I have never used one, I don’t like the extra weigh that it adds.
Here’s my Coues Deer I killed in January without a stabilizer. Proof that one is not needed.
I carry outdoor edge with the gutting blade and then benchmade griptilian. I love how sharp the outdoor edges is with replaceable blades, and then gutting blade makes capping the animal a breezy!
Here’s an example of one of my maps I have downloaded. On airplane mode which would be the same as not having cell service, it’s blurry at edge of map. Then I took a screenshot of same location with airplane mode off.