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I was thinkin bout startin to skin coon at tree. Carryin coon up and down hills wit gun and dog is gettin old. I was just curious what knife everyone uses that does this. Wat brand and size blade.

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filet knife

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When I lived in Michigan and skinned coon in the woods I preferred the Schrade Old Timer trapper, Model 770T. The knife is light in weight and sharpens up really easily. The downside is that it dulls pretty easily when skinning around the head. Bone will dull a knife quickly. But, I always carried a small sharpener and sharpened the knife after skinning a couple of coon. I like Buck knives. They may hold the edge longer but they are also harder to get that edge on. The Schrade will shave the hairs off your arms with a few strokes on the sharpener. JMO.

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I use a havalon changeable blade knife

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Box cutter, 100 blades will skin 200 coon for $5

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Also use boxcutter .

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i see where they are worth 10 bucks for xxl not worth killin

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If u don't make things out of em urself i can see that. But the wife wants a coon purse. And I want some stretched on the wall of our new log cabin. And were gunna do blankets and legitimate mountain man style coon hats.

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i see where they are worth 10 bucks for xxl not worth killin

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The havalon is the best thing since sliced bread especially for skinning coon !!!, no sharpening razor sharp and gets dull swap it out and put another blade on it !!!! The knife comes with like 15 blades and you can buy another 100 inserts for like 7$ so very inexpensive and I can usually knock 3 hides off before changing blades out !!!!watch your fingers cause you can lose one really quick with a hhavalon !!! Bout 38$

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I really like the Knives of Alaska Cub Bear. So long as you're not trying to cut trees down and throwing it into the dirt constantly, it will hold an edge for a very long time. Be prepared for some sticker shock though, it's a $70 knife.

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Muskrat & trapper both excellent skinning knifes.

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I like this one...keeps a good edge, is light and small but has a nice handle you can get a good grip on. I think it's been discontinued by Buck, but there are plenty available online. If I remember right it's called the Ergo Hunter Caper, for $30.00 it's hard to beat. I use it a lot for taxidermy on different animals.

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Havalon pirahana uses a replaceble scalpel blade blads are like $4 a dozen you can get about 6 coon out ofem thats when they start to get a little dull

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Never crossed my mind to use anything other than a case trapper

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Any of em American made? I like my American mades. Other than buck. I know they are. Iv always had buck knives.

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Any of em American made? I like my American mades. Other than buck. I know they are. Iv always had buck knives.

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Kenny, you may have to make your own

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http://www.knifecenter.com/item/GB3...eable-60-blades

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Bought a havalon knife last year and love it. Replaceable blades are very nice.

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Havalon pirahana here too

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Outdoors edge razor blaze. Seen lots of the havalon blades break .

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The havalons, what size blades they got?

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Case Knives are made in America

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Ya whats wrong with hittn a few licks on as stone and skinnin another why does every want cheap throw away stuff been skinnin with the same trapper for six yrs. 50 bucks bet if you figure it up ida spent more one razors!

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