Eric,
I was glad to hear you say that, like me, you “really like the drop point hunter.” And that you plan to keep it and, I hope, use it. The best thing that you could possibly do with that blade with the crack is to continue to fill the crack in with special fillers that you can only find from the adventures that you take it on and all the fun times & memories included. That special mixture packs best in cracks, holds better than anything and means the most when passed on to others.
This crack-filling mixture, however, can only be learned through experience