Many on here know I make knives for discerning hunters and fishermen. Many guides use my blades and I’ve found the more experienced the hunter/guide, the smaller the blade they choose to carry. Case in point is a very successful brown bear guide who works Unimak and Kodiak islands and has eight of my blades. All with 2 1/2” blades….that’s he uses on those huge critters. My elk guide buddies I hunt with prefer 3”-3 1/2” blades. No Havelons for any of them….
When we hunted moose in Alberta during some slow time the conversation turned to knives and I asked the guide how many of his clients showed up with "new" knives just for moose? Lots. The rest of the answer was, "The longer the blade, the less likely it is that the person has any clue how to use it.".
