For a long time my choice of knife for skinning was a Buck General. I don't have the hand strength I had in those days. Most recently I'd been using Buck Vanguards with the rubber handle. I have a new Cold Steel Master Hunter I expect to like better all around and a Benchmade Steep Country which I'll like in my pack.

When it comes to skinning, most anything sharp will do, some just do a little better than others, but truly, it's a lot more about the indian than it is about the arrow.


Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip.

Here be dragons ...