STICKING KNIFE LENGTH

[Silverton Boar Dogs]

Anyone who thinks I have any problems handling a knife needs to come for a visit.

I will say this again, If you hunt long enough you will have a time when a six inch knife feels like a tooth pic. I have had to kill large boars from the top while on their backs, try that with a 6" blade and see how you like it,   Now for y'all that hunt with a big group of people all the time and you can get the hog legged and held down all nice and pretty a 6" blade will work fine. But if you ever get split off by your self and get in a bad spot, more knife will make a difference. That is not opinion....OK off my soap box, haha

[Eric]

Sounds to me like six inches is just fine if you
know how to use it   you know keeping it sharp.

... and lots of practice...

[Mike]

Anyone who thinks I have any problems handling a knife needs to come for a visit.

I will say this again, If you hunt long enough you will have a time when a six inch knife feels like a tooth pic. I have had to kill large boars from the top while on their backs, try that with a 6" blade and see how you like it,   Now for y'all that hunt with a big group of people all the time and you can get the hog legged and held down all nice and pretty a 6" blade will work fine. But if you ever get split off by your self and get in a bad spot, more knife will make a difference. That is not opinion....OK off my soap box, haha

Exactly! Try being 7 foot down in a hole on the back of a 450# barr hog with 3 to 4 inches of fat around it... a six inch blade won't even scratch the surface. I like the cheap, throw-down, "pig stickers"... very light weight and i've needed it on several occasions where the shorter blades wouldn't cut it.

[Cull Buck]

I like a 7"-8" double edged blade. 

[Circle C]

After reading this post, I have decided that 6" just isn't enough.

I am going to start carrying a sword, in case I catch a real hog

[sfboarbuster]

I think a 6" knife will do it, but it sure makes it alot easier if you have something bigger.

[make-em-squeel]

I think a 6" knife will do it, but it sure makes it alot easier if you have something bigger.

Of coarse it will do it, the key is MOST of the time. why wait for the 5% chance to catch you??

[Circle C]

Guy's I am just messin around.  I always joke with Mike that I am going to buy him one of those Pakistani swords that people sell on the side of the road. I also tell him to watch the dogs on the other side of the hog when he goes to stick one.

Whatever works.... Just make sure it's sharp.  Biggest binds I have seen are people having to fight to get the knife in. Length does not help on a dull knife. A sharp knife, you just cut a gash, and slide in deeper.

[hogdoggerdude14]

I have a 8 inche Bowie from winchester that was 20$

[WestTexasCurs]

If I use A knife,its a old bayonet.I think thats what they are made for.Works great for me.I hardly ever stick a hog,I use a Winchester catch dog.

[BLUE LACY]

I use a Buck 119 6 inch blade. life time warranty they run around 40-50 dollars.

[Eric]

I use a Buck 119 6 inch blade. life time warranty they run around 40-50 dollars.

Check on e-bay. You can get them for $15-25. I keep like 3 on hand at a time because I lose them alot. Killl a hog stick it in the ground... lose it. Cut some thing, put it on the bumper or toolbox... drive off.

[craig]

i have a 120 buck ,  i have had the same knife for almost 20 yrs, ( i will loose the darn thing now after braging like that) anyways i think it has a 6" blade as well.  i have needed a longer blade one time about 10 yr ago on a fat barr hog, thats a bad fealing giving all you got and not doing any good. i made a sheath on my leggings to carry it in.

[BA-IV]

I'm gonna ask this (not to steal a thread) but How many guys/gals stick a hog in the side and how many stick one through the front, kinda like on Pillapiggers BIG BOAR VIDEO.  I was extremely impressed on how he handled that boar and then stuck him through the front.  I would imagine that your sticking style would determine the blade length.  I can say through butchering barrs for the table that 6 inches through the front has always been plenty, but I don't think I would trust that in the woods. 

[sfboarbuster]

When I do kill them, I flip them and stick it in their armpit area.

[Hogdoggin51]

cold steel makes a nice double edge knife that i use.  i think it is seven inches.  also have the 5 inch folding pocket knife that is great for gutting.  cold steel has a sharp edge and holds if for a long time.  take care and God Bless.  anthony

[T-Bob Parker]

Actually knife placement is key on the type you need.  Ive noticed most guys I hunt with stick the underarm which is great and a lot of times I do it to but my good old pawpaw tuaght me to start at the front of the breast bone and slice deep across the throat. This leaves the heart beating to aid in proper bleeding. If I sluaghter at home with grandad he makes me hang them by the back legs before sticking with pan for blood collection (for suasage) gross I know but that's the old German way.also I don't know what model # but I use a 6 1/4 inch CASE knife, shaving sharp!

[Eric]

Left armpit... poke in and slice down.

Alot of people mess up by stabbing high and when they don't get it they move the end of the blade up and down. That is why they think they need long knives double edged. If you get a good sharp knife and go down, even if you are high you will slice the heart coming down. You may have a 6" slit in the side but it is fast and you have better odds of getting the heart.

[TX HOG]

i use a knife a little under 6" that i got from academy for less than $20. its legal to have when not hunting. if you cant reach the heart you can always reach the brain.  .

if you feel that you need a big knife theres one on ebay called "THE PIG STICKER". lol. 10.5" blade i think. its also good for clearing brush and small trees

[T-Bob Parker]

I don't want to be graphic but really a hard blow to base of skull where the spine attaches or cuttiing it turns the lights of immediately but wouldn't recommend it on feral pigs in the woods. That was the standard in the sluaghter houses of yesteryear.