a 'Hawk can be broken down for packing, handle is a round tapered stick, more or less, slide the head down, tap the top to tighten. keep the head in a belt sheath. ones I used to use for competition, ya slid the head on, and soaked it in a bucket of water the day before, swell the handle. Break a handle, let it dry and tap it out.
If you have chert in the area, a knapped piece will skin all the game you get, hell, a beer bottle out of a ditch can be broken to skin out game with, I have before to prove a point. any hatchet can be used to process a animal, larger game it makes it easier far as processing wood, lay the longer limbs across the fire once established and let the fire burn em in to two for ya. saves energy and effort.
what it boils down to is what the individual prefers. I prefer a large knife, but that dont make a hatchet,hawk,saw or froe the wrong tool that wont do the job,
I keep a small bundle of pencil sized pieces of Fat lighter and half a dozen wet tabs, along with some of bunker busters special brew, in a pouch on the side if my ruck. theres a piece of flint, and a chunk of steel, as well as a good ferro rod same pouch carry my own tinder with me, but i have made a spanish moss and pinestraw "nest" to spark a fire. thousand different ways.
like tools, aint no wrong or right. only personal preference.
long as it accomplishes its objective its all good.