Yes, you can use it to slash. That's usually it's good for.
But what do I need a knife for hunting?
For killing
For skinning
For butchering
After almost 48 years of active hunting and countless butchering of my game, I'd like to offer this observation:
Regarding killing:
It happens occasionally, and unfortunately, I've had to quickly dispatch a number of roedeer with a neck stab. For wounded roadaccidents, wounded animals in town, or those attacked by dogs, a shot was out of the question for safety reasons.
A simple Mora knife for USD 20 is ideal for this purpose in terms of blade shape and perfectly adequate.
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Someone die hard.
A Puma White Hunter is absolutely unsuitable fot that stab.
With large game like wild boar and red deer, a neck stab is unacceptable; they can still muster forces at the last moment that are beyond your control and can cause serious injury. In such situations, if a shot isn't responsible, you need a sturdy, extremely long knife, preferably double-edged. Our professionals, who go on countless driven hunts for wild boar with their dogs every year, almost always carry such a knife for dispatching game held by the dogs; they rarely use anything else.
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for the chest of bigger game
Skinning and butchering:
Try handing a Puma White Hunter to a butcher who earns his living this way—he'll just laugh at you.
The Puma White Hunter impresses with its aesthetics and the craftsmanship of its time (today's versions are nowhere near what it once was).
Furthermore, I don't believe that the former Rhodesian army, which already struggled with a small budget, equipped its soldiers, regardless of unit, with an expensive knife. There was also an embargo against Rhodesia. These must have been privately owned items.
That knife looks impressive.
But honestly, have you ever seen a PH in Africa skin and butcher? I never have, and I've hunted in African countries many times. Often the skinner only had garbage in his hands, and I gave them my knife for it..........
Moreover, during that time, every German hunter would bring a Puma White Hunter this as a tip. Some could have built up a real collection by now.
For me, the Puma White Hunter is like a photo model—gorgeous to look at, but unsuitable for everyday hunting.
Only my 2cent
