How do you us your knife? If you do a lot of skinning then definitely get a skinner. If you tend to just field dress your deer then a drop point makes sense. If you do a bit of both, there is a compromise blade, that's a drop point with a bit of a belly that works pretty well for both.
Honestly, I'll use it to cut more steak than skinning anything.
Struggle, I have 3 sons, a daughter, and 4 grandchildren (who are now of hunting age) and over the years, I've supplied every one of them with one of these:
http://www.buckknives.com/product/103-skinner-knife/0103FAM01/I also have carried one for over 20 years.
When the kids can afford a nice custom knife, they can move up, but I think this Buck will find its way into their hunting bag for a long time!
I thought about that too but I wanted to get my three boys and myself knives that are similar (not identical) that someone made by hand. I'm not saying that the Buck knife is any less of a knife than custom but it's not what I'm looking for at this time. I may be being selfish for my reasoning but it just wouldn't feel the same to me. I want to get them something that they can say no one else has and it's theirs. BTW, my everyday carry is a old Uncle Henry that you couldn't pay me enough for.
