Hunting Knife
The Hunting Knife is a common hunting blade in DayZ. It is one of the best all-around knife tools because it can cut rags, open cans, cut sticks, cut bark, remove restraints, shave, skin animals or players, and store inside Military Boots.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Hunting Knife is a bladed melee weapon and multipurpose survival tool in DayZ. It is commonly found in hunting loot and is highly useful because it combines strong knife utility, good melee damage, and the ability to be stored inside Military Boots to save inventory space.
In-game description
“This hunting knife is used during hunting to skin animals and cut up the meat.”
Main Uses
- Cut clothing into rags
- Open canned food with 10% to 20% food loss
- Cut sticks from shrubs and bushes
- Cut bark from trees
- Remove certain restraints from players
- Shave facial hair
- Skin and quarter dead animals or players
- Use as a bladed melee weapon
- Store inside Military Boots
- Repair with a Sharpening Stone
How to use this item
Cut rags
Use the Hunting Knife to cut clothing into rags for bandaging or crafting.
- Place or equip the clothing item.
- Use the Hunting Knife on the clothing.
- Choose the cut into rags action.
Open canned food
The Hunting Knife can open canned food with low food loss.
- Hold the can or the Hunting Knife.
- Use the Hunting Knife to open the can.
- Expect around 10% to 20% food loss.
Cut sticks
Use the Hunting Knife on bushes and shrubs to gather sticks.
- Equip the Hunting Knife.
- Look at a shrub or bush.
- Use the cut sticks action.
- Collect the sticks.
Cut bark
Use the Hunting Knife to gather bark from trees for fires and survival crafting.
- Equip the Hunting Knife.
- Look at a tree.
- Use the cut bark action.
- Collect the bark.
Remove restraints
Use the Hunting Knife to remove certain restraints from players.
- Approach the restrained player.
- Equip the Hunting Knife.
- Use the remove restraints action if available.
Skinning
Use the Hunting Knife to skin and quarter dead animals or players for meat, pelts, and other resources.
- Approach a dead animal or player body.
- Equip the Hunting Knife.
- Use the skinning or quartering action.
Shave
The Hunting Knife can be used to shave facial hair.
- Equip the Hunting Knife.
- Use the shave action when available.
Store in Military Boots
The Hunting Knife can be stored inside Military Boots, saving inventory space and keeping the knife accessible.
- Have Military Boots equipped or in your inventory.
- Move the Hunting Knife into the boot knife slot if available.
Repair the Hunting Knife
Repair the Hunting Knife with a Sharpening Stone to restore condition.
- Place the Hunting Knife in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with a Sharpening Stone.
- Repair until the condition improves.
How to get Hunting Knife
- Search hunting locations.
- Check hunting cabins, deer stands, hunting camps, and hunter-style loot areas.
- Loot players carrying survival or hunting gear.
Spawn info
- • The Hunting Knife is listed as a common hunting item.
- • It is one of the most useful compact blades because it combines strong utility, good damage, and Military Boots storage.
Important notes
- The Hunting Knife is a bladed melee weapon and multipurpose tool.
- It can cut clothing into rags.
- It can open canned food with 10% to 20% food loss.
- It can cut sticks from shrubs and bushes.
- It can cut bark from trees.
- It can remove certain restraints from players.
- It can shave facial hair.
- It can skin and quarter dead animals or players.
- It can be stored inside Military Boots, saving inventory space.
- The Hunting Knife, Combat Knife, and Steak Knife have the distinctive ability to be stored in Military Boots.
- The knife model is based on the British Army MOD pattern survival knife.
- The Hunting Knife was mentioned in the 0.49 changelog but was not introduced until 0.52.
- It can be repaired with a Sharpening Stone.