy]

Thanks guys, was hoping someone would say the Portland 90. Have you both used the 90 on fallow with success?

I never had as good a knife as the Portland 90 the last fallow

 

[DamaDaz]

What are you using at the moment for your muntjac roe and fallow?

Hi Tim,

I am using an Alan Wood stretched trout and bird. It has a blade length of about 4 1/4 inches. Great for the fallow but I personally (perhaps it’s my knife skills) find it a bit unwieldy on the smaller roe and munties.

Just wondered what people’s thoughts were on how small you can go on the fallow

Cheers

Darren

 

[Tazz]

EKA Swede 8 folding

 

[Jagged77]

Stuart Mitchell’s Muntjax is awesome. I picked one up a couple of months ago and am suitably impressed. One of the best features for me is the finger choil enabling you to get closer to the cutting edge safely.

 

[Tim.243]

Hi Tim,

I am using an Alan Wood stretched trout and bird. It has a blade length of about 4 1/4 inches. Great for the fallow but I personally (perhaps it’s my knife skills) find it a bit unwieldy on the smaller roe and munties.

Just wondered what people’s thoughts were on how small you can go on the fallow

Cheers

Darren

Fine, I have a few in the knife bag but will use the same for muntjac to reds, I like the SM 120 but use a tripe knife as the big stuff mostly going on the truck hoist and reds/big fallow I split the ribs first with a knife I modified for my self.
There is not one screw driver/hammer/spanner/socket set to take a car apart as that is what you are trying to do.
The portland 120 but you will turn to a saw for a big set of fallow ribs.

 

[DamaDaz]

Thank you all for your comments and advice.

Very useful and much appreciated

 

[Steve29]

Thanks guys, was hoping someone would say the Portland 90. Have you both used the 90 on fallow with success?

I use a P90UL on fallow and it’s awesome. Not used on munty yet but am sure it will work just as well. Only use it for the gralloch though as do everything else at the larder

 

[Docoak21]

ARGALI carbon will do everything, literally a field scalpal.

 

[DamaDaz]

I use a P90UL on fallow and it’s awesome. Not used on munty yet but am sure it will work just as well. Only use it for the gralloch though as do everything else at the larder

Thanks Steve, great to hear!

 

[Rory]

@DamaDaz have a look at the Cold Steel mini Pendleton hunter. Nice full flat grind, drop point hunter with a stainless blade, Kraton handle and synthetic sheath.

Cold Steel Pendleton Mini Hunter

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[Rake Aboot]

Eka swingblade

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Hi Tim,

I am using an Alan Wood stretched trout and bird. It has a blade length of about 4 1/4 inches. Great for the fallow but I personally (perhaps it’s my knife skills) find it a bit unwieldy on the smaller roe and munties.

Just wondered what people’s thoughts were on how small you can go on the fallow

Cheers

Darren

What are you finding unwieldy about your current knife? If it is unzipping you could just keep your knife and spend £20 on an Outdoor edge Zip blade.

But if you want a new toy........ That's an entirely different matter

 

[Overlay]

Here’s my two small blades, they work a treat, kydex and one with scales has a leather shesth as well
Will grallock and tip out anything, I guess if you to bleed the naked one would do the job with ease

 

[DamaDaz]

What are you finding unwieldy about your current knife? If it is unzipping you could just keep your knife and spend £20 on an Outdoor edge Zip blade.

But if you want a new toy........ That's an entirely different matter

Hi Keith,

Yes I guess it’s mainly the unzipping. Perhaps too disconnecting the diaphragm on a small muntie with a 4 1/4 inch knife. I’m can do it, just feels like something smaller that I can almost keep my finger on the tip of would be nicer. I’m sure it’s just my knife skills and more practice would help

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Hi Keith,

Yes I guess it’s mainly the unzipping. Perhaps too disconnecting the diaphragm on a small muntie with a 4 1/4 inch knife. I’m can do it, just feels like something smaller that I can almost keep my finger on the tip of would be nicer. I’m sure it’s just my knife skills and more practice would help

You could probably just poke your finger through a munty diaphragm and once you've pulled pipes/heart/lungs out (guts already out of cavity I assume) you could always tidy up the diaphragm once the carcass is empty? I'd certainly recommend the Outdoor edge unzipping knife - cheap as chips and particularly good on roebuck in the summer when it doesn't take long at all for the stomach to gas up.