Can we use a survival knife for outdoor hunting?
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Can we use a survival knife for outdoor hunting?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “outdoor survival knife“
About Ariana
In today’s world, hunting is a popular pastime. Many people enjoy the thrill of the hunt, and taking down a big game animal is something that many people feel proud of. Hunting can be done both in open fields and in dense forests.
However, there are some hunters who prefer to take their prey outdoors, where they may be in close proximity to other animals that could pose a danger to them. For these hunters, a good outdoor survival knife can come in handy.
A survival knife is designed specifically for outdoor use. It is made to withstand the rigors a survival situation. It is also designed for easy cutting, carving and slicing. Most survival knives are very small in size making it easier to carry or store.
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If you mean one of the hollow handled “Rambo” style knives, no.
Consider your options again, and select your survival knives wisely. Camping has become a way of life for me, and with it has come my hobby of collecting survival tools. It wasn’t until I visited New Zealand that I discovered how crucial a sharp tool is in the outdoors. I’ve had my fair share of woes with blunt knives, and to be honest, if those woes were a book, it’d be thicker than Bhagwan’s Biography. It takes a lot of time to find the perfect knife, but when I found this this knife it only took a second ( it’s being given away for free ). It’s easy to access and it doesn’t take too much space. It’s so light that I even forget I have it on me sometimes. The way I can carve wood and cut rope with this thing makes me feel at ease. There were no issues. This stuff is fantastic.
THIS is one of the better quality Rambo survival knives on the market, and look at the few things that are actually in the hollow handle.
Not much, is it?
Plus the blade itself may be sharp, but not very strong: The hollow handle is a key weak point… Any strong force would likely bend or break off the blade itself at the hilt.
Then when the cheapie knock offs are factored in, with THEIR shoddy manufacturing and very limited supplies, it just gets worse. Use one of these while camping out and the cheapness of the filler gear becomes evident as well.
This next one is better…
But still there is the problem of having to fit all that into the hollow handle.
Plus there is THE MAIN PROBLEM OF what will you be hunting? What type of wild game can be hunted only with a knife?
Answer THAT question please.
Hunters prefer a strong hunting knife, with a tang that goes into the handle for support. And there are specialized knives meant for skinning and field dressing as well.
Like these knives…
Now I am not a hunter and I have no idea how to use these types of knives, or why they are shaped the way they are: But the fact they exist in such large numbers mean that they are being used by those who know how to use them.
Now, the only survival knife I ever saw that made sense was one where the knife handle was solid to support the blade, and all of the extra gear was in a separate waterproof container attached to the sheath itself.
THAT one would be useable for hunting.
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My default answer would be “no”. But that’s because most knives marketed as “survival knives” are absolute crap.
They’re hollow-handled garbage. The blades are usually just pinned into place, so they may break and fall off. Seen this several times. The stuff they put in the handle usually isn’t great either. Button compasses aren’t great, you should carry a real one. And a real firestarting kit. If you plan to fish, carry multiple hooks and line. You can fit all of that, at minimum, in an Altoids tin, and still have a good knife that isn’t trying to be everything.
The other style of crap knife are usually minimalist knives, but they’re made from shitty stainless steel.
They have weird features, like those little “teeth” that do fuckall.
And none of these are easy to attach to a stick to make a spear for hunting.
Now, there are some well-designed knives that could be used for hunting. The LMF-II is such a knife.
It’s a bit short, but the blade is solid and the grip is specifically designed to be able to be used as an impromptu spearhead. Do you see that cutout in the grip? That’s supposed to sit along the shaft, while the two holes are to allow you to tie it to the shaft. I’ve never tried it, but it’s supposed to work.
Now, if by survival knife you mean something like a kabar,
Well, it’s not designed to be a spearhead in any fashion. I can think of a few ways to do it, but none of them are particularly good.
Now, the bottom line is, can a knife be used for hunting? Of course it can. Nothing stops you from doing so. But there are very few such knives that are going to be very good for hunting.
Original question- Can we use a survival knife for outdoor hunting?
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If you mean one of the hollow handled “Rambo” style knives, no.
THIS is one of the better quality Rambo survival knives on the market, and look at the few things that are actually in the hollow handle.
Not much, is it?
Plus the blade itself may be sharp, but not very strong: The hollow handle is a key weak point… Any strong force would likely bend or break off the blade itself at the hilt.
Then when the cheapie knock offs are factored in, with THEIR shoddy manufacturing and very limited supplies, it just gets worse. Use one of these while camping out and the cheapness of the filler gear becomes evident as well.
This next one is better…
But still there is the problem of having to fit all that into the hollow handle.
Plus there is THE MAIN PROBLEM OF what will you be hunting? What type of wild game can be hunted only with a knife?
Answer THAT question please.
Hunters prefer a strong hunting knife, with a tang that goes into the handle for support. And there are specialized knives meant for skinning and field dressing as well.
Like these knives…
Now I am not a hunter and I have no idea how to use these types of knives, or why they are shaped the way they are: But the fact they exist in such large numbers mean that they are being used by those who know how to use them.
Now, the only survival knife I ever saw that made sense was one where the knife handle was solid to support the blade, and all of the extra gear was in a separate waterproof container attached to the sheath itself.
THAT one would be useable for hunting.
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Sure, I mean, any sharp blade is probably pretty good for hunting uses, most knives labeled as “survival” are probably a bit big and unwieldy for most field dressing and skinning uses, but you could make it work. A common pocket knife would probably be better.
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This one, Gerber Strongarm, should work well for survival situation. It should do well with skinning an and gutting an animal in a pinch. You might have to put a different grind angle on the edge though if this is a main function.
I use mine for the hard use field stuff. Chopping and battoning. It’s short, but with a proper saw you can get a lot of work done.
I keep other knives with me that much better for skinning and animal.
You could also use the blade as a spear tip, like with most knives. But I don’t know how effective this one is compared to actual hunting spears.
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Hannah the answer pertains more to what you might consider as a survival knife. If you can’t use it for hunting and pretty much all the other needs you can have for a knife then it isn’t good for survival needs. Don’t turn cheap on something that your life can depend on.
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Sure. A “Survival Knife” is not something special really. It’s just a robust knife that can usually keep an edge for a long time and can endure hard use.
For example the U.S.M.C. Marine knife called the “K-Bar” is an excellent example of what can be considered a survival knife. The standard knife has a straight edge and is about 10 to 11 inches long.
But there are many different types and styles that are available just from the K-Bar Company. You also have Cold Steel (which is a knife that I always carry with me wherever I go.) and C.K.R.T. which is another company that makes excellent knives for hunting and survival.
Usually the term “Survival Knife” has been used by companies to be able to raise prices for their brand of hunting blades. Even though I have one knife that I carry for hunting and another for “Just in case” that I keep stored. The only reason why I do this is because if I do end up being in a survival situation I don’t wish to deal with trying to resharpen my knife when I could be using this time for more important things.
This is the only reason why I used different knives for different tasks. But this is just a choice. I know many of my other friends who do the same thing as I do only have one or two knives, but I prefer to keep an extra one just in case.
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You can use one to clean game, but they don’t work very well as are usually too big and clumsy for the task. If you’re asking if one can be used to kill/harvest game, the answer is no. State and Federal game laws would apply to game species and they stipulate what weapons can be used. A knife isn’t one of them for any states I’ve ever hunted (12 states, 4 provinces). You can use one to kill feral or nuisance species in most states. I’ve seen wild hogs killed with knives once dogs have them pinned.
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What’s a “survival knife” mean to you and what component of outdoor hunting are you expecting the knife to help you with? Making traps? The actual kill? Cleaning & skinning?
If you’re talking about these types of junk “survival” knives, best to leave them at home. Survival means you’re counting on the knife to keep you alive. Your life isn’t worth more than $15?
I want a spear point knife, designed for military survival, manufactured by the likes of Ka-Bar or Ontario, etc., which will cost between $40 to $150 and won’t break in my hand or slip around when my hands get wet or bloody. Something like this, on the low end:
The Ontario 499.
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That depends on what you mean by “survival knife” and “outdoor hunting”. If you mean for actually killing wild game to eat, not unless you’re fast enough to catch and kill wild game with your bare hands. But a good knife is an indispensable tool for making snares and traps to catch game, and for cleaning, skinning, and cutting up what you catch. If by “survival knife” you mean one of those cheap-ass, hollow handle knives with a crappy compass, a few matches, a single fish hook and nowhere near enough fish line, no, it’s not good for anything.
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I guess you can, you can get by with any sharp blade if you have to, but the so called “survival knife” is not the best choice. What you need is a simple carbon steel blade butcher knife.
This is my hunting knife.
Another 19th century hunting butcher knife. No point in spending lots of money on expensive so called “Hunting Knives” or “Survival Knives”, what you need is a practicle sustainable butcher knife with a carbon steel blade. You can purchase them new, or you can find one’s such as the above in second hand shops.
Keith.
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I guess.
But a small drop point carbon steel (or good stainless) with a 4–5 inch blade will be much more useful for skinning, slicing, and food prep.
If you need to cut wood use a hatchet (excellent for splitting the pelvis of a deer as well).
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