Boning style knife in kill kit?

[eaglemountainman]

Grohmann #1
The Canadian boot knife is a very versatile design. From field dressing, to quartering, to processing back at camp or kitchen.

 

[Thinkingman]

That Iron Will knife looks slick.

Immediate DQ due to the slick, skinny handle.
When you have cold, bloody hands, a practical knife is pretty important.
I would and have added the Victorinox 6" boning knife to my field kit.
Commercial cutters know what they need.

 

[Wildone]

Forschner 40450 and a diamond stick hone works for me .

 

[WyoKid]

4" Repala Fillet knife for field boning - small and light.

 

[Boarmaster]

For your big game kill kit where you have to pack out quarters, does anyone bring a boning style knife to break the animal down after skinning?
I have an Outdoor Edge RazorLite that I really like for general field dressing and field skinning, but I feel it’s just “ok” when attempting to get the quarters off, the back straps off, and especially getting the rear quarters off. I’m thinking of packing in a 5” or so boning style knife for this task , and wondering if anyone has any suggestions?

Here’s what I have currently which ‘might’ fit the bill.
Outdoor Edge foldable boning/fillet ( 5” blade. this one is ok, but the blade isn’t very stiff, pretty soft steel, the blade lockup is just ok and I’d prefer a fixed blade boning knife for big game field work).

FISH & BONE

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Victorinox 4” Boning Rabbit Knife. ( 4” blade, softer steel but easy to touch up, stiffer blade, but not the greatest big game boning knife)

Amazon.com: Victorinox 4" Boning, Rabbit Knife, Black Fibrox Handle 5.5103.10 : Home & Kitchen

Amazon.com: Victorinox 4" Boning, Rabbit Knife, Black Fibrox Handle 5.5103.10 : Home & Kitchen

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Victorinox 6” Curved Flexible Boning Knife ( same steel as 4”, and I like this knife for when I’m processing at home, but wondering if blade is too flexible for field work, and blade might be a tad long)

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Some that I was looking at wondering if they are worth it … and if you have any other suggestions let me know

Buck 636 Pac Lite Processor ( light weight and good price for the quality it looks like, 5.75” blade)

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Iron Will K3 Ultralite Boning

K3 Ultralight Boning & Filet Knife

Hunt with the high-quality K3 Ultralight Boning & Skinning Knife from Iron Will Outfitters. Designed for lightweight reliability for deboning wild game. Upgrade your hunting knife today.

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Benchmade MeatCrafter 4” or 6”

Meatcrafter® 6" in Dark Olive Santoprene® | Benchmade Knives

Have the best trimming, deboning, and slicing game in the field. Shop our new 15500-04 Meatcrafter®, engineered to be the seasoned hunter’s go-to hybrid fixed-blade knife.

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I have the victorinox 6 inch curved boning knife you noted. I have about 6 of them and I carry one in my pack as its a bit long for my kill kit. I find a lot of uses for those at home, camp and field and find them to be a great all purpose tool. They are light weight. For years I used a sheath I made out of cardboard and duck tape until I found a suitable sheath.

 

[doc holiday13]

I carry an OE in my western kill kit. They're a good backup. I carry a sharp fixed edge, so if its going out on me, I'm probably 90% done. I can suffer through 10% with a factory edge that isn't super.