Cutco
For a lot of years a carried a Grohmann #1 and it served me well. One day at a trade show I came across Cutco and bought one of their drop point hunting knifes for an around camp knife. I thought with their "forever sharp guarantee" what the heck. I used and abused it around camp and field dressed/skinned IIRC four moose and seven deer before I sent it back ($10 for postage) to be re-sharpened. In all that time I never ever put a stone, steel or hone to it. For well under your budget of $200 I think one would serve you well even if you felt the need to touch up the edge.
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