Cliff Fendley
Well-Known Member
The thread on making a gut hook got me thinking again but I don't want to hijack another thread.
I'd like to here some other opinions on gut hooks and how you use them. After making one little incision with proper placement in my hand it takes a total of about 5 seconds to open up a deer with my hunting knife, so how can a gut hook save time?
In fact I have not found one thing on field dressing or other hunting chores other than open a bottle of pop that a gut hook will do better than a well designed drop point and someone that knows how to use it. Usually when someone asks about one I show them how to hold my "Whitetail Hunter" which I specifically designed for field dressing and skinning and they realize they don't want or need a gut hook.
I'd like to here some other opinions on gut hooks and how you use them. After making one little incision with proper placement in my hand it takes a total of about 5 seconds to open up a deer with my hunting knife, so how can a gut hook save time?
In fact I have not found one thing on field dressing or other hunting chores other than open a bottle of pop that a gut hook will do better than a well designed drop point and someone that knows how to use it. Usually when someone asks about one I show them how to hold my "Whitetail Hunter" which I specifically designed for field dressing and skinning and they realize they don't want or need a gut hook.