Kikka Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Hindsight is a wonderful thing, Grant. I have a massive tub of mincing meat now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamHuntVic Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Hindsight is a wonderful thing, Grant. I have a massive tub of mincing meat now too. Just let me know when you are coming for the mince fest. I suggest about 20% fatty bacon or 10% pork fat to mince with it. Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozrider81 Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Yep,but how much easier is a cow than a sambar being that I have yet to see a sambar in the flesh, gonna go with a guess and compare a sambar with a goat ( feral/farmed) but both would be lean game animals, just means that your knife has to be legit sharp as the skin will sit tighter and harder. Cows are comparative easier given the carry more fiesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe.358win Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Goats are easy compared to a sambar.Its the hair that will blunten the knife,remember that they walk through blackberries like you or I going through water. Once you get into the hide its not so bad,just thick and heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optic Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 I train my dog using bits of samba hide. She chews on it for some time before its gone. Tough stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikka Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Leg number 3 done last night. MUCH faster and betterer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmcl Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 On 07/11/2015 at 9:42 AM, 264 said: Kikka, tramotina do a 3 pack boner skinner and steal in a canvas knife roll. For around $70 . Started my kids of with them. Will do what you want. Very handy ,I leave mine behind the seat. Cheers Mick Where did u get these at ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassieshooter Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Where did u get these at ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikka Posted July 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 I've done a few Fallow and Red since this. Still only the one Sambar though. Between my Buck and the boning knife I seem to be doing OK with them. Both hold an edge well and Fallow aren't much trouble skinning with my Buck. I actually picked up a box cutter for skinning Sambar, seems a few other hunters had resorted to that and it looks like a good idea from what I could see. Still can't believe how thick the hide on those buggers is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozrider81 Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 probably how you skin too, 2 hand job if can lock the leg down use 1 hand to hold the skin up and away whilst you flay, and the right knife too can make a huge difference, using a curved skinning knife is way more ideal for flaying then a boning knife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikka Posted July 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Possibly, I hang and skin. Makes it easier to haul out without messing up the meat and also easier to hang if the skin is still on and protects the meat too, I reckon. Ye olde buck 119 is a good balance, you can skin easily with it once you are through the hide and removing legs, straps etc isn't hard. The old green river are good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
220 Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 For cutting up if you don't have one I would recommend getting a steak knife, not the sort you use for eating with but a butchers steak knife for slicing steaks. I went years cutting steaks with boners, skinning and flaying knives since getting a proper steak knife I use it more than the others combined for cutting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurtleHunt Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 On 20/07/2017 at 4:36 PM, 220 said: For cutting up if you don't have one I would recommend getting a steak knife, not the sort you use for eating with but a butchers steak knife for slicing steaks. I went years cutting steaks with boners, skinning and flaying knives since getting a proper steak knife I use it more than the others combined for cutting up. I always get a boner cutting up a nice rump or backstrap off a buffalo or cleanskin. In all seriousness though, what sort of blade is a steak knife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
220 Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 A quick search for "butchers steak knife" will turn up a heap of images. Generally from a bit over 20cm up to around 35cm in length, fairly straight and heavy blade, I think they look like a miniature machete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikka Posted July 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 Looks very similar to the green river, just with a broader blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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