| Who should own a skinning knife? Decide whether | | | | the skin. The blade on these knives is extremely |
| you are a hunter who will go after big game or | | | | curved; some skinning knives even have |
| are a trophy hunter. Will you be preserving the | | | | semi-circular blades. This makes it easier to cut |
| skin or are you concerned about preserving as | | | | the tissues that attach to the hide. The skinning |
| much meat as possible? A skinning knife is a huge | | | | blade is easy to use in a wide sweeping motion to |
| time saver for those hunters that butcher the | | | | remove flesh from skin. The blade of the skinning |
| animal themselves. Or if you find that you lose a | | | | knife is thin, allowing the knife to bend while |
| lot of your game during the skinning process, you | | | | working the hide. Blades are usually around 4"-7". |
| may want to consider purchasing a skinning knife. | | | | The blade must be kept sharp in order to achieve |
| What is the knife used for? | | | | maximum effectiveness. You can find skinning |
| Skinning hunting knives are designed to skin large | | | | knives in both the folding and fixed variety; it is s |
| animals with minimum effort while minimizing the | | | | a matter of personal preference. The handle |
| damage to the flesh. The knife is specifically | | | | should have a good grip and something that |
| designed for the job of skinning, so it is easy to | | | | protects you from the blade whether you pick |
| use. However, it is not as multipurpose as other | | | | wood, bone, leather, rubber or composite material. |
| knives you can buy. It can do most of the other | | | | Price |
| game cleaning chores as well as the clip point and | | | | Skinning knives are available starting as low as |
| drop point designs, but it is not meant to go | | | | $19.99. You can find a good quality knife in the |
| between the bones or cut the bones. So this is a | | | | $30-150 range. Look for high quality stainless steel. |
| knife that certainly has a specific purpose. | | | | When you are ready to purchase a hunting knife |
| Design | | | | know what you need the knife to do and what |
| Skinning knives have blades and points that are | | | | you are hunting. Having the correct knife to work |
| designed to effortlessly separate the flesh from | | | | with is essential to a good hunting trip. |