Cal, I agree with you on proper size skinning/cleaning knife for a whitetail (ours are smallish here, about 90-120 lbs. is a good size doe, bucks seldom get over 225 lbs.) For deer of that size I primarily use the Buck 118, however others I can think of using in the last five or six years are the Western Black Beauty 66, Buck 113, Buck 117, Buck 110, Buck 121 Guide (thicker blade than the old 121 Fisherman), Case Hammerhead, Case fixed blade 5" (forgot model number), Schrade 160OT, Schrade 165OT, Schrade 15OT (too big for whitetail - gets in the way when working inside the cavity and deboning around the hip/pelvic area). Except for the 15OT all were in the same medium size range. Haven't had the pleasure of cleaning a Moose or an Elk (I field dressed one with a buddy that shot it, but didn't butcher it) - I would go to a Buck 119 or equal size knife for that task. Working inside the deer (blind work by feel) I want a small enough blade to be maneuverable inside and short enough to leave my other hand uncut when working by feel. I tend toward a narrow blade as it turns well in narrow areas - a Buck 102 blade is perfect but the handle to small for my hands, thus I settled on the Buck 118. OH