How do you sharpen knives in the field?

[Curly]

I've never sharpened a blade in the field.  I do have a lansky system too but but keep several sharpened knives in my pack for when one gets dull.

The last couple years I have gone the havalon route though. I really need to lighten my pack now cuz I  only really need the havalon.

[skeeter 20i]

Havalon, and never look back!    Although I keep a swingblade with me also..

+1 and been happy since I made the switch.

[Eli346]

 I have the Piranta and the Razor's Edge but I have a pocket knife and a fixed blade that I sharpen with autobody sandpaper (I think it's 3000) and use my leather belt as a strop out in the field.

[NRA4LIFE]

I have an EZE-Lap diamond hone.  It'll sharpen anything.

[TheHunt]

Havalon for everything.  i have deboned a few elk with the Havalon and it works great.  When I have to quarter an animal in the filed I use a battery powered sawzall with a bone saw blade.  I saw a mature man do this on a hill side and i helped him load his quarters in his truck.  I learn from others.

That is a great idea, we used a chainsaw for moose where weight wasn't an issue.

WHen I killed my moose I cut it up into 9 chunks with the sawzall.  It took two batteries. BUY a bone saw blade any other will go through battery charge quickly. 

[WAnoob]

Havalon for everything.  i have deboned a few elk with the Havalon and it works great.  When I have to quarter an animal in the filed I use a battery powered sawzall with a bone saw blade.  I saw a mature man do this on a hill side and i helped him load his quarters in his truck.  I learn from others.

That is a great idea, we used a chainsaw for moose where weight wasn't an issue.

WHen I killed my moose I cut it up into 9 chunks with the sawzall.  It took two batteries. BUY a bone saw blade any other will go through battery charge quickly.

This was in Alaska past the Yukon River a few years ago, everything was required to be carried out on bone in that GMU.  The guys we went with used chainsaws because they perceived themselves as experts, my dad and I however would have preferred your method due to the chunks of bone flying everywhere.

Randy

[cbond3318]

I carry a Wyoming knife and fixed custom made knife.  The Wyoming will make it through the animal on what I use it for and the fixed will need sharpening.  I have a small sharpener that has a carbide V and a ceramic V for touching up the blade.  When I get back I just change the blade out in the Wyoming and give the fixed a good tune up.

 

[TheSkyBuster]

I prefer to sharpen my knife at home on wet stones,  and hone it with a steel in the field. I have done several animals start to finish with one razor sharp fixed blade and as long as I keep up on honing (about every 10-15 minutes) while dressing, skinning or deboning it keeps a razors edge.  No sharpening needed.  1 knife, and 1 steel in my backpack.

[Bill W]

crock stick in the field.

[coachcw]

I act like I don't have a knife and use my buddy's . that way my unopened Havilons stay clean .

[TopOfTheFoodChain]

I act like I don't have a knife and use my buddy's . that way my unopened Havilons stay clean .

lol! Yup. Only used one blade this year!   

[WAcoyotehunter]

I like the Smiths brand diamond sharpener.  I had one for years and loved it.... I lost it last week in WY! Going to be looking for another

[MagKarl]

I carry a small steel, but have honestly never needed it.  I am very careful with my knife, two things I try to do is to cut hide from the inside out and go gentle against bone. Knife is a Lakota folder my FIL gave me ages ago, I love it. 

[The scout]

I used to use the same sharpener as the op but now I went to the outdoor edge replacable blade with the sling blade it works awesome. much stronger than the havalon imo. pretty much every animal I get gets boned out right there.

[follow maggie]

My Arkansas Wetstone. A few minutes in the tent or camper at night and the Buck is good to go.