Knives are purely utility tools to me, and tend to be an item that I loose more often than I'd like. I don't have any worth more than $30, I don't think. In my hunting pack I carry a small hook knife with the replaceable double ended blades and 2 Mora's. The hook knife gets used for all initial skinning cuts. Its small enough to not puncture the guts but still get through the hide, and it unzips even elk and moose with ease. The Mora's have been great, really don't need more than 1 but they are cheap and light so an extra can be handy.