Description

Hunters do not use hunting knives to kill game. Some other weapon or device, like a bow, rifle, or snare, is used for the actual killing.

Instead, hunting knives are used for preparing the game to be used as food: skinning the animal and cutting up the meat.

Hunting knives are often adapted for other uses in the wild; hunters may use them as machetes or hatchets when those specific tools are not available. In this case, their function is similar to a survival knife.

Design

Hunting knives are traditionally designed for cutting rather than stabbing, and have only one sharpened edge. The blade is slightly curved, and some hunting knives may have a blade that has both a curved portion for skinning, and a straight portion for cutting slices of meat.

Examples

Hunting knives include the Bowie knife, the puukko, and the Sharpfinger.

See also

• hunting dagger