In rec.knives Lobby Dosser wrote:
A guy can skin-out a whole cow with one of those knives made
from 65hrc M2 HSS and not have to stop to sharpen.

I usually try for deer or elk. Cows are a last resort. :P

Yeah "slow elk" is what some "hunters" call 'em.

Deer skinning is more like really-big-rabbit skinning and ain't
much of a test for a knife. But elk now, that is.

Alvin in AZ