I don't have experience with the Fox River but I do have several other Bark Rivers. For me I suppose the Gameskeeper in 4V steel is my favorite hunting knife. I also have a couple Bark Rivers in 3V steel that are very good. In fact I think that 3V is my favorite steel.
For the person wondering how to sharpen convex blades there were excellent videos on the Knives Ship Free web site. For me one of the main points for convex sharpening is to put very little down pressure on the blade. Only the blade weight or maybe less. After sharpening on sand paper I strop on a leather that is loaded with CBN and that will really get it sharp. Also I have a strop made out of balsa wood that has 4 grit CBN on it.
I keep the strops in the kitchen and they are used most days on something.
Regards
