Deer hunting knives #72 / AFSK、SOG Seal Pup Elite, & Helle knives

[herrRuger]

im sure the crows/ravens there have learned a long time ago to recognize and follow hunters

[tigerseye094]

Great video as always. I must say I've seen them all and love all of them equally. Just so you know its "SOG" instead of "SGO"

[virtuovice]

@tigerseye094 Thanks!

[TheSchutes]

Very nice review. Thank you Wako.

[tourmalines]

how will you finish that leather handle?

[virtuovice]

@tourmalines Maybe nothing any more. Thanks.

[tourmalines]

@virtuovice so you will leave the leather "raw" without any oil or conditioner?

[virtuovice]

@tourmalines Yes. I will leave it raw. I have never oiled my leather washer handles and they have good traction. Natural oiling can have been done during deer dressing though. Thanks.

[ryanrrx]

This is probably one of the best videos you ever made! Well done! :)

[mccullenj]

Another easy way to find your way is to tie surveyors tape to the trees as you go by them. Pick your color red, orange, blue and etc.. Please be safe. You know better than I, as a doctor how dangerous extreme cold can be. On another note, do you do any coastal fishing?

[virtuovice]

@mccullenj I don't do coastal fishing but fresh water trout fishing. Thanks.

[Iseekoutthetruth]

how do you cook the Deer meat?

[virtuovice]

@Iseekoutthetruth Mainly cutlet, steak, and curry. Anyway 3 days in a week our family eat venison. Thanks.

[MrTufan35]

Wako san .do you have survival kit when you go to hunt? it seems so dangerous in winter even a unimportant scarfe may be problem as you walk in snow.

Have you ever used 1015 carbon steel?

thanks

[virtuovice]

@MrTufan35 I assume I will be able to survive -15C night in the snow shelter if I can make it. Fire making doesn't seem very effective because gathering dry wood seems very exhausting in the snowy night. A small gasoline stove will be very helpful in that situation along with a small tent. But then my rucksack will go pretty heavy before the hunt. So I think I have to leave my current strong greed for antlers and meat. BTW I have no experience on the 1015 steel. Thanks.

[MrTufan35]

@virtuovice Wako SAN. Thanks for your reply. I'm interested in survival memories especially in extreme cold as happened alaska and at the top of mountains.As my personal opinion we should try ourselves how much cold we can resist a kind of training for a unwanted survival day. i tried one time it was -23 C and i saw that even my eyes started to burn as it was very windy day i felt more than it is actually.

[NorwegianKnifeDude]

Could it be that the AFSK is too wide as well?

[virtuovice]

@NorwegianKnifeDude The AFSK has a typical clip point knife. And the point is low and the belly is shallow. It can be the reason for its less usefulness. I don't think its blade is too wide. Thanks.

[donnya1000]

Do you drive six hours each way and hunt the same day or do you stay over night? Great adventure!

[virtuovice]

@donnya1000 I always stay there and do my job for a couple of days after the hunt. And after the job I hunt in the morning and drive 6 hours in the afternoon to my home. Thanks.

[jambiyaSlaughter]

Please test cold steel knives. No one else has shown their application in this context. Thank You!

[jambiyaSlaughter]

Wako!!!! You are driving on the wrong side of the road!!!! LOL

[enjoiorange]

see you like your beers light.

[mikedifeo]

I think the AFSK knife is nore a survival knife where it is the jack of all trades wihout being ecxeptional at any specialty. I believe the SOG is a better skinning knife but the AFSK is stronger and it will take a harder punishment like using as a prybar if needed. The steel on the AFSK is softer so it will loose the edge faster, but it is stronger than the SOG.

[virtuovice]

@mikedifeo I felt the AFSK edge was loosing during a single deer. Its steel seems pretty soft. Thanks.

[drkknight614]

Wako, did you contact bark river or someone about that sheath design? I would go to their facebook page and comment on it. It should really be brought to their attention.

[virtuovice]

@drkknight614 No. But I have a heavy complaint about it. The former sheath for a wood handled Bravo1 was pretty decent. I have a complaint that they graded down the sheath quality for the same price and didn't change it even for the new S35VN version. The new sheath seems like a real crap. The exposed inside rivet always makes a metal sound every single sheathing and drawing. It does make scratches onto the blade. Anyway I will test it in the field. Thanks.

[steveo6891]

Lucky you had that compass ! Looks awfully cold out there!! Glad you got your deer though, and very happy you made it out ok :)

[snowsniper8]

So wako once you are able to hunt with a high power rifle in two years which one are you going to get and which caliber??

[virtuovice]

@snowsniper8 I will need a 308 rifle with a short barrel for mountain hunting and a 30-06 rifle with a long barrel for pasture hunting. Thanks.

[freestylmx311]

@virtuovice

oh man you are going to love hunting with either one of those rifles. You will be able to take a stag from as close as you can all the way out to around 700 yards once you get used to shooting far. You will love the difference. The only good thing your slug gun is for is close up hunting which you are very good at

[freestylmx311]

@virtuovice

actually you may want to think about getting a 308 and a 300 winchester magnum. the 30-06 is only slightly better for long range than the 308. The 300 winmag is far superior to the 30-06 far long range hunting. BUT having said that, the 30-06 is a great all around rifle. All three will be very similar under 300 yards after that the 300 winmag takes over and can go out as far as 1000 yards to take a stag (if you have a very good scope and lots of practice)

[catfishBG]

If I were you I would take the more meat from the deer and not waste it .

[TheBladebuster]

@catfishBG

Even if he want to he can't çoz he has to trek miles to get back to his car. It might look like a waste but deers are pest in Hokkaido due to overpopulation, which does more damage than good if it gets out of hand. His circumstances are much different from ours. Last year the Japanese government has sent soldiers to cull the deers to control the population but eventually has to really on hunters to help. Personally I would take the whole game but not on my backpack.

[TheBladebuster]

@catfishBG

The less choice cut should make good sausages.

[virtuovice]

@catfishBG I believe you won't do it if you were me. I get 3 deer every single week. And I am not a professional deer hunter but have another job. Why should I take useless meat? The meat is pretty heavy to carry back one mile on snow. Even knowing it surely goes to garbage, do you carry back 25kg meat from a single deer? I can kill 5 or more deer a day but I don't because I cannot consume such a big amount of meat. So I set my primary target for stag. You will do the same as I do.

[99bablefish]

Agree with previous post in recommending a gps. I use hand held Garmin GPS in the winter and carry a compass as backup. Not only does it help prevent getting lost, it can also provide interesting/useful track data. You would probably enjoy the data it records, such as distance and elevation traversed. Mark where you've taken your deer and you could build some interesting hunting history. Plus it links to google earth, so you can see the actual terrain.

[99bablefish]

@99bablefish I recommend the Garmin GPSMAP 62ST model. The external antenna works the best in the forest like the area you hunt.

[miwhitetailhunt]

Virtuovice you should get a hand held GPS for hunting. I have one and the security it brings is priceless. Good luck and don't get lost in the forest!

[sae1095hc]

Hunting alone can be very dangerous, perhaps you should investigate the SPOT satellite messenger. It can transmit a distress signal if you get injured and your family can keep track of your location on the company's website for their own peace of mind.

[TheBladebuster]

@sae1095hc

The deers will know where he is :)

I would definitely get lost - I get love all the time in the city even my GPS. My navigational sense is totally screwed (lol) but I do agree with the risk of hunting without a buddy system.

[TheBladebuster]

I meant I get 'lost'not love :).........even 'with'my GPS.......sorry just woke up and still groggy.

[RENOGUY777]

Close situation there almost getting lost, at least you had fire making capabilities and alot of meat lol.

[TheBladebuster]

@RENOGUY777 I was not worried a bit.....he is a very experienced hunter and a doctor to boot but agree with having a GPS or SPOT or the very least a hunting buddy in the event of incapacity.

[sae1095hc]

Could you carry some .410 shells loaded with birdshot so you can kill or drive off those annoying crows?

[virtuovice]

@sae1095hc I don't know if its chamber takes a regular .410 shell. The gun shop sells us its individual metal shells and bullets. Thanks.

[mantrop]

@virtuovice Wako San...are you a Rod Stewart fan? Heard that "Hot Legs" on the radio.

[TheBladebuster]

@mantrop

More of a hot legs fans than Rod Stewart (LOL). But seriously no other Japanese I know that is as cool as Wako san.

[virtuovice]

@mantrop I am a big fan of Rod Stewart. And I admire beautiful legs much more than other parts of women.

[TheBladebuster]

@virtuovice

Thank goodness you did not say you admire Rod Stewart's legs (LOL).

[Pepo204]

i cant wait for new bravo 3V video

[handsomewood1]

Virtuovice- I think you should use the handle belly contour of the Fallkniven TK2 as a pattern for reshaping the handle belly on the Helle Futura. The Helle handle looks like it has enough wood there to do it. One think you will probably have to do is either modify or replace the original Helle Futura sheath as the handle finger groove was designed to retain the knife under the sheath strap.

[islandsoljahz]

Glad u had a compass!! Nice vid!

[MrOtterdude]

Excellent modifications to the AFSK. Also, I'm glad you kept the stag trophy. The broken tip just adds character.

[FatDaddy4Fun]

Thank you Wako. Very good video. Good hunt. Thanks for excellent adventure. ~Wolf

[DrWrongPaul]

I wish you take all the meat ....

[TheBladebuster]

Stitching a retention strap on the belt loop portion going to handle might solve the dangling sheath problem. Might be tricky to stitch on a leather though if you don't have a heavy duty sewing machine. Nice video!

[Romanlegionnaire77]

Another successful hunting trip!

[DrWrongPaul]

rod steward? hahahaha!!!

[TheBladebuster]

How far were you driving? Looks pretty fast.