Need a recommendation for a nice hunting knife for a Christmas gift. >$500.

Can you give more details...lock-back, fixed, semi-custom?

I'm thinking probably fixed...

Randall knives - you can find a few out there, but otherwise there is a long wait on them...they are worth every dime IMO (check out the history section)

http://www.randallknives.com/catalog...ategories_id=2

Also Busse knives
http://www.bussecombat.com/knives/index.shtml

Finally, Chris Reeve
http://www.chrisreeve.com/pffixed.htm

$500 hunting knife? Damn Hoss! This is for big game purposes I suppose?

Ha, I use a folding Buck usually, keep it sharp, works great for breasting out birds.

thats one good lookin knife!

Don't forget to check out Strider Knives.

Strider Knives - Large Fixed Blades

Benchmade. They speak for themselves.

Here's a whole page of fixed blade knives.

http://www.benchmade.com/products/pr...spx?lock=Fixed