Go with the Buck. It is comfortable in the hand and has a good all around blade design for gutting and skinning a deer. I cannot tell if it is a full tang but it would be nice if it is.
It wouldn't matter if it wasn't. I have some big $$$ custom knives and I've made a bunch of custom knives but we honestly obsess way too much about knives. I could field dress any animal I've ever killed with a cheap $2 Chinese convience store folder and sharpen it on a rock. Sure It's nice to have good tools but sometimes we get a bit crazy about choosing the right one.
When it comes right down to it,I would much rather spend my money on good,easily sharpened processing knives than a field dressing knife. Even then they don't have to be expensive. I use Dexter Russell white handle knives with a Dexter Russel sharpening steel.
