Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire What's the smallest fixed blade, folding knife you use for cleaning your Game and Fish?

I've made custom knives full time for 20 years and learned quickly that everybody has their own idea of what makes the perfect hunting knife. Most seem to want one that is a half inch shorter or a half inch longer than the one you have in stock.

I've used a lot of them that were between 3 and 6 inches long. I decided that I like one that has a blade that is a drop point, 5 inches long with a full size handle. That combination just suits what I use a knife for better than anything else I've tried.

Below is a picture of the knives I've used the most over the last 55 years. The stag handle drop point at the bottom is the hunting knife I made myself a few years ago. I don't see any reason to change it.