RE: Best hunting knives
You still can't go wrong with Buck. I used to guide for an outfitter . . .antelope, mulies, and elk, and I still marvel at field dressing 13 Lopes before putting my Buck to a stone. Mostly cause I was bored, not 'cause it needed it.
It's the Alpha Hunter with the gut hook. Small enough for gutting and still a good size and shape for skinning.
Buck might be a pain to put an edge on, but they will hold it forever.