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<blockquote data-quote="cscokd" data-source="post: 1678218" data-attributes="member: 5609"><p>As far as a functional hunting knife, I'm getting me one of these: <a href="http://www.outdooredge.com/hunting-knives-swingblade-s/13.htm" target="_blank">SwingBlade</a> by Outdoor Edge, typically for around $60. I haven't yet simply because I'm looking for one in a pocket folder instead of a swingblade.</p><p></p><p>I've tried various blades with gut hooks and they all suffer from the same problem; you are trying to cut the skin with a blade (gut hook) perpendicular to the direction of the cut, pushing instead of slicing. You have to have that little bit of blade extremely sharp, which naturally leaves you with a mess of cut hair too. A gutting "blade" allows you to slice the skin from underneath, avoiding the hair and the binding that always seems to happen with a standard gut hook. I've used a tourné knife for the same reason but this is even better because it has a blunt tip.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cscokd, post: 1678218, member: 5609"] As far as a functional hunting knife, I'm getting me one of these: [URL="http://www.outdooredge.com/hunting-knives-swingblade-s/13.htm"]SwingBlade[/URL] by Outdoor Edge, typically for around $60. I haven't yet simply because I'm looking for one in a pocket folder instead of a swingblade. I've tried various blades with gut hooks and they all suffer from the same problem; you are trying to cut the skin with a blade (gut hook) perpendicular to the direction of the cut, pushing instead of slicing. You have to have that little bit of blade extremely sharp, which naturally leaves you with a mess of cut hair too. A gutting "blade" allows you to slice the skin from underneath, avoiding the hair and the binding that always seems to happen with a standard gut hook. I've used a tourné knife for the same reason but this is even better because it has a blunt tip. [/QUOTE]
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