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Which is the best knife to skin or gut a big game animal?

This question I get asked a lot from many different kinds of people. Young and old, tall and short. There's many different ways to answer this question and depending on what animal we're talking about. Some have a lot thicker hides than others and some are double the size.

Lets first say that you just killed a nice 4-point muley buck. Or even before that. First thing you need to decide before you even head out the field is, do you want to quarter out the deer or gut the deer? Depending on how you answer this question will depend on which knife you should bring with you out into the field. Some knives have different functions depending if you're going to quarter or gut the deer. Lets say you're going to gut the deer. Having a knife with a gut-hook on it would be ideal in this situation. I would recommend going with the 'Buck Zipper'. The Buck Zipper is a solid 8.5 inch tough as nails knife. Or if you prefer a rubber handle then I would go with the 'Buck Omni Hunter'. Having a gut-hook on your blade can make a world of difference when you're gutting your deer. If you're planning on just gutting your deer and you want to keep the hide, but you're going to let your butcher do that for you then these knives should do the job.

Now if you're planning on quartering out your deer then you wouldn't need a knife with a gut-hook. In fact not having a guthook is actually a benefit in some ways. When you're quartering out your animal its not always getting snagged in other parts of the animal. As a guthook can and does sometimes. If you're going to quarter out your animals I would recommend going with a 'Buck Alpha Hunter-420 Drop Point'. This knife is great for quartering out deer, that's speaking from experience.

For skinning a deer I would recommend going with the 'Buck Gen-5 Skinner'. This knife is made for skinning deer. There's also the 'Buck Paklite Skinner' that does a great job of getting those tough hides off of your animals. The blade's on these knives are specially designed to help make skinning your big game easier.

When it comes to quartering out an elk and if you're ever done it then you'll understand what I mean. You're going to want to use a knife that has a longer blade. Elk are huge animals and their meat and hides are very thick. Having a longer bladed knife such as the 'Buck Classic' can really make a difference. Also when you're out elk hunting make sure to carry a knife sharpener. As I mentioned they have very thick hides and meat. When you have the opportunity to kill an elk you'll understand what I'm talking about.

There really is a different knife for each job. Doing a little research can really help make your hunt easier.

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