Choosing the right hunting knives

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Choosing the right hunting knife can be a difficult challenge.
Lets start with the two basic knife styles: fixed blade and folding. Fixed Blade knives is just that, meaning the blade is designed permanently fixed in the open position. Gerber, Case, Kershaw, and several other knife manufacturers also produce hunting knives that allow the user to swap out blades quickly and easily.Folding knives have a pivot point and lock mechanism, which allows the blade to close into the handle. Folding knives are naturally, by design, not as strong as fixed blade knives.

If you are looking for a dedicated hunting knife, I personally would go with a good quality fixed blade.
THE BLADE DESIGN
The three main hunting blade designs are the drop point, clip point and skinning designs.
The drop point hunting knife is an excellent design for the big game hunter. The other main hunting blade design is the clip point hunting knife. The flatter blade is more utilitarian and will fit the needs of the majority of hunters, especially those wishing to use the knife as a general duty work knife and not as a dedicated hunting knife. Skinning knife is designed to aid in the removal of the skin of big game animals.
GUT HOOK
Many of the hunting knives you will see will come with a gut hook. One thing to consider before purchasing a hunting knife with a gut hook design is the occasional need to sharpen the hook. Please note, that unlike the main blade of your new hunting knife, the gut hook is only sharpened on one side not two.
THE HANDLE
Many hunters put a lot of thought into the blade design of their hunting knife, but very little thought into the handle’s material. A knife that is overlooked is the Caping Knife, used for caping big game animals for mounting. Caping knifes are dedicated to this task. They are relatively small knives with very fine blades.