My edge retention experience from boning out deer, elk, antelope, bison, and bear in the field all settles on how clean the hide was. Any animals that was loaded with dirt dulled any of my edges where as a clean animal left my edge razor sharp. I've removed an elk hide with a 1095 bladed pocket knife but also have knocked the snot out of both my blades (always carry both a folder and a fixed while hunting) while skinning a small black bear.
I'm happy with an edge that will survive the hunting trip. On longer trips I have replacements in camp. On day hunts I never kill more than one animal and at most clean two, mine and my partners.
I know this has been covered several times on this site but... If you're buying a blade with a hardness greater than 60 you had better be have excellent sharpening tools AND skill.
