What is your preferred blade length for a deer hunting knife and why?
I like a small knife, max maybe 4 inch blade. Why? Because you only use the tip 90% of the time and a big knife is awkward cutting inside the chest cavity, cutting the diaphragm...etc. Don't need a thick heavy blade either....a pocket knife or a small fixed blade sold as a "bird and trout" knife or for "small game" is about right.
