| Good hunting knives can make field dressing an | | | | A clip point is one of the most chosen blades |
| easier task. This tool must be chosen with the | | | | because this can also performed general work |
| type of hunting you do in mind as well as the size | | | | duty as well. It is not as efficient as a drop point, |
| of the game you are hunting. | | | | but it does do the same work. This blade is |
| The most common designs have been around for | | | | thinner at the tip and the knife is not a stake. |
| many years and these can also be used as a | | | | Specialized knives can include the gut hook which |
| good all around knife way you're out hunting. You | | | | can be placed on to the tip of any other knife. |
| can choose to have either a dedicated hunting | | | | This cuts the abdomen open and maintains the |
| knife or one that can also be used for other | | | | meat's integrity from toxins being released into |
| tasks. Some of these knives will be open and | | | | the system. This is something that your |
| have a sheath that can be placed on your body, | | | | experience and needs need to dictate on if it will |
| although there are can all purpose hunting knives | | | | be usable to you. |
| that are able to be folded. The style you choose | | | | Skinning knives are dedicated and to the remove |
| is personal, any you should choose one that you | | | | the animal hide, especially that of large game. This |
| will actually use. | | | | can also aid and the butchering of the animal and |
| The drop point knife has a large curved blade | | | | it can clean as effectively as other styles but it |
| which is made from thicker steel then other | | | | will not cut through the bone mass some of the |
| knives. The entire blade of this knife is able to be | | | | larger knives can. |
| used in assisting the skinning process of larger | | | | The game size and the time you spend hunting |
| animals and it also can help to reduce the amount | | | | can determine the type of knife that you need. |
| of meat that is lost during a field dressing. General | | | | Buying a knife that does not suit your needs will |
| cleaning can also be done with this knife as well as | | | | often wind up being left behind and will not assist |
| cutting into bone, although there are other tools | | | | you when you bag your game. |
| no more suitable for those tasks. | | | | |