The Best Hunting Knives for Different Game Types: From Big Game to Small Game

Choosing the perfect hunting knife is no easy feat. There are several features to consider, from the blade to the handle material, as well as the reason why you’re using your knife.
A good hunting knife should double as a survival knife and be appropriate for the type of animal you’re hunting. For example, the knife you’ll need to skin a bear is very different from the knife you’ll need to filet a fish.
In this post, we explore the different types of game and which knife is best for each hunt.
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[@hugues-alexandredery8596]

I bought the Speedgoat in magnacut, because of my main type of hunting/fishing, but I was looking into other knifes as well (the Triumph one and the stonewall).
I really appreciate the information in this video! It will help me figure out which one the get next.... all of them ;)

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

Thank you for your support! Choosing which knife is always the hardest part!

[@tommywalker3746]

All of them.

[@daveh777]

Decent!👍

[@unfi6798]

Can't wait to see MKC in Australia. Saw you on Fox too. Cheers mate.

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

One day! And thank you!!

[@moosa9850]

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[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

Thanks!!

[@moosa9850]

@@MontanaKnifeCompany pleasure

[@kaleoariola]

Beautiful knives! Any in MagnaCut?

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

We do have Magnacut models of certain blades! Including Speedgoats, which we actually have in stock 👊
www.montanaknifecompany.com/collections/the-speedgoat-blade

[@ScaleCrawling]

If I want a set of 4 different sizes/types of knives, which is good in hunting scenarious for various different game, as well as fishing, survival, bushcrafting etc, which ones would you recommend?

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

Would do the following!:
-Mini Speedgoat or Speedgoat
-Fieldcraft Suvival or Blackfoot
-Stonewall Skinner or Supercub
-Marshall Bushcraft or Hellgate Hatchet

[@ScaleCrawling]

@@MontanaKnifeCompany Thanks! Great service and website, and the average ratings your knives have received are incredibly high. 👍

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

@@ScaleCrawling thank you so much! Happy to help!

[@ScaleCrawling]

@@MontanaKnifeCompany Too bad you don't ship to Europe. By the way, two things that would make your website better is a search function and a sorting function.

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

@@ScaleCrawling thanks for the feedback 👍

[@larryacord5497]

I have no problem skinning squirrels with a hatchet and other small animals like muskrat or rabbits. Is there anyone else who does this ? A knife is much handier than the hatchet. But it works if needed. I'm a wood carver and even make trap triggers sometimes with a good sharp hatchet.

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

I mean if it’s possible, why not!

[@wyattfouts891]

When will we see a magnacut mini-speedgoat drop?!!

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

End of the year!

[@wyattfouts891]

@@MontanaKnifeCompanycannot wait!

[@tommywalker3746]

A big knife and little knife will keep the wife and family fed

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

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[@arkas6797]

You mention the light weight of a knife as an advantage, but I don't think a real hunter would prefer a light knife over a sturdier one. 50-100g will never be a problem for him. With a big knife you can scrape all game with a small one no. You cannot present small knives as hunting knives unless your game is rabbit sized. You can't show hunting knives wrapped with string first because of the non-anatomical nature of the handle. Second, when it gets full of blood and mud after the first use, will you put it in the dishwasher or laundry to clean? So in America hunting knives must be rambo type as they were until ten years ago or too small not suitable for hunting? Is there no middle solution? We're glad you didn't introduce folding hunting knives, they're all the rage for living room hunters.

[@John_on_the_mountain]

I justify my big knives for hunting with the fact that the mountain men of the 1800s processed plenty of game with a giant Bowie knife lol

[@MontanaKnifeCompany]

This is true!!

[@Swearengen1980]

Butcher knives, actually. Even Nessmuk and Kephart had their styles modified from a butcher knife. Bowie's were occasionally carried by mountain men for self defense (though still not prominent), but not for skinning.

[@John_on_the_mountain]

@@Swearengen1980 yeah true. Like the Condor Hudson Bay knife would be more accurate