The Story behind the Blades
Bill Haight | Our WILD BILL
A LITTLE BACKSTORY ON OUR "WILD BILL" BRANDED SERIES MERCHANDISE.
OUR "WILD BILL" BRANDED SERIES BLADE IS NOT ONLY A GREAT HUNTING KNIFE, IT REPRESENTS A GREAT MAN. THIS BLADE DESIGN WAS MADE IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF OUR GRANDFATHER, BILL HAIGHT. HE HAD A PASSION FOR RANCHING, HUNTING, FISHING, AND BEING OUTSIDE. HE LOVED BUCK KNIVES. BILL'S LIVESTOCK BRAND HAD THREE LETTERS. HB REPRESENTED HIS HALF OF THE BRAND AND THE THIRD LETTER REPRESENTED ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER. ON ONE SIDE OF THIS KNIFE WE HAVE ENGRAVED HB AS A TRIBUTE TO HIM. IT MEANS MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPLAIN TO PUT THIS ON A KNIFE. IT IS A TREMENDOUS HONOR FOR US TO HAVE SO MANY OF YOU CARRYING ONE OF THESE KNIVES, YOU GUYS ARE TRULY AMAZING.
The "Zirkel"
The Mount Zirkel Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in Routt National Forest in northwest Colorado. The closest city is Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We are 5th generation ranching boys from the Steamboat Springs area and spent a tremendous amount of time roaming the Zirkels on foot or horseback. That area will forever hold a special place in our hearts. The wilderness is named after Mount Zirkel, the highest peak in the range at 12,182 feet, which itself is named after German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.
The "Osprey"
The Osprey Blade was named for it's snipped nose and the name seemed fitting as it's the Florida Bird of Prey. Florida is where Bos Knives, LLC was created.
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is commonly seen along with coastal habitats within Florida. These birds, also called the Fish Hawks. These raptors hunt for food by using their keen senses, especially their vision, and kill prey with their talons. This is the only raptor with a reversible toe that can grasp prey with two toes in front and two toes in the back. They will soar high above their prey and dive feet first often submerging themselves to catch their prey. Their feet are barbed to be able to hold on to slippery fish.
Fun Fact: An extinct species of osprey, the Pandion lovensis, was discovered through fossils here in Florida. The fossils dated back to the Tortonian stage of the late Miocene sub-Epoch of the Clarendonian age. That’s about 9 million years ago. At that time Florida was an island that spanned from the eastern Panhandle and curved down a narrow stretch of the gulf coast to central Florida. During this time temperatures were dropping and the Earth was entering the ice age known as the Quaternary glaciation. This process took approximately 3 million years in which average global temperatures dropped to between 4-7 degrees Celsius. Not all areas had ice. Florida was much cooler but was not part of the freeze. Despite the lack of a freeze, colder conditions may have prevented the ability of Pandion lovensis to survive.
Fat Belly Skinner
Our Very first Blade Design we launched! It's name is pretty self explanatory! =) Every hunter needs a great skinning knife, and a knife is only as good as it's handler!