Postby wrdwrght » Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:07 am
I don’t hunt and haven’t processed an animal since taking down caribou in the late 1970s while working with/for the Naskapis of northern Quebec.
On that occasion, I had a Gil Hibben-designed Browning fixed-blade that helped—in Naskapi hands and in my own—to process some 30 caribou. It showed me the importance of a blade with a pronounced belly.
But I hasten to add that I watched a Naskapi elder process an entire caribou with just a paring knife, and a cheap one at that. Technique would seem to matter more than blade shape.
Still, I do believe a Stretch (either the 1 or 2; I have both) would have been a perfect cutter for that occasion. But bear in mind that the lockback handle will collect all sorts of gunk.
Maybe the full-bellied Rhino, with its flow-through construction, would spare you some clean-up time. Online, I see it goes for $130.
Marc <— a mere data-point
INBOUND: 83mm “Mini” Manix. ON RADAR: Maxamet PM2; Lil’ Native slipjoint; Siren. IN DREAMS: V4E Military2 stop-lock; 4V Native Chief; Slysz Swayback; C27 serrated Jess Horn; Vanax Massad Ayoob (SE) sprint; LC200N Breeden Captain (recurve SE) sprint.