I HIGHLY reccomend a rapid river knife custom made in michigan. My lil chub will make it through two deer before i have to touch it up and when i do touch it up it becomes scary sharp. skinned 4 deer with it so far and let me tell you it still preforms flawlessly and looks great take a look at www.rapidriverknifeworks.com Kris is a great guy to deal with jeff i promise you wont be dissapointed