Elk Ridge Hunting Knife Set: Field Dressing and Camp Chores in One Box

A hunting knife does two very different jobs, and they don’t want the same blade. Field dressing wants a fixed blade with a gut hook — strong, no moving parts, shaped for the task. Camp chores want something you can fold, pocket, and open one-handed while holding a piece of paracord in your teeth. The Elk Ridge Hunting Knife Set gives you both in one box, so you’re not asking one knife to do everything.

The fixed blade: built for the gut hook

The fixed blade is full tang — the steel runs the entire length of the handle, which is what you want in a knife that does hard work. The blade is 4 inches with a gut hook, 8.5 inches overall. A gut hook’s job is specific: open the hide without puncturing what’s underneath, and do it with control. The full-tang construction means there’s no weak point where blade meets handle, which matters when you’re working through a real animal and not a showroom demo.

The folder: for everything else

The second knife is a 3.75-inch drop-point folder with a liner lock — 8 inches overall with a 4.25-inch handle. Drop point is the all-rounder blade shape: good for carving, food prep, cutting cord, whittling a marshmallow stick, and the hundred small jobs around camp. The liner lock keeps the blade firmly open during use and folds away safely for the pocket. This is the knife that lives in your pocket from the truck to the treestand to the fire ring.

Steel and handles

Both blades are 3CR13 stainless steel with a satin finish — a steel chosen for the balance every working knife needs: it holds an edge well enough for a weekend’s work while resisting the corrosion that comes with blood, rain, and being wiped on a pant leg. Both knives wear jungle camo coated wood handles, which look sharp and give a secure grip even when things get slick. A nylon sheath is included, and the whole set weighs 1.59 pounds.

Keeping them working

A quick word on care, because a two-knife set deserves it: rinse and dry the blades after field dressing, touch up the edges before each season rather than during it, and store them dry. Stainless resists corrosion — it doesn’t grant immunity. Ten minutes of maintenance keeps both knives ready for years.

The bottom line

The Elk Ridge set covers the two jobs a hunting knife actually does — the serious work of field dressing and the daily work of camp — without asking you to buy (and carry) two separate premium knives. Fixed blade for the field, folder for everything else, one box.

You can find the Elk Ridge Hunting Knife Set at Adventure Outdoor Supplies — we’re an online-only outdoor retailer based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and every order ships securely via USPS.