In my experience, scandi grinds are horrible for game. The edge wants to grab, instead of glide between materials, sections of muscle, etc. My biggest surprise was a few years ago, when I forgot my kit with fixed blade and small saw. All I had to use was a cheap (<$10) Rough Ryder slip joint with clip point and moose pattern blades. I used the moose pattern blade and was blown away with its performance. The knife was a copy of the folder Nessmuk carried, so I guess it shouldn't have been a surprise.
For cleaning game, I prefer a
relatively blunt point and plenty of belly. As long as it has enough point to puncture skin, that's all I need. Unless you're processing a lot of animals or its a really big animal, something like that cheap folder can work a s well as the most expensive custom. As
A
Alberta Ed
suggested, I'll probably try my Grohmann #1 next. It was designed decades ago for hunters in Canada. Granny was a Grohmann and came from the same part of Czechoslovakia as old Rudolph, so I'm sure were family, as well!
