GW for a hunter?

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ghostguy6

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After a long time I finally got my hands on my first piece of Infi, a sage warden but it is too small for my massive (XXXL) hands. I love the quality of this blade so Im hesitant to put it up for sale. Im not sure if I want to hold on to it and keep it as a collectors item. A close friend of mine is looking at getting a knife for her grandfather for when he is out hunting, and Im thinking of passing the GW onto my friend who then can give it to her grandfather. This has me wondering if a GW with be a pratical knife for a hunter? If it will be a good choice for a hunter then I would not hesitate to see it get used but I have never hunted in my life so I cant say for sure.I would definatly be replacing the GW with something that will fit my hands ( an AD maybe) So what do you think?
 
Unless he has rather small hands, the GW is not the best for dressing deer and larger game.
 
The AD also has a relatively small handle. You may want to consider a BATAC instead. JMO. - DT
 
I have small hands and the GW fits me well. I would consider using it when hunting. That being said, the blade is a little shorter than what I would prefer for deer and larger sized animals.

It kind of depends on his preference really, some people clean game with very modest folders, so I would not rule it out. In my opinion, while the blade may be short, the blade shape is pretty ideal.
 
it works on salmon:p

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I have a Game Warden with G10 handles and it is a great hunting knife for dressing deer size game. My hands are also very large and the G10 hadles are perfect for them. I have a BATAC and use it for a camping - outdoor knife for light chopping and " finer " chores.

I have been hunting for 25 years and prefer blades between 3" to 4" for dressing. Anything bigger than that seems to be a little awkward. When you are dressing game around the the lower H bone and bowels a smaller blade is easier to work with than a 5 " + blade. My uncle has been hunting elk in Colorado since the late sixties and uses an old Marbles knife with a blade around 4".

I ordered an Active Duty to compare against the Game Warden. This is my experience and everyone has their own opiinions on what works best for their hunting needs.
 
I agree with all the above but...
the Game Warden does have a nice broad sweep which would serve well enough as a skinner on game up to the size of say, a fox. Bigger game you would want a bigger knife.
Because of the shape of the GW handle, I don't find it unsuitable at all for my size L (but not XL) hands. I guess I'm trying to say that the more "fitted" and crafted handles can be more problematic with larger hands.
An older guy may also appreciate a lighter knife. Skinning is mostly all about tip and belly work so once again, it totally depends on size of game.
 
If I remember right, I read somewhere where a guy uses a Bladetech mouse to dress deer. That is a small knife!!
 
I'm not much of a hunter but I have a lot of uncle's and cousins who do and I have watched and helped them in the past to dress their deer, they usually use Case Trappers and Stockmans to dress their deer.If those small knives will do the job the GW surely will.my only concern would be blade thickness I think a thinner blade such as the OJ GW would be better suited but the Sage would probably do the job pretty well.
 
I've dressed deer with no problem with my GW. That being said, a longer blade works better for butchering the meat off the carcass.
 
I think the thinner .14 GW would work better on game than the .20 versions.
Hope I get to find out this year!!
 
For a time, a Spyderco Native served me just fine for field dressing deer, and I have large hands. A GW should do fine, as long is there is a skinning knife available back at camp or in the truck.
 
I have used a GW to skin with and it works fine, I used a .14 but it sliced and cut alright. I have used small pocket knives to do the job and I have also used 7 inch campers. Some work better than others but when it comes right down to it you can use darn near anything.
 
Thanks for the replys. I think I'll haveto find out what her grandfather uses for a hunting knife now. I would hate to give up such a great knife if it wont be used.
 
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