I hear alot of talk about knives, saws and soforth. I found that the best knife for me is the kershaw alaskan. It's not that expensive and the extra large guthook works great on large game. I spoke with a packer in colorado who has been packing out elk for over 30 years and he said it was the best knife he has ever owned as well. Here is a pic and it's not that expensive either, I beleive around 65 bucks although I only paid 45 for mine.

http://www.kershawknives.com/knivesT.../alaskanRO.jpg