2 falls ago I went to help a buddy gut his first deer.... One of these kniveswas all he had and I didn't bring one along with me.... it wasn't a treat to use... Cutting the wind pipe was a chore with that short blade.... Also, cutting around the anus was a pain and I could not split the pelvis with it.

Also, the part of the knife that you swing out of the way to replace the blades accumulated a lot of fatty grease. I guess he had a chore cleaning the knife.

I would not ever want to use one for gutting purposes again.

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