I bought one, alas I have not used it on any animals yet. My thoughts are that if you want a tool to help field dress a large animal like an elk or moose, AND use it secondarily as a wood cutting too, this will be excellent and you can use your knife for cutting and slicing. Otherwise go with a hatchet. He makes a belt-on kydex sheath that is very sturdy and at one time it was cheaper to buy the uluchet with kydex option rather than get the kydex as an option later. His customer service is excellent too. I had a problem with the first one, he told me there had been a problem with a batch of them and gave me an option of replacement or full refund. He sent the replacement and told me to use the defective one for a while before returning it for his inspection. If i remember right, it goes 13 oz with the kydex sheath.
Feel free to email me if any other questions.