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[Flambeau]

I picked up the last 105 Pro from Buck this past spring or summer.
I will carry it this deer season. A very handy camp knife as well...

 

[hunterjrg]

I picked up the last 105 Pro from Buck this past spring or summer.
I will carry it this deer season. A very handy camp knife as well...

They really make a great deer knife. A lot of people seem to prefer the 118 but I really liked the 105

 

[Flambeau]

Historically I've used shorter sheath knives (4 - 4 1/2") for dressing out deer, so I'll see how I like this new Pathfinder for hunting..

 

[Bushleague270]

Historically I've used shorter sheath knives (4 - 4 1/2") for dressing out deer, so I'll see how I like this new Pathfinder for hunting..

I too preffered much shorter blades with a drop point. The 112 drop point and Grohmann No1 have been my long time favorites, and I still found the 105 to be far easyer to use than its specs/ appearance would suggest. I dont know that it would be my top suggestion for a new hunter, but any experienced hand shouldnt have any trouble.

All I can say is that the folks at Buck did a hell of a job designing that tip, much nicer to work with than any clip or trailing point I've used. Requires a bit more consideration than a drop point, but far easyer to work with than you would think.