The Best Hunting Knives for Under $200

Grohmann makes it in stainless and tool steel. The tool steel knife is just fine. Around $100; Grohmann Knives Cold Steel Master Hunter in San Mai Cold Steel makes the most diverse line of cutlery I know of. On the mundane side, Cold Steel also makes one of the best hunting knives you can lay a paw on, the Master Hunter in San Mai. The handle is slip-proof and fine to use in cold weather. Quite literally, a perfect hunting knife, right down to the loss-proof sheath. Around $160; Coldsteel Ontario Knife Hunt Plus Drop Point There are two versions of this: a drop-point and a skinner. It’s a 4-inch blade made of hollow-ground, high-carbon stainless, with a rubber handle that is an ergonomic marvel. The real-world price is only about $40, which makes it an incredible bargain; Ontario Knife Co. Knives of Alaska Alpha Wolf This is a minimalist masterpiece, designed by Charles Allan, who is a game biologist, a licensed Alaska guide, and has looked into more gut piles than you have glasses of beer.