I've used my Buck 691 on 6 Roosevelt elk and a couple deer before I ever thought of sharpening...rubberized handle on the 691.

The Cabelas Alaskan Guide Series is crazily underrated. The 110 Alaskan Guide is a bargain. The only two that don't really work as well are the fillet knife and the Vantage. The fillet knife's handle is small and slick, which is disconcerting while filleting fish. The Vantage is a flipper with a small piece of steel to actuate with and the coating interferes with smooth flipping. As a one handed opener without the flipper though it's awesome.

That 113…🔥 classic.

👍 Good review of this knife. Agree S30v is a good steel with excellent edge holding, but IMHO very difficult to sharpen (especially in the field) and all knives become dull. Although processing an entire Elk without the need to sharpen is impressive. I’ve had very good experiences with Buck’s 420HC steel w/ the Boss heat treat. Regardless of steel choice this is a very useable knife for all the reasons you mention.

Hollow ground, not convex if I'm not mistaken. Bark river is convex

I live and hunt in Alaska. I like the Cutco drop point with double-D edge...excellent for really tough moose and bear hides!

I prefer the Buck 103 pro for big game.

Nice video!

Buck alpha hunter ats34 and 154cm is great too. I have 8 of them new.

It looks like American lawman but fixed blade

Nice review!!! I don’t care for the “stats” of the knife review. Tell me about the sharpness retention, does it do what it is supposed to do, and the price range! You nailed it!

Please keep in mind that this knife is made buy Buck specifically for Cabela's and the steel is cryogenically tempered which dramatically improves the steels over all properties , which make it a premium knife for the money. Please go ahead and try to find a better knife for the money if you can. Cabela's has a great knife for the money and it's a keeper.

I think he meant the benchmade altitude not the ascent ?

По-моему это не реально найти с s30v только 420hc 😢

Looks just like a bush craft knife... I like guards

I don't know knives, I don't hunt, I don't live anywhere. You present the knife to us as anatomical. When we describe a knife anatomically we refer to its handle. In this knife with such a thin handle and no trace of anatomy I wouldn't call it anatomical. Especially for skinning it is dangerous because the thin handle rotates in the palm if the hands are wet or bloody. Its second negative point is the short length of the blade, which you easily lose completely in the fur of the prey, resulting in working blindly, something very dangerous unless you are skinning rabbit-sized prey. BUCK building on the sales of the folding knife copied its trademark handle and installed a fixed blade. Regarding 420 HC steel you have to have the knife in one hand and the sharpener in the other. S30V steel is only a good steel for those who know how to sharpen it and I don't think there are many who can. BUCK's best steel in all respects is the Japanese ATS 34.