These days I mainly use a Nyala drop point, but I've probably dressed out more deer with a large Sebenza than with any other tool. Works great, including splitting the sternum--that hollow grind opens the chest up like a zipper! I did nick something once or twice that I would have rather avoided, but the plus side is the convenience factor of carrying a folder over a fixed blade. Deer fat does tend to get into the pivot and really gunks up the action so I've found a takedown is usually necessary after using the Sebenza for field dressing. I imagine a Small, while totally adequate, would be more likely to get gunked up than a Large and for me personally, I'd find the blade to short and the handle to small, especially working in the cold,dark,rain, etc. The Nyala is a great all around knife, but it really comes into it's own dressing out and skinning deer.