>>1174300The important thing with game prep is not having to really crank on the knife to cut something, because if you are and it slips, ends up stabbing your leg, hand or whatever when far from help- you're shit out of luck!
Hacking type shitbeaters with a 1/4" spine are fine for murdering trees, making kindling, looking cool and fighting bears, but a fine edged cutter has a lot of uses. Doesn't have to be big, heck most of the 18-19th century explorers, trappers and cattlemen around the world carried something about 5-6" long that was basically a repurposed butchers knife.
Look after your tools and they look after you