Deer skinning knife

Outdoor Edge with replaceable blades. $40 on Amazon with a bunch of blades

I found my Benchmade Hidden Canyon for around $200. It's the s90v version. You can still take hair off your arm with it after cleaning a deer.

White River Knife & Tool M1 Caper is a my favorite
Now known simply as the White River Model 1
USA made.
It was odd looking to me until I had in hand and then I realized that great ergonomics and great looking rarely go together.
I carry this on the hiking trail, on the paddle trails and pretty much everywhere but it was origianlly designed as a caping knife

I use a cheap victorinox boning knife. I like the shape of it for skinning and separating the muscle layers. It’s Also easy to resharpen

Buck 110

Beware of the razor blades. Depending on where you are, they could be very dangerous.

I split my thumb in half. Thank God I was at the skinning shed with friends

replaceable blades knives are great.....or a fix blade CASE, and dont look back

I really like my Benchmade steep country. Fixes blade and the rubber handle is nice for when your hands are wet or bloody.

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Dexter sani aafe boning knife for bout $30

Personally im a fan od the pocket knife challenge. Clean the deer in under 30 minutes with whatever knife you jvae in your pocket when you shoot it or you lose.

Buy a Morakniv, I have used one for years . Decent price and stays sharp . Trust me .

Since you are asking to spend 200$ I assume you are wanting a mid level to higher end knife and not a disposable or budget knife.
The benchmades are nice just keep in mind that super steels will be harder to sharpen and if you don’t have the right sticks or stones you will be disappointed.
I have a boker arbilito that I have had since HS and it’s cleaned probably 50 deer. Great steel great profile but handle was kind of small for my paw.
Decided to use it somewhat as a patterned and modified the handle and made 10 different slightly different carbon steel knives and used them and gave the ones i didn’t love as gifts.
My conclusion is 3.25 to 3.75 is the right size blade. And my favorite shape is almost exactly what the front of an outdoor edge replaced blade knife is.
I treated myself to a Montana knife company whitetail knife, overpriced maybe but feels great in the hand and hopefully I can test it out Oct 1