A hunting knife question

[Doc Hollowpoint]

Would the USMC ka-bar knife be suitable as a hunting knife? Anybody here use one?
 

[howhill1]

personaly i like a smaller slightlythinner blade with a slightly upswept tip.
i love the sharpfinger's by schrade. a new one runs about tweny bucks but you can find an original's for $80 to $100. the ka-bar would however do the job, i just find smaller thinner blades easier to hone and keep razor sharp. 

[scotman]

It all depends on if you are processing the whole animal or just gutting the animal and sending it to a processor. If you are doing the whole processing I would not recommend just the USMC ka-bar. A knife with a point will put alot of holes in the hide when skinning making the hide worthless. I use a 5 inch knife with a hook on the end for splitting open the pounch. I also have a skinning knife made for skinning hides. Once I get the hide off I use a 5 inch boning knife to debone the meat from the bones. Lastly I use a smaller thin fillet type knife to get any silver skin off before I package the meat.

[EatDeer]

I use a 6 inch winchester skinning knife with a gut hook and cherry wood handle. I sure like the surgical stainless steel, because it stays sharper longer,and sharpens easily. 

[Spurred]

I use a Buck Vanguard.

[jacannon63]

I skin and gut all my deer back at camp so I carry a small lock blade folder in the woods. I use a 5 inch fixed blade  knife with a gut hook to do most of skinning and gutting.

[fasteddie]

The USMC issue Ka-Bar is way too big and not suitable . I didn't realize why hunters were laughing when they saw my Ka-Bar on my belt . I found out .
I have tried a few knives and my favorite is a Ka-Bar with a 4" fixed blade . I carry it in my backpack rather than on my belt so I don't lose it . I have been using this knife to field dress deer for about 40 years .

[mhouck06]

i use a Wyoming Knife.. works well for many situations

[Sailfish]

When field dressing what do ya'll use to split the pelvis? Do you carry a hatchet as well?
I would think his knife would be fairly suitable to field dress and not have to carry two tools out in the field.
 
I imagine everyone has a different method, but we usually gut our deer in the kill zone and then haul it out. We usually carry a knife and a hatchet (only because atv is nearby).
 
But we have had scenarios where it wasn't atv accessible or packing light is the best option at the time and  a heavy multi-purpose knife could serve multi functions.

[DeerCamp]

thats a big knife..you could use it but i wouldnt.. the smaller the better, and i like ones that fold in, in case you fall from a stand or just fall.. heack ive even heard the best gutting knife one can use is a razor blade.